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The Gospel of John.

Item

Title
The Gospel of John.
Institution
University Library, Cambridge
Collection Title
Ethiopian Manuscripts
Creator(s)
ሲሎንዲስ
Description/Scope and Content
The Gospel of John. The name of the scribe ሲሎንዲስ occurs on ff. 129v and 131r. A prayer for the scribe is included at the end of the manuscript on f. 129r. On f. 129v another scribe Akliä Giyorgis, added the benediction, "Simeon, by name Papas but not in practice." 1r-131r
Date
18th cent. CE
Identifier
Oo. 1.41
Language
Ge'ez
Extent
131 ff. 14.0 × 10.2 cm.
Collection Type
Special Collection
Level of Processing
Catalogued in FIHRIST & Ullendorf
Type of Materials/Format
Codex
Related Collections: Types of Materials
Islamic Manuscripts - Ethiopian Manuscripts
Provenance
Ethiopia
Copyright
Out of copyright
Donor Information
Donated to Cambridge University by Buchanan, Claudius, 1766-1815 on May, 1809
Item sets
Cambridge