Coffee with a Codex: Ritual Dagger

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On September 26, Louis Meiselman, Judaica Special Collections Cataloging Librarian, introduced us to a new acquisition at the Library of the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies: CAJS Rar Ms 718, a ceremonial dagger dating from the 18th-19th centuries. It was used for the protection of infants and homes from evil spirits and harm (similar to the athamé, a blade with illustrations and glyphs for occultic use), originating from Iraq or Persia. (CWAC Recording)

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