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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Agāmbarat Abbo Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric |
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 2264 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204093 |
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 | 117 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Original owner's name erased and replaced with አግናጥዮስ, fol. 9v, 10v, 19r, and throughout; Note of ownership with names illegible, fol. 117r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-117v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 21 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 21v; Small decorative dividers, fol. 3v, 4rv, and throughout |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Calendar of the commemorations of the saints, fol. 2rv, 1r; Exhortation to progress in spiritual life, fol. 1v; Excerpt of Mystagogia, ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት, Temherta ḫebuʼat, fol. 1v |

Item Location | fol. 3r-117r |
Title | Argānona Weddāsē |
Title NS | አርጋኖነ ፡ ውዳሴ |
Alternate Title | Harp of Praise |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ጥንት፡ ወ፩ጽምረት፡ ኅቡረ፡ ህላዌ፡ ዕሩየ፡ መለኮት፡ ዘአሐተ፡ ይሰገድ፡ እምኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት። ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘይሰመይ። አርጋኖነ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ወመሰንቆ፡ ወመዝሙር፡ ወዕንዜራ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘአስተብፅዖ፡ ድንግልናሃ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Agāmbarat Abbo Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 117 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric |
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 2264 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204093 |
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 | 117 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 16 cm |
Provenance |
Original owner's name erased and replaced with አግናጥዮስ, fol. 9v, 10v, 19r, and throughout; Note of ownership with names illegible, fol. 117r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-117v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 21 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 21v; Small decorative dividers, fol. 3v, 4rv, and throughout |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Calendar of the commemorations of the saints, fol. 2rv, 1r; Exhortation to progress in spiritual life, fol. 1v; Excerpt of Mystagogia, ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት, Temherta ḫebuʼat, fol. 1v |
Item Location | fol. 3r-117r |
Title | Argānona Weddāsē |
Title NS | አርጋኖነ ፡ ውዳሴ |
Alternate Title | Harp of Praise |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ጥንት፡ ወ፩ጽምረት፡ ኅቡረ፡ ህላዌ፡ ዕሩየ፡ መለኮት፡ ዘአሐተ፡ ይሰገድ፡ እምኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት። ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘይሰመይ። አርጋኖነ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ወመሰንቆ፡ ወመዝሙር፡ ወዕንዜራ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘአስተብፅዖ፡ ድንግልናሃ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
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