EMML 2719 - Ethiopia - Šawā Province - Waqērā Giyorgis Church - Reading Room

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Šawā Province VIAF
Repository	Waqērā Giyorgis Church
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Century(ies)	19th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Sermons; Hymns; Poems
Feature(s)	Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(s)
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 2719
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204546
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

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Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	39 x 28 cm
Provenance	Note of ownership by Waqērā Giyorgis Church, fol. 2v; Note of ownership by ኃየለ፡ ክርስቶስ, ተወልደ፡ መድኅን, የማነ፡ አብ, ሕርያቆስ, አብ፡ ቅዱስ, ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ, and ሀብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 99r

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-102v
Century(ies)	19th century (?)
Year Range	1800-1900
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	3 columns, 31-32 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	3 full-page miniatures: Saint George and the dragon, fol. 100v; Madonna and Child, fol. 101r; Crucifixion, fol. 101v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 34r, 37r, and throughout
Notes	Copied by ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 8v, 99r, and throughout. Colophon, fol. 99r; Texts in secondary hands: Record of money payments, fol. 102r; Sale of the manuscript, fol. 102r

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-34r
Title	Gadla Giyorgis
Title NS	ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	Life of George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ዘእንቍራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ፡ በእንተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ። ወጽዱል፡ ኃይሎሙ፡ ለገሊላውያን፡ ፈረሳዊ፡ እንተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ ወመዋዔ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡
Contents Detail	Homily, fol. 3r-5v; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 5v-34r
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 34r-36v
Title	Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero
Title NS	መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ
Alternate Title	Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ድርሳን፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አሕብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 37r-39r
Title	Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ
Alternate Title	Maṣḥafa ankero
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፰ዕለት፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘይሠመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 39r-40r
Title	Prayer of refuge to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ነገረ፡ ፊደላት፡ ሳምን፡ ከመ፡ ዳንዔል፡ ፈከረ፡ ናሁ፡ እከሥት፡ ዘውዳሴከ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ ዓቅመ፡ ረስየኒ፡ ገብረ፡ መኑ፡ ይከልዓኒ፡ ዜና፡ ገድልከ፡ ነጊረ።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 312

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 40v-46r
Title	Synaxarion. Selections
Title NS	ስንክሳር
Uniform Title	Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite)
Alternate Title	Synaxarium
Alternate Title	Senkessār
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Synaxarion entries for the commemorations of Saint George throughout the year

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 47r-98v
Title	Miracles of George
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	86 miracles

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 98v-99r
Title	Hymn to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በሐከ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ በሐከ፡ ወሬዛ፡ ኃያል፡ ከመ፡ አንበሳ፡ ውኩል።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 242

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 99r
Title	Hymn to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ጊዮርጊስ፡ መበለት፡ ዘትነብር፡ ጐረ፡ ቤትከ፡

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 99v-100r
Title	Image of George
Title NS	መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	Malkeʼa Giyorgis
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ ቡሩክ። በበዓለ፡ ድንግል፡ ቅድስት፡ ወመስቀለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክ። ገባሬ፡ መንክራት፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ በአውደ፡ ዱድያኖስ፡ ምዑክ።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 208

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Šawā Province VIAF
Repository	Waqērā Giyorgis Church
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Century(ies)	19th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Sermons; Hymns; Poems
Feature(s)	Decoration, Anthropomorphic; Decoration, Full-page; Decoration, Geometric; Miniature(s)
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 2719
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204546
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

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards
Binding Dimensions	39 x 28 cm
Provenance	Note of ownership by Waqērā Giyorgis Church, fol. 2v; Note of ownership by ኃየለ፡ ክርስቶስ, ተወልደ፡ መድኅን, የማነ፡ አብ, ሕርያቆስ, አብ፡ ቅዱስ, ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ, and ሀብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 99r

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-102v
Century(ies)	19th century (?)
Year Range	1800-1900
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	3 columns, 31-32 lines per page
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	3 full-page miniatures: Saint George and the dragon, fol. 100v; Madonna and Child, fol. 101r; Crucifixion, fol. 101v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 34r, 37r, and throughout
Notes	Copied by ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ, fol. 8v, 99r, and throughout. Colophon, fol. 99r; Texts in secondary hands: Record of money payments, fol. 102r; Sale of the manuscript, fol. 102r

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-34r
Title	Gadla Giyorgis
Title NS	ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	Life of George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አብ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ክቡር፡ አባ፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ ዘእንቍራ፡ እምአድያመ፡ ገላትያ፡ በእንተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ኮከበ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ብሩህ። ወጽዱል፡ ኃይሎሙ፡ ለገሊላውያን፡ ፈረሳዊ፡ እንተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኃያል፡ ወመዋዔ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ እምሰብአ፡ ልዳ፡
Contents Detail	Homily, fol. 3r-5v; History and martyrdom of George, fol. 5v-34r
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 34r-36v
Title	Maṣḥafa ʼaḫbero
Title NS	መጽሐፈ፡ አኅብሮ
Alternate Title	Conjunction of the festivals of George and of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ድርሳን፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አሕብሮ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኅብረተ፡ በዓላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 37r-39r
Title	Miracle of Saint George for 18 Ṭerr
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ
Alternate Title	Maṣḥafa ankero
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፰ዕለት፡ ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘይሠመይ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንክሮ፡

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 39r-40r
Title	Prayer of refuge to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ነገረ፡ ፊደላት፡ ሳምን፡ ከመ፡ ዳንዔል፡ ፈከረ፡ ናሁ፡ እከሥት፡ ዘውዳሴከ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ ዓቅመ፡ ረስየኒ፡ ገብረ፡ መኑ፡ ይከልዓኒ፡ ዜና፡ ገድልከ፡ ነጊረ።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 312

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 40v-46r
Title	Synaxarion. Selections
Title NS	ስንክሳር
Uniform Title	Synaxarion (Ethiopian Rite)
Alternate Title	Synaxarium
Alternate Title	Senkessār
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	Synaxarion entries for the commemorations of Saint George throughout the year

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 47r-98v
Title	Miracles of George
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	86 miracles

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 98v-99r
Title	Hymn to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በሐከ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ በሐከ፡ ወሬዛ፡ ኃያል፡ ከመ፡ አንበሳ፡ ውኩል።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 242

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 99r
Title	Hymn to Saint George
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ጊዮርጊስ፡ መበለት፡ ዘትነብር፡ ጐረ፡ ቤትከ፡

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 99v-100r
Title	Image of George
Title NS	መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Alternate Title	Malkeʼa Giyorgis
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ ቡሩክ። በበዓለ፡ ድንግል፡ ቅድስት፡ ወመስቀለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክ። ገባሬ፡ መንክራት፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ በአውደ፡ ዱድያኖስ፡ ምዑክ።
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 208

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