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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.21
Long, elaborate amulet for Sāda bt. Samar. Parchment, written on hair side; flesh side is blank.
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Paraliterary textAIU V.A.68
Perhaps an amulet: small, square piece of paper filled with calligraphic Judaeo-Arabic invocations of Gods' names and various prophets on both sides.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.32
Magical instructions in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.11
Amulet in Hebrew and Aramaic (and Judaeo-Arabic as well?).
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.20
Late Hebrew amulet, with doodles and using the disappearing-word technique
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 321.85
REcto: colophon of non-magical text. written by Evyatar b. Tuvia. The text below reads: בתאריך יום צום אלצגיר קלת נעים למכין אבנהא יא מצרוב באלצט …
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Literary textAIU VI.B.101
Magical instructions.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.11
12 pages of a magical treatise, containing spells e.g. for eye pain or for seeing the dead in a dream.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.24
Several fragments in both Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, all magical, one containing the line ". . . Sayyidnā Mūsā Rasūl Allāh al-Rasūl. . ."
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Literary textAIU VI.B.171
Bifolium from a Judaeo-Arabic magical work.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.18
12 pages of a literary treatise, most or all of which is magical recipes.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.180
Bifolium from a book of magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.181
12 pages from a book of magic in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, also containing several line-and-stick illustrations.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.39
Leaf of magical instructions.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.B.2
4 pages containing permutations of YWHW with various vowels, and on the last page, God's 13 attributes along with a prayer designed for invoking any …
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.B.23
Fragment of a document with magic squares and magical recipes, including for mercantile success.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.26
Several torn fragments, which seem to belong together, all containing magical instructions.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.27
12 pages of magical instructions.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.28
Bifolium of magical instructions.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.B.30
Magical amulet, including a portion for binding the demon Ḥayimun.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.B.48
Magical amulet.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.57
Leaf of magical instructions.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.63
Magical instructions.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.75
Long fragment containing magical recipes.
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Literary textAIU VI.B.89
Bifolium from a book of prognostications structured on the calendar and astronomical events, in both Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.17
Amulet for success and against the evil eye, complete with calligraphic angel names, line-and-stick doodles, a star of David, and a magic square on verso.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.18
Fragment of a striking amulet, partially colored in with green ink
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.19
Hebrew amulet formularies.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.22
Long amulet for Simḥa bat Esther (suggesting late and perhaps Sephardic origin, since Simḥa was a man's name in the classical Geniza period), asking the …
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Literary textAIU VI.C.3
Bifolium from a book of segulot.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.4
Page with a magical spell for being loved and silencing enemies.
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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.7
Fragment of an amulet in Judaeo-Arabic, probably for a certain Asaf b. Berakhya.
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Literary textBL OR 5563H.37
Magical instructions and diagrams in Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textCUL Or.1080 14.25 + CUL Or.1080 14.13
Mysterious strings of Arabic letters and numbers along with two diagrams. One diagram has a caption, stating that it protects a person against iron and …
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 321.96
An amulet destined to silence the woman's opponents, particularly Abu al-Surur. The two people in question may perhaps be identified with a married couple mentioned …
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Literary textBL OR 5565C.12
Leaf from a Judaeo-Arabic treatise containing magical instructions (ʿazā'im) including for summoning Sar ha-Torah to grant your wishes and for ḍarb al-mandal ('prophesying while contemplating …
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Paraliterary textJRL SERIES B 6749
Magical spell in Aramaic
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Literary textBL OR 10234.1–7
Book of magical spells. In Hebrew. Some recipes attributed (erroneously) to Maimonides.
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Paraliterary textBL OR 5566C.8
A Judaeo-Arabic magical spell of some kind, probably malevolent, for "binding" somebody. The female victim's name is meant to be filled in in lines 5/6. …
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Paraliterary textBL OR 10578E.19
Magical instructions in Judaeo-Arabic, e.g. for getting pregnant or healing a scorpion sting.
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Paraliterary textBL OR 10578G.40
Very faded, perhaps magical incantations? Mentions angels' names, demons, plague, quotes Song of Songs 8:7.
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Paraliterary textBL OR 5525.1
A very large magical fragment with copious Coptic text and scattered phrases in (poor) Greek. Thanks to Professor Maria Mavroudi for identifying the languages, and …
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Paraliterary textCUL Or.1080 15.76
Magical recipes in two different hands, including for the protection of Yosef b. Me'ir. (Information from FGP)
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Paraliterary textBL OR 5561A.3
An unusually neat and pristine amulet (possibly late, possibly never used) for the healing and protection of Eliyyahu b. Sarah.
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Literary textENA 4101.18a
Recto: The Book of Gathering the Winds. In Hebrew. See Goitein's index card for more information.
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Unknown typeAIU XII.23
Interesting Arabic fragment with text arranged in a table, with many names of God invoked. Magical?
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Unknown typeCUL Or.1080 14.13 + CUL Or.1080 14.25
Eight lines of mysterious strings of Arabic letters and numbers. Likely but not definitively a join with CUL Or.1080 14.25.
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Paraliterary textENA NS 73.12 + T-S AS 143.26
Amulet against scorpions: same spell as the ones in T-S AS 143.26, except with two more magical names and no illustration. On verso there is …
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Paraliterary textJRL Series L 77
Renderings of modern amulets.
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Paraliterary textJRL SERIES B 6755
Magical spell. Mainly in Judaeo-Arabic. Perhaps for striking fear into people's hearts. The beneficiary seems to be Abū Saʿd b. Baldīn (? בלדין). The original …
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