A Hebrew Magic Formula in Arabic Script: At the Crossroads of Cultures and Languages in an Ottoman Turkish Manuscript

Şeyma Benli

doi:10.25365/kshf-26-01-04

A Hebrew Magic Formula in Arabic Script: At the Crossroads of Cultures and Languages in an Ottoman Turkish Manuscript

Authors

Şeyma Benli Faculty Member https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-5479

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25365/kshf-26-01-04

Keywords:

Hebrew in Arabic script, Hebrew magic formula, reception of Jewish occultism by Muslim Ottomans, 18th century, mecmua

Abstract

This paper examines a Hebrew sentence rendered in Arabic script found in an
Ottoman manuscript. It appears in Mecmūʿatü’l-Fevāʾid, a composite manuscript
housed in the Archaeological Manuscripts Collection (no. 885) of the Istanbul
Archaeological Museums Library.

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Published

2026-03-23

How to Cite

Benli, Şeyma. 2026. “A Hebrew Magic Formula in Arabic Script: At the Crossroads of Cultures and Languages in an Ottoman Turkish Manuscript”. Keshif 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.25365/kshf-26-01-04.