19TH CENTURY ETHIOPIAN PSALTER ON VELLUM: 31c

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19
TH
CENTURY ETHIOPIAN PSALTER ON VELLUM:
The
GEEZ
language is one of
Semitic Languages
spoken in
Ethiopia
in the past; and is probably originated from
two sources
: The
Sabaean
in
Southern Yemen
few centuries
B.C
; and represents the
Old Arabic Semitic
language spoken by the
Biblical
Queen of Sheba
(
King Solomon Era
), and was also known as
“Himyarite Language”
.
The second source was from
Egypt
during the
Hyksos
ruling. The Hyksos were
Semitic tribes
who invaded old Egypt and ruled for almost 400 years. They were expelled out of Egypt and fled to
Nuba
,
Ethiopia
, and
Canaan
.
Another definite source is when the Kingdom of
Aksum
, in old Ethiopia, had invaded and occupied
Yemen
in early centuries
A.D
. Then, the definite Gee’z language became a
mixture
of these sources; but it was vanished with time and was only used in Biblical and
Christian Orthodox Schools
in old Ethiopia. Nowadays, this historical language is only spoken in some
Coptic African Christian institutions
and the
Coptic Orthodox Yemenite minority
as well.
What you see here is an old leaf from an old Coptic Psalter written on vellum (calf or goat skin) with bold black and red ink. The red ink is usually reserved for the name of
God
or
Saints
. Some scripts are
vanished
with years.
Dirt
and heavy
foxing
exist as well. I do not know this language, so I am not sure about the exact date; but according to an
expert
and an
authority
in this field it is a
19
th
Century Ethiopian Psalter
. There is some damage on the borders and it measures 15.0 cm x 12.0 cm. No need for further description; you
get
exactly what you
see
on the scans.
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