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2881. Or 6559, f 241r-241v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 241r-241v
Title:
Supplication
Scope & Content:
Text asking supplication to God to bring two people together in love. The inclusion of "so and so" suggests this was a template used by a practitioner for the composition of personalised supplications.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2882. Or 6559, f 242r-242v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 242r-242v
Title:
Fāʾidah
Scope & Content:
Recto: Fāʾidah for blessing and the prevention of misfortune. Verso: list of angelic names, Fāʾidah.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2883. Or 6559, f 243r-243v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 243r-243v
Title:
Fāʾidah
Scope & Content:
Instructions for reciting certain ayahs of the Qur'an a certain number of times for undisclosed benefits. Verso: further Fāwāʾid and number square with angelic names.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2884. Or 6559, f 244r-244v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 244r-244v
Title:
Amulet
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2885. Or 6559, f 245r-245v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 245r-245v
Title:
Fāʾidah
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2886. Or 6559, f 248r

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 248r
Title:
Fāʾidah
Scope & Content:
A Fāʾidah for patience along with number table
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2887. Or 6559, f 248v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 248v
Title:
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2888. Or 6559, f 249r-249v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 249r-249v
Title:
Amulet
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2889. Or 6559, f 250r-250v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 250r-250v
Title:
Scope & Content:
Scrap of writing, content unclear
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

2890. Or 6559, f 251r-251v

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 6559, f 251r-251v
Title:
Scope & Content:
Recto: list of Caliphs, followed by an appeal to read al-Kimyāʾ (reference unclear). Verso: supplication, again making reference to al-Kimyāʾ.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 f

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