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W.844, Two Ethiopian Prayer Books copied together

Abstract

This small, undecorated manuscript was written in Gǝ‛ǝz, 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 the eighteenth century. The date 1308AH/1890-91CE, given on the verso of the second flyleaf could be for the Arabic notes of the two leaves. Evidence of its long life and variety of users comes in the form of notes scribbled on the flyleaves, with Arabic in two hands covering the front two flyleaves and notes in French and English on the back flyleaf.

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    1. Upper board outside

      W.844, Upper board outside
    2. Upper board inside

      W.844, Upper board inside
    3. Front flyleaf i, r

      W.844, Front flyleaf i, r
    4. Front flyleaf i, v

      W.844, Front flyleaf i, v
    5. Front flyleaf ii, r

      W.844, Front flyleaf ii, r
    6. Front flyleaf ii, v

      W.844, Front flyleaf ii, v
    7. fol. 1r

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    8. fol. 1v

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    9. fol. 2r

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    10. fol. 2v

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    11. fol. 3r

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    12. fol. 3v

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    13. fol. 4r

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    14. fol. 4v

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    15. fol. 5r

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    16. fol. 5v

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    17. fol. 6r

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    18. fol. 6v

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    19. fol. 7r

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    20. fol. 7v

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    21. fol. 8r

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    22. fol. 8v

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    23. fol. 9r

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    24. fol. 9v

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    25. fol. 10r

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    26. fol. 10v

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    27. fol. 11r

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    28. fol. 11v

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    29. fol. 12r

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    30. fol. 12v

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    31. fol. 13r

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    32. fol. 13v

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    47. fol. 21r

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    123. fol. 59r

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    125. fol. 60r

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    126. fol. 60v

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    127. fol. 61r

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    128. fol. 61v

      W.844, fol. 61v
    129. Back flyleaf i, r

      W.844, Back flyleaf i, r
    130. Back flyleaf i, v

      W.844, Back flyleaf i, v
    131. Lower board inside

      W.844, Lower board inside
    132. Lower board outside

      W.844, Lower board outside
    133. Spine

      W.844, Spine
    134. Fore-edge

      W.844, Fore-edge
    135. Head

      W.844, Head
    136. Tail

      W.844, Tail

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