The Book of Mystery

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GG-059

f. IIr: መፅሃፈ፡ ሚስጢር፡ [Mäḍhafä Misṭir] (sic!); f. 197ra,10: መጽሐፈ፡ ምሥጢር፡ [Mäṣḥäfä Məśṭir]

Michael Gervers (researcher)

Witold Witakowski (data contributor)

Giyorgis [Säglawi (of Sägla) or of Gassečča] his name is provided at the end, f. 197ra.11: Giyorgis Mar (ጊዮርጊስ፡ ማር።) (author)

Giyorgis
i.e., the copyist has the same name as the author, unless the blessing on f. 11rb,10, is asked for the author (scribe)

f. 139vb, end: “This book belongs to Gwəndgwənde”; (owner)

f. I, only c. 1/3 broad of the normal fol.; f. IIv (foreguard), 92v, 197v: empty

Number of folios: 2 (I-II) + 197 + 3 (III-V); European foliation; Number of quires; 28; Number of columns of the text: 2; Number of lines in columns: 19-25

Theology

Ethiopia

Tigray