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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Elqo Madḫānē Ālam Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
Feature(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 2315 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204144 |
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 | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 34 x 29.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for አውስግንዮስ, fol. 53r, 95r, 96r, and throughout, and for ተርቢኖስ, fol. 135v; Later owned by መስቀለ፡ ቃል, fol. 59v, 69r, and throughout; Later owned by ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 152v, 153v; Note of ownership by Elqo Madḫānē Ālam Church, fol. 1r; Note of ownership by ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 158r; Unidentified seal, fol. 159v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-160v |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 31-32 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 158r; Texts in secondary hands: Litanical prayer, fol. 158rv; Praises of the Trinity for the hours, fol. 159rv; Document for land given to the church through the intervention of the emperor, fol. 159v |

Item Location | fol. 2r-158r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Gebra ḥemāmāt |
Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
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Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ዘለዓለም፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት። በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦታ፡ በበጾታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Elqo Madḫānē Ālam Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
Feature(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 2315 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204144 |
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 | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 34 x 29.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for አውስግንዮስ, fol. 53r, 95r, 96r, and throughout, and for ተርቢኖስ, fol. 135v; Later owned by መስቀለ፡ ቃል, fol. 59v, 69r, and throughout; Later owned by ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 152v, 153v; Note of ownership by Elqo Madḫānē Ālam Church, fol. 1r; Note of ownership by ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 158r; Unidentified seal, fol. 159v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-160v |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 31-32 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 158r; Texts in secondary hands: Litanical prayer, fol. 158rv; Praises of the Trinity for the hours, fol. 159rv; Document for land given to the church through the intervention of the emperor, fol. 159v |
Item Location | fol. 2r-158r |
Title | Lectionary for Passion Week |
Title NS | ግብረ ፡ ሕማማት |
Uniform Title | Lectionary for Passion Week (Ethiopian Rite) |
Alternate Title | Gebra ḥemāmāt |
Associated Name |
Buṭrus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā, active 12th century-13th century
(Editor)
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Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ዘለዓለም፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት። በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦታ፡ በበጾታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ |
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