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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Dābbo Gadām Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 133 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2699 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204526 |
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 | 133 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 42 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for በርተሎሜዎስ, fol. 9v, 132v, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Dābbo Gadām Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 1r, 133v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-133v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 32-33 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 9v, 24v, 37r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ገላውዴዎስ, fol. 132v. Texts in secondary hands: List of clergy, fol. 76v; Numbers used for calendar computations, fol. 133r |

Item Location | fol. 1r-133r |
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፡ ዘለዓለም። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት። በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦት፡ በበፃታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። ሠራዕነ፡ |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Dābbo Gadām Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 133 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
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 2699 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204526 |
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 | 133 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 42 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for በርተሎሜዎስ, fol. 9v, 132v, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Dābbo Gadām Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 1r, 133v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-133v |
Century(ies) | 18th-19th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1900 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 32-33 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 9v, 24v, 37r, and throughout |
Notes |
Copied by ገላውዴዎስ, fol. 132v. Texts in secondary hands: List of clergy, fol. 76v; Numbers used for calendar computations, fol. 133r |
Item Location | fol. 1r-133r |
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፡ ዘለዓለም። ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤተ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት። በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦት፡ በበፃታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። ሠራዕነ፡ |
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