Kullamaa Manuscript

Kullamaa Manuscript (Estonian: Kullamaa käsikiri) is a manuscript which is considered to be the oldest source containing longer texts (in total about 150 words) in Estonian language. These texts are written ca 1524-1532 by clergymen Johannes Lelow and its successor Konderth Gulerth.[1]

Manuscript consists two prays ("Pater noster" and "Ave Maria") and one credo ("Credo").[1]

The texts were discovered in 1923 by Paul Johansen. The texts are reposited in Tallinn City Archives.[1]

References
  1. "Kullamaa käsikiri - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

Further reading
  • T. Põld. Kullamaa katekismus. Bielefeld-Tartu, 1996
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