paper
Ethiopia
17th Century
Source: Alessandro Gori (2022). Early Ethiopian Islamic Printed Books: A First Assessment with a Special Focus on the Works of shaykh Jamāl al-Dīn al-Annī (d. 1882). De Gruyter.
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The manuscript contains a copy of the Minhāj al-ᙩālibģn by al-Nawawģ. The colophon provides the exact date of 1693 CE (p. 244). The study suggests that such manuscripts were produced within the framework of an already functioning Islamic manuscript tradition in Ethiopia, characterized by established features in writing style and page layout (p. 244).
Original Recipe Text
The manuscript contains a copy of the Minhāj al-ᙩālibģn by al-Nawawģ. The colophon provides the exact date of 1693 CE (p. 244). The study suggests that such manuscripts were produced within the framework of an already functioning Islamic manuscript tradition in Ethiopia, characterized by established features in writing style and page layout (p. 244).
Evidence
"According to the presently available information, the earliest dated Ethiopian Islamic manuscript is Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 001856 (containing a copy of the Minhāj al-ᙩālibģn by al Nawawģ), the colophon of which (fol. 181v) indicates the date of 18 rajab 1104 AH / 25 March 1693 CE."
Remarks
Analysis of early manuscripts in Ethiopia points to the existence of a set of established features in both writing style and page layout. The practice of handwriting texts in different Ethiopian Islamic communities has continued for over three hundred years (p. 244).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
paleographical and codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typepaper
RegionEthiopia
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorAlessandro Gori
CollectionAddis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 001856
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