Liqa Kahunat Ajugu, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009

Liqa Kahunat Ajugu, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009

Lika Kahunat (Archpriest) Ajugu, a scribe in the village of Gälawdios, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. He works at his scribing every non-holiday, and had just finished a large copy of the 4 Gospels when we arrived, which he was going to send to Bahir Dar in search of a buyer.

Kes Mogas, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009

Kes Mogas, Gälawdios, Amhara, Ethiopia, July 2009

Kes (Priest) Mogas, one of the many scribes active in the village of Gälawdios, adds his name to a sample of his writing. He is training his children in scribe-craft, and while I was there, one was scraping the hair off of parchment on freames behind the house.