MS Ethiopian 14

19th century prayers of magical character

Ethiopia, 19th century

Vellum; Material: perg; Scroll composed of 1 stril 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 65 mm, length 575 mm

Purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at Stevens, 9 September 1930, lot 241

Poor handwriting

Ge'ez

(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.

The name of the owner of the scroll is Yemam