Book of the Date Palm

The Book of the Date Palm (Sefer ha-tamar) is ascribed to Abū Aflaḥ al-Saraqusṭī, an otherwise unknown figure. This work, apparently from Sicily, was a translation or reworking of a now-lost Arabic text on magic written sometime before 1100. It records astrological, alchemical, and associated traditions, many of which it connects to the biblical King Solomon.