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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Gur Qwesqwām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 163 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2658 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204485 |
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 | 163 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 18 x 17 cm |
Provenance |
Space for owner's name left blank or erased, fol. 17rv, 18r, and throughout; Erased note of ownership, fol. 153r; Notes of ownership by Gur Qwesqwām Church, fol. 159r, 163v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-163v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755-1761 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 16 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mentions of Emperor Iyoʼas, fol. 11r, 25r, and throughout, and Metropolitan Yoḥannes, fol. 39rv and throughout; Texts in secondary hands: Intercessory prayer, fol. 1v; Eucharistic hymn, fol. 2r-3v; Ten Commandments, fol. 3v; John 1:1-5, fol. 157v; Acts 23:1-11, fol. 160rv; Acts 27:33-37, fol. 161r; Table blessing, ሰአልናከ፡ መሐሪ, fol. 161v-162r; Calendar of commemorations of the apostles and evangelists, fol. 162r; Prayer after reading the Gospel, fol. 162v |

Item Location | fol. 5r-157v |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Partially supplied with musical notation |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Gur Qwesqwām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 163 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2658 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204485 |
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 | 163 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 18 x 17 cm |
Provenance |
Space for owner's name left blank or erased, fol. 17rv, 18r, and throughout; Erased note of ownership, fol. 153r; Notes of ownership by Gur Qwesqwām Church, fol. 159r, 163v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-163v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755-1761 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 16 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mentions of Emperor Iyoʼas, fol. 11r, 25r, and throughout, and Metropolitan Yoḥannes, fol. 39rv and throughout; Texts in secondary hands: Intercessory prayer, fol. 1v; Eucharistic hymn, fol. 2r-3v; Ten Commandments, fol. 3v; John 1:1-5, fol. 157v; Acts 23:1-11, fol. 160rv; Acts 27:33-37, fol. 161r; Table blessing, ሰአልናከ፡ መሐሪ, fol. 161v-162r; Calendar of commemorations of the apostles and evangelists, fol. 162r; Prayer after reading the Gospel, fol. 162v |
Item Location | fol. 5r-157v |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Partially supplied with musical notation |
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