MS Ethiopian 13

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19th century
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MS Ethiopian 13. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

19th century prayers of magical character

Publication/Creation

Ethiopia, 19th century

Physical description

Vellum; Material: perg; Scroll composed of 1 strip The scroll would have been designed to be equal in length to the height of the person the scroll was composed for, in order that the entirety of the person was protected against demons and the return of evil spirits (Mercier); roll dimensions: diameter 117 mm, length 600 mm

Acquisition note

(1915-12-14): Purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at Stevens sale 12,725, 14 December 1915, lot 387. Accessioned on 20 December 1915, accession number 36970.

Hand note

Large, mediocre handwriting

Language note

Ge'ez

Ownership note

(not after 1868): Three consecutive owners named as .
(not before 1855, not after 1868): Part of the library of Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopian at Maqdala.
(1868-04): Taken from Maqdala during the British Expedition to Abyssinia in April 1868.

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