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Attributed to Abraham the Jew

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures

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Ms. 4v

ses yeux sont plus beaux que le vin, et ses dents plus blanches que le lait. Qu'il te bénisse de la bénédiction dont fut béni le fils qui croissait à Israël, le fils qui croît est beau à voir; les filles ont couru de çà et de là sur les murailles, l'ont fâché et ils ont eu du bruit; son arc s'est reposé sur le très fort, etc. Le Dieu de ton père sera à ton aide, et le tout-puissant te bénira des bénédictions du Ciel d'en haut, et de l'abîme d'en bas, des bénédictions des mamelles et du fruit de leurs entrailles: les bénédictions de ton père se sont augmentées sur toi, en attendant que le désir des collines éternelles soit accompli.

Que ces bénédictions arrivent sur la tête de Joseph et sur celle de celui qui est comme un nazaréen entre ses frères.

Ms. 4v

The Manly Hall Manuscript Collection, Volume I: The Guarded Art

Ms. 4v

his eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk. May he bless you with the blessing with which the son who grew in Israel was blessed. The growing son is beautiful to behold; the daughters ran to and fro upon the walls, provoked him, and made a noise; his bow rested upon the most mighty, and so forth. The God of your father will be your help, and the Almighty will bless you with the blessings of heaven above and of the abyss below, with the blessings of the breasts and the fruit of their wombs. Your father's blessings have increased upon you, awaiting the fulfillment of the desire of the everlasting hills.

May these blessings come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of him who is like a Nazirite among his brothers.

Ms. 4v

About This Reading Edition

The first manuscript in the Manly Palmer Hall collection at the Getty Research Institute: the Book of Hieroglyphic Figures, presented in French and English with 463 explanatory notes, 13 manuscript plates, 25 source details, an introduction, chapter outline, glossary, bibliography, and register of readings.

Historical Text and Translation

Book of Hieroglyphic Figures (Livre des figures hiéroglyphiques), attributed in the witness to Abraham the Jew. Getty Research Institute, Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, accession 950053, Box 1, Hogart manuscript 3; French witness catalogued circa 1800. Manly Palmer Hall is the collector, not the author.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

The circa 1800 source manuscript is public domain. The supplied 2026 French reading transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, outline, glossary, register, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. Source photographs are credited to the Getty Research Institute and Internet Archive in the supplied edition.