Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. g. 8 (R)
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Magical Prayers
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1899 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript was purchased by the Bodleian Library↗ in 1900.
Summary
Contents
Prayer against various women's complaints; also against demons (CAe 4597)
Language of text: and Amharic
Magical letters
Language of text: and Amharic
Magical letters arranged in small squares in crossword-like manner.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሶታላይ፡ (CAe 4598)
Language of text: and Amharic
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሶታላይ፡
Prayer against infertility and abortionContinuation of the prayer against abortion (CAe 4598)
Language of text: and Amharic
Continuation of prayer against abortion. A ጋኔን፡ is believed to cause this affliction, and the prayer is directed against him.Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The name of the owner, ʾƎngǝdā Warq owner is mentioned throughout.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Coloured picture of an angel before Content Item 1 Prayer against various women's complaints; also against demons (CAe 4597) .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
Face in form of a quincunx between Content Item 1 Prayer against various women's complaints; also against demons (CAe 4597) and Content Item 2 Magical letters .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Ullendorff, E. 1951. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, II, Catalogi Codd. Mss. Bibliothecae Bodleianae, 7 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951). page 26b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 50.5in |
Width | 2.75in |
Binding
In wooden (bamboo?) box.
Binding material
wood
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a mediocre hand, 19th century.
Date: 1800-1899
1800-1899Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻOxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. g. 8 (R)ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2017-03-31) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLaethg8 [Accessed: 2024-06-01]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Additions on 31.3.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 22.3.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor