Phylactery (amulet)

Scribe possibly Khocha Ovannes16th Century

Chester Beatty
Dublin, Ireland

This amulet includes an explanation of the apocryphal Letter of Abgar, written from Jesus to Abgar V of Edessa (4 BC–50 AD). Legend has it that the letter cured the king of his illness, helped him resist the Persian invasion and aided in the conversion of his kingdom to Christianity.

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Title: Phylactery (amulet)
Creator: Scribe possibly Khocha Ovannes
Date Created: 16th Century
Physical Location: Dublin, Ireland
Location Created: Armenia
Original Source: Chester Beatty, Dublin
Rights: © Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Collection Number: CBL Arm 609, detail

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