Ethiopian Manuscripts : Gospel of John

Ethiopian Manuscripts

<p style='text-align: justify;'>A personal copy containing Mystagogia [ትምሕርተ ፡ ኅቡዓት], the Gospel of John [ወንጌል ፡ ዘዮሐንስ], and various prayers and hymns. An ownership note is found on f. <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(9);return false;'>4r</a> and contains the name Abbā Walda Kirubēl; the name of the original owner has been erased and replaced with Walda Kirubēl on ff. 5r-112v; prayers for Walda Kirubēl were added in a secondary hand on ff. 26r, 32r, 59r, 76r, 93v, 103v. The following note was found on the inside back cover: "This book was taken from Theodores' camp under Magdala 14 April 1868. Presented to M. Garbios (?), with kind regards, by this finder. 9 Feb 1870."</p>