

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies
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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
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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
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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
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Alternate Title | Saqoqāwa ʼĒrmyās |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 107v and 64rv |
Title | Letter of Jeremiah |
Uniform Title |
Epistle of Jeremiah
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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
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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
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Ezekiel 1:1-26:16, incomplete at the end |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies
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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
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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
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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
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Alternate Title | Saqoqāwa ʼĒrmyās |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 107v and 64rv |
Title | Letter of Jeremiah |
Uniform Title |
Epistle of Jeremiah
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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
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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
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Ezekiel 1:1-26:16, incomplete at the end |
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