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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Wadarrā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 201 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); 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 2757 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204584 |
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 | 201 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 21.4 x 20 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ዘሚካኤል, fol. 20r, 75r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Wadarrā Māryām Church, fol. 1r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-201v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-28 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Eusebian canon tables, fol. 15v-19v |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Two letters on መዓልት፡ ሰዓታት land with an unidentified seal and a seal of አፈንጉሥ፡ ከተማ, fol. 2r |

Item Location | fol. 6r-200v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Introduction to the Four Gospels, fol. 6r-13v; Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 13v-14r; Eusebian canons, fol. 15v-19v; Matthew, fol. 21r-73r; Chapters of Matthew, fol. 73v-74r; Introduction to Matthew, fol. 74rv; Mark, fol. 75r-106r; Chapters of Mark, fol. 106rv; Introduction to Mark, fol. 106v-107r; Luke, fol. 108r-158v; Chapters of Luke, fol. 158v-159v; Introduction to Luke, fol. 159v-160r; John, fol. 161r-199v; Chapters of John, fol. 199v-200r; Introduction to John, fol. 200rv |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Wadarrā Māryām Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 201 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); 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 2757 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204584 |
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 | 201 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 21.4 x 20 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ዘሚካኤል, fol. 20r, 75r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Wadarrā Māryām Church, fol. 1r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-201v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-28 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Eusebian canon tables, fol. 15v-19v |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Two letters on መዓልት፡ ሰዓታት land with an unidentified seal and a seal of አፈንጉሥ፡ ከተማ, fol. 2r |
Item Location | fol. 6r-200v |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Gospels
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Introduction to the Four Gospels, fol. 6r-13v; Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 13v-14r; Eusebian canons, fol. 15v-19v; Matthew, fol. 21r-73r; Chapters of Matthew, fol. 73v-74r; Introduction to Matthew, fol. 74rv; Mark, fol. 75r-106r; Chapters of Mark, fol. 106rv; Introduction to Mark, fol. 106v-107r; Luke, fol. 108r-158v; Chapters of Luke, fol. 158v-159v; Introduction to Luke, fol. 159v-160r; John, fol. 161r-199v; Chapters of John, fol. 199v-200r; Introduction to John, fol. 200rv |
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