Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Ethiopic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Donor

• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Summary note

• Drawings:
• Large grid of 9 squares with a central face and eye-motifs in the 4 corner squares, the remaining squares with transverse cross designs; the whole set between two checkerboard bands. (In ink with black, red, pale yellow and olive green color.)
• Guardian angel with drawn sword and 2 seraphim; the whole set between bands decorated with highly stylized face motifs. (In ink with black, red, pale yellow and pale green color.)
• Eight-pointed star design with central face and eye-motifs at the ends of each arm. (In ink with black, red, pale yellow and pale green color.)
• World serpent ("ourobouros") design of two serpents in a circle each biting the other's tail, framed within a square decorated above and below with a chevron pattern. (In ink with black, red, pale yellow and pale green color.)
• A fish (In ink and without color.)

Notes

• 3 pieces of parchment sewn together. 1 col., written in black with rubrics in a reasonable hand (4-5mm), framed within a linear border with traces of yellow wash. 4 well executed talismanic drawings.
• Forms part of: Robert Garrett Collection of Ethiopic Magic Scrolls.

Contents

• 1. Prayer and Legend of Susenyos
• 2. Prayer against Evil Spirits Untitled. Comprises mostly magic or secret names (asmat).
• 3. Prayer against Buda, Barya and Légéwon Untitled.
• 4. Prayer against Shotälay and Shotälayt
• 5. Prayer against Nädära "Which Is the Sickness of the Evil Eye of Evil Demons"
• 6. Prayer against the Evil Eye of Barya
• 7. Prayer against Colic
• 8. Prayer against Blacksmiths
• 9. Prayer against Rheumatism and (Chest) Pain
• 10. Prayer against Plague (Or typhoid: Féra) and Fever

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Provenance

Owner: Asʻädä Maryam (f.), occasionally with her father's name added, Haylä Maryam.

In

Robert Garrett Collection of Ethiopic Magic Scrolls box 2

OCLC

1340514859

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