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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Private Library |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 91 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Homiliaries |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Foliated 1-94, numbers 76-78 omitted |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Monastic Manuscript Microfilm Library, Collegeville, vol. I: Project Numbers 1-300 (1975). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 11 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201853 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 91 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 21.8 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 4rv, 93r, and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-94v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1881-1916 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name | Péṭros, ʼAbuna, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1917 (Patron) |
Decoration |
1 full-page miniature of the Crucifixion, fol. 1v; Ḥarag, fol. 2r |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ ሕይወት, fol. 4v, 93r, and throughout. Colophon, fol. 93r-94r; Date based on prayer for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 93r |

Item Location | fol. 2r-94r |
Title | Maṣḥafa tazkāru la-madḫāne ʿālam |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም |
Alternate Title | Book of the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ጸጋሁ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሃሉ... ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ይትነበብ፡ ለለወርኁ፡ በገጸ፡ ቅድስት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘነሠተ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለገብሩ፡ መባዓ፡ ጽዮን፡ አቡነ፡ ምክንያተ፡ ድኂን፡ ዘተውህበ፡ ለአማንያን። ወዕብነ፡ ዕቅፍት፡ ለመናፍቃን፡ ዘያከብሮ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ በዓለ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ዕቁበ፡ ለይኩን። |
Contents Detail |
Life of Mabāʿā Ṣeyon, ገድለ፡ መባዓ፡ ጽዮን, fol. 2r-52v; Miracles of the Savior of the World for Mabāʿā Ṣeyon, ተአምሪሁ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም, fol. 53r-74v; Homily on the crucifixion attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite, fol. 74v-80v; Glories and miracles of the Savior of the World, ክብራቲሁ፡ ወተአምራቲሁ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም, fol. 80v-86v; Zarʼa Baruk's love for the Savior of the World, 86v-89v; Homily of the Savior of the World, fol. 89v-94r |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Private Library |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 91 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Homiliaries |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Foliated 1-94, numbers 76-78 omitted |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Monastic Manuscript Microfilm Library, Collegeville, vol. I: Project Numbers 1-300 (1975). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 11 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201853 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 91 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 21.8 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 4rv, 93r, and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-94v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1881-1916 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name | Péṭros, ʼAbuna, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1917 (Patron) |
Decoration |
1 full-page miniature of the Crucifixion, fol. 1v; Ḥarag, fol. 2r |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ ሕይወት, fol. 4v, 93r, and throughout. Colophon, fol. 93r-94r; Date based on prayer for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 93r |
Item Location | fol. 2r-94r |
Title | Maṣḥafa tazkāru la-madḫāne ʿālam |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም |
Alternate Title | Book of the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ጸጋሁ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሃሉ... ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ይትነበብ፡ ለለወርኁ፡ በገጸ፡ ቅድስት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘነሠተ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለገብሩ፡ መባዓ፡ ጽዮን፡ አቡነ፡ ምክንያተ፡ ድኂን፡ ዘተውህበ፡ ለአማንያን። ወዕብነ፡ ዕቅፍት፡ ለመናፍቃን፡ ዘያከብሮ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ በዓለ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ዕቁበ፡ ለይኩን። |
Contents Detail |
Life of Mabāʿā Ṣeyon, ገድለ፡ መባዓ፡ ጽዮን, fol. 2r-52v; Miracles of the Savior of the World for Mabāʿā Ṣeyon, ተአምሪሁ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም, fol. 53r-74v; Homily on the crucifixion attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite, fol. 74v-80v; Glories and miracles of the Savior of the World, ክብራቲሁ፡ ወተአምራቲሁ፡ ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም, fol. 80v-86v; Zarʼa Baruk's love for the Savior of the World, 86v-89v; Homily of the Savior of the World, fol. 89v-94r |
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