What this record describes
Scroll containing magical prayers to protect against evil. Ethiopia, 19th century. Although it contains a passage from Gospel of John, it was made for a Muslim woman named Gamila. The exchange of magical practices between Muslims and Christians was common in Ethiopia. The figure is probably the Archangel Phanuel, who is invoked in the text. Ge'ez language. Chester Beatty Library W 941. Dated 19 th century by an anonymous Ethiopian scribe or painter.
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- Source date
- 19 th century
- Date evidence
- Date from the Wikimedia Commons file record, which dates the file rather than the object.
- Catalogue source
- Wikimedia Commons
- Source record
- commonsms-108601733