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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 63 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Poems |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Seal(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 217 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202075 |
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 | 63 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 13 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Empress Zawditu, fol. 1r and throughout, under the direction of Walda Masqal Tāriku, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, and she gave it to Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church, fol. 61r-62r; Note of ownership by Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church, recto of first front flyleaf; Seal of Empress Zawditu, fol. 45v; Seal of Walda Masqal Tāriku, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, fol. 62r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-63v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1920-1921 |
Native Date Precise | 1913 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Zawditu, Empress of Ethiopia, 1876-1930
(Patron)
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Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 1r, 52r |
Notes |
Colophon with date, fol. 61rv; Note of donation, fol. 61v-62r |

Item Location | fol. 1r-45v |
Title | Gadla ʼEsṭifānos |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ እስጢፋኖስ |
Alternate Title | Life of Stephen |
Alternate Title | Life of ʼEsṭifānos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ ገድል፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ስምዕ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ ድንግል፡ በኵር፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ርእሰ፡ ዲያቆናት፡ ዓቢይ፡ ወክቡር፡ ወኅሩይ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 52r-61r |
Title | Image of Stephen |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ እስጢፋኖስ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʻa ʼEsṭifānos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፩፡ ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ወዕቤ፡ ሰላመ፡ መልክዕከ፡ ዘበበ፡ ፍቅዱ። |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 253 |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository |
Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 63 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Poems |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Seal(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 217 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202075 |
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 | 63 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 13 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Empress Zawditu, fol. 1r and throughout, under the direction of Walda Masqal Tāriku, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, and she gave it to Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church, fol. 61r-62r; Note of ownership by Dabra Salām Qeddus Esṭifānos Church, recto of first front flyleaf; Seal of Empress Zawditu, fol. 45v; Seal of Walda Masqal Tāriku, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, fol. 62r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-63v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1920-1921 |
Native Date Precise | 1913 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Zawditu, Empress of Ethiopia, 1876-1930
(Patron)
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Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 1r, 52r |
Notes |
Colophon with date, fol. 61rv; Note of donation, fol. 61v-62r |
Item Location | fol. 1r-45v |
Title | Gadla ʼEsṭifānos |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ እስጢፋኖስ |
Alternate Title | Life of Stephen |
Alternate Title | Life of ʼEsṭifānos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ ገድል፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ስምዕ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ ድንግል፡ በኵር፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ርእሰ፡ ዲያቆናት፡ ዓቢይ፡ ወክቡር፡ ወኅሩይ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 52r-61r |
Title | Image of Stephen |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ እስጢፋኖስ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʻa ʼEsṭifānos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፩፡ ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ወዕቤ፡ ሰላመ፡ መልክዕከ፡ ዘበበ፡ ፍቅዱ። |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 253 |
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