

At the request of our partners, IIIF manifest URLs for objects requiring registration open only within vHMML Reading Room.
Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Muṭṭi Giyorgis Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 123 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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 2908 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204733 |
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 | 123 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 33 x 23 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Muṭṭi Giyorgis Church, fol. 123r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-123v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1889-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 25-36 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Patriarch Pēṭros and Mātēwos, fol. 30r, 32v, and of Emperor Menilek, fol. 32v; Text in a secondary hand: Asmāt prayer against hail, fol. 123r |

Item Location | fol. 3r-122v |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
![]() |
Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Includes Bandlet of righteousness, ልፋፈ ፡ ጽድቅ, Lefāfa ṣadeq, fol. 118v-122v; Space for names filled with እገሌ (so-and-so), fol. 33r, 34r, and throughout |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Šawā Province
![]() |
Repository |
Muṭṭi Giyorgis Church
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 123 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Rituals |
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 2908 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204733 |
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 | 123 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Stamped modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 33 x 23 cm |
Provenance |
Note of ownership by Muṭṭi Giyorgis Church, fol. 123r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-123v |
Century(ies) | 19th-20th century |
Year Range | 1889-1913 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 25-36 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Date based on mention of Patriarch Pēṭros and Mātēwos, fol. 30r, 32v, and of Emperor Menilek, fol. 32v; Text in a secondary hand: Asmāt prayer against hail, fol. 123r |
Item Location | fol. 3r-122v |
Title | Genzat |
Title NS | ግንዘት |
Uniform Title |
Maṣḥafa genzat
![]() |
Alternate Title | Funeral ritual |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Includes Bandlet of righteousness, ልፋፈ ፡ ጽድቅ, Lefāfa ṣadeq, fol. 118v-122v; Space for names filled with እገሌ (so-and-so), fol. 33r, 34r, and throughout |
Thank you for respecting the cultural heritage of the institutions and families that have opened their libraries to the world.