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AIU VI.B.174
Recto: Accounts in Ladino in muayyadis, naming Shelomo, Hakham Moshe, Yizhaq M[...?], Shemuel Ḥarran, Reuven, and amounts owed to and received from different parties. On the facing page there are mysterious symbols—triangles, circles, lines, and dots, along with the name "ha-Za'ir Moshe" and a note in Judaeo-Arabic. Verso: Continuation of the accounts, mentioning Yizhaq the uncle (tio) of Shelomo. And what appears to be the address of a letter, in Hebrew, from Rashid to Fustat for a certain Shalom Refu'a (?!). Perhaps this was the envelope, came apart from the letter, and was then reused for accounts.
AIU VI.B.176
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AIU VI.B.18
12 pages of a literary treatise, most or all of which is magical recipes.
AIU VI.B.180
Bifolium from a book of magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic.
AIU VI.B.181
12 pages from a book of magic in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, also containing several line-and-stick illustrations.
AIU VI.B.183
26 pages from a book on divination based on biblical verses.
AIU VI.B.184
A leaf giving methods for predicting the future/answers to various questions (how you will escape from an enemy. . . whether the rumor is true or not. . .).
AIU VI.B.19
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AIU 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 given one of them (מדה פלונית) for any given time (שעה פלונית).
AIU VI.B.21
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic, likely medieval.
AIU VI.B.22
Page 1: Hebrew work, perhaps kabbalistic. Page 2: Fragment of an Arabic family letter (ʿalā l-wālid afḍal al-salām....), reused for a Hebrew text between the lines. Needs further examination. Pages 3 and 4: Magical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew.
AIU VI.B.23
Fragment of a document with magic squares and magical recipes, including for mercantile success.
AIU VI.B.24
Several fragments in both Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, all magical, one containing the line ". . . Sayyidnā Mūsā Rasūl Allāh al-Rasūl. . ."
AIU VI.B.25
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AIU VI.B.26
Several torn fragments, which seem to belong together, all containing magical instructions.
AIU VI.B.27
12 pages of magical instructions.
AIU VI.B.28
Bifolium of magical instructions.
AIU VI.B.3
44 pages, some of which are instructions for kabbalistic kavanot, some of which are a Sabbatean tract (see especially pp.15–16, 19–22, and 25–27 = 8r–8v, 10r–11v, and 13r–14r), with an exegesis of the vision of a certain R. Avraham who lived in the days of Yehuda ha-Hasid. The vision starts with Samael, the dragon of the Nile (p.21). The vision continues with a "prediction" of the birth of Shabbetay Zevi, the true Messiah (p.19). The name Natan ha-Navi appears at the top of p.15 (presumably Nathan of Gaza—is this an atribution of the tract to him?). There are also numerous pages filled with permutations of the word Bereshit.
AIU VI.B.30
Magical amulet, including a portion for binding the demon Ḥayimun.
AIU VI.B.31
Magical amulet, to be hung up it seems (scalloped top edge, like a plaque), with the formula "Senoy Sansenoy Semangelof Adam ve-Hava Lilit Hutz." In the binder at AIU with a note: "Amulette pour une femme donnant naissance. Fragment manuscrit, encre sur parchemin" — but actually it's paper. Exhibited in "Anges et démons: croyances et pratiques magiques dans le monde juif" at the Musée d'Art et d'histoire du judaïsme in 2015. 17.2x11.4 cm. Same scalloped top edge and same text as AIU VI.C.9.