Malachim was an alphabet published by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century.[1] Other alphabets with a similar origin are the Celestial Alphabet[2] and Transitus Fluvii.[3]
| Malachim | |
|---|---|
 The Malachim Script, from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy English 1651 edition | |
| Script type | Alphabet
|
| Creator | Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa |
| Created | 1510 |
"Malachim" is a plural form from Hebrew (מלאך, mal'ach) and means "angels" or "messengers", see Angels in Judaism.
History
editThe Malachim alphabet is derived from the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. It was created by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century.[4][5] It is still used by high degree Freemasons to a limited extent.[4]
Alphabet
editThis version of the alphabet is from Agrippa's Of Occult Philosophy, 1651 edition.
| Aleph | Beth | Gimel | Daleth | He | Vau | Zain | Cheth |
| Teth or Theth |
Iod or Yod |
Caph or Kaph |
Lamed | Mem | Nun | Tau | Shin, Shim or Shom |
| Samech | Ain or Ayn |
Pe | Tzaddi or Zade |
Kuff, Qoph or Quph |
Res or Resh | ||
References
edit- ^ van der Poel, Marc. Cornelius Agrippa, the Humanist Theologian and His Declamations. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 1997: ISBN 90-04-10756-8
- ^ "Omniglot: Angelic Alphabet". Omniglot. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Gettings, Fred. "Dictionary of Occult, Hermetic and Alchemical Sigils." London; Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. | ISBN 0-7100-0095-2
- ^ a b "Malachim alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ De occulta philosophia (version première en 1510, 1re éd. 1531 en 2 livres, 2e éd. 1533 en 3 livres). Trad. fr. A. Levasseur 1727, revue par F. Gaboriau 1910. Trad. fr. Jean Servier : Les trois livres de la philosophie occulte ou magie, Paris, Berg International, 1981–1982.
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