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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Goğğām Province
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Repository |
Maḥal Zagē Giyorgis Church
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Shelfmark | G-IV-728 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 212 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Commentaries; Sermons; Hagiographies |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8121 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201406 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Microfilm scans created by HMML in 2005 from the original EMML films held in Ethiopia in partnership with the National Archives & Library Agency of Ethiopia; initial metadata by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 212 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards covered with cloth |
Type | Manuscript |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 38 x 35 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 27 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
History of Batra Māryām in Amharic at end |

Author |
John Chrysostom, -407
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Title | Homilies. Selections |
Uniform Title |
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. Homilies
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Three texts, chiefly derived from the lectionary for Passion Week; includes CPG, no. 4588 |
Author |
John Chrysostom, -407
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Title | Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews |
Title NS | አፈ ፡ ወርቅ |
Uniform Title |
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews
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Alternate Title | Commentary on Hebrews |
Associated Name |
Mikā'ēl, Gebṣāwi, active 16th century
(Translator)
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Associated Name |
Enbāqom, Eċċagē, -1560 or 1561
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
With a history of John Chrysostom |
Title | Histories of Epiphanius of Cyprus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Derived from the Synaxarion, the Pandects of Nikon of the Black Mountain, and the Universal Chronicle of Jirjis ibn al-'Amīd |
Author |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
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Title | Ankoroṭos |
Title NS | አንኮሪጦስ |
Uniform Title |
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403. Ancoratus
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Alternate Title | Ancoratus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አንኮሪጦስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ርትዓ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ቃል ፡ ዘኤጲፋንዮስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ ፡ ዘቄጵሮስ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ብሔሩሰ ፡ ኤሌቄርጶሊስ ፡ እንተ ፡ ፍልስጤኒ ፡ ዘበህየ ፡ ኮነ ፡ አበ ፡ መነኮሳት ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ጽማዌ ፡ እምንእሱ ፡ ኃሢሦ ፡ ተግኀሠ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ |
Item Notes |
CPG, no. 3744 |
Title | Anacephalaeosis. Selections |
Uniform Title | Pseudo-Epiphanius. Anacephalaeosis VIAF |
Alternate Title | Homily on the orthodox faith |
Associated Name |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘኤጲፋኒስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቄጵሮስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ርትዕት ፡ ዘኤጲፋኒ ፡ ዘንጽሕት ፡ ርግብ ፡ ወቅድስት ፡ ድንግል ፡ ዘይእቲ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ተአምን ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ። |
Item Notes |
From CPG, no. 3765; excerpted from Qērellos |
Author |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
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Title | Ancoratus. Selections |
Uniform Title |
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403. Ancoratus
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Alternate Title | Homily on the Trinity |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘኤጲፋንዮስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘቄጵሮስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሥላሴ ፡ ፍካሬ ፡ ነአምን ፡ በ፩እግዚአብሔር ፡ አብ ፡ አኀዜ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘያስተርኢ ፡ ወዘኢያስተርኢ ፡ ገባሪ ፡ ወበ፩እግዚእ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ |
Item Notes |
From CPG, no. 3744; excerpted from Qērellos |
Title | Anathemas of the 12 bishops composed after the excommunication of Nestorius |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | መትሎ ፡ ሥርዓት ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ሥዕርቱ ፡ ለንስጥሮስ ፡ ዘደረሱ ፡ ፲ወ፪ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶሳት ፡ ርቱዓነ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ነሢኦሙ ፡ እምእግዚአብሔር ፡ ልቡና ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ዘይደሉ ፡ ለስብሐተ ፡ ዚአሁ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይሜህረነ ፡ ለመሃይምናን ። |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Goğğām Province
![]() |
Repository |
Maḥal Zagē Giyorgis Church
![]() |
Shelfmark | G-IV-728 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 212 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Commentaries; Sermons; Hagiographies |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8121 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201406 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Microfilm scans created by HMML in 2005 from the original EMML films held in Ethiopia in partnership with the National Archives & Library Agency of Ethiopia; initial metadata by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 212 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards covered with cloth |
Type | Manuscript |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 38 x 35 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 27 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
History of Batra Māryām in Amharic at end |
Author |
John Chrysostom, -407
![]() |
Title | Homilies. Selections |
Uniform Title |
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. Homilies
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Three texts, chiefly derived from the lectionary for Passion Week; includes CPG, no. 4588 |
Author |
John Chrysostom, -407
![]() |
Title | Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews |
Title NS | አፈ ፡ ወርቅ |
Uniform Title |
John Chrysostom, Saint, -407. Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews
![]() |
Alternate Title | Commentary on Hebrews |
Associated Name |
Mikā'ēl, Gebṣāwi, active 16th century
(Translator)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Enbāqom, Eċċagē, -1560 or 1561
(Translator)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
With a history of John Chrysostom |
Title | Histories of Epiphanius of Cyprus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Derived from the Synaxarion, the Pandects of Nikon of the Black Mountain, and the Universal Chronicle of Jirjis ibn al-'Amīd |
Author |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
![]() |
Title | Ankoroṭos |
Title NS | አንኮሪጦስ |
Uniform Title |
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403. Ancoratus
![]() |
Alternate Title | Ancoratus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አንኮሪጦስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ርትዓ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ቃል ፡ ዘኤጲፋንዮስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ ፡ ዘቄጵሮስ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ብሔሩሰ ፡ ኤሌቄርጶሊስ ፡ እንተ ፡ ፍልስጤኒ ፡ ዘበህየ ፡ ኮነ ፡ አበ ፡ መነኮሳት ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ጽማዌ ፡ እምንእሱ ፡ ኃሢሦ ፡ ተግኀሠ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ |
Item Notes |
CPG, no. 3744 |
Title | Anacephalaeosis. Selections |
Uniform Title | Pseudo-Epiphanius. Anacephalaeosis VIAF |
Alternate Title | Homily on the orthodox faith |
Associated Name |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘኤጲፋኒስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቄጵሮስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ርትዕት ፡ ዘኤጲፋኒ ፡ ዘንጽሕት ፡ ርግብ ፡ ወቅድስት ፡ ድንግል ፡ ዘይእቲ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ተአምን ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ። |
Item Notes |
From CPG, no. 3765; excerpted from Qērellos |
Author |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
![]() |
Title | Ancoratus. Selections |
Uniform Title |
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403. Ancoratus
![]() |
Alternate Title | Homily on the Trinity |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘኤጲፋንዮስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘቄጵሮስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሥላሴ ፡ ፍካሬ ፡ ነአምን ፡ በ፩እግዚአብሔር ፡ አብ ፡ አኀዜ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘያስተርኢ ፡ ወዘኢያስተርኢ ፡ ገባሪ ፡ ወበ፩እግዚእ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ |
Item Notes |
From CPG, no. 3744; excerpted from Qērellos |
Title | Anathemas of the 12 bishops composed after the excommunication of Nestorius |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | መትሎ ፡ ሥርዓት ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ሥዕርቱ ፡ ለንስጥሮስ ፡ ዘደረሱ ፡ ፲ወ፪ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶሳት ፡ ርቱዓነ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ነሢኦሙ ፡ እምእግዚአብሔር ፡ ልቡና ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ዘይደሉ ፡ ለስብሐተ ፡ ዚአሁ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይሜህረነ ፡ ለመሃይምናን ። |
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