{"id":152,"date":"2012-04-18T22:51:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T22:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccspecialcollections.wordpress.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:14:15","slug":"ethiopian-magic-scroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/04\/18\/ethiopian-magic-scroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian &#8220;magic scroll&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156 alignleft\" title=\"Ethiopian magic scroll\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll3.jpg?w=56\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/code><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-158 alignleft\" title=\"Ethiopian magic scroll rolled\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1.jpg?w=102\" alt=\"\" width=\"43\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/04\/ethiopian-magic-scroll-rolled1-624x913.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 43px) 100vw, 43px\" \/><\/a>In March 2012, Special Collections purchased a 20th century Ethiopian &#8220;magic scroll.&#8221; According to the dealer&#8217;s description, it is on parchment, probably goatskin, and in the language of Ge&#8217;ez (pronounced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forvo.com\/word\/ge%27ez\/\">guh-UHZ<\/a>, sometimes known as Ethiopic). It&#8217;s about 55 inches long and rolls up to the size of one of Wonder Woman&#8217;s wrist cuffs.<\/p>\n<p>The scroll provides healing and protection for the person for whom it was made, and its length often matches the height of that person. (Ours is 55 inches long.)<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know a lot about these scrolls, but according to <a href=\"http:\/\/tiger.coloradocollege.edu\/record=b1155756~S5\">this book<\/a>, available at Tutt Library, each one is made for a particular individual, and the scrolls mix elements from Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Another useful source on the topic is Harry Stroomer&#8217;s chapter &#8220;Magic parchment scrolls from Ethiopia,&#8221; available <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=_uhvUA428fcC&amp;lpg=PA685&amp;ots=q1_cTwsAh1&amp;dq=ethiopian%20magic%20scrolls%20tourists&amp;pg=PA685#v=onepage&amp;q=ethiopian%20magic%20scrolls%20tourists&amp;f=false\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2012, Special Collections purchased a 20th century Ethiopian &#8220;magic scroll.&#8221; According to the dealer&#8217;s description, it is on parchment, probably goatskin, and in the language of Ge&#8217;ez (pronounced guh-UHZ, sometimes known as Ethiopic). It&#8217;s about 55 inches long and rolls up to the size of one of Wonder Woman&#8217;s wrist cuffs. 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