Prayers to Mary

Prayers to Virgin Mary
Ethiopian
19th century
2 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches
Graduate Theological Union Library Rare Book Collection

Ethiopian manuscript hand written in Ge'ez on vellum. Ge'ez is the classical language of Ethiopia and is still used as a liturgical language by Ethiopian Christians and the Beta Israel Jewish community of Ethiopia. Here are the first four leaves. The covers are traditional wooden boards.