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Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Addis Ababa Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Shelfmark MS 722
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 108 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Language(s) Ge'ez
Genre(s) Bibles
Feature(s) Decoration, Geometric; Seal(s)
Bibliography

Michael A. Knibb, The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel (2015)

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).

 
Alt. Surrogate Microfilmed as EMML 25
HMML Proj. Num.

IES 00722

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201867
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 108 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Wood boards

Binding Dimensions 23 x 19 x 1.7 cm
Provenance

In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when microfilmed by the EMML in 1973; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, verso of second rear flyleaf

Condition Notes

Imperfect: Bound in disorder and leaves wanting at the end

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-108v
Place of Origin Ethiopia, Gunda Gundē Monastery (?)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Year Range 1450-1550
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 28 lines per page
Signatures Yes
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 1r, 75r

Notes

Scribe's name has been erased, fol. 73v; Text in a secondary hand: Beginning of an Image of Mary, fol. 74v

Item Location fol. 1r-57r
Title Jeremiah
Title NS ዘኤርምያስ፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title Bible. Jeremiah Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ እርምያስ፡ ወልደ፡ ቂልቅዩ፡ ዘእምካህናት፡ ዘይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ [አናቶት፡] ብሔረ፡ ብንያም።
Item Location fol. 57r-61r
Title Baruch
Title NS ዘበሮክ
Uniform Title Bible. Baruch Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ነገር፡ ዘነገሮ፡ እርሚያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ ለባሮክ፡ ወልደ፡ ኔርዩ፡ ሶበ፡ ጸሐፉ፡ ነገርየ፡ እምነ፡ መጽሐፉ፡ ቃላ፡ እርሚያስ፡ በራብዕ፡ ዓመተ፡ ዮኣቃም፡ ወልደ፡ ዮስያ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ።
Item Location fol. 61r-63v and 106r-107v
Title Lamentations
Title NS ሰቆቃወ፡ ኤርምያስ
Uniform Title Bible. Lamentations Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Saqoqāwa ʼĒrmyās
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Location fol. 107v and 64rv
Title Letter of Jeremiah
Uniform Title Epistle of Jeremiah Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit አርአያ፡ መጽሐፉ፡ ለእርሚያስ፡ ዘፈነወ፡ ኀበ፡ እለ፡ ፄወውዎሙ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ንጉሠ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ይንግርዎሙ፡ ዘአዘዞ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Item Location fol. 64v-73r
Title Paralipomena Jeremiah
Uniform Title Paralipomena Jeremiae Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Baruch, Rest of the words of
Alternate Title ተረፈ፡ ነገር፡ ዘባሮክ
Alternate Title Tarafa nagar za-Bārok
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ፄወዎሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ ንጉሠ፡ ከለዴዎን። ነበቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለእርምያስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ እርምያስ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ ተንሥእ፡ ወፃእ፡ እምዛቲ፡ ሀገር፡ አንተ፡ ወባሮክ።
Item Location fol. 75r-98v, 105rv, 99r-104v, 108rv
Title Ezekiel
Title NS ሕዝቅያል፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title Bible. Ezekiel Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

Ezekiel 1:1-26:16, incomplete at the end

Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Addis Ababa Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Shelfmark MS 722
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 108 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Language(s) Ge'ez
Genre(s) Bibles
Feature(s) Decoration, Geometric; Seal(s)
Bibliography

Michael A. Knibb, The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel (2015)

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).

 
Alt. Surrogate Microfilmed as EMML 25
HMML Proj. Num.

IES 00722

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201867
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 108 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Wood boards

Binding Dimensions 23 x 19 x 1.7 cm
Provenance

In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when microfilmed by the EMML in 1973; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, verso of second rear flyleaf

Condition Notes

Imperfect: Bound in disorder and leaves wanting at the end

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-108v
Place of Origin Ethiopia, Gunda Gundē Monastery (?)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Year Range 1450-1550
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 28 lines per page
Signatures Yes
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 1r, 75r

Notes

Scribe's name has been erased, fol. 73v; Text in a secondary hand: Beginning of an Image of Mary, fol. 74v

Item Location fol. 1r-57r
Title Jeremiah
Title NS ዘኤርምያስ፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title Bible. Jeremiah Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ እርምያስ፡ ወልደ፡ ቂልቅዩ፡ ዘእምካህናት፡ ዘይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ [አናቶት፡] ብሔረ፡ ብንያም።
Item Location fol. 57r-61r
Title Baruch
Title NS ዘበሮክ
Uniform Title Bible. Baruch Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ነገር፡ ዘነገሮ፡ እርሚያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ ለባሮክ፡ ወልደ፡ ኔርዩ፡ ሶበ፡ ጸሐፉ፡ ነገርየ፡ እምነ፡ መጽሐፉ፡ ቃላ፡ እርሚያስ፡ በራብዕ፡ ዓመተ፡ ዮኣቃም፡ ወልደ፡ ዮስያ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ።
Item Location fol. 61r-63v and 106r-107v
Title Lamentations
Title NS ሰቆቃወ፡ ኤርምያስ
Uniform Title Bible. Lamentations Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Saqoqāwa ʼĒrmyās
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Location fol. 107v and 64rv
Title Letter of Jeremiah
Uniform Title Epistle of Jeremiah Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit አርአያ፡ መጽሐፉ፡ ለእርሚያስ፡ ዘፈነወ፡ ኀበ፡ እለ፡ ፄወውዎሙ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ንጉሠ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ይንግርዎሙ፡ ዘአዘዞ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Item Location fol. 64v-73r
Title Paralipomena Jeremiah
Uniform Title Paralipomena Jeremiae Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Baruch, Rest of the words of
Alternate Title ተረፈ፡ ነገር፡ ዘባሮክ
Alternate Title Tarafa nagar za-Bārok
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ፄወዎሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ ንጉሠ፡ ከለዴዎን። ነበቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለእርምያስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ እርምያስ፡ ኅሩይየ፡ ተንሥእ፡ ወፃእ፡ እምዛቲ፡ ሀገር፡ አንተ፡ ወባሮክ።
Item Location fol. 75r-98v, 105rv, 99r-104v, 108rv
Title Ezekiel
Title NS ሕዝቅያል፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title Bible. Ezekiel Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

Ezekiel 1:1-26:16, incomplete at the end

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