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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 98 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
Feature(s) | Canon table(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. VII: Project Numbers 2501-3000 (1983). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2557 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204385 |
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 | 98 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31.5 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 8r, 33r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church, fol. 3v, 7v; Purchase (of the manuscript?), fol. 6v; Note of ownership by Tābota Māryām, fol. 49v; Seal of Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church, fol. 1v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-98v |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1800-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 65 lines per page, fol. 2r-3v; 2 columns, 32-33 lines per page, fol. 8r-97v |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Eusebian canon tables, fol. 4r-7r |
Notes |
Copied by ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ and ዋጋየ፡ እቴነሽ, fol. 97v. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of books and church articles dated 1905 EC (1912/1913), verso of first front flyleaf; Record of expenditures, fol. 1r; Petition to legalize the possession of church land, with seal, fol. 1r; Metropolitan Mātēwos authorizes the appoinment of more dabtarās, with seal of Metropolitan Mātēwos, fol. 1v |

Item Location | fol. 2r-97v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Introduction to the Four Gospels, fol. 2r-3v; Eusebian canon tables, fol. 4r-7r; Matthew, fol. 8r-32v; Chapters of Mark, fol. 32v; Mark, fol. 33r-48v; Chapters of Luke, fol. 49rv; Introduction to Luke, fol. 49v; Luke, fol. 50r-77r; John, fol. 78r-97v |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 98 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
Feature(s) | Canon table(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. VII: Project Numbers 2501-3000 (1983). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2557 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204385 |
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 | 98 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 31.5 x 22 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 8r, 33r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church, fol. 3v, 7v; Purchase (of the manuscript?), fol. 6v; Note of ownership by Tābota Māryām, fol. 49v; Seal of Dabdabbo Masqala Krestos Church, fol. 1v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-98v |
Century(ies) | 19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1800-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 65 lines per page, fol. 2r-3v; 2 columns, 32-33 lines per page, fol. 8r-97v |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Eusebian canon tables, fol. 4r-7r |
Notes |
Copied by ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ and ዋጋየ፡ እቴነሽ, fol. 97v. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of books and church articles dated 1905 EC (1912/1913), verso of first front flyleaf; Record of expenditures, fol. 1r; Petition to legalize the possession of church land, with seal, fol. 1r; Metropolitan Mātēwos authorizes the appoinment of more dabtarās, with seal of Metropolitan Mātēwos, fol. 1v |
Item Location | fol. 2r-97v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Introduction to the Four Gospels, fol. 2r-3v; Eusebian canon tables, fol. 4r-7r; Matthew, fol. 8r-32v; Chapters of Mark, fol. 32v; Mark, fol. 33r-48v; Chapters of Luke, fol. 49rv; Introduction to Luke, fol. 49v; Luke, fol. 50r-77r; John, fol. 78r-97v |
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