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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Žebdan Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 166 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles |
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 2246 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204075 |
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 | 166 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Žebdan Māryām Church, fol. 2r; Note of ownership by ሕዝቅያስ, fol. 91v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-166v |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1800-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 23 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Text in a secondary hand: Prayer to Jesus, fol. 166rv |

Item Location | fol. 1r-91v |
Title | Pauline Epistles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Epistles of Paul
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Romans, fol. 2r-19v; I Corinthians, fol. 19v-36v; II Corinthians, fol. 37r-47v; Galatians, fol. 47v-52r; Ephesians, fol. 52r-57r; Philippians, fol. 57r-61r; Colossians, fol. 61r-64v; I Thessalonians, fol. 64v-68r; II Thessalonians, fol. 68r-70r; I Timothy, fol. 70r-74v II Timothy, fol. 74v-77r; Titus, fol. 77r-79r; Philemon, fol. 79rv; Hebrews, fol. 79v-91v |
Item Location | fol. 93r-139v |
Title | Acts of the Apostles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Acts
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 141r-142v |
Title | History of John the Evangelist |
Title NS | ታሪክ፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | መጽሐፈ፡ ታሪክ፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ አቡቀለምሲስ፡ አመ፡ ተኰነነ፡ ዓለም፡ በማይ፡ ተርፈ፡ ባሕቲቱ፡ ኖኅ፡ ምስለ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ሲም፡ ወያፌት፡ ወካም፡ |
Item Location | fol. 143r-166r |
Title | Revelation |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Revelation
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Žebdan Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 166 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles |
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 2246 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204075 |
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 | 166 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Žebdan Māryām Church, fol. 2r; Note of ownership by ሕዝቅያስ, fol. 91v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-166v |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1800-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 23 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Text in a secondary hand: Prayer to Jesus, fol. 166rv |
Item Location | fol. 1r-91v |
Title | Pauline Epistles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Epistles of Paul
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Romans, fol. 2r-19v; I Corinthians, fol. 19v-36v; II Corinthians, fol. 37r-47v; Galatians, fol. 47v-52r; Ephesians, fol. 52r-57r; Philippians, fol. 57r-61r; Colossians, fol. 61r-64v; I Thessalonians, fol. 64v-68r; II Thessalonians, fol. 68r-70r; I Timothy, fol. 70r-74v II Timothy, fol. 74v-77r; Titus, fol. 77r-79r; Philemon, fol. 79rv; Hebrews, fol. 79v-91v |
Item Location | fol. 93r-139v |
Title | Acts of the Apostles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Acts
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 141r-142v |
Title | History of John the Evangelist |
Title NS | ታሪክ፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | መጽሐፈ፡ ታሪክ፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ አቡቀለምሲስ፡ አመ፡ ተኰነነ፡ ዓለም፡ በማይ፡ ተርፈ፡ ባሕቲቱ፡ ኖኅ፡ ምስለ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ሲም፡ ወያፌት፡ ወካም፡ |
Item Location | fol. 143r-166r |
Title | Revelation |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Revelation
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
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