

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
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Repository | Endā Abbā Garimā Monastery |
Shelfmark | C2-IV-30 |
Common Name | Abbā Garimā Gospels 1 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 177 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 6th-10th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Vegetative; Illumination; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Two folios inserted into codex: fol. 41rv is a leaf from another manuscript with three other known extant leaves, this one containing Daniel 7:25-8:9; fol. 170rv is a leaf from another manuscript (possibly the same as that represented by fol. 6 in Abbā Garimā Gospels 2, see HMML project number AG 00002), bound in reversed, containing the end of the tituli to Matthew and Matthew 1:1-19. |
Bibliography |
Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice: The Synoptic Gospels. General Introduction - Edition of the Gospel of Mark, in Äthiopistische Forschungen 27 (1989); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice. Part III: The Gospel of Matthew, in Aethiopistische Forschungen 55 (2001); Michael G. Wechsler, Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum, in CSCO 617 (2005) |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 1-4 |
Alt. Surrogate | SEP DAVIES 00002 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
AG 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/132896 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 177 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Decorated metal over wood boards; central panel with cross front and back; holes in cover where decoration removed; spine label with manuscript title. Misbound: correct order of extant text is fol. 1-6, 8, 7, 21, 17-20, 22-25, 32-40, 15, 42-46, 61, 12, 16, 13-14, 26, 30-31, 29, 27, 47-54, 28, 55-60, 62-98, 102-104, 99-101, 105-143, 145-150, 144, 9, 151-163, 11, 164-169, 10, 171-177; fol. 15 and 17 bound in reversed. |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at end and after fol. 6, 10, 21, 156, 163, 174 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-40v, 42r-169v, 171r-177v |
Century(ies) | 6th-10th century (?) |
Year Range | 500-1000 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 35.3 x 26.4 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Miniature of a tempietto on fol. 6r; decorated canon tables on fol. 2v-5v, 6v; architectural decoration on fol. 1r-2r |

Item Location | fol. 1r-40v, 42r-169v, 171r-177v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 1r-2r; Eusebian canons, fol. 2v-5v; Gospel of Matthew 1:19-4:19, 5:18-28:20, fol. 7r-8v, 12r-40v, 42r-58v, 61rv; tituli for Mark, fol. 58v-59r; Gospel of Mark, fol. 59r-60v, 62r-91r; tituli for Luke, fol. 91v-92v; Gospel of Luke, fol. 93r-143v, 145r; tituli for John, fol. 145rv; Gospel of John 1:1-7:8, 7:30-10:32, 11:13-15:4, 16:18-18:31, 19:24-21:1, fol. 9r-11v, 144r-169v, 171r-177v |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
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Repository | Endā Abbā Garimā Monastery |
Shelfmark | C2-IV-30 |
Common Name | Abbā Garimā Gospels 1 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 177 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 6th-10th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Vegetative; Illumination; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Two folios inserted into codex: fol. 41rv is a leaf from another manuscript with three other known extant leaves, this one containing Daniel 7:25-8:9; fol. 170rv is a leaf from another manuscript (possibly the same as that represented by fol. 6 in Abbā Garimā Gospels 2, see HMML project number AG 00002), bound in reversed, containing the end of the tituli to Matthew and Matthew 1:1-19. |
Bibliography |
Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice: The Synoptic Gospels. General Introduction - Edition of the Gospel of Mark, in Äthiopistische Forschungen 27 (1989); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice. Part III: The Gospel of Matthew, in Aethiopistische Forschungen 55 (2001); Michael G. Wechsler, Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum, in CSCO 617 (2005) |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 1-4 |
Alt. Surrogate | SEP DAVIES 00002 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
AG 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/132896 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 177 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Decorated metal over wood boards; central panel with cross front and back; holes in cover where decoration removed; spine label with manuscript title. Misbound: correct order of extant text is fol. 1-6, 8, 7, 21, 17-20, 22-25, 32-40, 15, 42-46, 61, 12, 16, 13-14, 26, 30-31, 29, 27, 47-54, 28, 55-60, 62-98, 102-104, 99-101, 105-143, 145-150, 144, 9, 151-163, 11, 164-169, 10, 171-177; fol. 15 and 17 bound in reversed. |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at end and after fol. 6, 10, 21, 156, 163, 174 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-40v, 42r-169v, 171r-177v |
Century(ies) | 6th-10th century (?) |
Year Range | 500-1000 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 35.3 x 26.4 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Miniature of a tempietto on fol. 6r; decorated canon tables on fol. 2v-5v, 6v; architectural decoration on fol. 1r-2r |
Item Location | fol. 1r-40v, 42r-169v, 171r-177v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 1r-2r; Eusebian canons, fol. 2v-5v; Gospel of Matthew 1:19-4:19, 5:18-28:20, fol. 7r-8v, 12r-40v, 42r-58v, 61rv; tituli for Mark, fol. 58v-59r; Gospel of Mark, fol. 59r-60v, 62r-91r; tituli for Luke, fol. 91v-92v; Gospel of Luke, fol. 93r-143v, 145r; tituli for John, fol. 145rv; Gospel of John 1:1-7:8, 7:30-10:32, 11:13-15:4, 16:18-18:31, 19:24-21:1, fol. 9r-11v, 144r-169v, 171r-177v |
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