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Lot 328

Sefer Tehillim, Mishlei and Prayers Upon Parchment – Ethiopian Translation (Ge’ez)

Manuscript in Ethiopian writing, in Ge’ez language spoken by priests of Ethiopian ethnic group [Qisim]. Contains Sefer Tehillim and Sefer Mishlei, and other additions [unexamined by expert].
Black and red ink, upon 15 parchment pamphlets (number of leaves varies from pamphlet to pamphlet). Several pages contain ornamented frame illustrations. Bound with dark wooden biding and thick threads, missing spine.
[159] leaves, 14 cm. Good condition, stains. Writing on several leaves rubbed out or slightly erased.