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[Persian magic text].

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Text appears to be an incomplete magical or talismanic formulary. Fol. 1a and 97b list Arabic letters and their numerical values. On fol. 1a is a poem on propitious days; Arabic numbers and their corresponding words are written on fol. 97b.
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Part of Princeton’s Holdings of the al-Madani Library
The Houtsma and Littmann Collections constitute Princeton's holdings of the al-Madani library and are the focus of an ongoing three year digitization initiative that commenced in the Fall of 2021 and was completed in 2024.

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Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 124
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Language
Persian
Subject
Islamic magic
Arabic alphabet—Symbolic aspects
Divination—Religious aspects—Islam
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