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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Gēddo Giyorgis Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 104 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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. III: Project Numbers 701-1100 (1978). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 775 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202606 |
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 | 104 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31.5 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ደጃዝማች፡ ደስታ, whose baptismal name is ኃይለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, and he gave it to Qeddus Giyorgis Church by the arrangement of ሊቃ፡ ካህናት፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል, fol. 103r; Seal of ቢትወደድ፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል, fol. 2r; Seal of መምሬ፡ አበበ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ቃል, fol. 2v; Unidentified seals, fol. 2rv |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-104v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1865-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 25-31 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on prayer for King ሣህለ፡ ማርያም, who is Emperor Menilek II, fol. 28r; Texts in secondary hands: List of names, fol. 1v; Land dues, fol. 2r, 103rv, 104r; Land transaction, fol. 2rv, 103v, 104rv; List of clergy, fol. 103r; Commemoration of residents, fol. 104r |

Item Location | fol. 3r-103r |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
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Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Space for name is filled with እገሌ (so-and-so), fol. 68r and throughout |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Gēddo Giyorgis Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 104 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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. III: Project Numbers 701-1100 (1978). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 775 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202606 |
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 | 104 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31.5 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ደጃዝማች፡ ደስታ, whose baptismal name is ኃይለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, and he gave it to Qeddus Giyorgis Church by the arrangement of ሊቃ፡ ካህናት፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል, fol. 103r; Seal of ቢትወደድ፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል, fol. 2r; Seal of መምሬ፡ አበበ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ቃል, fol. 2v; Unidentified seals, fol. 2rv |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-104v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1865-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 25-31 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on prayer for King ሣህለ፡ ማርያም, who is Emperor Menilek II, fol. 28r; Texts in secondary hands: List of names, fol. 1v; Land dues, fol. 2r, 103rv, 104r; Land transaction, fol. 2rv, 103v, 104rv; List of clergy, fol. 103r; Commemoration of residents, fol. 104r |
Item Location | fol. 3r-103r |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
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Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Space for name is filled with እገሌ (so-and-so), fol. 68r and throughout |
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