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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Wallo Province
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Repository | Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 124 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Miniature(s); Seal(s) |
Ext. Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile and 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. VI: Project Numbers 2001-2500 (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2048 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203878 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber; 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 | 124 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 38 x 31.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ደጃዝማች፡ ሀብተ፡ ማርያም, whose baptismal name likely was ወልደ፡ ሚካኤል, fol. 56v and throughout; Manuscript given to Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church by ደጃዝማች፡ ሀብተ፡ ማርያም in 7419 Anno Mundi (1926/1927), fol. 120v; Seal of Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church, fol. 123v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-124v |
Century(ies) | 20th century (?) |
Year Range | 1900-1927 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-25 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
2 full-page miniatures: Saint George and the dragon, fol. 1v; Madonna and Child, fol. 2r; Ḥarag, fol. 4r, 69v |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ አብ, fol. 120v. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of church furnishings, fol. 123v; Settlement of land dispute, fol. 123v; Land transaction, fol. 124r |

Item Location | fol. 4r-56v |
Title | Gadla Giyorgis |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Life of George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ክቡር፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘዕንቆራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ፡ በዕለተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ፡ ወጽዱል፡ ኃይሎሙ፡ ለገሊላቂያን፡ ፈረሳዊ፡ እንተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ መዋዒ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡ |
Contents Detail |
Homily, fol. 4r-11r; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 11v-56v |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 56v-64r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ankero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ |
Alternate Title | Book of admiration |
Alternate Title | Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr |
Alternate Title | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ለክሙ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማሙ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 64r-69r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ |
Alternate Title | Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አህብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 69v-120v |
Title | Miracles of George |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
80 miracles |
Item Location | fol. 121r-123v |
Title | Image of Saint George |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa Giyorgis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ በሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ። ዘያሜኒ፡ ኵሎ፡ ወያስተሴፉ። ጥዑመ፡ ዜና፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለኀሊበ፡ እጎልት፡ ሱታፉ። |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 147 |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Wallo Province
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Repository | Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 124 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Miniature(s); Seal(s) |
Ext. Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile and 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. VI: Project Numbers 2001-2500 (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2048 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203878 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber; 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 | 124 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth |
Binding Dimensions | 38 x 31.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ደጃዝማች፡ ሀብተ፡ ማርያም, whose baptismal name likely was ወልደ፡ ሚካኤል, fol. 56v and throughout; Manuscript given to Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church by ደጃዝማች፡ ሀብተ፡ ማርያም in 7419 Anno Mundi (1926/1927), fol. 120v; Seal of Meṭ Gabatā Giyorgis Church, fol. 123v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-124v |
Century(ies) | 20th century (?) |
Year Range | 1900-1927 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-25 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
2 full-page miniatures: Saint George and the dragon, fol. 1v; Madonna and Child, fol. 2r; Ḥarag, fol. 4r, 69v |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ አብ, fol. 120v. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of church furnishings, fol. 123v; Settlement of land dispute, fol. 123v; Land transaction, fol. 124r |
Item Location | fol. 4r-56v |
Title | Gadla Giyorgis |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Life of George |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ክቡር፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘዕንቆራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ፡ በዕለተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ፡ ወጽዱል፡ ኃይሎሙ፡ ለገሊላቂያን፡ ፈረሳዊ፡ እንተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ መዋዒ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡ |
Contents Detail |
Homily, fol. 4r-11r; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 11v-56v |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 56v-64r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ankero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ |
Alternate Title | Book of admiration |
Alternate Title | Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr |
Alternate Title | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ለክሙ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማሙ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 64r-69r |
Title | Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ |
Alternate Title | Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አህብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 69v-120v |
Title | Miracles of George |
Title NS | ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
80 miracles |
Item Location | fol. 121r-123v |
Title | Image of Saint George |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa Giyorgis |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ በሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ። ዘያሜኒ፡ ኵሎ፡ ወያስተሴፉ። ጥዑመ፡ ዜና፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለኀሊበ፡ እጎልት፡ ሱታፉ። |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 147 |
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