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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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Literary textENA 4101.18a
Verso: In a script different from recto, a page from a magical treatise in Judaeo-Arabic, with a colophon, Iyyar 1146 CE (4906 AM). See Goitein's …
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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 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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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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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 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 textBL OR 10578E.19
Magical instructions in Judaeo-Arabic, e.g. for getting pregnant or healing a scorpion sting.
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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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Paraliterary textT-S Misc.27.4.11
Magical or esoteric text. Mainly in Hebrew and Aramaic.
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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 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 Ar.38.35
Magical formulae in Arabic script. (Information from Wissem Gueddich via FGP.)
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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 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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Literary textAIU VI.B.157
Lots of magic squares of all different sizes, using both Arabic and Hebrew letters. There is some text, too, which is either very difficult to …
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Literary textAIU VI.B.171
Bifolium from a Judaeo-Arabic magical work.
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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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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 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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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 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 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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Unknown typeAIU XII.23
Interesting Arabic fragment with text arranged in a table, with many names of God invoked. Magical?
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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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Paraliterary textAIU VI.C.11
Amulet in Hebrew and Aramaic (and Judaeo-Arabic as well?).
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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.20
Late Hebrew amulet, with doodles and using the disappearing-word technique
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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 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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