E.Or Ms 673: Ethiopic Scroll, undated (c. 19th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
This is a protective scroll. It begins with an illumination in yellow, blue, brown and black, featuring three figures and a type of ornate cross. There are five sections of text down the length of the scroll, each separated by an illumination. There are six illuminations in total. They feature human images, crosses and patterns. Specialist research is needed.
Dates
- Creation: undated (c. 19th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Ge'ez (Script: Ge'ez)
Physical Description
This is a scroll made of two pieces of vellum stitched together, measuring 161 by 12.5 cm. Text is in black and brown ink.
Kept in a box with Or Ms 668.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 scroll
Other Finding Aids
Clavis Aethiopica (Hamburg-based project Beta maṣāḥǝft) [external link. Accessed 30 May 2023].
Custodial History
Likely to pertain to a donation by Charles McInroy in 1869 via David Laing and the Society of Antiquaries. McInroy was a member of the Madras Staff Corps, and Captain of the Transport Corps of the British Abyssinian Expedition of 1868. The proceedings of the Society (11th February 1869) record McInroy as having acquired the manuscripts "... mostly in the neighbourhoods of Senafé, from churches and villages." Senafé lies within the borders of modern day Eritrea and lay on the route taken by the British Abyssinian Expedition as they travelled to Magdala.
Physical Description
This is a scroll made of two pieces of vellum stitched together, measuring 161 by 12.5 cm. Text is in black and brown ink.
Kept in a box with Or Ms 668.
Source
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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