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  1. 151

    Paraliterary textMoss. VI,18.1

    Amulet in Hebrew.

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  2. 152

    Paraliterary textL-G Misc. 16 + T-S NS 322.73

    Four columns of a Hebrew magical text about knowing the future. After fasting and cleansing the body, one should go to a field, pronounce some …

    1. שאמרו שם טהרה שם טומאה
    2. חס ושלום שיהיה בעולם שם טומאה
    3. אלא הכינוי כך הוא שם בטהרה ושם
    4. בטומאה שכן יזהר בכל מקום
    5. עשה בטהרה ותצלח והם ארבעה
    6. כנויות באמת ה…

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  3. 153

    Paraliterary textMoss. VI,9.2

    Amulet for Ḥana bt. Rivqa. In Aramaic and Hebrew. Probably late. Against the evil eye and other bad things.

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  4. 154

    Paraliterary textNLI 577.1/63

    Prayer or magical fragment in Arabic script. Invokes Muḥammad and then has a string of magical characters. The lower fragment looks literary.

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  5. 155

    Paraliterary textJRL SERIES B 5682

    The scorpion amulet attributed to Yehuda b. Yeḥezqel. Belongs with ENA NS 73.12 and T-S AS 143.26.

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  6. 156

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/10

    Recipes. In Hebrew. A mixture of magical spells, many medical, combined with domestic advice, e.g., how to remove urine stains. This fragment may be older …

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  7. 157

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/3

    Amulet in purple and yellow ink. Very late. Ashkenazi hand.

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  8. 158

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/4

    Amulet in purple and yellow ink. Very late. Ashkenazi hand.

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  9. 159

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/5

    Amulet. Very late.

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  10. 160

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/6

    Spells. Very late.

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  11. 161

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/7

    Amulets. Very late. Funky illustrations.

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  12. 162

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/8

    Amulet in purple and yellow ink. Very late. Ashkenazi hand.

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  13. 163

    Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110c/9

    Spells. Very late.

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  14. 164

    Paraliterary textJRL SERIES A 643

    Exorcism. In Hebrew. Late. The spirit of Nissim b. Bunya is commanded to leave the body of Qamr bt. Ruḥama, and it is decreed that …

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  15. 165

    Paraliterary textAIU VII.F.32

    4 pages of geomancy divinations, in which the questions are given (e.g. How high will the Nile be, and will produce be cheap or expensive? …

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  16. 166

    Literary textAIU VI.B.159 + T-S NS 254.55 + T-S NS 322.99

    A bizarre treatise entitled Mar'e Ha-Ofanim, referring both to the angels of Ezekiel's vision and to the circles described in the treatise. It gives instructions …

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  17. 167

    Paraliterary textENA NS 15.15

    Magical fragment in Hebrew and Aramaic calling down eternal fire.*

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  18. 168

    Paraliterary textCUL Or.1081 1.27

    Instructions for some sort of magical procedure. "Take seven pebbles, throw one in each of the four cardinal directions, and three will remain with you. …

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  19. 169

    Literary textCUL Or.1081 1.30

    "The chapter of knowing the unknown (taʿallum al-ghayb)." One takes a certain animal on Shabbat, breaks open its back, and eats its heart while still …

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  20. 170

    Paraliterary textT-S K24.24

    Magical fragment, perhaps. Unidentified alphabet or cipher.

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  21. 171

    Paraliterary textENA 3682.7

    Recto: Magical instructions in Judaeo-Arabic. Verso: A page of magical letters encompassed by an ouroboros. (Information in part from Goitein's index card)

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  22. 172

    Paraliterary textT-S AS 147.146

    Magic Recipes (fgp)

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  23. 173

    Literary textAIU VI.B.40 + AIU VI.B.41

    Bifolium from a magical/kabbalistic work. Concludes, "Thus far is the answer to what you asked me regarding Sefer ha-Yeẓira."

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  24. 174

    Paraliterary textT-S K24.23

    Aggressive and erotic magical spells. Formulary. In Judaeo-Arabic, written in part with a cipher. Information from FGP

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  25. 175

    Paraliterary textT-S K24.19

    Magical spell in Hebrew, written in a cipher. Khatun the daughter of Qatzur adjures the jinn in her house to tell her where the gold …

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  26. 176

    Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.59

    Magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic (with some Arabic script and magical symbols). One recipe is for nosebleed and involves writing a spell with the blood on …

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  27. 177

    Literary textT-S NS 322.73 + L-G Misc. 16

    Introduction to a work on magic/telling the future, probably in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably a join with L-G Misc. 16.

