Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript on Vellum


Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript on Vellum

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Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript on Vellum:
$662.00


\" GEEZ\" The language commonly called Ethiopic is the language in which the inscriptions of the
kings of the ancient Aksumitic (Axumite) Empire and most of the literature of Christian Abyssinia are written.
It is called lesana Ge`ez, \"the tongue of Ge`ez,\" because it was originally the dialect of the Ge`ez tribe,
who in antiquity must have dwelt in or near Aksum (Axum) Today Ge\'ez remains only as the main language used in the liturgy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church,
the Ethiopian Catholic Church, and the Beta Israel Jewish Contains 236 pages (118 leaves) including 7 paintingsMeasures 7 1/4 inches long 4 3/4 inches wide 2 inches high

Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript on Vellum:
$662.00

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