Tephilah al Shetef Mayim [prayers seeking Heavenly protection against hazards as a result of the flooding of the River Po].

(ITALY).

Turin

18th-century

Manuscript written in Hebrew, in an Italian square and cursive hands on paper.

Specially composed prayer recited in communities situated along the River Po, including such important cities as Cremona, Ferrara, Parma, Mantua, Reggio and Turin. The Po flows eastward across northern Italy and over the centuries has been subject to heavy flooding.