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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.43.185
Talisman for safe journey. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
- בשמ רחמ אדא טלב אנסאן ימשי פי טריק קריבה או בעידה
- יאכד סבעה חצאיאת עלי אסם שבעה נביאים
- אדאם ונח ואברהם ויצחק יעקב ומשה ואהרן //עאלס// ויקול
- תפול עלי…
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Paraliterary textT-S 10J7.9
Detailed instructions for dealing with a feverish condition, written in a good hand and betraying the practice of magic. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
- בשמך רח
- האדא אלגליאן יערף בגליאן סויד יה/ו/דין ואעלם
- רחמך אללה אן סויד הדא שיך אצפר נחיף אלגסם
- יאתי אלרגל פי מנאמה עלי הדה אלצפה ובידה
- עצא גריד סודא…
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Paraliterary textT-S 12.41
Magical formulary containing unusual curses on anyone pilfering a Torah scroll donated by a person on his death-bed. It contains the names of ten angels …
- הקדיש זה המצחף מ ור פל בר פל חלקו עם שבע כתות של צדיקים
- בגן עדן וערסו תחת עץ החיים והספר התורה(!) הזה הוא קודש לה
- אלהי ישראל לא ימכר ולא יגאל והמוכר…
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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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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.51.95
Magical treatise in Judaeo-Arabic. One of the pages features a large diagram of the human body, captioned "ghulām al-malik Saydūk," and two smaller figurines. (Information …
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.39.338
Bifolio from a magical booklet. Many spells/recipes are given here, including against fever and leprosy and for coitus.
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.38.35
Magical formulae in Arabic script. (Information from Wissem Gueddich via FGP.)
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.132
A magical spell (ʿazīma).
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.17
Magical text, including recipes for qefiẓat ha-derekh and petiḥat ha-lev. Information from FGP.
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.181
Magical text. In Judaeo-Arabic. Information from FGP.
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Literary textT-S Ar.30.241
Magical treatise in Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.45
The remnants of 8 pages of magical instructions in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic; only the parts closes to the central crease/binding have survived. ASE.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 292.66
Magic recipe.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 292.80
Magic recipe.
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LetterENA NS 69.17
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions al-Ḥakīm Abū l-Barakāt and having received two letters containing matters of accursed magic (al-siḥr al-mayshūm). Regards to the writer's brother …
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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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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 textT-S Misc.27.4.11
Magical or esoteric text. Mainly in Hebrew and Aramaic.
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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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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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Paraliterary textT-S NS 321.107
Amulet with tehillim.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.145
Magical recipe. To make X love Y? Mixture of Hebrew and Arabic characters (FGP)
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.33
Dream interpretation. (FGP)
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.61
Magical recipes to release someone from prison, heal a sick person, make a barren woman pregnant, etc. Information from Gideon Bohak via FGP.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.76a + T-S NS 324.76b
Magic. "Hekh-type names דבצביב הוא יהו יהוה הֹגֹ גבגביב... עמעמירון... לפלפירון וכו." Information from FGP.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.76b + T-S NS 324.76a
Magic. "Hekh-type names דבצביב הוא יהו יהוה הֹגֹ גבגביב... עמעמירון... לפלפירון וכו." Information from FGP.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.78
Magic. In Aramaic. "Adjuration to open a door (תרעא), lock (קופל...סוגר). A ref. to יעמדו על הר הזיתים." Information from FGP.
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 324.87b + T-S NS 324.87a
Dream interpretation
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Paraliterary textT-S NS 33.106
Goralot (Lots)
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.46.214b
There are 10 unrelated fragments sharing this shelfmark. All are literary: see FGP for identifications. The most documentary fragment is fol. 4, which is a …
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 145.188
Magical fragment, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 153.251
Magical text, mentioning ‘the people of Babel’ (ahl Bābil) and the Neguš. Magical drawing on verso. Looks like the same hand as T-S AS 145.71 …
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 147.194
Magic. Shimush Tehilim
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 147.198
Magical text, written in a mixture of Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. "Chapter on separation (furqa): write it on gazelle parchment and put it in a …
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 149.193
Magical fragment in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic and nomina barbara. Mentioning scorpions and pain/illness.
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Literary textDK 224.6
Spell book in Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 1863/3
Magical fragment, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic and Aramaic.
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 204.317
Magical fragment in Aramaic and perhaps some Judaeo-Arabic.
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Paraliterary textT-S AS 204.320
Magical fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. For getting rid of an enemy.
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Paraliterary textT-S Ar.34.1
Magical formulary in Judaeo-Arabic and Aramaic.
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Paraliterary textT-S K1.150
Verso and bottom of recto: Amulet(s) for Makārim b. Nujūm to give him charm and grace and to silence his enemies. (Information from CUDL.)
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Paraliterary textJRL SERIES B 6749
Magical spell in Aramaic
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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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Literary textBL OR 10234.1–7
Book of magical spells. In Hebrew. Some recipes attributed (erroneously) to Maimonides.
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Paraliterary textJRL Gaster heb. ms 1760/15b
Formulary for a magical spell. Small fragment.
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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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Literary textBL OR 5563H.37
Magical instructions and diagrams in Judaeo-Arabic.
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