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1 copy of Prayer sheet for illnesses
Author: anonymousTitle: Prayer sheet for illnessesTitle: دعا براي شفاي مريضLarge illuminated sheet in Arabic and Persian, Eighteenth table of a possibly bigger collection. Headings in squares describe ailments- to the right of the prayers to be said to remedy them. Blue, red, green, yellow and orange are generally used for text in Arabic, whereas black is used for Persian text. The Persian part describes what actions have to be taken and Arabic is the incantation to be used. Incantation for 18 different diseases. Central magic square (surrounded by Persian text)
Language(s): Arabic and PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: 1ff.Dimensions (leaf): Large illuminated sheetDimensions (written):Foliation:Collation
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Additions:- marginalia Marginal notes in
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History
Origin: 18th or 19th centry CERecord Sources
Record based on Handlist held in University of St Andrews Library, Special Collections, with additional enhancements by the Fihrist teamAvailability
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