Papr. Rome, Private Collection Monneret de Villard X   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P.MargoliouthMonneret II 2
Modern Title Charm for discovering a thief
Summary Charm for discovering a thief using a wooden hammer with an iron nail, and writing round the nail some magical names.
   

Edition

1باب تخريج السرقة تاخذ دقماق خشبة
2فيه مسمار حديد وتكتب حوالي المسمار هذا
3الاربع اسامي وترفع الدقماق بين
4اصبعين رجلين تم تسمي المتهوم تم
5ترقي عليه ايضا بالاسماء فان دارو
6ولا تذكر غيره وترقي على الاسما فا
7يمن دار عند ذكر اسمه فهو السارق
8وهى هذه الاسما
9ترش بربوش اشلشيم
10ـــ ــــ اكشع ـــــ

Translation

1Section of extraction of Theft. You are to take a wooden hammer
2in which is an iron nail; and you are to write round the nail these
3four names and raise the hammer between
4two hoes, then name the suspected person then
5chant over him also the names, and if it revolves,
6You need not mention any one else. So chant over the names
7And at the mention of whosesoever name it revolves, he is the thief
8And these are the names
9Trsh Brbwsh 1Margoliouth translated it as TryushAshlshim
10Akshaʿ

1 Margoliouth translated it as Tryush
 
 
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