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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Masċā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 215 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative |
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 2580 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204408 |
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 | 215 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39 x 27.5 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Masċā Māryām Church, fol. 1v; Note of ownership by ኀየለ፡ ክርስቶስ, ተወልደ፡ መድኅን, የማነ፡ አብ, ሕርያቆስ, አብ፡ ቅዱስ, and ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 214r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-215v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1872 |
Date Precise | 1872 December 27 |
Native Date Precise | 19 Tāḫśāś 1869 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 35 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 2r, 103r, 116r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ ማርያም as arranged by ሀብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 214r. Prayer for Emperor Menilek, fol. 28r, 32r, and throughout; Colophon with date, fol. 214v; Texts in secondary hands: Meaning of some loan words from the Lectionary for Passion Week, fol. 1r; Note on the amount of parchments contributed by ሌባ፡ ሻይ፡ አቶ፡ ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል, fol. 214r; Teachers from the monastery of Dabra Besrāt, fol. 214v-215r |

Item Location | fol. 2r-214r |
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። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦት፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Masċā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 215 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative |
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 2580 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204408 |
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 | 215 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39 x 27.5 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Masċā Māryām Church, fol. 1v; Note of ownership by ኀየለ፡ ክርስቶስ, ተወልደ፡ መድኅን, የማነ፡ አብ, ሕርያቆስ, አብ፡ ቅዱስ, and ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 214r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-215v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1872 |
Date Precise | 1872 December 27 |
Native Date Precise | 19 Tāḫśāś 1869 EC |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 35 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 2r, 103r, 116r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ገብረ፡ ማርያም as arranged by ሀብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 214r. Prayer for Emperor Menilek, fol. 28r, 32r, and throughout; Colophon with date, fol. 214v; Texts in secondary hands: Meaning of some loan words from the Lectionary for Passion Week, fol. 1r; Note on the amount of parchments contributed by ሌባ፡ ሻይ፡ አቶ፡ ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል, fol. 214r; Teachers from the monastery of Dabra Besrāt, fol. 214v-215r |
Item Location | fol. 2r-214r |
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)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Ghubriyāl ibn Turayk, Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria, -1145
(Compiler)
![]() |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦት፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
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