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035    (EthiopicMSS)C0744.04_c0224
035    (NjP)12366571-princetondb
035    (OCoLC)on1340514859
035     |z(NjP)Voyager12366571
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245 00 Garrett Ethiopic Magic Scroll No. 44
264  0 [Ethiopia], |c[between 1770 and 1830]
300    1 item ; |c2460 x 120mm
500    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.
520 0  Drawings:
520 8  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.)
520 8  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.)
520 8  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.)
520 8  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.)
520 8  A fish (In ink and without color.)
561    Owner: Asʻädä Maryam (f.), occasionally with her father's name added, Haylä Maryam.
500    Forms part of: Robert Garrett Collection of Ethiopic Magic Scrolls.
505 00  |g1. |tPrayer and Legend of Susenyos
505 80  |g2. |tPrayer against Evil Spirits |gUntitled. Comprises mostly magic or secret names (asmat).
505 80  |g3. |tPrayer against Buda, Barya and Légéwon |gUntitled.
505 80  |g4. |tPrayer against Shotälay and Shotälayt
505 80  |g5. |tPrayer against Nädära "Which Is the Sickness of the Evil Eye of Evil Demons"
505 80  |g6. |tPrayer against the Evil Eye of Barya
505 80  |g7. |tPrayer against Colic
505 80  |g8. |tPrayer against Blacksmiths
505 80  |g9. |tPrayer against Rheumatism and (Chest) Pain
505 80  |g10. |tPrayer against Plague (Or typhoid: Féra) and Fever
650  0 Manuscripts, Ethiopic |zNew Jersey |zPrinceton.
655  7 Manuscripts, Ethiopic |y18th century |2lcsh
700 1  Garrett, Robert, |d1875-1961, |edonor.
773 0   |tRobert Garrett Collection of Ethiopic Magic Scrolls |gbox 2 |w9989775243506421
852 8   |bhsvm |hGarrett Ethiopic Magic Scrollsbox 2, no. 44
914    (OCoLC)on1340514859 |bOCoLC |ccreate |d20221117 |eprocessed |f1340514859
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