Image: Scroll containing magical prayers to protect against evil (CBL W 941)
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Description: 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
Title: Scroll Amulet (CBL W 941)label QS:Len,"Scroll Amulet (CBL W 941)"
Credit: magical-prayers-unknown/2QF-KTHx5m0Dfg at Google Arts & Culture
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