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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository | Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 194 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Architectural; 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 2769 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204596 |
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 | 194 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 41.2 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ሲራክ, fol. 7r, 19v, and throughout, and for Tēwodros Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, who gave the book to Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 10r, 192v, and throughout, and for ወልደ፡ ሥሉስ, fol. 26r, 31r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 3v, 192v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-194v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1779-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 26-27 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name | Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, -1808 (Patron) |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 4r, 111r |
Notes |
Copied by ደመ፡ ወልድ, fol. 7r, 192v, and throughout. Colophons, fol. 111r, 192v; Date based on mention of Tēwodros Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, fol. 192v and throughout, Emperor Takla Giyorgis, fol. 92r, 188v, and Metropolitan Yosāb, fol. 188v; Texts in secondary hands: Supplication for the departed, fol. 193r; Blessing, ነዋ፡ በግዑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር, fol. 193r |

Item Location | fol. 4r-192v |
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፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦተ፡ በበፃታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። ሠራዕነ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository | Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 194 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Lectionaries; Liturgical books (Eastern Christian) |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Architectural; 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 2769 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204596 |
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 | 194 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 41.2 x 33 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ሲራክ, fol. 7r, 19v, and throughout, and for Tēwodros Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, who gave the book to Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 10r, 192v, and throughout, and for ወልደ፡ ሥሉስ, fol. 26r, 31r, and throughout; Notes of ownership by Salalkullā Mikā'ēl Church, fol. 3v, 192v |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-194v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1779-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 26-27 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Associated Name | Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, -1808 (Patron) |
Decoration |
Ḥarag, fol. 4r, 111r |
Notes |
Copied by ደመ፡ ወልድ, fol. 7r, 192v, and throughout. Colophons, fol. 111r, 192v; Date based on mention of Tēwodros Asfā Wasan, King of Šawā, fol. 192v and throughout, Emperor Takla Giyorgis, fol. 92r, 188v, and Metropolitan Yosāb, fol. 188v; Texts in secondary hands: Supplication for the departed, fol. 193r; Blessing, ነዋ፡ በግዑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር, fol. 193r |
Item Location | fol. 4r-192v |
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፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቶ፡ እምኦሪት፡ ወእምነቢያት፡ ወመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወወንጌላት፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ አንብቦተ፡ በበፃታሁ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሰሙን፡ ክቡር፡ እንተ፡ ሰሙነ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በግዕ፡ ጥዩቅ፡ ወቅዱስ። ሠራዕነ፡ |
Item Notes |
Arranged for the days of the week |
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