Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Christian Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript w/Leather Case
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Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Christian Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript w/Leather Case:
$5500.00
\" 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 community. Rare Ethiopian Antique Bible approximately 400 yrs oldPages 120 Leaves (240 Pages) including 15 illuminated pagesCover -2 Thick wood covered
Original Leather caseMeasures 7 inches long 5 inches wide
Rare Ethiopian Orthodox Coptic Christian Bible Ge\'ez Manuscript w/Leather Case:
$5500.00