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Mysterious text mainly in Arabic but with some words which are not Arabic. Might be a magical invocation of some kind. Looks late. Needs examination.
لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر
Literary text in Arabic script. It is entitled as "the names of the earthly kings" (asmāʾ al-mulūk al-arḍiyya). The page is torn and mutilated, and …
Magical spell formularies. Includes a spell apparently intended to arouse and agitate (tahyīj and izʿāj) a female target (fulāna bt. fulāna) for a male (fulān …
Magical document with a humanoid figure and Greek alphabets.
Talisman, in Arabic script. A suggestive reading for the centre bold text in red could be "al-haykal al-sākinīn".
Recto: An amulet or talisman for protection, beginning with a chapter on charms and protections "bāb al-ḥirz l-aʿẓam". Verso: Magical recipe or charm involving an …
Amulet in Arabic script with a humanoid figure, magic squares, and seals.
Fragment in Arabic script. Possibly astronomical/calendrical (mawḍiʿ al-shams...) describing different positions of the Sun in the sky, especially its ascension. Needs examination.
Ottoman-era astronomical table, in Arabic script. Mentions elaborate astronomical calculations on both recto and verso, but especially on verso. The ascendant star/planet and its position …
Magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script and magical script. Including a birth control recipe: "If you want a woman not to become pregnant. . …
Template fragment of a divination/magical charm starting with a few words of prayers followed by a spell: "fulān b. fulān". Then: 'blind his heart and …