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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Dibbut Kidāna Meḥrat Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 82 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Sermons; Poems; Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Geometric; Drawing(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 2902 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204727 |
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 | 82 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 17.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ይኩኖ፡ አምላክ, fol. 35v, 36r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Dibbut Kidāna Meḥrat Church, fol. 1r; Note of ownership by ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 82r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-82v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-18 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Drawing of an ornate cross, fol. 69v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 76v |
Notes |
Text in secondary hands: Image of the Savior of the World, fol. 2rv, 1rv; Excerpt of the Image of Aragāwi, fol. 2r; Calendar of the commemorations of the saints, fol. 82v |

Item Location | fol. 3r-36r |
Title | Book of the suffering and the account of the crucifixion and death of our Lord |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡ ወዜና፡ ስቅለቱ፡ ወቅትለቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa ḥemāmātihu wa-zēnā seqlatu wa-qetlatu la-ʼegziʼena |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወጸዋዔ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወፈጣሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወገባሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወበስመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወፈጣሪነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወንጉሥነ፡ አማኑኤል፡ ወልዱ፡ ወቃሉ፡ ለአብ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ መልዕልተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወመላኬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወእግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወንጉሠ፡ ኵሉ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 36r-64r |
Title | Lāḥa Māryām |
Title NS | ላሐ ፡ ማርያም |
Uniform Title |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā. Lament of Mary
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Alternate Title | Homily on the glory and lamentation of Mary |
Associated Name |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Salāmā II, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1388
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብኅንሳ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ወንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ ወብካያ፡ ወላሃ፡ በእንተ፡ ስቅለቱ፡ ለወልዳ፡ ሶበ፡ ሖረት፡ ወኢረከበት፡ ሥጋሁ፡ በዕለተ፡ ትንሣኤሁ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወሶበ፡ ተንሥአ፡ እሙታን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ |
Item Notes |
CANT, no. 74; Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 64r-69r |
Title | Book of the Rooster |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ዶርሆ |
Alternate Title | Book of the Cock |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa dorho |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 69rv |
Title | Greeting to the Savior of the World |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ቀላያት፡ ወየብስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 70r-76v |
Title | Miracles of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and of Abuna Mabāʻā Ṣeyon concerning the memorial day of the Passion and death of Jesus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንጽሕፍ፡ ተአምረ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ሞቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘገብረ፡ በተዝካረ፡ ሞቱ፡ ማኅየዊት፡ ለክብረ፡ ስሙ፡ ይደሉ፡ ስብሐት፡ |
Item Notes |
5 miracles |
Item Location | fol. 76v-79r |
Title | Image of the Savior of the World |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa madḫānē ʻālam |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ወይሄሉ፡ ለትውልዶ፡ ትውልድ፡ ኵሉ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 142 |
Item Location | fol. 79r-82r |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ህቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርስፎራ፡ ለምእመናን፡ ኅቡአት። |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Šawā Province
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Repository |
Dibbut Kidāna Meḥrat Church
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 82 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Sermons; Poems; Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural; Decoration, Geometric; Drawing(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 2902 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204727 |
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 | 82 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 17.5 cm |
Provenance |
Copied for ይኩኖ፡ አምላክ, fol. 35v, 36r, and throughout; Note of ownership by Dibbut Kidāna Meḥrat Church, fol. 1r; Note of ownership by ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 82r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-82v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 17-18 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
Drawing of an ornate cross, fol. 69v; Ḥarag, fol. 3r, 76v |
Notes |
Text in secondary hands: Image of the Savior of the World, fol. 2rv, 1rv; Excerpt of the Image of Aragāwi, fol. 2r; Calendar of the commemorations of the saints, fol. 82v |
Item Location | fol. 3r-36r |
Title | Book of the suffering and the account of the crucifixion and death of our Lord |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡ ወዜና፡ ስቅለቱ፡ ወቅትለቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa ḥemāmātihu wa-zēnā seqlatu wa-qetlatu la-ʼegziʼena |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወጸዋዔ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወፈጣሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወገባሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወበስመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወፈጣሪነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወንጉሥነ፡ አማኑኤል፡ ወልዱ፡ ወቃሉ፡ ለአብ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ መልዕልተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወመላኬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወእግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወንጉሠ፡ ኵሉ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 36r-64r |
Title | Lāḥa Māryām |
Title NS | ላሐ ፡ ማርያም |
Uniform Title |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā. Lament of Mary
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Alternate Title | Homily on the glory and lamentation of Mary |
Associated Name |
Cyriacus, Bishop of al-Bahnasā
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Salāmā II, Metropolitan of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, -1388
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብኅንሳ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ወንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ ወብካያ፡ ወላሃ፡ በእንተ፡ ስቅለቱ፡ ለወልዳ፡ ሶበ፡ ሖረት፡ ወኢረከበት፡ ሥጋሁ፡ በዕለተ፡ ትንሣኤሁ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወሶበ፡ ተንሥአ፡ እሙታን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ |
Item Notes |
CANT, no. 74; Arranged for the days of the week |
Item Location | fol. 64r-69r |
Title | Book of the Rooster |
Title NS | መጽሐፈ፡ ዶርሆ |
Alternate Title | Book of the Cock |
Alternate Title | Maṣḥafa dorho |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Location | fol. 69rv |
Title | Greeting to the Savior of the World |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ቀላያት፡ ወየብስ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 70r-76v |
Title | Miracles of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and of Abuna Mabāʻā Ṣeyon concerning the memorial day of the Passion and death of Jesus |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ንጽሕፍ፡ ተአምረ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ሞቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘገብረ፡ በተዝካረ፡ ሞቱ፡ ማኅየዊት፡ ለክብረ፡ ስሙ፡ ይደሉ፡ ስብሐት፡ |
Item Notes |
5 miracles |
Item Location | fol. 76v-79r |
Title | Image of the Savior of the World |
Title NS | መልክአ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼa madḫānē ʻālam |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ወይሄሉ፡ ለትውልዶ፡ ትውልድ፡ ኵሉ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡ |
Item Notes |
Chaîne Repertoire number 142 |
Item Location | fol. 79r-82r |
Title | Mystagogia |
Title NS | ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት |
Alternate Title | Temherta ḫebuʼat |
Alternate Title | Mystagogical catechesis |
Incipit | በእንተ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ህቡዓት፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘትትነገር፡ እምጵርስፎራ፡ ለምእመናን፡ ኅቡአት። |
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