EMML 2084 - Ethiopia - Wallo Province - Libānos Abbo Church - Reading Room

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Wallo Province VIAF
Repository	Libānos Abbo Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	168 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	17th century
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Apocrypha; Hymns
Feature(s)	Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(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).
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).
HMML Proj. Num.	EMML 2084
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203913
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

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	168 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	17.9 x 15 cm
Provenance	Copied for አቡነ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 99v and throughout; Original owner's name erased from Item 3 and replaced with ሥዕለ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 127r and throughout

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-168v
Century(ies)	17th century
Year Range	1632-1667
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 14-20 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	1 full-page miniature of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, verso of first front flyleaf; Ḥarag, fol. 2r
Notes	Date based on mention of Emperor Fāsiladas, fol. 93r; Colophon, fol. 93rvTexts in secondary hands: Illegible asmāt prayer, recto of first front flyleaf; Hymn to Mary, fol. 1r; Hymn to Mary, I praise your grace, እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦዑጽፍተ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወርቅ, Chaîne Repertoire number 345, fol. 167rv; Asmāt prayer for learning, fol. 167v-168r; Short version of the Laymen's prayer, fol. 168v

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 2r-93v
Title	Gadla Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Title NS	ገድለ ፡ ገብረ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ
Alternate Title	Life of Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 93v-124v
Title	Miracles of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	13 miracles

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 125r-137v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	6 miracles

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 138r-159v
Title	Homily on the greatness and glory of Mary attributed to John the Evangelist
Title NS	ራእየ ፡ ማርያም
Alternate Title	Rāʼeya Māryām
Alternate Title	Vision of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ክርስቶስ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ወእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ትስአል፡ ሊተ። ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ ለማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 160r-164r
Title	Maṣḥafa falāsfā ṭabibān. Selections
Title NS	መጽሐፈ፡ ፈላስፋ፡ ጠቢባን
Alternate Title	Book of the wise philosophers
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እስመ፡ መጻፍትሰ፡ መዝገበ፡ አእምሮ፡ ወጥበብ፡ እማንቱ፡ ወአእምሮሰ፡ መካነ፡ ምንባራ፡ ለነፍስ፡ ይእቲ፡ እስመ፡ ነፍስሰ፡ ኃይለ፡ ልቡናዊት፡ ይእቲ፡

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 164r-166v
Title	Homily on the Christian life
Associated Name	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 (Attributed name) VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ጸሐፍነ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ በቊዔት፡ እምድርሳነ፡ ባሕሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ አባ፡ ወግረስ፡

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Wallo Province VIAF
Repository	Libānos Abbo Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	168 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	17th century
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Apocrypha; Hymns
Feature(s)	Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(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).
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).
HMML Proj. Num.	EMML 2084
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203913
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

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	168 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	17.9 x 15 cm
Provenance	Copied for አቡነ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 99v and throughout; Original owner's name erased from Item 3 and replaced with ሥዕለ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 127r and throughout

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-168v
Century(ies)	17th century
Year Range	1632-1667
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 14-20 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	1 full-page miniature of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, verso of first front flyleaf; Ḥarag, fol. 2r
Notes	Date based on mention of Emperor Fāsiladas, fol. 93r; Colophon, fol. 93rvTexts in secondary hands: Illegible asmāt prayer, recto of first front flyleaf; Hymn to Mary, fol. 1r; Hymn to Mary, I praise your grace, እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦዑጽፍተ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወርቅ, Chaîne Repertoire number 345, fol. 167rv; Asmāt prayer for learning, fol. 167v-168r; Short version of the Laymen's prayer, fol. 168v

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 2r-93v
Title	Gadla Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Title NS	ገድለ ፡ ገብረ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ
Alternate Title	Life of Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 93v-124v
Title	Miracles of Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	13 miracles

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 125r-137v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	6 miracles

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 138r-159v
Title	Homily on the greatness and glory of Mary attributed to John the Evangelist
Title NS	ራእየ ፡ ማርያም
Alternate Title	Rāʼeya Māryām
Alternate Title	Vision of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ክርስቶስ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ወእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ትስአል፡ ሊተ። ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ ለማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 160r-164r
Title	Maṣḥafa falāsfā ṭabibān. Selections
Title NS	መጽሐፈ፡ ፈላስፋ፡ ጠቢባን
Alternate Title	Book of the wise philosophers
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እስመ፡ መጻፍትሰ፡ መዝገበ፡ አእምሮ፡ ወጥበብ፡ እማንቱ፡ ወአእምሮሰ፡ መካነ፡ ምንባራ፡ ለነፍስ፡ ይእቲ፡ እስመ፡ ነፍስሰ፡ ኃይለ፡ ልቡናዊት፡ ይእቲ፡

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 164r-166v
Title	Homily on the Christian life
Associated Name	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 (Attributed name) VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ጸሐፍነ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ በቊዔት፡ እምድርሳነ፡ ባሕሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ አባ፡ ወግረስ፡

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