Mas1k Frag. 1
A text belonging to the Instructor. The song accompanying the sacrifice on the eighth Sabbath, sung on the t[wenty-]third [of the second month.] Praise the God of all the highe[st heavens, al]l you who are [eter]nally holy,
deputies among the priests who draw near, the second council in the wondrous habitation among the seven [priesthoods, …] among those knowledgeable of
eternal things. Exalt Him, princes who rule, with His portion, His wonders. Praise [the God of the godlike,] you seven priest[hoods] who draw near to Him … highest]
heaven, seven wondrous realms set out by the precepts governing His temples. […] the temples of the realm of the
sevenfold priest[hood,] in the wondrous temple belonging to the seven holy councils […]
the prince, the angels of the King in the wondrous habitations. The perceptive knowledge of the seven […]
princes, the High Priest of the inner sanctum, and the leaders of the King’s council in a gathering […]
and exalted praises to the glorious King, magnifying the Go[d of …]
to the God of the godlike, the King of purity. The exaltation coming from their tongues […]
seven mysteries of knowledge in the wondrous mystery attached to the seven utterly holy realms [… The tongue of the first deputy prince shall sound seven times louder when joined by that of the second; the tongue] of the second shall sound
seven times louder when joined by that of the third; the tongue of the third shall sound seven times louder when joined by that of the [fourth; the tongue of] the fourth shall sound seven times louder when joined by that of the fifth; the tongue of the fifth shall sound sev[en times louder when joined by the tongue of]
the sixth; the tongue of the sixth shall sound seven times louder when joined by that of the se[ve]nth; and the tongue of the seventh shall so[und …]