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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Addis Ababa
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Repository |
Sawāsewa Berhān Pāwlos Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 199 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(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. V: Project Numbers 1501-2000 (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 1604 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203435 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile; 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 | 199 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 28 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Empress Manan under the direction of መምህር፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ዘደብር፡ ዓባይ፡ መምህር, fol. 198v; Donated to Sawāsewa Berhān Pāwlos Church by Empress Manan in 1949 EC (1956-1957), fol. 1v, 199r; Seal of Empress Manan, fol. 1v, 199r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-199v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1952 |
Date Precise | 1952 March 21 |
Native Date Precise | 12 Maggābit 1944 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Manan Asfāw, Empress of Ethiopia, 1889-1962
(Patron)
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Notes |
Colophon with date, fol. 198v; Notes of donation, fol. 1v, 199r |

Item Location | fol. 2r-198v |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ቅዳሴ። በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን። ይበል፡ ካህን፡ ዘንተ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ኪዳን፡ በሰናብት፡ በጌና፡ ወበዕርገት፡ ወበደብረ፡ ታቦር። |
Item Notes |
Supplied with musical notation; Space for name left blank, fol. 13v, 14r, and throughout |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Addis Ababa
![]() |
Repository |
Sawāsewa Berhān Pāwlos Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 199 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(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. V: Project Numbers 1501-2000 (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 1604 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203435 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile; 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 | 199 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 28 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Empress Manan under the direction of መምህር፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ዘደብር፡ ዓባይ፡ መምህር, fol. 198v; Donated to Sawāsewa Berhān Pāwlos Church by Empress Manan in 1949 EC (1956-1957), fol. 1v, 199r; Seal of Empress Manan, fol. 1v, 199r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-199v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1952 |
Date Precise | 1952 March 21 |
Native Date Precise | 12 Maggābit 1944 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Manan Asfāw, Empress of Ethiopia, 1889-1962
(Patron)
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Notes |
Colophon with date, fol. 198v; Notes of donation, fol. 1v, 199r |
Item Location | fol. 2r-198v |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ቅዳሴ። በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን። ይበል፡ ካህን፡ ዘንተ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ኪዳን፡ በሰናብት፡ በጌና፡ ወበዕርገት፡ ወበደብረ፡ ታቦር። |
Item Notes |
Supplied with musical notation; Space for name left blank, fol. 13v, 14r, and throughout |
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