Ur-Lamech of Sirap's

The name "Sirap" is an anagram for "Paris." In the mystical traditions of the late 18th century, such reversals were often used to hint at hidden dimensions or to cloak contemporary settings in ancient mystery. "Ur-Lamech" refers to a primordial version of the biblical patriarch Lamech, the father of Noah.

Songs snatched from the Great Flood.

Original: "Sündflut entrissene Gesänge." This title positions the book as "antediluvian" knowledge—wisdom rescued from the biblical Deluge that destroyed the world.

Court Councilor von Eckartshausen.

Karl von Eckartshausen (1752–1803) was a highly influential German Christian mystic, theosophist, and legal advisor (Hofrath) at the Bavarian court. His works were central to the development of Western esotericism.

Joseph Lentner was a prominent publisher in Munich during the late 18th century. The date 1786 places this work at the height of the German Enlightenment, though it explores distinctly mystical and anti-rationalist themes.

The title page features a copperplate engraving of an antique urn draped in cloth, resting upon a stone base and flanked by leafy branches and clouds. A crown lies discarded on the ground to the left, illustrating the "Vanitas" theme—the philosophical concept that earthly power and material wealth are fleeting and meaningless compared to eternal spiritual truths.