Paraliterary text: JRL B 8284

Paraliterary text JRL B 8284

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 8284
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Magical fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Recto contains instructions for reciting a spell (ʿazīma) seven times on Friday and Sunday nights; also involves using a new lamp with olive oil and burning incense of olibanum and frankincense. Verso cites the Quran (idhā zalzalat al-arḍ zilzālahā).

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 8284;
Input date
In PGP since 2025
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 8284 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 8284 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL B 8284: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 8284. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40319/ (accessed October 14, 2026).