The book of protection : being a collection of charms, now edited for the first time from Syriac mss / with translation, introduction, and notes by Hermann Gollancz ... with 27 illustrations.

Date:
1912
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Credit: The book of protection : being a collection of charms, now edited for the first time from Syriac mss / with translation, introduction, and notes by Hermann Gollancz ... with 27 illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE § 29. Benediction for vineyards and corn-fields . . . xliii § 30. For reconciliation in the household .... xliii § 31. For the journey and for merchandise, &c. . . . xliii § 32. For a man going by night on the way, &c. . . . xliv § 33. For noises and sounds xlv § 34. For the advantage of the house xlv § 35. Binding the mouth of wolves, &c, ..... xlvi § 36. Binding false dreams xlvii § 37. Binding the serpents xlvii § 38. Binding the scorpions ....... xlviii § 39. As regards cattle, that the Evil Eye shall not touch it . xlviii § 40. For favour in the sight of all men..... xlix § 41. The names on the Ring of King Solomon, &c. . . 1 § 42. Binding the sorcerers 1 § 43. For a woman in travail ....... li § 44. For milk not to spoil li § 45. Binding the navel ........ li § 46. The Anathema of Mar Shalita .... for the Evil Spirit lii § 47. Binding the mouth of the sparrow and the mouse . lii § 48. Binding the fire from off the stalks and standing corn . liii § 49. For blood coming from the nostril .... liv § 50. For boys not to cry liv § 51. For the man upon whom sorcery had been practised . Iv § 52. The Anathema of the Fathers, i.e. of Paradise, which avails for all pains Iv § 53. Cutting out [or ‘ section on ’] the itch (boil)... Ivi § 54. Details (method of reckoning) concerning sick persons, from what source the sickness comes upon them . Ivii CODEX B § 1. The Lord’s Prayer Ixi § 2. The Prayer of our father Adam Ixi § 3. The Prayer of the Holy Angels Ixi § 4. The Holy Grospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, the preaching of John Ixi § 5. The Anathema of Paradise .... for all sicknesses and diseases ......... Ixiii § 6. The Anathema of my Lady, the blessed Mary, which is of avail for sick persons Ixvii
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