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Mon 2 Jul, 2007 10:36 pm
In many tales the Golem is inscribed with magic or religious words that keep it animated.
Writing one of the names of God on its forehead, a slip of paper attached to its forehead, or on a clay tablet under its tongue, or writing the word Emet (אמת, 'truth' in the Hebrew language) on its forehead are examples of such words.
By erasing the first letter in Emet to form Met (מת, 'dead' in Hebrew) the golem could be deactivated.
Another way is by writing a specific incantation in the owner's blood on calfskin parchment, and placing it in the mouth. Removing the parchment will deactivate the golem. It is likely that this is the same incantation that the Rabbi recites in the classic narrative.
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Well now.
I've been wondering how to get that thing started.
Well you just need the holy inscription AAA. Or AA. Or just D, I suppose.
Depends on your golem.
My understand was you just wrote Chai (with a gutteral ch, not our fellow A2Ker) on the forehead, in the clay and, when you wanted to deactivate, you just erased the forehead. This is more or less how it goes in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon.
My golem just watches TV- -and cracks its knuckles.
I think what you've got there is your basic clay gollem. I think you need different methods with stone gollems.
"Erasing" a rune from stone can be a bit challenging--particularly when under pressure.
You thinks that's tough, try an iron golem. Iron golems really put the fear of Dog into me.
Do All golems have big noses? or is that just a stereotype?
I have this industrial diamond blade for my angle grinder. I find that useful for erasing words from stone and Iron golems. Clay on the other hand is a problem.
Setanta wrote:You thinks that's tough, try an iron golem. Iron golems really put the fear of Dog into me.
I thought dogs just pee on iron golems.
Maybe that was columns?
They didn't say this in those old stories, but golems code is really long and complex.
Just ask Sony.
Pratchett's Feet of Clay deals with golems. Quite a good read.
My secret is out.
My name was not chosen as I have said before, because I was gazing at a box of Celestial Seasonings Tea when I joined.
It is in fact, a secret advertisement to those who have been made privy to my powers.
I have a list of A2Kers who have already used my gollum activation service. They know who they are, and they know not to be late with their monthy installment payments, or else I'm make their names public.
You'd be amazed at who has approached me.
Edgar's golem makes me nervous.
I'm sorry Gollum
I never meant to hurt you-ou
But you can kiss that ring bye-bye
'Cause tonight
I'm stealin' like a hobbit . . .
I'm sensing some confusion among golems and robots and Pygmalian statuary.
Golems--like Adam--are made from clay. Not iron (or any other metal). Not stone.
Noddy24 wrote:I'm sensing some confusion among golems and robots and Pygmalian statuary.
Golems--like Adam--are made from clay. Not iron (or any other metal). Not stone.
That is not true. According to folklore a golem can be made out of any inanimate material.
true stuh, I once made a gollum out of Bisquick.
Stuh--
You may be correct--can you cite sources?
I am only familiar with Orthodox Golems. Perhaps Conservative and Reformed Rabbis have more relaxed rules?
I think wooden ones are actually called mannikins.
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