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Illustrated Manuscript - Urim V'Tumim - Goralot - The Near East, 19th Century

Manuscript, Urim V'Tumim - Goralot. [The Near East - Iran, Iraq or their regions, c. 19th century].
Manuscript illustrated with colorful floral frames. At the top of the manuscript are charts with various questions regarding future events and further in the manuscript are charts set with letters for solutions. The charts are arranged in the order of the stones on the priest's breastplate.
Sefer HaGoralot which is attributed to the "seventy sages in the days of King Ptolemy", and "was used during the days of the Second Temple". The work was composed according to the 12 stones on the breastplate, and was intended for foreseeing the future according to the goral. It was first printed in Dyhernfurth in 1728, and later reprinted several more times.
The manuscript is lacking the beginning and begins in the middle of the introduction. The introduction is different from the printed version.
[41] leaves. 16 cm. Condition varies among the leaves, most in good condition, several leaves are in fair condition. Stains and wear. The first two leaves have tears affecting the text. Restoration with paper pasting to first leaf. Contemporary worn cardboard binding.