Materials for the
Study of Ethiopic
Proverbs

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Turn text into numbers.

Identify patterns in the numbers.

Turn numbers into stories.

Proverbs: Sample, Best Representatives

Sample of the Text: Entire book (31 chapters)
Sample Size: 100% of the book.
Sample of Manuscripts: EMIP 1029 (15-16th), EMML 1768 (l15th), Bibliothèque nationale Abbadie 35 (17th), Gunda Gunde 106 (1682-1706), IES77 (1934), New Ge'ez Bible.
Earliest Attested – EMIP 1029 (15-16th).
Earliest Attested – EMML 1768 (l15th).
Standardized – Bibliothèque nationale Abbadie 35 (17th).
Standardized – Gunda Gunde 106 (1682-1706).
Modern Textus Receptus (20th Century) – IES 77 (= Mahbara Hawaryat = Accordance text) (1934).
Modern Textus Receptus (21st Century) – New Ge'ez Bible.