Ethiopian Manuscript of Divination (Hasab), Magical Prayers and Magico-Medical Prescriptions (Wellcome MS Ethiopian 17)
Public domain
Witchcraft & Folk Magic
Ceremonial Magic & Grimoires
Tarot, Astrology & Divination
Gnosticism & Early Christianity
Rare Finds
A 19th-century vellum pocket manuscript of 92 folios from the Agau region of Ethiopia, containing divination treatises, magical prayers and healing prescriptions; the colophon names its owner and the local governor Walda Tsagga. Bought at Sotheby's on 12 December 1929 (lot 84) for the Wellcome museum, it is a unique hand-written object. Digitized by the Wellcome Collection and released under its Public Domain Mark.
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