Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts of the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine in London / [compiled] by Stefan Strelcyn.

  • Stefan Strelcyn
Date:
[1972]
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Credit: Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts of the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine in London / [compiled] by Stefan Strelcyn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    One magical picture at the end. The consecutive owners mentioned are: Sabana Giyorgis, Makera Sallase, and Walatta Heywat. Possibly originally belonging to the same scroll as No. XII. Bought in 1915. XIV Twentieth century. Vellum. Scroll. 575 mm. X 65 mm. Poor handwriting. Black and red ink. No. 14622. 1. Prayer against barya and legewon. Title and beginning: flfi<*» : . . . jia«* * (17x1*1' - (\c? * an^ipt s m-k s pa ■• 7?iifr:»«»- s t\h;yr*i>\' <s>tx<\c?b\ 2. Prayer against colic. Title and beginning: fl<V» • . . . &A°ih (17x1+ *[C]^ s li l d.'i(n : 7x9° i ih(l ' fl>A£* •• «PU£- s h<*» : J&n/if?,»°- : Aft^A * 7x0»t1x?a)- s . . . . Two coloured magical pictures. The owner's name is Yomam. Taken at Magdala in 1868. Bought in 1913. XV Twentieth century. Vellum. 1,980 mm. X 90 mm. Scroll composed of three strips. Careless but fluent handwriting. Black and red ink. No. 50832. 1. Prayer against barya, legewon, zar, tdgrida, chest pain, rheumatism, vaginal haemorrhage, and sotalay. The legend of Susenyos. Title and end: flfi s ... ftA-^ s [sic] /h7» • (\c? • (DfoiPl : tic * m*iifr : witcr0*!* * 7\<rfono° * <\C? (0/1,19*1 * HC ' (O^I^P, : ffl-«)°i;l~ • flJ«f»CT°7ih s <dF'I*A& : fih^->\\ ' [ ]. 2. Prayer for expelling devils. Beginning : Oft- A^ll.MUa: Ml ■* . . . ^*fi * wy.A.Wft s fc^&^c s.... 3. Salam to Phanuel, the expeller of devils. Beginning : AA9° •• Ah * s 4-W%,A 4. Prayer against vaginal haemorrhage and sotalay. Title and beginning: ftAHh s nV>-f« s &na» s £5P : £D(f+Aj& s J»*fi.P fl^Ti.? ' hA^J& * [>'c] .... 5. Prayer against mdgganna and pleurisy. Title and beginning: ftA-ih n*»?-f- : A°7^ : aoptf s m i /*'9°:l° ' (\Ft\ l\9° fl&XA ■ A0° * . . . . 6. Prayer against chest pain. Title and beginning : XA°^ ' fl^'H- * <Vf7^ • Ohl°ifr : MU : AU s nfi^» s AU * W hi**} Four coloured magical pictures. The name of the owner is Walatta Mika'el. Bought in 1930. XVI Twentieth century. Vellum. 2,265 mm. X 95 mm. Scroll composed of three strips, a fourth is missing (traces of sewing). Mediocre handwriting. Black and red ink. No. 86622.