MS Ethiopian 17

Date:
19th century
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MS Ethiopian 17. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

19th century manuscript containing numerous treatises of divination (hasab), magical prayers, and magico-medical prescriptions

Publication/Creation

Ethiopia, 19th century

Physical description

Vellum; Material: perg; 92 folios; dimensions: diameter 62-80 mm, length 115-125 mm

Acquisition note

(1929-12-12): Purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at Sotheby's, 12 December 1929, lot 84. Accessioned in December 1929, accession number 52283.

Hand note

Poor handwriting

Ownership note

(not after 1900): The colophon on folio 71v provides the name of the owner from Askwena in Agau region. The name of the governor is given: Walda Tsagga. A note on folio 92r similar to the colophon also mentions the Agau region.

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