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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Gondar Province
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Repository |
Fogarā Ḥannā Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 213 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Sermons |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8771 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201523 |
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 | 213 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Leaf after fol. 1 unfoliated |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards. Opening leaf of a Synaxarion for the first part of the year from the reign of Emperor Fāsiladas, fol. 1rv, bound in front flyleaves. |
Condition Notes |
Insignificant water stains |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-210r |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1672 |
Date Precise | 1672 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 40 x 35.5 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 27-29 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
Copied by ፋሲለደስ for abbā በግዓ ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 187v. Short inventory of church paraphernalia, fol. 209v; an incipit, perhaps as a pen trial, fol. 210r. |

Item Location | fol. 2r-187r |
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 |
Item Location | fol. 188r-199v |
Title | Maṣḥafa dorho |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ ፡ ዶርሆ |
Alternate Title | Book of the cock |
Alternate Title | Book of the rooster |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳነ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ዘአበዊነ ፡ ሐዋርያት ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ዘመሀሩነ ፡ መንፈሳዊያን ፡ እሉ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ እለ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ ኃይላተ ፡ ወተአምራተ ፡ ወትምህርተ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ወዝነገር ፡ በከመ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ አይሁድ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 200r-209v |
Title | Lāḥa Māryām |
Title NS | ላሐ ፡ ማርያም |
Uniform Title |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā. Lament of Mary
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Alternate Title | Homily on the glory and lamentation of Mary |
Associated Name |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name | Salāmā II, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1388 (Translator) VIAF |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ አባ ፡ ህርያቆስ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ብህንሳ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ለድንግል ፡ ንጽሕት ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወብካያ ፡ ወላሐ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ስቅለተ ፡ ወልዳ ፡ ወመቃብሩ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ሖረት ፡ ወኢረከበት ፡ ሥጋሁ ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ትንሣኤሁ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተንሥአ ፡ እሙታን ፡ |
Item Notes |
CANT, no. 74 |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Gondar Province
![]() |
Repository |
Fogarā Ḥannā Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 213 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Sermons |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 8771 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201523 |
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 | 213 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Leaf after fol. 1 unfoliated |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards. Opening leaf of a Synaxarion for the first part of the year from the reign of Emperor Fāsiladas, fol. 1rv, bound in front flyleaves. |
Condition Notes |
Insignificant water stains |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-210r |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1672 |
Date Precise | 1672 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 40 x 35.5 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 27-29 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
Copied by ፋሲለደስ for abbā በግዓ ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 187v. Short inventory of church paraphernalia, fol. 209v; an incipit, perhaps as a pen trial, fol. 210r. |
Item Location | fol. 2r-187r |
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 |
Item Location | fol. 188r-199v |
Title | Maṣḥafa dorho |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ ፡ ዶርሆ |
Alternate Title | Book of the cock |
Alternate Title | Book of the rooster |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳነ ፡ ትምህርት ፡ ዘአበዊነ ፡ ሐዋርያት ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ዘመሀሩነ ፡ መንፈሳዊያን ፡ እሉ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ እለ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ ኃይላተ ፡ ወተአምራተ ፡ ወትምህርተ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ወዝነገር ፡ በከመ ፡ ገብሩ ፡ አይሁድ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 200r-209v |
Title | Lāḥa Māryām |
Title NS | ላሐ ፡ ማርያም |
Uniform Title |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā. Lament of Mary
![]() |
Alternate Title | Homily on the glory and lamentation of Mary |
Associated Name |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name | Salāmā II, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1388 (Translator) VIAF |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ አባ ፡ ህርያቆስ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ብህንሳ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ለድንግል ፡ ንጽሕት ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወብካያ ፡ ወላሐ ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ስቅለተ ፡ ወልዳ ፡ ወመቃብሩ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ሖረት ፡ ወኢረከበት ፡ ሥጋሁ ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ትንሣኤሁ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተንሥአ ፡ እሙታን ፡ |
Item Notes |
CANT, no. 74 |
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