Life of Abba Garima

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GG-015

Front cover: ገድለ፡ ኣባ፡ ገሪማ፡ - Gädlä ᾽Abba Gärima; f. 2r3-5: ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበዩ፡ ወክብሩ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ይስሐቅ። - “Homily that was composed by Yoḥannəs, the bishop, about the greatness and glory of holy Yəsḥaq [a.k.a. Abba Gärima];” The colophon, f. 64v1-2: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ወብፁእ፡ ኣባ፡ ገሪማ፡ - “This book is the Life of the holy and blessed Abba Gärima”;

Michael Gervers (researcher)

Witold Witakowski (data contributor)

Yoḥannəs (John) (author of text 1)

᾽Iyobed, colophon: f. 64v4-5 (owner)

Astir (owner)

ff. 1v and 64v, additional notes written with a pencil by an unskilled hand;

Number of folios: 64; European foliation; Number of quires: 8 (or 9); Number of columns of the text: 1; Number of lines in columns; 13-15

Hagiography

Ethiopia

Tigray