Book for the funeral services: Gǝnzät (the book of the [corps’s] wrapping)
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Physical condition of originals: 78 ff; 21x17 cm Parchment; black and red ink; unbound. Decoration: on f. 1r and 7r ornamented bands executed in black ink and colours, containing interlaces, the motifs of eye and faces. Good condition
Prayer of St Susenyos. Physical condition of originals: 18.1x17.5 cm (three pieces sawn together: (670+640+500mm) parchment (artificially made look older); black, pink and green industrial ink. Decoration:bands filled with floral motives; 4 magic picture: 1. angel armed with sword; 2. magic figur...
1. Invocation to St Susenyos, his short story and his prayer-conjuration (the text applied to protect the pregnant women and these with new-born child). 2. Invocation to the archangels Michael and Gabriel (for regular menstruation and protection against haemorrhages). 3. Magic cryptographic words...
Prayer to St. Susenyos; beginning of the Gospel of John; Intercession prayer to the archangel Fanuel and the Virgin Mary; Mysterious names of God; Physical condition of originals: 16.4x7 cm: three pieces sawn together (590+560+490mm; parchment; black&red ink; Drawings: figure holding a cross ...
Side A internal: invocation to the Trinity; the prayer recalling the name of Christ prayer directed to the archangels Michael and Gabrie; invocation to Michael and Gabriel for protection against the demons and evil eye; invocation for protection against the illnesses and poisons. Side B external:...
ኦሪት Octateuch, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል Gospels and Ecclesiastical works.
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing: Octateuch, ኦሪት and Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል and Ecclesiastical works. Late 17th century. Profusely illustrated with decorated coloured borders and devices. ff.209. (209+i) ff. 2r-3v. a letter of John, patriarch of Alexandria, to king ‘Iyasu (II), written by a lat...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f. 1r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘልደት. f. 24v. Exodus, ኦሪት ዘፀአት. f. 43r. Leviticus, ኦሪት ዘሌዋውያን. f. 57v. Numbers, ኦሪት ዘኍልቍ . f. 77v. Deuteronomy, ኦሪት ዘዳግም. f. 94v. Joshua, ኦሪት መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ. f. 107r. Judges, ኦሪት ዘመሳፍንት. f. 119v. Ruth, ዘሩት. f. 121v. a short ext...