MS Ethiopian 15

19th century prayers of magical character

Ethiopia, 19th century

Fine vellum; Material: perg; Scroll composed of 3 strips 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 90 mm, length 1980 mm

(1929-08-01): Purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at Maggs, 1 August 1929. Accessioned in August 1929, accession number 50832

Ge'ez

Careless but fluent handwriting

(not after 1930): Previous owner named as