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Title
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LJefafa S' edek
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Institution
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University Library, Cambridge
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Collection Title
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Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Creator(s)
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Unknown
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Description/Scope and Content
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Magical writings: Contents: A Lefafii S' athk', a charm buried with the corpse,
exactly equal to it in length, to ensure the entry of the defunct
into heaven.
Eleven prayers, two occupying one side, nine shorter ones on
the reverse.
The openings and Maryam in red.
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Date
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19th cent. CE
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Identifier
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Or. 1638
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Language
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Ge'ez
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Extent
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Measurements: Nearly 7 ft. long. Collation: Three strips of vellum
of roughly equal size stitched
together. Written on both
sides; continued on verso in
opposite direction. Folded in
pages of 4 x 2½ in.
Lines to a page: I 7-I 9.
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Collection Type
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Special Collection
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Level of Processing
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Catalogued in Ullendorf
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Type of Materials/Format
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Binding: Wooden boards to which are stitched the beginning and end of the strip. Material: Vellum.
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Related Collections: Types of Materials
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Islamic Manuscripts - Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Provenance
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Ethiopia
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Copyright
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Out of copyright
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Donor Information
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Provenance: bought at Addis Ababa in 1945.
