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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Gondar Province
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Repository |
Zārā Mikā'ēl Church
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Shelfmark | H1-IV-167 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 183 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8764 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201518 |
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; cataloged 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 | 183 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Wood boards. Front flyleaf (fol. 1) is from an 18th-century synaxarion containing readings for 23-25 Ṭeqemt. |
Condition Notes |
Water damage, with some loss of text, fol. 159-183 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 2r-183r |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 38 x 33 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 29-31 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
Copied for ዘወልደ ፡ ማርያም and ልሕኵተ ፡ ሥላሴ, fol, 103r, 108r, and passim |

Item Location | fol. 2r-183r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
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Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Includes the the homily of Jacob of Serugh on the angel and the thief, fol. 136r-141v; the narratio de vita sua of Dionysius the Areopagite (CPG, no. 6633), fol. 141v-143r; and the book of the rooster, fol. 143v-154r |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Gondar Province
![]() |
Repository |
Zārā Mikā'ēl Church
![]() |
Shelfmark | H1-IV-167 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 183 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8764 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201518 |
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; cataloged 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 | 183 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Wood boards. Front flyleaf (fol. 1) is from an 18th-century synaxarion containing readings for 23-25 Ṭeqemt. |
Condition Notes |
Water damage, with some loss of text, fol. 159-183 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 2r-183r |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 38 x 33 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 29-31 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
Copied for ዘወልደ ፡ ማርያም and ልሕኵተ ፡ ሥላሴ, fol, 103r, 108r, and passim |
Item Location | fol. 2r-183r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Includes the the homily of Jacob of Serugh on the angel and the thief, fol. 136r-141v; the narratio de vita sua of Dionysius the Areopagite (CPG, no. 6633), fol. 141v-143r; and the book of the rooster, fol. 143v-154r |
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