Literary text: T-S Ar.11.8 + T-S Ar.29.69 + T-S Ar.30.246

Literary text T-S Ar.11.8 + T-S Ar.29.69 + T-S Ar.30.246

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T-S Ar.11.8 + T-S Ar.29.69 + T-S Ar.30.246
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Magical and astrological text. There are numerous folios from the same book and even more in the same hand (see Joins Suggestions). The scribe often spells Allah in Arabic script. The formulae on T-S Ar.29.69 address "the ʿifrīt. . . the jinn and the shayāṭīn. . . ." There is an intriguing reference to "the places where you come down, and your churches and crosses and your gold crowns on your heads," apparently associating these jinn with Christianity. Invokes specific jinns by name, e.g., סידכם ואבוכם רכיש סיד קאיד.

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 11, f. 8; TS Arabic Box 11, fol. 8; TS Arabic Box 29, f. 69; TS Arabic Box 29, fol. 69; TS Arabic Box 30, f. 246; TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 246
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In PGP since 2019
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T-S Ar.30.246 1r

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T-S Ar.30.246 1v

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1v
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