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Location
Ethiopia
Creation Date
1850
Description
Manuscript scroll in Ge'ez, double columns of text with illustrations of saints and marginal decoration. Created circa 19th century.
Text that refers to the specific patron have been covered and written-over, indicating that ownership of the manuscript was transferred at least once. "Walatta" appears throughout text, implying that the scroll was transferred to an individual by that name.
Gift of A. Gordon Hunter.
Original Format
Goatskin vellum originally joined vertically; now divided into two pieces, mounted and matted.
Original Size
192 x 15 cm (composite), 122 x 46 cm (framed and matted)
Link to Primo Catalog Entry
https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/01ALLIANCE_PSU/1sk2t0o/alma99903410116801853
Link to Medieval Portland Entry
https://medievalportland.org/digital-heritage/ethiopian-prayer-scroll
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43850
Recommended Citation
"39, Ethiopian Prayer Scroll" (1850). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 36.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43850