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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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 2638 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204466 |
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 | 204 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 21 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ቆዝማስ, fol. 183r, 185r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 1r; Note of donation by አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ነሲቡ፡ ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል to Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 203v; Owned by ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል, fol. 23rv and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-204v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1750-1850 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-19 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Copied by ጎርጐርዮስ, fol. 167v. Texts in secondary hands: Matthew 25:1-13, fol. 168v-169r; Contemplation on the death of a believing Christian, fol. 169r-171v; Order to be observed in the funeral office, fol. 171v; Halleluiatic chant, fol. 203rv |

Item Location | fol. 2r-22v |
Title | Ṣalota ʻEtān |
Title NS | ጸሎተ፡ ዕጣን |
Alternate Title | Prayer of the incense |
Alternate Title | Rite of incense |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Includes supplementary readings and prayers, fol. 12r-22v |
Item Location | fol. 23r-168v and 173r-203r |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
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Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Copied by at least two scribe, perhaps from two manuscripts; Space for names often filled with እገሌ/እገሊት (so-and-so), fol. 110v, 112v, and throughout; Includes Homily of Theophilus of Alexandria on the departure of the soul, fol. 167v-168v |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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 2638 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204466 |
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 | 204 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 21 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ቆዝማስ, fol. 183r, 185r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 1r; Note of donation by አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ነሲቡ፡ ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል to Wāššā Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 203v; Owned by ወልደ፡ አማኑኤል, fol. 23rv and throughout |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-204v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1750-1850 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-19 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Copied by ጎርጐርዮስ, fol. 167v. Texts in secondary hands: Matthew 25:1-13, fol. 168v-169r; Contemplation on the death of a believing Christian, fol. 169r-171v; Order to be observed in the funeral office, fol. 171v; Halleluiatic chant, fol. 203rv |
Item Location | fol. 2r-22v |
Title | Ṣalota ʻEtān |
Title NS | ጸሎተ፡ ዕጣን |
Alternate Title | Prayer of the incense |
Alternate Title | Rite of incense |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Includes supplementary readings and prayers, fol. 12r-22v |
Item Location | fol. 23r-168v and 173r-203r |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
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Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Copied by at least two scribe, perhaps from two manuscripts; Space for names often filled with እገሌ/እገሊት (so-and-so), fol. 110v, 112v, and throughout; Includes Homily of Theophilus of Alexandria on the departure of the soul, fol. 167v-168v |
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