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  1. 1LetterT-S Ar.18(1).48

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic dealing with the book trade. In a slightly crude hand with some orthographic features more usual for later Classical Judaeo-Arabic letter writing, …

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  2. 2Paraliterary textCUL Or.1080 15.81

    Long magical spell/amulet for Baghīḍa bt. Ḥā'iza, with the purpose of making Mufaḍḍal b. ʿIrāq fall in love with her and marry her without delay.

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  3. 3Paraliterary textENA 2713.43

    Love spell in Judaeo-Arabic. For Esther bt. Nazlī to fall in love with Ḥayyim b. Barda. The hand looks late and possibly Iraqi—but that is …

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  4. 4Paraliterary textT-S Ar.30.124

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

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  5. 5Paraliterary 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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  6. 6Paraliterary 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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  7. 7Paraliterary textJRL SERIES B 2892

    A love spell/amulet for {Ḥayyim the son of ʿAzīza} and {Senyora the daughter of {Ashkenaz and {Sara the daughter of {Senyora and {Ḥayyim the son …

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  8. 8Paraliterary textT-S K12.89

    Magical recipes for attaining love. "The first among these magical recipes is intended to ensure a great affection between a wife and her husband, erasing …

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    2. [ ] כל סטנא שיש [ב]לבו יהפך לאהבה וירחם יתה וישא חן וחסד

    3. [ כיו]סף בפני פרעה מלך מצרים וכאסתר לפני המלך אחשורוש

    4. [ ] פ'ב'פ' תשא חן וחסד ויק…

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    2. [...] May every hatred that there is in his heart turn to love, and may he love her and have grace and favour [...]
    3. [like J]oseph in front of …

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  9. 9List or tableT-S Misc.10.122

    Recto: Accounts in Arabic. Verso: Formulary for a love spell in Judaeo-Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic.

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  10. 10Literary textT-S Ar.39.180

    Popular literature in Arabic script, on the theme of a medical prescription for a lovesick man. Similar to T-S NS 264.27 + T-S NS 224.181 …

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  11. 11Paraliterary textBodl. MS heb. c 28/14

    Magical spells, 1 for arousing love (tahayyuj) and 1 for binding someone's tongue (ʿaqd lisān). Probably in the hand of Abū Sahl Levi (see tag). …

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  12. 12LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1415

    Legal queries regarding inheritance rendered in Hebrew verse. At the bottom a poem in the first-person expressing love for a wife of many years: אני …

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  13. 13LetterBL OR 10587.3 + T-S Ar.36.137

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with interspersed Arabic script (header, footer, and sliding blessings). Eloquent and formal style, possibly copied from or for a literary source. Seems …

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  14. 14Paraliterary textAIU VII.A.31

    Bifolium, probably from a literary compendium. Dating: Late, possibly 18th or 19th century. Two of the pages are a story about a female slave and …

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  15. 15Literary textT-S Misc.8.32

    Arabic poem, transcribed into Hebrew script. At least some of the originally Islamic elements were kept ("fa-wa-lladhī anzala furqānahu ʿalā l-nabiyyi l-muṣṭafā l-muntajab"). There are …

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  16. 16Literary textT-S NS 264.27 + T-S NS 224.181 + T-S AS 145.360 + T-S 12.537

    Poem(s) in Judaeo-Arabic containing advice for the lovesick, written as a faux medical prescription. In the hand of Nāṣir al-Adīb al-ʿIbrī. The recto contains a …

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    1. אלעזת לאלאה וחדהו
    2. אוציכמו סאיר אלעאשקין בטאעת אלמ[ל]אח
    3. אגמעין וכרו בין ידיהם סאגדין ואקטעו אלשך
    4. בליקין וקולו אלחמד ללאה רב אלעאלמין אלדי
    5. מן…

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