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  28. 178

    Paraliterary textT-S Misc.34.22

    A magical recipe with a drawing, entitled מצדת שפטים. Judaeo-Arabic translation and commentary of Deuteronomy 3:21-24 on f. 1v. (Information from CUDL.)

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  29. 179

    Paraliterary textT-S NS 226.175

    Formularies for curses.

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  30. 180

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.44.198

    Booklet of divinations with introduction. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

    1. הדא כתאב גליל יערף מנה אלטאלע
    2. בגיר חסאב ולא תעב בסר עטים
    3. מרתב בעלאמאת תטהר עגאיבה
    4. פאדא גאך אנסאן סאלך ען צמיר
    5. אצמר פי קלבה ליטהר סרה וחאלה
    6. קול לה אצ…

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  31. 181

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.21.109

    Bifolium. One folio is a Judaeo-Arabic translation of Exodus 21:1-17, 27:20-28. The other folio is magical instructions in Arabic script. The first few lines of …

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  32. 182

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.124

    Formulary for a love spell (ʿazīma) in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  33. 183

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.46.137

    Literary text in Judaeo-Arabic. Advice on how to succeed against enemies, on a journey, etc. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

    1. ירידו. גמך ומתלך מ/ת/ל באב מגלוק ואלנגאר
    2. קאעד יצלחה ואנת תרי אנך רגל באזל ולאכן
    3. אחדר אעדאך לאנהם אקוא מנך ואדעו אללה
    4. יכפיך מונתהם ויכלצך מן כל שרהם …

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  34. 184

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.51

    List of the names of the masters of wind, rain, and fire who have dominion in the four seasons of the year, presumably useful for …

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  35. 185

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.91

    Recto: astrology, mentioning ṣāḥib al-ṭāliʿ several times. Verso: a continuation of recto, transitioning into a formulary for a spell of some kind that involves burying …

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  36. 186

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.51.62

    Folios 1v-2v (the fragment is conserved the wrong way round) contain Suras 1 and 2:1-10 from the Qur’an in Hebrew script, followed by omens for …

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  37. 187

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.7.36

    Esoteric text in Judaeo-Arabic. May be magical ( "indeed you will be able to do whatever you wish to Khalaf b. Moshe") and/or for treasure-hunting …

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  38. 188

    Paraliterary textT-S AS 204.318

    Magical fragment in Arabic script. It seems for ḍarabān (throbbing) of something.

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  39. 189

    Paraliterary textENA NS 7.37

    Formularies for a love (maḥabba) spell and a love (tahayyuj) potion (using סבנאדג, the brain of a colored pigeon, and some of your urine).

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  40. 190

    Paraliterary textT-S Ar.34.268

    Magical instructions, probably. Involving sex with a woman (fulāna bt. fulāna, ll.5–6). Needs further examination.

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  41. 191

    Paraliterary textT-S AS 173.50

    The Judaeo-Arabic portion on recto is a love spell (באב עטף) invoking a female supernatural entity (יא עספה(?) בנת כטוף בנת ברק וכטוף אעטפי קלב …

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  42. 192

    List or tableAIU VI.B.104

    Recto (verso as catalogued): Accounts in Arabic, including the line "[...] that went with the fleet." Verso: Magical instructions in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic.

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  43. 193

    Paraliterary textT-S AS 145.71 + T-S Ar.30.81

    Two interesting spells for binding demons to obey you. The handwriting is similar to that of the cantor Abu Sahl (Levi), father of Yedutun and …

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  44. 194

    Paraliterary textT-S NS 107.3

    Magical fragment containing elaborate and vehement curses.

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  45. 195

    Literary textENA 4101.18a

    Verso: In a script different from recto, a page from a magical treatise in Judaeo-Arabic, with a colophon, dated: last decade of Iyyar 4906 AM …

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  46. 196

    Paraliterary textENA 3773.4

    Magical fragment. From top down: 1 line of names in Hebrew (Elʿazar, Hillel, Shela, Yefet, ʿEli); 4 rows of magical symbols; 1 line in Judaeo-Arabic, …

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  47. 197

    Paraliterary textENA 1822A.101

    Left fragment: Magical text with the header ללמטלקה = for the divorcee

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  48. 198

    Paraliterary textHalper 452

    Prescriptions or recipes in Judaeo-Arabic and Aramaic. "Instructions, mostly in Judeo-Arabic for preparations of different remedies. In the margin of the recto are instructions for …

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  49. 199

    Literary textCUL Or.1080 14.27

    Bifolium from an Arabic work, mostly consisting of prayers and verses from the Quran and names of God, but also including a line of probably-magical …

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  50. 200

    Literary textCUL Or.1080 9.7

    Recipes, probably medical or alchemical, in Arabic script, accompanied with pious invocations and some magical characters.

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