EMML 894 - Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Qeddus Yosēf Church - Reading Room

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Qeddus Yosēf Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	173 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	20th century
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies
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 894
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202725
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

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	173 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth
Binding Dimensions	38 x 31 cm

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-173v
Century(ies)	20th century
Year Range	1918
Date Precise	1918
Native Date Precise	1911 EC
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	3 columns, 30 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Notes	Fol. 4r-171v copied by Ḫāyla Māryām Sarābyon, who is the author of item 3 and the founder of Qeddus Yosēf Church, fol. 4r. Fol. 1r-3v and 172r-173r copied by ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ. Dated on fol. 137v, 173r; Texts in secondary hands: Note that Qeddus Yosēf Church was founded by አቶ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም on 26 Ṭeqemt 1911 EC (5 November 1918), fol. 173r; Note that አቶ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም leased land from አቶ፡ ኃይሌ, fol. 173r

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r, 3rv, 172v-173r
Title	Miracles of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	3 miracles

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 2r-3rv, 172r
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	4 miracles

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 4r-171v
Author	Ḫāyla Māryām Sarābyon, 1863-1919 VIAF
Author NS	ኃይለ ፡ ማርያም ፡ ሰራብዮን
Title	Gadla Yosēf
Title NS	ገድለ፡ ዮሴፍ
Alternate Title	Life of Joseph
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	መቅድመ፡ ነገር፡ ወዜና፡ ዝክር፡ ለአጠይቆተ፡ መጠነ፡ ዕበዩ፡ ወክብሩ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ፈሃሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በ፪ኤ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ። እቤ፡ አነ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ ሰራብዮን፡ ምኑን፡ በኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወትሑት፡ በውስተ፡ ሕዝብ።
Contents Detail	Introduction, fol. 4r-7v; Main text, fol. 8r-137v; Image of Joseph, fol. 137v-141r; Lament of the Virgin, fol. 141v-144v; Gospel and Psalms readings for the monthly commemorations of Joseph, fol. 144v-145v; 21 miracles of Joseph, fol. 146r-158r; Synaxarion entries for Joseph, fol. 158v-167v; History of the building of Qeddus Yosēf Church, fol. 167v-170v; Index of chapters, fol. 171rv
Item Notes	Arranged for the months of the year

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Qeddus Yosēf Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	173 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	20th century
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies
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 894
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202725
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

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	173 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth
Binding Dimensions	38 x 31 cm

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-173v
Century(ies)	20th century
Year Range	1918
Date Precise	1918
Native Date Precise	1911 EC
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	3 columns, 30 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Notes	Fol. 4r-171v copied by Ḫāyla Māryām Sarābyon, who is the author of item 3 and the founder of Qeddus Yosēf Church, fol. 4r. Fol. 1r-3v and 172r-173r copied by ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ. Dated on fol. 137v, 173r; Texts in secondary hands: Note that Qeddus Yosēf Church was founded by አቶ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም on 26 Ṭeqemt 1911 EC (5 November 1918), fol. 173r; Note that አቶ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም leased land from አቶ፡ ኃይሌ, fol. 173r

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r, 3rv, 172v-173r
Title	Miracles of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	3 miracles

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 2r-3rv, 172r
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	4 miracles

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 4r-171v
Author	Ḫāyla Māryām Sarābyon, 1863-1919 VIAF
Author NS	ኃይለ ፡ ማርያም ፡ ሰራብዮን
Title	Gadla Yosēf
Title NS	ገድለ፡ ዮሴፍ
Alternate Title	Life of Joseph
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	መቅድመ፡ ነገር፡ ወዜና፡ ዝክር፡ ለአጠይቆተ፡ መጠነ፡ ዕበዩ፡ ወክብሩ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ፈሃሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በ፪ኤ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ። እቤ፡ አነ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ ሰራብዮን፡ ምኑን፡ በኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወትሑት፡ በውስተ፡ ሕዝብ።
Contents Detail	Introduction, fol. 4r-7v; Main text, fol. 8r-137v; Image of Joseph, fol. 137v-141r; Lament of the Virgin, fol. 141v-144v; Gospel and Psalms readings for the monthly commemorations of Joseph, fol. 144v-145v; 21 miracles of Joseph, fol. 146r-158r; Synaxarion entries for Joseph, fol. 158v-167v; History of the building of Qeddus Yosēf Church, fol. 167v-170v; Index of chapters, fol. 171rv
Item Notes	Arranged for the months of the year

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