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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Tāč Dann Kidāna Meḥrat Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 148 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; 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 2704 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204531 |
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 | 148 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39.8 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for አምኃ፡ ኢየሱስ and ሰብሐት፡ ለአብ, fol. 7v, 8r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Tāč Dann Kidāna Meḥrat Church, fol. 1r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-148v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755-1769 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 28 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Emperor Iyoʼās, fol. 69v; Text in a secondary hand: Litanical prayer, fol. 2rv |

Item Location | fol. 3r-148v |
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፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበስነ፡ ሀብቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦታ፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ሕማማት፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ሠራዕነ፡ |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Tāč Dann Kidāna Meḥrat Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 148 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; 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 2704 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204531 |
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 | 148 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 39.8 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for አምኃ፡ ኢየሱስ and ሰብሐት፡ ለአብ, fol. 7v, 8r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Tāč Dann Kidāna Meḥrat Church, fol. 1r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-148v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755-1769 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 28 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Emperor Iyoʼās, fol. 69v; Text in a secondary hand: Litanical prayer, fol. 2rv |
Item Location | fol. 3r-148v |
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፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበስነ፡ ሀብቱ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ ቅዱሳት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦታ፡ በበፆታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ሕማማት፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ሠራዕነ፡ |
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