Ethiopic (Ge'ez) version
Garima Gospels
radiocarbon c. 390-570 CE (debated) · date uncertain · Ge'ez · parchment
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Where found
Abba Garima Monastery, Ethiopia
Kept at the monastery since antiquity
Where it is now
Abba Garima Monastery
Adwa, Ethiopia
Found and held
The dark pin is the find-spot. The gold pin is the present holding. The dashed line connects them.
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Details
- Gregory-Aland
- Not recorded
- Size
- Not recorded
- Contents
- The four Gospels in Ge'ez, with illuminations
- Record status
- unverified
Also known as GARIMA, Garima.
Among the oldest surviving illuminated Christian books, from Aksum: Christianity beyond Rome.
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