Obj. ID: 53926 Shmirah leha-Yeled, Vienna (Wien), circa 1925
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The following description was prepared by William Gross:
This amulet contains most of the elements often found on birth amulets. A sentence near the top states that this amulet is according to the tradition of the Ba'al Shem Tov. The names of the patriarchs and their wives are printed on the amulet, as well as the "shir le-malt prayer" and specific formulas aimed at thwarting the evil influence of Lilith. the invocation of the names of the three angels, sanoi, sansanoi and samgalaf, printed here, are aimed at the same protection. at the bottom of the amulet, below the decorative border, the inscriptions states that this amulet was printed in Vienna, a city where this was printed most likely for the large immigrant community that formed in the last half of the 19th century, primarily from Galicia.
Publisher: Osias Graf