Ms. 53 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esara Agān᾽ent

Item Overview

Title

Ms. 53 Ṣālot ba᾽eneta Mā᾽esara Agān᾽ent

Alternative title

ጸሎት በእንተ ማዕሠረ አጋንንት
Prayer for the Binding of Demons

Uniform title

Magical Prayers

Date Created

18th c.

Date

1700/1799

Place of Origin

Ethiopia

Language

Ethiopic

Collection

Ethiopic Manuscripts

Notes

Description

Some illustrations.
Layout: One column on a scroll composed with two strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Text in black ink. Saints and owners' names and the beginning of each prayer are in red ink.

Provenance

The owner of this scroll is Waleda Tenesa'e (Lagase).

Table of contents

Drawing of cross and two people ;Prayer for the Binding of Demons ( "who confused the mind and covered the eye" [understanding?]), includes: Prayer against the disease of 'ayenat' ;Prayer for the binding of demons ;Drawing of angel with swords ;Prayer to overthrow demons ;Prayer for the binding of demons ;Prayer against the disease of 'ayenat and Wege'at' ;Prayer against the disease of stomach ache 'Qurtsat'.

Physical Description

Extent

1 scroll

Dimensions

1240 mm x 90 mm

Support

Vellum

Keywords

Genre

Manuscripts

Resource type

text