Daf 73a (דַּף ע״ג ע״א)

And the Sea is above them (וְהַיָּם עֲלֵיהֶם מִלְמַעְלָה), thus they are thirteen (הֲרֵי י״ג), and these are her thirteen petals (וְהֵם י״ג עָלִין דִּילָהּ), for they are like the leaves of a tree, covering one another, one above another (כִּי הֵם כִּדְמוּת עֲלֵי אִילָן הַמְכַסּוֹת זוֹ אֶת זוֹ זוֹ לְמַעְלָה מִזּוֹ), and likewise there are thirteen letters surrounding the Malkhut of Beri'ah to protect her from the Klipot (וְיֵשׁ גַּם כֵּן י״ג אוֹתִיּוֹת סָבִיב הַמַּלְכוּת דִּבְרִיאָה לְהַצִּילָהּ מִן הַקְּלִיפּוֹת), and these are the thirteen letters of the Spelling in Full of Elohim (וְהֵם י״ג אוֹתִיּוֹת מִלּוּי שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים), for surrounding the Malkhut of Beri'ah there are Klipot (כִּי סְבִיב הַמַּלְכוּת דִּבְרִיאָה יֵשׁ קְלִיפּוֹת), but surrounding the Malkhut of Atzilut there are no Klipot (אֲבָל סְבִיב מַלְכוּת דַּאֲצִילוּת אֵין שָׁם קְלִיפּוֹת), for Rashbi, of blessed memory, said concerning the Malkhut of Atzilut (שֶׁאָמַר הָרַשְׁבִּ״י ע״ה עָלֶיהָ עַל מַלְכוּת דַּאֲצִילוּת), “Concerning her it is said, ‘I am Hashem; I am He, and My glory I will not give to another’” (אִתְּמַר אֲנִי ה׳ אֲנִי הוּא וּכְבוֹדִי לְאַחֵר לֹא אֶתֵּן וְגו׳) (Isaiah 42:8), and this is the mystery of the Supernal Shekhinah of Atzilut and the Lower Shekhinah of Beri'ah (וְזֶהוּ סוֹד שְׁכִינָה עֶלְיוֹנָה דַּאֲצִילוּת וּשְׁכִינָה תַּחְתּוֹנָה דִּבְרִיאָה). Likewise Knesset Yisrael (אַף כ״י), which is the inward Rose (שֶׁהִיא הַשּׁוֹשַׁנָּה הַפְּנִימִיּוּת), possesses thirteen Attributes of Mercy (אִית לָהּ י״ג מְכִילִין דְּרַחֲמֵי), namely his six extremities and her six extremities, and together they total thirteen Attributes of Mercy (וְהֵם שֵׁשׁ קְצָווֹת דִּילֵיהּ וְשֵׁשׁ קְצָווֹת דִּילָהּ וּכְלָלוּתָם הֲרֵי י״ג מְכִילִין דְּרַחֲמֵי), and she is the Neshamah [Soul] within them inwardly (וְהִיא נְשָׁמָה לָהֶם מִלְּגָאו), while they surround her (וְהֵם סוֹבְבִים אוֹתָהּ), and they are the mystery of the Thirteen Attributes mentioned by Rashbi (וְהֵם סוֹד י״ג מִדּוֹת שֶׁהִזְכִּיר <רשב״י צ״ל), below Atika Kadisha [Holy Ancient One] (לְמַטָּה עַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא), and Moshe brought them down to the place of his Bride (וּמֹשֶׁה הוֹרִידָם עַד מְקוֹם כַּלָּתוֹ), namely the inward point (וְהִיא הַנְּקוּדָּה הַפְּנִימִיּוּת). But beforehand they came from Above through the twelve Havayot together with the Name itself, making the thirteen Attributes of Mercy of Arich Anpin (אֲבָל מִקֹּדֶם בָּא מִלְמַעְלָה מִי״ב הֲוָיוֹת עִם הַשֵּׁם עַצְמוֹ הֲרֵי י״ג מְכִילִין דְּרַחֲמֵי דַּאֲרִיךְ), who every day sends two Atarot [Crowns] through Abba and Imma (הַשּׁוֹלֵחַ בְּכָל יוֹם תְּרֵין עַטְרִין ע״י אַבָּא וְאִמָּא), and Ze'ir Anpin places them in the mystery of Tefillin (וּזְעֵיר מַנִּיחַ אוֹתָם בְּסוֹד תְּפִלִּין), and gives from them to his Nukvah when she stands before him (וְנוֹתֵן מֵהֶם לְנוּקְבֵיהּ כְּשֶׁהִיא נֶגֶד פָּנָיו), and she also benefits from them because they are Above and receive benefit through the Zivug [Union] of Abba and Imma, who are beneath the Mouth of Arich Anpin (גַּם הִיא נֶהֱנֵית מֵהֶם לִהְיוֹת שֶׁהֵם לְמַעְלָה וְנֶהֱנִים ע״י זִוּוּג אַבָּא וְאִמָּא שֶׁהֵם תַּחַת הַפֶּה דַּאֲרִיךְ).

Know that this point is exactly equal to Tiferet (וְדַע נְקוּדָּה זוֹ שָׁוָה לְת״ת), neither is he greater than she nor is she greater than him (מַמָּשׁ לֹא הוּא גָּדוֹל מִמֶּנָּה וְלֹא הִיא גְּדוֹלָה מִמֶּנּוּ), therefore he called her, “My sister, My beloved, My dove, My perfect one, My twin” (וּלְפִיכָךְ קְרָאָהּ אֲחוֹתִי רַעְיָתִי יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי תְּאוֹמָתִי) (Song of Songs 5:2). However, the second one emerged from his back (וְאָמְנָם הַשֵּׁנִית יָצְאָה מֵאֲחוֹרוֹהִי), from between the two arms (מִבֵּין תְּרֵין דְּרוֹעִין), therefore this inward one is included within him (וּלְפִיכָךְ זוֹ הַפְּנִימִיּוּת נִכְלֶלֶת מִמֶּנּוּ), and he is included within her (וְהוּא כָּלוּל מִמֶּנָּה), in such a way that she possesses thirteen Attributes of Mercy (בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ י״ג מְכִילָן דְּרַחֲמֵי), through her six extremities (בְּשֵׁשׁ קְצָווֹתֶיהָ), and this is the meaning of, “which surround her on every side” (וְזֶהוּ דְּסַחֲרִין לָהּ בְּכָל סִטְרָהָא), namely in all her extremities (בְּכָל קְצָווֹתֶיהָ), therefore she is called Knesset Yisrael (וּלְפִיכָךְ נִקְרֵאת כ״י), because she gathers together and includes (לִהְיוֹתָהּ מְכַנֶּסֶת וְכוֹלֶלֶת) everything that exists within Yisrael, her Husband (כָּל מַה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בַּעְלָהּ), and he says that although she is equal to Ze'ir Anpin in the attribute of his Tiferet (וְאָמַר אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִיא שָׁוָה לִזְעֵיר בְּמִדַּת הַתִּפְאֶרֶת שֶׁלּוֹ), she is not equal with respect to Da'at [Knowledge] (אֵינָהּ שָׁוָה לַדַּעַת).