EMML 2326 - Ethiopia - Šawā Province - Amāyā Agar Giyorgis Church - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Šawā Province VIAF
Repository	Amāyā Agar Giyorgis Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	151 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	19th-20th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Hymns
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).
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 2326
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204155
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	151 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth
Binding Dimensions	25.5 x 20 cm
Provenance	Copied for ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 11v and throughout; Note of ownership by Amāyā Agar Giyorgis Church, fol. 2r

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-151v
Century(ies)	19th-20th century (?)
Year Range	1850-1950
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 22-23 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	Modern European prayer card of Madonna and Child pasted to fol. 28r; Ḥarag, fol. 22v, 139r
Notes	Note in secondary hand says that the scribe is ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 137v. Texts in secondary hands: Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 12rv; Hymn to Mary, I worship you, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ, Chaîne Repertoire number 336, fol. 150v; Hymn to Saint George, Chaîne Repertoire number 318, fol. 150v-151r; Excerpts of Pillars of mystery, fol. 151v

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-6v
Title	Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS	መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title	Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ዘወጽአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ እመካነ፡ ማዕልቃ። ዘምስር፡

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 7r-27r
Author	Zar'a Yā'eqob, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1399-1468 VIAF
Author NS	ዘርአ ፡ ያዕቆብ
Title	Rā'eya ta'ammer
Title NS	ራእየ ፡ ተአምር
Uniform Title	Zar'a Yā'eqob, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1399-1468. Rā'eya ta'ammer VIAF
Alternate Title	Introductory discourses to be read before reading the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Revelation of the Miracle of Mary according to John, Son of Thunder
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	On the dual virginity of Mary, fol. 7r-12r; on the agreement of the eighty-one canonical scriptures, fol. 13r-19r; on almsgiving, fol. 19r-22v; on Christian baptism, fol. 22v-27r

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 27r-28r
Title	Hymn to Mary, I worship you
Title NS	እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እሰግድ፡ ለኪ። እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እዌድስኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል። ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 336

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 29r-137v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	86 miracles

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 139r-147r
Title	Miracles of Michael the archangel
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ሚካኤል
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	10 miracles

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 147rv
Title	Miracles of Gabriel the archangel
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ገብርኤል
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	1 miracle

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 147v-150r
Title	Miracles of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	5 miracles

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Šawā Province VIAF
Repository	Amāyā Agar Giyorgis Church VIAF
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	151 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	19th-20th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Hymns
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).
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 2326
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204155
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	151 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth
Binding Dimensions	25.5 x 20 cm
Provenance	Copied for ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 11v and throughout; Note of ownership by Amāyā Agar Giyorgis Church, fol. 2r

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-151v
Century(ies)	19th-20th century (?)
Year Range	1850-1950
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 22-23 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	Modern European prayer card of Madonna and Child pasted to fol. 28r; Ḥarag, fol. 22v, 139r
Notes	Note in secondary hand says that the scribe is ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 137v. Texts in secondary hands: Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 12rv; Hymn to Mary, I worship you, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ, Chaîne Repertoire number 336, fol. 150v; Hymn to Saint George, Chaîne Repertoire number 318, fol. 150v-151r; Excerpts of Pillars of mystery, fol. 151v

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-6v
Title	Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS	መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title	Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ዘወጽአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ እመካነ፡ ማዕልቃ። ዘምስር፡

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 7r-27r
Author	Zar'a Yā'eqob, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1399-1468 VIAF
Author NS	ዘርአ ፡ ያዕቆብ
Title	Rā'eya ta'ammer
Title NS	ራእየ ፡ ተአምር
Uniform Title	Zar'a Yā'eqob, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1399-1468. Rā'eya ta'ammer VIAF
Alternate Title	Introductory discourses to be read before reading the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Revelation of the Miracle of Mary according to John, Son of Thunder
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	On the dual virginity of Mary, fol. 7r-12r; on the agreement of the eighty-one canonical scriptures, fol. 13r-19r; on almsgiving, fol. 19r-22v; on Christian baptism, fol. 22v-27r

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 27r-28r
Title	Hymn to Mary, I worship you
Title NS	እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እሰግድ፡ ለኪ። እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እዌድስኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል። ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 336

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 29r-137v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	86 miracles

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 139r-147r
Title	Miracles of Michael the archangel
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ሚካኤል
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	10 miracles

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 147rv
Title	Miracles of Gabriel the archangel
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ገብርኤል
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	1 miracle

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 147v-150r
Title	Miracles of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	5 miracles

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