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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Aynē Māryām Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 141 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Psalters; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2306 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204135 |
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 | 141 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 23.5 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Aynē Māryām Church, recto of first front flyleaf; Colophon with names erased and replaced with አምደ፡ ሚካኤል and አምደ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 139r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-141v |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1682-1692 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 1 column, 19-20 lines per page, fol. 1r-126v; 2 columns, 20-21 lines per page, fol. 127r-139r |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 107v |
Notes |
Scribe's name erased, fol. 139r; Date based on mention of Emperor Iyāsu and Metropolitan Sinodā, fol. 139r; Colophon with names erased, fol. 139r; Texts in secondary hands: Chronology of the Ethiopian Emperors from Yekuno Amlāk to Takla Hāymānot, fol. 126v; Calendar of the commemorations of the saints and apostles, fol. 140v-140r |

Item Location | fol. 1r-139r |
Title | Psalter |
Uniform Title | Psalter (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
151 Psalms of David, fol. 1r-107v; 15 biblical canticles, fol. 108r-120v; Song of Songs, fol. 120v-126v; Praises of Mary, fol. 127r-135r; Gate of Light, fol. 135r-139r |
Item Notes |
Midpoint of the Psalter marked with a cross and a decorative design, fol. 56r; Spiritual meanings for the Hebrew letters in Psalm 118, fol. 86v-93r; Columetric rubrication in Psalm 150, fol. 107rv, and the tenth biblical canticle, fol. 116v-117v |
Item Location | fol. 139v, 140v |
Title | Annunciation and greeting of Gabriel the archangel |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ወበሳድስ፡ ወርኅ፡ ተፈነወ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኀበ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘገሊላ፡ እንተ፡ ስማ፡ ናዝሬት፡ ኀበ፡ ድንግል፡ እንተ፡ ተፍሕረት፡ ለብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ዘእምቤተ፡ ዳዊት። ወስማ፡ ለይእቲ፡ ድንግል። ማርያም፡ |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Aynē Māryām Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 141 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Psalters; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2306 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204135 |
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 | 141 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 23.5 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Aynē Māryām Church, recto of first front flyleaf; Colophon with names erased and replaced with አምደ፡ ሚካኤል and አምደ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 139r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-141v |
Century(ies) | 17th century |
Year Range | 1682-1692 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 1 column, 19-20 lines per page, fol. 1r-126v; 2 columns, 20-21 lines per page, fol. 127r-139r |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 107v |
Notes |
Scribe's name erased, fol. 139r; Date based on mention of Emperor Iyāsu and Metropolitan Sinodā, fol. 139r; Colophon with names erased, fol. 139r; Texts in secondary hands: Chronology of the Ethiopian Emperors from Yekuno Amlāk to Takla Hāymānot, fol. 126v; Calendar of the commemorations of the saints and apostles, fol. 140v-140r |
Item Location | fol. 1r-139r |
Title | Psalter |
Uniform Title | Psalter (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
151 Psalms of David, fol. 1r-107v; 15 biblical canticles, fol. 108r-120v; Song of Songs, fol. 120v-126v; Praises of Mary, fol. 127r-135r; Gate of Light, fol. 135r-139r |
Item Notes |
Midpoint of the Psalter marked with a cross and a decorative design, fol. 56r; Spiritual meanings for the Hebrew letters in Psalm 118, fol. 86v-93r; Columetric rubrication in Psalm 150, fol. 107rv, and the tenth biblical canticle, fol. 116v-117v |
Item Location | fol. 139v, 140v |
Title | Annunciation and greeting of Gabriel the archangel |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ወበሳድስ፡ ወርኅ፡ ተፈነወ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኀበ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘገሊላ፡ እንተ፡ ስማ፡ ናዝሬት፡ ኀበ፡ ድንግል፡ እንተ፡ ተፍሕረት፡ ለብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ዘእምቤተ፡ ዳዊት። ወስማ፡ ለይእቲ፡ ድንግል። ማርያም፡ |
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