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Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Addis Ababa Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Shelfmark MS 723
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 68 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Language(s) Ge'ez
Genre(s) Hagiographies
Feature(s) Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(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. V: Project Numbers 1501-2000 (1981).

 
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).

 
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 392
Alt. Surrogate Microfilmed as EMML 1573
HMML Proj. Num.

IES 00723

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203405
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 68 leaf(ves)
Foliation Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Wood boards

Binding Dimensions 21 x 15.4 x 5.4 cm
Provenance

In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when first microfilmed by the EMML ca. 1973; Copied for ቶማስ and his wife ዕፍረተ፡ ማርያም and they gave the manuscript to Jesus and to መምህር፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሐዋርያት, fol. 68r

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-68v
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Year Range 1450-1550
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 17-23 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

1 full-page miniature: Madonna and child, fol. 2v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 9r

Notes

Colophon, fol. 68r; Text in a secondary hand: Hymn to Mary, I worship you, fol. 2r

Item Location fol. 3r-8v
Title Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዐት፡ ዘወፅአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ። እመካነ፡ መዐለቃ፡ ዘምስር፡
Item Location fol. 9r-68r
Title Miracles of Mary
Title NS ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

37 miracles

Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Addis Ababa Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Addis Ababa University. Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Shelfmark MS 723
Current Status In situ
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 68 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Language(s) Ge'ez
Genre(s) Hagiographies
Feature(s) Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(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. V: Project Numbers 1501-2000 (1981).

 
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).

 
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 392
Alt. Surrogate Microfilmed as EMML 1573
HMML Proj. Num.

IES 00723

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203405
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project (EMIP); Cataloged by William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 68 leaf(ves)
Foliation Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Wood boards

Binding Dimensions 21 x 15.4 x 5.4 cm
Provenance

In the possession of bookseller Waglā Meḥratu when first microfilmed by the EMML ca. 1973; Copied for ቶማስ and his wife ዕፍረተ፡ ማርያም and they gave the manuscript to Jesus and to መምህር፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሐዋርያት, fol. 68r

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-68v
Century(ies) 15th-16th century (?)
Year Range 1450-1550
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 17-23 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

1 full-page miniature: Madonna and child, fol. 2v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 9r

Notes

Colophon, fol. 68r; Text in a secondary hand: Hymn to Mary, I worship you, fol. 2r

Item Location fol. 3r-8v
Title Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዐት፡ ዘወፅአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ። እመካነ፡ መዐለቃ፡ ዘምስር፡
Item Location fol. 9r-68r
Title Miracles of Mary
Title NS ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

37 miracles

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