Recto: instructions for drawing a diagram on the ground in the direction of travel to keep one safe on a journey. Verso: Fāʾidah to protect one from harm, followed by text centred around large black dot, of unclear significance.
Recto: instructions for filling out a number square to protect from misfortune, followed by 4x4 number square. Verso: instructions for filling out a 5x5 number square containing Sūrat Yusuf for blessing, followed by the square.
A letter from ʿAbd Allāh Ibn Maḥmūd, Imam of Gmbāg (غمباغ) to Muʿallim Bāba Ibn al-Imām Gmbāg. He pays his respects to the Imam and to "the ruler of the country of Asay (اسَيْى)". Below it is a Fāʾidah for one whose wife will not heed his words.
Amulet for the return of wives or slaves, involving washing the text in the juice of a white kola nut, followed by the text to be written and a 3x3 number square.
Text entitled "The Supplication of Saʿd Ibn Saliyā Ibn ʿAtifāq (?) Ibn Baba" about miracles within the Qur’an and the numbers of various things (hearts, stars, souls) to be recited in ritual practice (dhikr) along with several 3x3 number tables. Folios 18-19 feature numerical additions by a later...
Instructions for writing amulets for various purposes (prevention from evil and injury, to kill or injure an enemy, please a ruler, attract a lover) on specific days and their preparation (mixing with the milk of a white or black cow, mixing with honey, attaching to clothes), followed by the 20 a...