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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
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Repository |
Gunda Gundē Monastery
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Shelfmark | C3-IV-163 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 26 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural |
Notes |
Schneider, no. 60; alternate shelfmark, no. A21. Singleton inserted into codex: fol. 3rv is a leaf from GG 00191 containing Isaiah 26:15-27:9. Unfoliated leaves appear after fol. 11, 12, 13 |
Bibliography |
Antonio Mordini, "Il convento di Gunde Gundiè," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 12 (1953): 51 (no. 61); Osvaldo Raineri, “I manoscritti etiopici fotografati da P. Emilio Ceccarini (1912-1979),” Quaderni Utinensi 8/15 (1990 [1996]): 369 (no. 16); Osvaldo Raineri, “Aethiopica Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae”, in Miscellanea Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae XI, in Studi e Testi 423 (2004), 646 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00004 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/500155 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers. Cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2006/10/30 |
Reproduction Notes | Fol. 11v-11(bis)v not photographed |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 26 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Wooden boards; front board missing. Misbound: order of text is: fol. 1, 4-9, 2, 10-23 |
Binding Dimensions | 20 x 16 x 2.5 cm |
Provenance |
Comissioned by Gabra Krestos |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-2v, 4r-23v |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1450-1550 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Scribe | Ferē Krestos |
Scribe NS | ፍሬ ፡ ክርስቶስ |
Decoration |
Ḥarag on fol. 1v |
Notes |
Part of an unidentified text (partially erased and poorly legible, except for concluding invocation), fol. 21v-22r |

Item Location | fol. 1rv |
Title | Life of Alexis |
Title NS | ገድለ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ክርስቶስ |
Uniform Title | Vita Sancti Alexii VIAF |
Alternate Title | Life of Gabra Krestos |
Alternate Title | Gadla Gabra Krestos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | …ሥኡ ፡ በህየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወርቀ ፡ ወብሩረ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ ወምስኪናነ ፡ ወሕዝብ ። ወሶበ ፡ ሖሩ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ይቀልል ፡ ጻዕቅ ፡ ወንክል ፡ ወሲደ ፡ በድኑ ፡ ለቅዱስ… |
Item Notes |
Wanting beginning |
Item Location | fol. 1v-2v, 4r-21r |
Title | Life of Yāsāy, the orthodox king of Rome |
Title NS | ገድለ ፡ ያሳይ |
Alternate Title | Gadla Yāsāy |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ ፡ አብ… ገድል ፡ ወስምዕ ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ አባ ፡ ያሳይ ፡ ርቱዐ ፡ ሀይማኖት ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሮም… ስምዑ ፡ አኃዊነ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ተጋደለ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ በመንግሥቱ ፡ ኢያጥረየ ፡ መዐተ ፡ እምአፉሁ ፡ ወኢዘበጠ ፡ በእደዊሁ ፡ ወኢዘመወ ፡ በሥጋሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ አሕጻሁ ፡ ለዝሙት ፡ ዘያኀይዋ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ ውእቱሂ ፡ ዘምዎ… |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Tegrāy Province
![]() |
Repository |
Gunda Gundē Monastery
![]() |
Shelfmark | C3-IV-163 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 26 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural |
Notes |
Schneider, no. 60; alternate shelfmark, no. A21. Singleton inserted into codex: fol. 3rv is a leaf from GG 00191 containing Isaiah 26:15-27:9. Unfoliated leaves appear after fol. 11, 12, 13 |
Bibliography |
Antonio Mordini, "Il convento di Gunde Gundiè," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 12 (1953): 51 (no. 61); Osvaldo Raineri, “I manoscritti etiopici fotografati da P. Emilio Ceccarini (1912-1979),” Quaderni Utinensi 8/15 (1990 [1996]): 369 (no. 16); Osvaldo Raineri, “Aethiopica Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae”, in Miscellanea Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae XI, in Studi e Testi 423 (2004), 646 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00004 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/500155 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers. Cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2006/10/30 |
Reproduction Notes | Fol. 11v-11(bis)v not photographed |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 26 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Wooden boards; front board missing. Misbound: order of text is: fol. 1, 4-9, 2, 10-23 |
Binding Dimensions | 20 x 16 x 2.5 cm |
Provenance |
Comissioned by Gabra Krestos |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-2v, 4r-23v |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1450-1550 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 20 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Scribe | Ferē Krestos |
Scribe NS | ፍሬ ፡ ክርስቶስ |
Decoration |
Ḥarag on fol. 1v |
Notes |
Part of an unidentified text (partially erased and poorly legible, except for concluding invocation), fol. 21v-22r |
Item Location | fol. 1rv |
Title | Life of Alexis |
Title NS | ገድለ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ክርስቶስ |
Uniform Title | Vita Sancti Alexii VIAF |
Alternate Title | Life of Gabra Krestos |
Alternate Title | Gadla Gabra Krestos |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | …ሥኡ ፡ በህየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወርቀ ፡ ወብሩረ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ ወምስኪናነ ፡ ወሕዝብ ። ወሶበ ፡ ሖሩ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ይቀልል ፡ ጻዕቅ ፡ ወንክል ፡ ወሲደ ፡ በድኑ ፡ ለቅዱስ… |
Item Notes |
Wanting beginning |
Item Location | fol. 1v-2v, 4r-21r |
Title | Life of Yāsāy, the orthodox king of Rome |
Title NS | ገድለ ፡ ያሳይ |
Alternate Title | Gadla Yāsāy |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ ፡ አብ… ገድል ፡ ወስምዕ ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ አባ ፡ ያሳይ ፡ ርቱዐ ፡ ሀይማኖት ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሮም… ስምዑ ፡ አኃዊነ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ተጋደለ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ በመንግሥቱ ፡ ኢያጥረየ ፡ መዐተ ፡ እምአፉሁ ፡ ወኢዘበጠ ፡ በእደዊሁ ፡ ወኢዘመወ ፡ በሥጋሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ አሕጻሁ ፡ ለዝሙት ፡ ዘያኀይዋ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ ውእቱሂ ፡ ዘምዎ… |
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