![]() In parallel a first century Greek manual of Judeo-Christian magic known as Testament of Solomon also makes reference to the Seal of Solomon. It is first mentioned by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus, and is similarly referenced by the third-century Jewish magical text Sefer HaRazim and then again finds expression in an aggadic section of the Tractate Gittin within the Babylonian Talmud as well. The earliest references to Solomon's seal/signet stem from within Jewish traditions. ![]() In the Arabian Nights (chapter 20), Sindbad presented Harun al-Rashid with such a cup, on which the "Table of Solomon" was engraved. The name "Solomon's seal" was given to the hexagram engraved on the bottom of drinking-cups in Arab tradition. The mark it made left either the name of God or that of a hexagram and was used to attest to the authority of its bearer, often to magical effect. The varied traditions refer to a seal, stamp or die, utilized to mark an impression often or most frequently by means of a signet ring owned, possessed or fabricated by King Solomon and was thus referred to as the "Seal of Solomon" or "Solomon's Seal".
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