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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Waċaċā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 230 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
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 1873 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203704 |
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 | 230 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 36.5 x 25.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 1v, 39v, 230rv, and throughout; Seal of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 230r; Seal of Ḫāylē Walda Rufē, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, fol. 230r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-230v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1927-1928 |
Native Date Precise | 1920 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 column, 33 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
(Patron)
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Notes |
Copied by ወልደ፡ አረጋዊ, fol. 156r, 230v. Colophon with date, fol. 230rv |

Item Location | fol. 1r-230r |
Title | Synaxarion. Maskaram-Yakkātit |
Title NS | ስንክሳር |
Uniform Title | Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Synaxarium |
Alternate Title | Senkessār |
Associated Name |
Mīkhāʼīl, Bishop of Atrīb and Malīg, active 1243-1247
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበሠናይ፡ ሀብቱ፡ በጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ስንክሳር፡ ዘበትርጓሜሁ፡ ጉባኤ፡ አበው፡ ዘቀድሕዎ፡ መምህራነ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ አብ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ አትሪብ፡ ወመሊግ። ወአብ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ኤጲስቆጶስ፡ዘሀገረ፡ ቡርልስ፡ ወካልአንሂ፡ አበው፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ወክቡራን፡ እለ፡ አስተጋብእዎ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ |
Contents Detail |
For the first half of the year: Maskaram, fol. 1r-39v; Ṭeqemt, fol. 40r-72r; Ḫedār, fol. 72r-111r; Tāḫśāś, fol. 111v-156r; Ṭerr, fol. 156v-202r; Yakkātit, fol. 202r-230r |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Waċaċā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 230 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
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 1873 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203704 |
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 | 230 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 36.5 x 25.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 1v, 39v, 230rv, and throughout; Seal of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 230r; Seal of Ḫāylē Walda Rufē, Ṣaḥāfē teʼezāz, fol. 230r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-230v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1927-1928 |
Native Date Precise | 1920 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 column, 33 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name |
Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
(Patron)
![]() |
Notes |
Copied by ወልደ፡ አረጋዊ, fol. 156r, 230v. Colophon with date, fol. 230rv |
Item Location | fol. 1r-230r |
Title | Synaxarion. Maskaram-Yakkātit |
Title NS | ስንክሳር |
Uniform Title | Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Synaxarium |
Alternate Title | Senkessār |
Associated Name |
Mīkhāʼīl, Bishop of Atrīb and Malīg, active 1243-1247
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበሠናይ፡ ሀብቱ፡ በጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ስንክሳር፡ ዘበትርጓሜሁ፡ ጉባኤ፡ አበው፡ ዘቀድሕዎ፡ መምህራነ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ አብ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ አትሪብ፡ ወመሊግ። ወአብ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ኤጲስቆጶስ፡ዘሀገረ፡ ቡርልስ፡ ወካልአንሂ፡ አበው፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ወክቡራን፡ እለ፡ አስተጋብእዎ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ |
Contents Detail |
For the first half of the year: Maskaram, fol. 1r-39v; Ṭeqemt, fol. 40r-72r; Ḫedār, fol. 72r-111r; Tāḫśāś, fol. 111v-156r; Ṭerr, fol. 156v-202r; Yakkātit, fol. 202r-230r |
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