Author
Abū MAʿAR Ğaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Balḫī. Author of the text
Publication Date
1642-1643
Subject
Magic
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
219
Physical Dimensions
Papier. - 219 feuillets. - Hauteur, 21 centimètres et demi ; largeur, 15 centimètres et demi. 17 lignes par page
Library
Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica
Record ID
ark:/12148/btv1b108844041
Library Location
National Library of France
Date
05/11/2023 — 1642-1643
Notes
Contains: Tables of the numerical value of the letters of the alphabet in the two systems called حساب الجمل الكبير and حساب الجمل الصغير; Treatise on Nativities (كتاب المواليد) by Abou Maʿschar; Additional notes to the preceding treatise; Notes on the auspicious hours of each day of the week, on the signs of the zodiac and on the great name of God; talismans (وفق), prayers, etc.; “Eminently effective” prayer; Charms and prayers; Amulet called Secret of secrets (سرّ الاسرار); Qaṣîda composed of more than a hundred verses, to serve as an amulet; Chapter on talismans; Treatise attributed to Imâm هرمس بيطموس, on the secret virtues of the letters of the alphabet; Treatise on the ten mystical names that God revealed to Moses; Chapter on the art of determining which of two fighters will be the winner (الباب فى الغالب و المغلوب); On the predictions that can be made from each month of the solar year; amulets, prayers, etc.; On the predictions that can be drawn from the involuntary trembling of any member of the body (اختلاج); Treatise on the mystical virtues of letters
