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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Qeddus Rāgu'ēl Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 140 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Prayers; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(s) |
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 100 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201942 |
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 | 140 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 15.5 x 9.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 22v and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-140v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1874-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page, fol. 3r-30v; 2 columns, 18 lines per page, fol. 31r-139r |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ornamental cross, fol. 1v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 20r, 64v |
Notes |
Copied by ፈቃደ፡ ጽዮን, fol. 139r. Date based on prayers for King Śāhla Māryām, future Emperor Menilek, fol. 21v, for Patriarch Cyril, fol. 20v, and for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 20v; Texts in secondary hands: Calendar of commemorations of the apostles and evangelists, fol. 1r; Asmāt prayers, fol. 2rv, 30rv; Prayer with musical notation, fol. 59v-60r; Excerpt of Song of Songs, fol. 60rv; Note on various times throughout the year, fol. 139r; Concluding prayer, fol. 139v; Prayer to God the Father, fol. 140r |

Item Location | fol. 3r-10r |
Title | Prayer of the Covenant |
Title NS | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ |
Alternate Title | Kidān za-nagh |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት፡ ዘተወልደ፡ እማርያም፡ እም፡ ድንግል፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 10v-16v |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምሕርተ፡ ኅቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርስ፡ ፎራ፡ ለምዕመናን፡ ኅቡዓት፡ |
Item Location | fol. 16v-20r |
Title | Prayer called 'God of Luminaries' |
Title NS | እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘብርሃናት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 363 |
Item Location | fol. 20r-22v |
Title | Diaconal litany, for the holy peaceful things |
Title NS | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሳልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ። |
Item Location | fol. 22v-30r |
Title | Anaphora of Jesus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በሰማይ፡ የሃሉ፡ ልብክሙ፡ እወ፡ በሰማይ፡ የሃሉ፡ ልብነ፡ በእንተ፡ ስምከ፡ አጽንዓነ፡ ወረሰየነ፡ ድልዋነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ። |
Item Location | fol. 31r-59v |
Title | Māḫléta ṣegé |
Title NS | ማኅሌተ ፡ ጽጌ |
Uniform Title |
Māḫléta ṣegé
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Alternate Title | Canticle of the flower |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ጽጌ፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሠሪፆ፡ እምአጽሙ፡ ለዘአምኃኪ፡ ጽጌ፡ ለገብርኤል፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላሙ። ወበእንተዝ፡ ማርያም፡ ሶበ፡ ሐወዘኒ፡ መዓዛ፡ ጣዕሙ። ለተአምርኪ፡ አሐሊ፡ እሙ። ማኅሌተ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ስሙ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 61r-139r |
Title | Gospel of John |
Uniform Title |
Bible. John
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository |
Qeddus Rāgu'ēl Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 140 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Prayers; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(s) |
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 100 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/201942 |
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 | 140 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 15.5 x 9.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 22v and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-140v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1874-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page, fol. 3r-30v; 2 columns, 18 lines per page, fol. 31r-139r |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ornamental cross, fol. 1v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 20r, 64v |
Notes |
Copied by ፈቃደ፡ ጽዮን, fol. 139r. Date based on prayers for King Śāhla Māryām, future Emperor Menilek, fol. 21v, for Patriarch Cyril, fol. 20v, and for Metropolitan Pēṭros, fol. 20v; Texts in secondary hands: Calendar of commemorations of the apostles and evangelists, fol. 1r; Asmāt prayers, fol. 2rv, 30rv; Prayer with musical notation, fol. 59v-60r; Excerpt of Song of Songs, fol. 60rv; Note on various times throughout the year, fol. 139r; Concluding prayer, fol. 139v; Prayer to God the Father, fol. 140r |
Item Location | fol. 3r-10r |
Title | Prayer of the Covenant |
Title NS | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ |
Alternate Title | Kidān za-nagh |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት፡ ዘተወልደ፡ እማርያም፡ እም፡ ድንግል፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 10v-16v |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምሕርተ፡ ኅቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርስ፡ ፎራ፡ ለምዕመናን፡ ኅቡዓት፡ |
Item Location | fol. 16v-20r |
Title | Prayer called 'God of Luminaries' |
Title NS | እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘብርሃናት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 363 |
Item Location | fol. 20r-22v |
Title | Diaconal litany, for the holy peaceful things |
Title NS | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሳልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ። |
Item Location | fol. 22v-30r |
Title | Anaphora of Jesus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በሰማይ፡ የሃሉ፡ ልብክሙ፡ እወ፡ በሰማይ፡ የሃሉ፡ ልብነ፡ በእንተ፡ ስምከ፡ አጽንዓነ፡ ወረሰየነ፡ ድልዋነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ። |
Item Location | fol. 31r-59v |
Title | Māḫléta ṣegé |
Title NS | ማኅሌተ ፡ ጽጌ |
Uniform Title |
Māḫléta ṣegé
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Alternate Title | Canticle of the flower |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ጽጌ፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሠሪፆ፡ እምአጽሙ፡ ለዘአምኃኪ፡ ጽጌ፡ ለገብርኤል፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላሙ። ወበእንተዝ፡ ማርያም፡ ሶበ፡ ሐወዘኒ፡ መዓዛ፡ ጣዕሙ። ለተአምርኪ፡ አሐሊ፡ እሙ። ማኅሌተ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ስሙ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 61r-139r |
Title | Gospel of John |
Uniform Title |
Bible. John
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
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