IES 00422 - Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies - MS 422 - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 422
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	98 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hymns; Prayers; Hagiographies
Feature(s)	Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s); Seal(s)
Ext. Bibliography	Getatchew Haile, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. IV: Project Numbers 1101-1500 (1979).
Ext. Bibliography	Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024).
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 1487
HMML Proj. Num.	IES 00422
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203319
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by Getatchew Haile; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	98 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; cloth between the pastedowns
Binding Dimensions	18.6 x 12.9 x 5.4 cm
Provenance	Original owner's names have been erased and replaced with ክፍለ፡ ማርያም and ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል, fol. 3v, 59v, 61r and throughout; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, fol. 5r and throughout

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-98v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	1 column, 4-14 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	32 full-page miniatures: Trinity with four living creatures, fol. 6r; God sending Gabriel for the Annunciation, fol. 12v; Annunciation, fol. 13v; Nativity, fol. 14v; Baptism of Jesus, fol. 15v; Temptation of Jesus, fol. 16v; Arrest of Jesus, fol. 17v; Binding of Jesus, fol. 18v; Binding of Jesus, fol. 19v; Striking of Jesus, fol. 20v; Flagellation of Jesus, fol. 21v; Jesus crowned with a crown of thorns, fol. 22v; Removal of Jesus' robe, fol. 23v; Soldiers dress and blindfold Jesus, fol. 24v; Striking of the head, fol. 25v; Jesus carrying the cross, fol. 26v; Crucifixion, fol. 28v; Jesus offered gall on the cross, fol. 29v; Piercing Jesus' side, fol. 30v; Removing Jesus' body from the cross, fol. 31v; Wrapping Jesus' body with a burial shroud, fol. 32v; Burial of Jesus, fol. 33v; Resurrection, fol. 34v; Ascension, fol. 35v; Final Judgment, fol. 37v; Mary beside a building, fol. 61v; Mary pulling down the scribe from amongst the demons, fol. 64r; Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 70r; Saint George and the dragon, fol. 71v; Abuna Takla Hāymānot, fol. 74r; Abuna Ēwosṭātēwos at sea, fol. 77v; Beheading of John the Baptist, fol. 85r 7 half-page miniatures: Two patrons, fol. 26r; Nailing Jesus to the cross, fol. 27v, top; Pilate washes his hands, fol. 27v, bottom; Patron, fol. 29r; Patron, fol. 30r; Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him, fol. 66r, bottom; Giyorgis touching the wings of the flying dove, fol. 66r, top
Notes	Copied by አቡሊዲስ, fol. 92v. Text in a secondary hand: Hymn to Mary, I worship you, fol. 1v-3v; One miracle of Michael the archangel, fol. 97v-98r

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 7r-59r
Title	Hymns and litanical prayers
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Litanical prayers to Jesus, fol. 7r-37v; Hymn to Mary, fol. 38r-48r; Hymn to Saint George, We offer you praise and present, fol. 48r-54v; Hymn to Jesus, Bring forth my heart, fol. 54v-57r; Litanical prayer to God, fol. 57r-59r

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 59v-76r
Title	Miracles of the saints
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	3 Miracles of Mary, fol. 59v-66r; 3 Miracles of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 66v-69v; 1 Miracle of Saint George, fol. 70v-71r; 1 Miracle of Abuna Takla Hāymānot, fol. 72r-73v; 1 Miracle of Abuna Ēwosṭātēwos, fol. 74v-76r

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 76r-97r
Title	Prayers and hymns
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Prayers from the Missal, fol. 76r-77r; Image of John the Baptist, fol. 78r-84v; Hymn to Jesus, When I remember your sufferings, fol. 85v-93r; Greetings to the Icon of Mary, fol. 93r-97r

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Addis Ababa VIAF
Repository	Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 422
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	98 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hymns; Prayers; Hagiographies
Feature(s)	Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s); Seal(s)
Ext. Bibliography	Getatchew Haile, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. IV: Project Numbers 1101-1500 (1979).
Ext. Bibliography	Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024).
Alt. Surrogate	Microfilmed as EMML 1487
HMML Proj. Num.	IES 00422
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203319
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by Getatchew Haile; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	98 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; cloth between the pastedowns
Binding Dimensions	18.6 x 12.9 x 5.4 cm
Provenance	Original owner's names have been erased and replaced with ክፍለ፡ ማርያም and ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል, fol. 3v, 59v, 61r and throughout; Seal of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, fol. 5r and throughout

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-98v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	1 column, 4-14 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	32 full-page miniatures: Trinity with four living creatures, fol. 6r; God sending Gabriel for the Annunciation, fol. 12v; Annunciation, fol. 13v; Nativity, fol. 14v; Baptism of Jesus, fol. 15v; Temptation of Jesus, fol. 16v; Arrest of Jesus, fol. 17v; Binding of Jesus, fol. 18v; Binding of Jesus, fol. 19v; Striking of Jesus, fol. 20v; Flagellation of Jesus, fol. 21v; Jesus crowned with a crown of thorns, fol. 22v; Removal of Jesus' robe, fol. 23v; Soldiers dress and blindfold Jesus, fol. 24v; Striking of the head, fol. 25v; Jesus carrying the cross, fol. 26v; Crucifixion, fol. 28v; Jesus offered gall on the cross, fol. 29v; Piercing Jesus' side, fol. 30v; Removing Jesus' body from the cross, fol. 31v; Wrapping Jesus' body with a burial shroud, fol. 32v; Burial of Jesus, fol. 33v; Resurrection, fol. 34v; Ascension, fol. 35v; Final Judgment, fol. 37v; Mary beside a building, fol. 61v; Mary pulling down the scribe from amongst the demons, fol. 64r; Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 70r; Saint George and the dragon, fol. 71v; Abuna Takla Hāymānot, fol. 74r; Abuna Ēwosṭātēwos at sea, fol. 77v; Beheading of John the Baptist, fol. 85r 7 half-page miniatures: Two patrons, fol. 26r; Nailing Jesus to the cross, fol. 27v, top; Pilate washes his hands, fol. 27v, bottom; Patron, fol. 29r; Patron, fol. 30r; Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him, fol. 66r, bottom; Giyorgis touching the wings of the flying dove, fol. 66r, top
Notes	Copied by አቡሊዲስ, fol. 92v. Text in a secondary hand: Hymn to Mary, I worship you, fol. 1v-3v; One miracle of Michael the archangel, fol. 97v-98r

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 7r-59r
Title	Hymns and litanical prayers
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Litanical prayers to Jesus, fol. 7r-37v; Hymn to Mary, fol. 38r-48r; Hymn to Saint George, We offer you praise and present, fol. 48r-54v; Hymn to Jesus, Bring forth my heart, fol. 54v-57r; Litanical prayer to God, fol. 57r-59r

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 59v-76r
Title	Miracles of the saints
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	3 Miracles of Mary, fol. 59v-66r; 3 Miracles of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 66v-69v; 1 Miracle of Saint George, fol. 70v-71r; 1 Miracle of Abuna Takla Hāymānot, fol. 72r-73v; 1 Miracle of Abuna Ēwosṭātēwos, fol. 74v-76r

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 76r-97r
Title	Prayers and hymns
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	Prayers from the Missal, fol. 76r-77r; Image of John the Baptist, fol. 78r-84v; Hymn to Jesus, When I remember your sufferings, fol. 85v-93r; Greetings to the Icon of Mary, fol. 93r-97r

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