Item Summary

Gathering of loose leaves of Sub-Saharan provenance, containing prayers, invocations, description and use of talismans, amulets, and magic squares. The leaves are placed between two pieces of animal skin, the top piece with hair (175 x 120 mm.).

Descriptive Information

Title
[Collection of prayers and talismans].
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 471
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ws859f727
Publisher
Africa [between 18--? and 19--?]
Language
Arabic
Date Created
1800-1999
Format
Manuscript
Extent
181 leaves : paper ; 175 x 120 mm.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Ms. leaves.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Physical description: Number of lines per page varies. European paper of several types and various size, including paper with "Tre Lune" watermark. Some leaves are re-used pieces of paper, one with a list of goods purchased in English. Leaves at the beginning of the gathering are badly damaged by rodents and other animals or insects, with important loss of text.
Origin: From Sub-Saharan Africa.
Incipit of Text 1 (fol. 1a): بسم ... وصلى الله على من لا نبر بعده قال يا الله مديتما دومج شاح معا

Discovery Information

Subject
Islamic magic—Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Islamic magic—Africa, West
Islamic magic—Africa, Sub-Saharan
Charms—Africa, West
Talismans—Religious aspects—Islam
Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton

Physical Characteristics

File Count
366

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/5639e00d-9bbe-48a6-b8dc-dd90c462fa7a/manifest