Two Ethiopian Prayer Books copied together
This small, undecorated manuscript was written in Geez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and was copied for Gäbrä Giyorgis. Although it has long been considered to be a work of the sixteenth century, the scribe's hand suggests a later date, perhaps in...
Artifact
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4471
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object
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normalized
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Made in north central Ethiopia, 18th century, for Gäbrä Giyorgis [fols. 14v, 20v, 24r, and passim]; Joseph Dietrich, Alexandria, VA [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. Gene Guerny, [date of acquisition unknown] otained from Joseph Dietrich; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by gift.
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CC0
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en
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1
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