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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Makāna Ḥeywat Gabra Manfas Qeddus Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 226 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 600 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202439 |
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 | 226 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39.5 x 26.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Makāna Ḥeywat Gabra Manfas Qeddus Church at the command of አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ጥላሁን of Manz, fol. 2v; Prayers for ወልደ፡ መድኅን, fol. 5r, 8r, and throughout; Seal of ላዕከ፡ ብርሃን, fol. 52v,103r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-226v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1917 |
Date Precise | 1917 April 06 |
Native Date Precise | 28 Maggābit 1909 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 30 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Copied by ላዕከ፡ ብርሃን፡ መርስዔ፡ ኀዘን, fol. 2v. Colophon with date, fol. 2v; Directives for the readings, fol. 2v; Prayer for Emperor Menilek and ክፍለ፡ ያዕቆብ, fol. 13v; Scribal note with date, fol. 103r |

Item Location | fol. 3r-226v |
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፡ ዘለዓለም፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወእመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ በበፆታሁ። በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ወጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ሠራዕነ፡ በአንቀልቅሎ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week; Some chants supplied with musical notation |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository |
Makāna Ḥeywat Gabra Manfas Qeddus Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 226 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 600 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202439 |
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 | 226 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39.5 x 26.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Makāna Ḥeywat Gabra Manfas Qeddus Church at the command of አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ጥላሁን of Manz, fol. 2v; Prayers for ወልደ፡ መድኅን, fol. 5r, 8r, and throughout; Seal of ላዕከ፡ ብርሃን, fol. 52v,103r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-226v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1917 |
Date Precise | 1917 April 06 |
Native Date Precise | 28 Maggābit 1909 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 30 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Copied by ላዕከ፡ ብርሃን፡ መርስዔ፡ ኀዘን, fol. 2v. Colophon with date, fol. 2v; Directives for the readings, fol. 2v; Prayer for Emperor Menilek and ክፍለ፡ ያዕቆብ, fol. 13v; Scribal note with date, fol. 103r |
Item Location | fol. 3r-226v |
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፡ ዘለዓለም፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወእመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ በበፆታሁ። በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ወጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ሠራዕነ፡ በአንቀልቅሎ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week; Some chants supplied with musical notation |
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