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Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The Loving Scribes

Image displayed with permission of Gunda Gunde Monastery

The Loving Scribes

  • This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, and dated to 1650-1749. You can view this painting in the manuscript Gunda Gunde Monastery, Gunda Gunde Manuscripts Collection, Manuscript No. 44, f. 43r, s. 91, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
  • This painting of PEMM Story ID 61 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
  • 1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other (right). The object(s) are reed; pen; folio; book. The living being(s) are scribe.
  • The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 36. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 49.
  • PEMM's ID number for this painting is 2098.
  • To reproduce this image online or in print, please contact the Gunda Gunde Monastery. PEMM does not own the rights.
  • If you think any of the information on this page is incorrect (e.g., the location, date, description, captions), please use our PEMM Feedback Form to let us know. We depend on users like you to improve the site.
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