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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Goh Giyorgis Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Hymns; Sermons |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; 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). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 1877 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203708 |
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 | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31 x 29.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 155v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-160v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1883-1884 |
Native Date Precise | 7376 Anno Mundi |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 27 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
6 full-page miniatures: Seventy kings being burnt up, fol. 75v; Beheading of Saint George, fol. 76r; Saint George and the dragon, fol. 76v; Madonna and child, fol. 77r; Crucifixion, fol. 77v; Striking of the Head with Eċċagē Gabra Śellāsē beneath, fol. 78r |
Notes |
Copied by ተክለ፡ ማርያም, fol. 156r. Colophon with date, fol. 155v-156v; Texts in secondary hands: Note on astronomical occurences a visit of Metropolitan Mātēwos, fol. 1v; Inventory of church items, fol. 156r; Number of sabbaths since creation, fol. 156r; Note on the coming of four metropolitans to Dabra Berhān, fol. 157r; Land transactions, fol. 157rv |

Item Location | fol. 4r-55v |
Title | Gadla Giyorgis |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Life of George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ወክቡር፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ አባ፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ዘዕንቈራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ። በዕለተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ፡ ወጽዱል፡ ለገሊላውያን፡ እንተ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ግሩም፡ ኃያል፡ ወመዋዒ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡ |
Contents Detail |
Homily, fol. 4r-10v; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 10v-55v |
Item Location | fol. 55v-59r |
Title | Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa ankero |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፰ዕለት። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 59v-61v |
Title | Prayer of refuge to Saint George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ነገረ፡ ፊደላት፡ ሳምን፡ ከመ፡ ደንኤል፡ ፈከረ፡ ናሁ፡ እከሥት፡ ዘውዳሴከ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ አቅመ፡ ረስየኒ፡ ገብረ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 312 |
Item Location | fol. 61v-67r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ |
Alternate Title | Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ነሐሴ። አመ፡ ፲ወ፮ዕለት፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 67v-81v |
Title | Synaxarion. Selections |
Title NS | ስንክሳር |
Uniform Title | Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Synaxarium |
Alternate Title | Senkessār |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Synaxarion entries for the commemorations of Saint George throughout the year |
Item Location | fol. 82r-155v |
Title | Miracles of George |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
86 miracles |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Goh Giyorgis Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies; Hymns; Sermons |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; 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). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 1877 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203708 |
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 | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31 x 29.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 155v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-160v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1883-1884 |
Native Date Precise | 7376 Anno Mundi |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 27 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
6 full-page miniatures: Seventy kings being burnt up, fol. 75v; Beheading of Saint George, fol. 76r; Saint George and the dragon, fol. 76v; Madonna and child, fol. 77r; Crucifixion, fol. 77v; Striking of the Head with Eċċagē Gabra Śellāsē beneath, fol. 78r |
Notes |
Copied by ተክለ፡ ማርያም, fol. 156r. Colophon with date, fol. 155v-156v; Texts in secondary hands: Note on astronomical occurences a visit of Metropolitan Mātēwos, fol. 1v; Inventory of church items, fol. 156r; Number of sabbaths since creation, fol. 156r; Note on the coming of four metropolitans to Dabra Berhān, fol. 157r; Land transactions, fol. 157rv |
Item Location | fol. 4r-55v |
Title | Gadla Giyorgis |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Life of George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ወክቡር፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ አባ፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ዘዕንቈራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ። በዕለተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ፡ ወጽዱል፡ ለገሊላውያን፡ እንተ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ግሩም፡ ኃያል፡ ወመዋዒ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡ |
Contents Detail |
Homily, fol. 4r-10v; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 10v-55v |
Item Location | fol. 55v-59r |
Title | Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa ankero |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፰ዕለት። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 59v-61v |
Title | Prayer of refuge to Saint George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ነገረ፡ ፊደላት፡ ሳምን፡ ከመ፡ ደንኤል፡ ፈከረ፡ ናሁ፡ እከሥት፡ ዘውዳሴከ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ አቅመ፡ ረስየኒ፡ ገብረ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 312 |
Item Location | fol. 61v-67r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ |
Alternate Title | Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ነሐሴ። አመ፡ ፲ወ፮ዕለት፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 67v-81v |
Title | Synaxarion. Selections |
Title NS | ስንክሳር |
Uniform Title | Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Synaxarium |
Alternate Title | Senkessār |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Synaxarion entries for the commemorations of Saint George throughout the year |
Item Location | fol. 82r-155v |
Title | Miracles of George |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
86 miracles |
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