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W.784, Ethiopian prayer book

Abstract

This twentieth-century Ethiopian prayerbook is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and its miracles, and contains readings for each day of the week. The text might have been composed by Täklä Maryam, whose name appears on fol. 13r. The author felt that the Trinity was not worshipped and celebrated as it should be, not even as much as the martyrs, the angels, and the desert fathers. The manuscript itself was owned by Gäbrä Mika’el (fols. 21v, 52v, and passim). It still retains its double leather satchel, complete with the remains of a carrying strap, which suggests that it may have been taken on pilgrimages. Small bits of colored thread have been attached to the corners of the first folios of the readings, an unusual solution to helping the reader navigate the text. Written in Gǝ'ǝz, Ethiopia's liturgical language, the manuscript appears to have been originally undecorated, with knot work added to the upper margins of the first two readings at a later date.

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    1. Upper board outside

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    2. Upper board inside

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    3. Front flyleaf i, r

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    5. Front flyleaf ii, r

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    7. Front flyleaf iii, r

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    8. Front flyleaf iii, v

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    9. Front flyleaf iv, r

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    10. Front flyleaf iv, v

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    11. fol. 1r

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    12. fol. 1v

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    13. fol. 2r

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    167. Back flyleaf i, r

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    168. Back flyleaf i, v

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    169. Back flyleaf ii, r

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    170. Back flyleaf ii, v

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    171. Lower board inside

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    172. Lower board outside

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    173. Spine

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    174. Fore-edge

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    175. Head

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    176. Tail

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    177. Satchel front

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    178. Satchel back

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    179. Satchel left side

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    180. Satchel right side

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