IES 00721 - Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies - MS 721 - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 721
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	191 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	15th-17th 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); Ted Erho, "The Library and Old Testament Manuscripts of Gundä Gunde," in Studies in Ethiopian Languages, Literature, and History, Aethiopistische Forschungen 83 (2017)
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).
Ext. Bibliography	William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 38-41
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 26
HMML Proj. Num.	IES 00721
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201868
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

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	191 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	19 x 15 cm
Provenance	In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when microfilmed by the EMML in 1973; Photographed in Gunda Gundē Monastery by Donald Davies as Gunda Gundē Reel 1, SEP DAVIES 00016, and as Gunda Gundē Manuscript 31, SEP DAVIES 00015, and also by Roger Schneider in the early 1960s; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, verso of fourth rear flyleaf

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-2v
Century(ies)	16th-17th century (?)
Year Range	1550-1650
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 16 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl

Part 2

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 3r-191v
Place of Origin	Ethiopia, Gunda Gundē Monastery
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Year Range	1450-1500
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 22 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 86r, 88r, 143r, 191r

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1v-2r
Title	Isaiah
Uniform Title	Bible. Isaiah VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Fragment, contains 48:7-49:6

Part 2

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-85v
Title	Ezekiel
Title NS	ዘሕቅያል፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title	Bible. Ezekiel VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 86r-87v
Title	Life of Ezekiel
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሕዝቅያል፡ ውእቱ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ሰረይዳ፡ እምካህናት። ወሞተ፡ በምድረ፡ ባቢሎን፡ በኀበ፡ ተፄወወ። ወብዙኀ፡ ተነበየ፡ ለቤተ፡ ይሁዳ፡ በህየ።

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 88r-191r
Title	Maccabees
Title NS	መቃብያን
Uniform Title	Ethiopic Books of Maccabees VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በመንግሥተ ፡ ሜዶናዊያን ፡ ወሞአባዊያን ፡ ወሀሎ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ጺሩጻይዳን ፡ ፈታዊሃ ፡ ለእኪት ፡ ወይትሜካሕ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ አፍራሲሁ ፡ ወበጽንዐ ፡ ሐራ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡
Contents Detail	I Maccabees, fol. 88r-142v; II Maccabees, fol. 143r-174r; III Maccabees, fol. 175r-191r

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 721
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	191 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	15th-17th 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); Ted Erho, "The Library and Old Testament Manuscripts of Gundä Gunde," in Studies in Ethiopian Languages, Literature, and History, Aethiopistische Forschungen 83 (2017)
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).
Ext. Bibliography	William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 38-41
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 26
HMML Proj. Num.	IES 00721
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201868
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

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	191 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	19 x 15 cm
Provenance	In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when microfilmed by the EMML in 1973; Photographed in Gunda Gundē Monastery by Donald Davies as Gunda Gundē Reel 1, SEP DAVIES 00016, and as Gunda Gundē Manuscript 31, SEP DAVIES 00015, and also by Roger Schneider in the early 1960s; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, verso of fourth rear flyleaf

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-2v
Century(ies)	16th-17th century (?)
Year Range	1550-1650
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 16 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1v-2r
Title	Isaiah
Uniform Title	Bible. Isaiah VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Fragment, contains 48:7-49:6

Part 2

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 3r-191v
Place of Origin	Ethiopia, Gunda Gundē Monastery
Century(ies)	15th century (?)
Year Range	1450-1500
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 22 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 86r, 88r, 143r, 191r

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-85v
Title	Ezekiel
Title NS	ዘሕቅያል፡ ነቢይ
Uniform Title	Bible. Ezekiel VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 86r-87v
Title	Life of Ezekiel
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሕዝቅያል፡ ውእቱ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ሰረይዳ፡ እምካህናት። ወሞተ፡ በምድረ፡ ባቢሎን፡ በኀበ፡ ተፄወወ። ወብዙኀ፡ ተነበየ፡ ለቤተ፡ ይሁዳ፡ በህየ።

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 88r-191r
Title	Maccabees
Title NS	መቃብያን
Uniform Title	Ethiopic Books of Maccabees VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በመንግሥተ ፡ ሜዶናዊያን ፡ ወሞአባዊያን ፡ ወሀሎ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ጺሩጻይዳን ፡ ፈታዊሃ ፡ ለእኪት ፡ ወይትሜካሕ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ አፍራሲሁ ፡ ወበጽንዐ ፡ ሐራ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡
Contents Detail	I Maccabees, fol. 88r-142v; II Maccabees, fol. 143r-174r; III Maccabees, fol. 175r-191r

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