Cairo Genizah : Magical

Magical (T-S K1.115)

A transliterated Latin prayer (borrowed from a Christian thief-catching ordeal), an Arabic version of a gnostic saying of Secundus the Silent Philosopher, a Hebrew praise of God, an Aramaic recipe for path-jumping and the beginning of an Aramaic recipe (for revelation?) to be performed before the Torah-ark (קדם ארונא) of the synagogue.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S K1.115
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Hebrew; Aramaic; Judaeo-Arabic; Judaeo-Latin (Tiberian vocalisation)
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): Lines above magic words; several different hands; further discussion in Bohak, Catching a Thief.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 17 cm, width: 12 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, faded
Layout: 18 lines (recto); 8 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S K1.115
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Hebrew; Aramaic; Judaeo-Arabic; Judaeo-Latin (Tiberian vocalisation)
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): Lines above magic words; several different hands; further discussion in Bohak, Catching a Thief.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 17 cm, width: 12 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, faded
Layout: 18 lines (recto); 8 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL