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ACQUISITIONS OF 2000-2 (Or. 25.728, cont.)

Ends (35b): fjtfj ■ " ■_» I ' c dLmjjS _pun (j-L» jil jjJS a aL Jlu Jjl <Luij}5 a 4-1» jj I ^51 ^ ‘*■ v ‘till VI i ij iII |»lf j V jjlS (3) ff. 35b-36a A brief ta'bïmüme, which occurs in a heading preceding the text. It is ascribed to the authority of the Prophet Yüsuf (cf. 1, above). It essentially is a list of the two days of each lunar month which spell disaster, specified in the introductory part: a boy bom on such a day will not live long, a building founded then will not be completed, and so forth. Begins (35b): j ^ .n *w'i tj-Ht I a aj I jJb aS j 1 <ti al Cül^j ajj j 1 a II f J Ends (36a): <li3Ld j Jjjj >5 Q.l ... J 5 0 . IIJ 11 <4JLtl A^oJI » i~ i at all I Vi g. | *lxJI

(4) ff. 36a-37a Another brief ta‘bimame\ the heading on f. 36a reads ‘h&ia ta'btmdme-i gayrT. It essentially is a list of the 29-30 days of each lunar month followed by the prognostic value of dreams ‘seen’ during the nights of those days. In the introduction (36a), it is explained that the truth of these predictions was revealed to the Prophet by Jabra’fl. Begins (36a): aJjjJ j 4_< 1 c. all I |jlm al/1 j Ca jj jA i" * JI j j alLodl xuJLc. Cj >|A> s.14aJ}I jJaAial JIj—u *5 iji J J Jj>* Ends (37a): a aIx. I all I $ jA^jL-a duLc. (ji ja jjV,jl 5JSI.J a 1» m jl (5) ff. 37a-b An inventory, later crossed out, but still perfectly readable, which lists the consecutive days of each month and the consequences of drawing blood on those days. It is preceded by an introductory remark (37a).