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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository | Private Library |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 122 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Prayers; Poems |
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 1007 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202838 |
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 | 122 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 14.5 cm |
Provenance |
In private library of Altāyya when microfilmed; Copied for ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 3r and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-122v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1928-1942 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on prayer for Patriarch John of Alexandria, space for Ethiopian Metropolitan's and the king's names are left blank, fol. 52rv; Excerpt of Mystagogia, fol. 1r |

Item Location | fol. 3r-28v |
Title | Sayfa śellāsē |
Title NS | ሰይፈ፡ ሥላሴ |
Alternate Title | Sword of the Trinity |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አአትብ፡ ገጽየ፡ አአትብ፡ ድኅሬየ፡ በዘቦቱ፡ ተወኪልየ፡ እመውዕ፡ ፀርየ። በስመ፡ ፫አስማት፡ አአትብ፡ የማንየ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 28v-34r |
Title | Image of the Trinity |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ ሥላሴ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa Śellasē |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለህላዌክሙ፡ ዘይመውዕ፡ ህላዊያተ፡ ለረኪበ፡ ስሙ፡ ኅቡዕ፡ አመ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ተምኔተ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 20 |
Item Location | fol. 34v-46v |
Author |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
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Author NS | ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብህንሳ |
Title | Anaphora of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አኰቴተ፡ ቍርባን፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ላቲ፡ አባ፡ ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብህንሳ። |
Item Location | fol. 47r-51v |
Title | Prayer of the Covenant |
Title NS | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ |
Alternate Title | Kidān za-nagh |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ፡ ዘነገሮሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት። ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት። ዘተወልደ፡ እማርያም፡ እምቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ እግዚኦ። |
Item Location | fol. 51v-54r |
Title | Diaconal litany, for the holy peaceful things |
Title NS | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሣልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ። |
Item Location | fol. 54v-60r |
Title | Anaphora of Jesus Christ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 60v-63v |
Title | Prayer called 'God of Luminaries' |
Title NS | እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘብርሃናት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 363 |
Item Location | fol. 63v-68r |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምሕርተ፡ ኅቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርፎራ፡ ለምዕመናን፡ ኅቡዓት። |
Item Location | fol. 68r-121r |
Title | Prayers and Images |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Asmāt prayer for protection from Michael the archangel, fol. 68rv; Image of the Praises of Mary, fol. 69r-76v; Image of the Gate of Light, incomplete at the end, fol. 76v-78r; Liṭon prayers for matins, fol. 78r-82v; Image of the Savior of the World, fol. 83r-92v; Image of Mary, fol. 92v-99r; Image of Jesus, fol. 99r-105r; Litany prayer, For the sake of your Trinity, fol. 105rv; Litany prayer, O you who came down from heaven, fol. 105v-107r; Prayers to the Trinity, Have mercy on us, fol. 107r-108r; Prayer to Mary, fol. 108r-109v; Image of Michael, fol. 109v-115r; Image of Gabriel, fol. 115r-118v; Image of Mark the Evangelist, fol. 118v-121r |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository | Private Library |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 122 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Prayers; Poems |
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 1007 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/202838 |
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 | 122 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 14.5 cm |
Provenance |
In private library of Altāyya when microfilmed; Copied for ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 3r and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-122v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1928-1942 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on prayer for Patriarch John of Alexandria, space for Ethiopian Metropolitan's and the king's names are left blank, fol. 52rv; Excerpt of Mystagogia, fol. 1r |
Item Location | fol. 3r-28v |
Title | Sayfa śellāsē |
Title NS | ሰይፈ፡ ሥላሴ |
Alternate Title | Sword of the Trinity |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አአትብ፡ ገጽየ፡ አአትብ፡ ድኅሬየ፡ በዘቦቱ፡ ተወኪልየ፡ እመውዕ፡ ፀርየ። በስመ፡ ፫አስማት፡ አአትብ፡ የማንየ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 28v-34r |
Title | Image of the Trinity |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ ሥላሴ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa Śellasē |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለህላዌክሙ፡ ዘይመውዕ፡ ህላዊያተ፡ ለረኪበ፡ ስሙ፡ ኅቡዕ፡ አመ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ተምኔተ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 20 |
Item Location | fol. 34v-46v |
Author |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
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Author NS | ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብህንሳ |
Title | Anaphora of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | አኰቴተ፡ ቍርባን፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ላቲ፡ አባ፡ ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብህንሳ። |
Item Location | fol. 47r-51v |
Title | Prayer of the Covenant |
Title NS | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ |
Alternate Title | Kidān za-nagh |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ፡ ዘነገሮሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት። ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት። ዘተወልደ፡ እማርያም፡ እምቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ እግዚኦ። |
Item Location | fol. 51v-54r |
Title | Diaconal litany, for the holy peaceful things |
Title NS | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሣልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ። |
Item Location | fol. 54v-60r |
Title | Anaphora of Jesus Christ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 60v-63v |
Title | Prayer called 'God of Luminaries' |
Title NS | እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘብርሃናት |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 363 |
Item Location | fol. 63v-68r |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምሕርተ፡ ኅቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርፎራ፡ ለምዕመናን፡ ኅቡዓት። |
Item Location | fol. 68r-121r |
Title | Prayers and Images |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Asmāt prayer for protection from Michael the archangel, fol. 68rv; Image of the Praises of Mary, fol. 69r-76v; Image of the Gate of Light, incomplete at the end, fol. 76v-78r; Liṭon prayers for matins, fol. 78r-82v; Image of the Savior of the World, fol. 83r-92v; Image of Mary, fol. 92v-99r; Image of Jesus, fol. 99r-105r; Litany prayer, For the sake of your Trinity, fol. 105rv; Litany prayer, O you who came down from heaven, fol. 105v-107r; Prayers to the Trinity, Have mercy on us, fol. 107r-108r; Prayer to Mary, fol. 108r-109v; Image of Michael, fol. 109v-115r; Image of Gabriel, fol. 115r-118v; Image of Mark the Evangelist, fol. 118v-121r |
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