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Alphabet of the Magi
Origin
The Alphabet of the Magi was invented by Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (also known
as Paracelsus) in the 16th century. He used it to engrave the names of angels on talismans which he
claimed could treat illnesses and provide protection. It was probably influenced by the various
other magical alphabets that were around at the time and also by the Hebrew script.
Notable features
• Type of writing system: alphabet
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Notable features
• Type of writing system: alphabet
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
The alphabet is used in the practice of Enochian Magic on Enochian Calls or Keys, which are used
to call angels.
Notable features
• Type of writing system: alphabet
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Notable features
• Type of writing system: abjad
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Notable features
• This is a consonant alphabet with no vowel indication.
• Written from right to left in horizontal lines.
Used to write
Aramaic, a language which was the lingua franca of much of the Near East from about 7th century
BC until the 7th century AD, when it was largely replaced by Arabic. Classical or Imperial
Aramaic was the main language of the Persian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires and spread as far
as Greece and the Indus valley.
After Alexander the Great destroyed the Persian Empire, Aramaic ceased to be the official
language of any major state, though continued to be spoken widely. It was during this period that
Aramaic split into western and eastern dialects.
Aramaic was once the main language of the Jews and appears in some of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It
is still used as a liturgical language by Christian communities in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, and is
still spoken by small numbers of people in Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Georgia and Syria.
Aramaic has also been written in versions of the Latin, Hebrew and Cyrillic alphabets, though the
Syriac is the most widely used script to write Aramaic.