Obj. ID: 1300
Sacred and Ritual Shadai'a (Dedicatory Plaque), Greece, Thessaly, early 20th century
The rectangular plaque, with curved edges is inscribed with a dedication engraved in Hebrew square letters, which reads:
"'(אל) שדי'/ הקדש/ ק"ק גד/ וש (גדול) יב"ץ (יראה בנחמת ציון; ברכת המזון) מה/ יקר הר' יום/ טוב עטיאס/ הי"ו (ה' יחיהו וישמרהו)."
"'(El) Shadai' (God Almighty), a dedication made to the Great Holy Congregation (Remarks: no. 1), 'May we would gain to see the redemption ofZion' (Based on the Benediction over the meal), by the dear Rabbi Yom Tov Atias, May the Lord sustain and protect him."
A Star of David is engraved on the back of the plaque
Online collection of the ritual objects from the E. Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute is available here: http://cbj.jhi.pl/collections/964689
Summary and Remarks
1. The Hebrew words are separated in a wrong sequence, sometimes separated in the middle of the word. The word Kadosh (Holy) is spelled as the local pronunciation, replacing Ka withGa.
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Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
Early 20th century
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Artist/ Maker
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Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Silver
Structure: cut
Decoration: engraved
Bonding: none
Inscription: engraved
Structure: cut
Decoration: engraved
Bonding: none
Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
cut
Material Decoration
engraved
Material Bonding
none
Material Inscription
engraved
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Measurements
Height: 90 mm
Width: 50 mm
Width: 50 mm
Height
90 mm
Length
50 mm
Width
50 mm
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Condition
Intact
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Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
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Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
This silver dedicatory plaque is part of a group of unique sacred objects known as shadai'ot (shadai'a in singular). The custom of donating these plaques is common among the Greek Romaniot communities. The name shadai'a is derived from God’s name, "?? ???" (El Shadai = God Almighty) - which usually heads the dedicatory inscription. The plaque is also called a "takhshit," namely an ornament, which adorns the Torah, a term often inscribed on the plaques.
The custom of donating silver plaques as sacred objects is unique to these communities. Some inscriptions do reveal that occasionally they were donated with other ritual objects, such as a Torah scroll, a parokhet, or a mappah.
The custom of donating silver plaques as sacred objects is unique to these communities. Some inscriptions do reveal that occasionally they were donated with other ritual objects, such as a Torah scroll, a parokhet, or a mappah.
Contents
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Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
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Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Colophon
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Trade Mark
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Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Amar, Ariella, "Sacrificial donations among the Romaniot Jews," Studia Rosenthaliana 45 (2014): 91-114
• Ariella, Amar, and Irina Chernetsky. Shadai'ot: The Collection of the Jewish Museum Of Greece. Jerusalem: The Center for Jewish Art, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2006.
• Ariella, Amar. "Re-Reading an Ancient Community: Special Donations among the Romaniot Jews." Studia Rosenthaliana, edited by Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig. Forthcoming.
Type
Documenter
Gioia Perugia Sztulman | 09.1992
Author of description
Ariella Amar | 01.10
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 01.10
Language Editor
Dvora Sax | 03.10
Donor
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Object Copyright
The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (JHI)
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