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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Kārrā Magan Śellāsē Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 207 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
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. VII: Project Numbers 2501-3000 (1983). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2617 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204445 |
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 | 207 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 25.5 x 24 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ገብረ፡ አምላኩ፡ የማነ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 2r, 66r, 102r, 160r; Note of ownership by Kārrā Magan Śellāsē Church, fol. 1v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-207v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 2r |
Notes |
Text in a secondary hand: Record about an inventory, fol. 100v |

Item Location | fol. 2r-206v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Matthew, fol. 2r-63v; Mark, fol. 66r-99v; Introduction to Luke, fol. 99v-100r; Luke, fol. 102r-157v; Introduction to John, fol. 157v-158r; John, fol. 160r-206v |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Kārrā Magan Śellāsē Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 207 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Gospels; Bibles |
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. VII: Project Numbers 2501-3000 (1983). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2617 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204445 |
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 | 207 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 25.5 x 24 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ገብረ፡ አምላኩ፡ የማነ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 2r, 66r, 102r, 160r; Note of ownership by Kārrā Magan Śellāsē Church, fol. 1v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-207v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 2r |
Notes |
Text in a secondary hand: Record about an inventory, fol. 100v |
Item Location | fol. 2r-206v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Matthew, fol. 2r-63v; Mark, fol. 66r-99v; Introduction to Luke, fol. 99v-100r; Luke, fol. 102r-157v; Introduction to John, fol. 157v-158r; John, fol. 160r-206v |
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