Obj. ID: 37624
Sacred and Ritual Objects Child's amulet, Ukraine, 19th century
The lead child's amulet was found in the village Pervomaiskaia (Bluden') of Biaroza District in the spring of 2020.
In the centre of the amulet there is a circle that has the letter ה in the middle standing for "the Lord". Around the circle there is a Hebrew inscription:
זה הילד יגדל לתורה / לחופה ומ"ט (מעשים טובים).
May this child rise to Torah, Huppah and to good deeds.
The other side of the amulet is decorated with two fish. The break between the fish once had a hole for the chain and a new hole was made instead. This side has an inscription and it reads:
י'ר'מ'ה'א'ו'א' [=יהיה רצון מלפניך ה' אלהינו ואלהי אבותינו]
שתציל תנוקת של
עמך ישראל שלא
תפול אסכרה בפיהם
ותגדלם לתורתך ותגן
עליהם ברחמיך
אמן
May it be Your will, our God and God of our ancestors
that You save children of
Your People Israel from
diphtheria
and raise them to Torah
and protect them with Your mercy (based on the verse from Likutei Tfilot, part 1, Prayer 28)
Amen
2 image(s)
sub-set tree:
G | God | Monogrammaton
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments | Floral motif
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