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Attributed to Ali Puli

Centrum Naturae Concentratum

The Salt of Nature Regenerated

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Centrum Naturae ConcentratumThe Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 14

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The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 14

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German

Die Worte im Circkel nennen die materiam nicht mit dem gemeinen Nahmen, sondern mit dem rechten Nahmen Vitriol, denn es ist der Vitriol der Weisen eine Art und Geschlecht des Vitrioli unter einer metallischen Form, wie oben schon gemeldet ist.

English

The words in the circle name the matter, not by its common name, but by its proper name, vitriol. For the sages’ vitriol is a kind and family of vitriol under a metallic form, as has already been stated above.

About This Reading Edition

The complete supplied German–English edition of the 1682 collection: the main treatise attributed to Ali Puli, Helbig’s preface, distinct companion discourses, the short potable-gold preparation and the anonymous Father’s Last Testament, with four historical figures, 103 annotations and the full Diotimos study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

The governing German witness is the complete 1682 collection in Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, shelfmark 87 B 76050, with an unnumbered title and printed pages 1–80. The historical title’s Arabic and Portuguese antecedents and its authorial persona are retained as claims, not authenticated originals. Johann Otto Helbig (Hellwig), Martin de Delle, J. J. F. and the anonymous testament retain their distinct historical roles.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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The historical German source text and engraving are in the public domain. The English translation and editorial material were prepared with AI assistance for Diotimos Editions in 2026, with a supplied translation and sign commentary identified separately, and are published with the site owner’s authorization.