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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository | Amānu'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 150 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Seal(s) |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. II: Project Numbers 301-700 (1976). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 576 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202415 |
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 | 150 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 35.5 x 27.5 cm |
Provenance |
Given by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē to Amānu'ēl Church, fol. 150rv; Seal of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 150r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-150v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1930-1932 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 33-37 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Note of donation, fol. 150rv; Date based on mention of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē and the date of donation, fol. 150rv |

Item Location | fol. 1r-150r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Gebra ḥemāmāt |
Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
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Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘለዓለም፡ በስምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቀ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository | Amānu'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 150 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Seal(s) |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. II: Project Numbers 301-700 (1976). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 576 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202415 |
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 | 150 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 35.5 x 27.5 cm |
Provenance |
Given by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē to Amānu'ēl Church, fol. 150rv; Seal of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 150r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-150v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1930-1932 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 33-37 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Note of donation, fol. 150rv; Date based on mention of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē and the date of donation, fol. 150rv |
Item Location | fol. 1r-150r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Gebra ḥemāmāt |
Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘለዓለም፡ በስምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቀ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
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