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Literary textJRL Gaster ar. 565
Literary text in Arabic script. It is entitled as "the names of the earthly kings" (asmāʾ al-mulūk al-arḍiyya). The page is torn and mutilated, and …
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Paraliterary textJRL Gaster ar. 214
Talisman, in Arabic script. A suggestive reading for the centre bold text in red could be "al-haykal al-sākinīn".
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Paraliterary textENA NS 83.53
Magical document with a humanoid figure and Greek alphabets.
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Paraliterary textENA 3950.8
Magical spell formularies. Includes a spell apparently intended to arouse and agitate (tahyīj and izʿāj) a female target (fulāna bt. fulāna) for a male (fulān …
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Paraliterary textBL OR 5565C.17
Recto: An amulet or talisman for protection, beginning with a chapter on charms and protections "bāb al-ḥirz l-aʿẓam". Verso: Magical recipe or charm involving an …
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Paraliterary textENA NS 12.21
Amulet in Arabic script with a humanoid figure, magic squares, and seals.
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Paraliterary textJRL Gaster ar. 345
Ottoman-era astronomical table, in Arabic script. Mentions elaborate astronomical calculations on both recto and verso, but especially on verso. The ascendant star/planet and its position …
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Paraliterary textJRL Gaster ar. 291
Fragment in Arabic script. Possibly astronomical/calendrical (mawḍiʿ al-shams...) describing different positions of the Sun in the sky, especially its ascension. Needs examination.
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Paraliterary textENA 3982.36
Template fragment of a divination/magical charm starting with a few words of prayers followed by a spell: "fulān b. fulān". Then: 'blind his heart and …
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Paraliterary textENA 3207.17
Magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script and magical script. Including a birth control recipe: "If you want a woman not to become pregnant. . …
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