St Petersburg, Etnografičeskij Muzej Akademii Nauk, 4055-4
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Turaev cat. VII.2
General description
Magic Scroll
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1900 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Owners Walda Māryām owner and Walda Yoḥannǝs owner are mentioned.
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by Boris Turaev and was kept in Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž. In 1930 it was handed over to Etnografičeskij Muzej Akademii Nauk.
Summary
Contents
Magic Prayer (CAe 5137)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ቀዲሙ፡ ወተድኅኖ፡ በግጻዊሁ፡ ይትረአይ፡ ዘአስተዋሐደ፡ ምክሮ፡ ለጸላዒ፡ በጠፈረ፡ በረድ፡ ወነድ፡ ዘሐነጸ፡ ማደሮ፡
Magic Prayer for Undoing Charms (CAe 5139)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መፍትሔ፡ ሥራይ፡ በኃይለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አስማቲከ፡ ሠአራ፡ ሥራይ፡
Magic Prayer for Undoing Charms (CAe 5138)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አንተ፡ ዘነበብነ፡ በአፋነ፡ ወበልሳንነ፡
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame:
The text is enframed.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Red Cross between the Sun and the Moon on a yellow background in the upper part of the scroll.
- miniature:
Miniature of a Gardian Angel in red color on a yellow background in the lower part of thew scroll.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Turaev, B. 1906. Ėfiopskija rukopisi v S.-Peterburgě, Pamjatniki ėfiopskoj pis’mennosti, 3 (St Petersburg: Tipografija imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk, 1906). page 129-130
Secondary Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 198
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 2170mm |
Width | 100mm |
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
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