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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Ṭirā Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 85 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Homiliaries |
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 2644 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204472 |
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 | 85 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 18.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም at the commission of ሀብተ፡ ማርያም, fol. 85r and throughout; Original owner's name erased and replaced with ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 17v, 18r, and throughout; Prayers for ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 16v, 27r, and throughout, and for ወልደ፡ ሐና, fol. 67r, 69v, 72r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Ṭirā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 1rv |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-85v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20-28 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 31v, 37r, 52r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 85r. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of books and church articles, fol. 1v; Record of inheritance, fol. 1v; Troparia in praise of Mary and the apostles, fol. 1v; Excerpt of Psalm 1, fol. 85v; Land sale, fol. 85v; History of the building of the church, fol. 85v |

Item Location | fol. 2r-85r |
Title | Dersāna Mikāʼēl |
Title NS | ድርሳነ ፡ ሚካኤል |
Alternate Title | Homiliary for the archangel Michael |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ደማቴዎስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘለእስክንድርያ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በበዓሉ፡ ለሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ሚካኤል፡ አመ፡ አሡሩ፡ ወስኑዩ፡ ለወርኃ፡ ኅዳር፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the monthly feasts |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Ṭirā Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 85 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Homiliaries |
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 2644 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204472 |
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 | 85 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 24 x 18.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም at the commission of ሀብተ፡ ማርያም, fol. 85r and throughout; Original owner's name erased and replaced with ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 17v, 18r, and throughout; Prayers for ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, fol. 16v, 27r, and throughout, and for ወልደ፡ ሐና, fol. 67r, 69v, 72r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Ṭirā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 1rv |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-85v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20-28 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 31v, 37r, 52r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም, fol. 85r. Texts in secondary hands: Inventory of books and church articles, fol. 1v; Record of inheritance, fol. 1v; Troparia in praise of Mary and the apostles, fol. 1v; Excerpt of Psalm 1, fol. 85v; Land sale, fol. 85v; History of the building of the church, fol. 85v |
Item Location | fol. 2r-85r |
Title | Dersāna Mikāʼēl |
Title NS | ድርሳነ ፡ ሚካኤል |
Alternate Title | Homiliary for the archangel Michael |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ዝንቱ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ደማቴዎስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘለእስክንድርያ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በበዓሉ፡ ለሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ሚካኤል፡ አመ፡ አሡሩ፡ ወስኑዩ፡ ለወርኃ፡ ኅዳር፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the monthly feasts |
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