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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 158 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Seal(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 2743 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204570 |
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 | 158 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 27.5 x 21 cm |
Provenance |
Original owner's name erased, fol. 5r; Notes of ownership by Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 1r, 158v; Note of donation by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē to Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 158r; Seal of the scriptorium of Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 158r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-158v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1930-1942 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-20 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 5r |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 15r, 22r, and throughout, and Patriarch John, fol. 44rv, 47r, and throughout, and Metropolitan Qērellos, fol. 44rv, 47r, and throughout; Text in a secondary hand: Supplementary prayers and chants for the Ordinary of the Mass, fol. 2r-4v |

Item Location | fol. 5r-158r |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Supplied with musical notation |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 158 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Missals; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative; Seal(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 2743 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204570 |
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 | 158 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 27.5 x 21 cm |
Provenance |
Original owner's name erased, fol. 5r; Notes of ownership by Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 1r, 158v; Note of donation by Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē to Gobāṭā Agar Gabreʼēl Church, fol. 158r; Seal of the scriptorium of Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 158r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-158v |
Century(ies) | 20th century |
Year Range | 1930-1942 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-20 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 5r |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Emperor Ḫāyla Śellāsē, fol. 15r, 22r, and throughout, and Patriarch John, fol. 44rv, 47r, and throughout, and Metropolitan Qērellos, fol. 44rv, 47r, and throughout; Text in a secondary hand: Supplementary prayers and chants for the Ordinary of the Mass, fol. 2r-4v |
Item Location | fol. 5r-158r |
Title | Missal |
Uniform Title | Missal (Ethiopian Rite) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Supplied with musical notation |
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