GG 00043 - Ethiopia - Tegrāy Province - Gunda Gundē Monastery - C3-IV-57 - Reading Room

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Tegrāy Province VIAF
Repository	Gunda Gundē Monastery VIAF
Shelfmark	C3-IV-57
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	110 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Hymns; Poems
Feature(s)	Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s)
Notes	Alternate shelfmark, no. A14
Ext. Bibliography	Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024).
External Facsimile	GG-043, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto.
HMML Proj. Num.	GG 00043
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/600786
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	110 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; cloth between the pastedowns
Binding Dimensions	31 x 26.8 x 8 cm
Provenance	Original owner's name erased and replaced with ገብረ፡ ማርያም, fol. 8v, and with ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, fol. 12r and throughout; Prayer for ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋድስ, whose baptismal name was ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, verso of second rear flyleaf; Final two miracles written for ገብረ፡ ሕይወት, fol. 104r, 108v, 110v

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-110v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 20 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	54 miniatures
Notes	Copied by አርከ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 24v, 48v. Texts in secondary hands: Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 1v-2v; 1 Miracle of Mary, fol. 2v-3r; Prayer for ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋድስ, whose baptismal name was ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, verso of second rear flyleaf

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 4r-7v
Title	Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS	መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title	Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ። ዘንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ዘወፅአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ። እመካነ፡ መዓልቃ፡ ዘምስር፡

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 8v-10v
Title	Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammera Māryām
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ንነግርክሙ፡ አኃውየ፡ ፍቁራን፡ ውሉደ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይባርክሙ፡ ወያብርህ፡ አዕይንተ፡ አልባቢክሙ፡ ለሰሚዓ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በክልኤ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘበዕብራይስጢ፡ ማሪሃም፡ ጥዕምተ፡ ስም፡ ሕይወተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘኢይክሉ፡ ፈጽሞ፡ ውዳሴሃ፡ ኢሰማያውያን፡ ወኢምድራውያን።

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 10v-11v
Title	Hymn to Mary, I worship thee
Title NS	እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ በከመ፡ ወደሰኪ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ በድርሳኑ፡ በጥዑም፡ ከናፍሪሁ፡ በልዑል፡ ቃላቲሁ፡ በንጹሕ፡ ውዳሴሁ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 338

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 12r-80r and 104r-110v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	36 miracles with concluding rhyming stanzas, fol. 12r-80r; 2 miracles with concluding rhyming stanzas, fol. 104r-110v

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 80v-82r
Title	Miracle of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	1 miracle: The olive branch planted by Zacchaeus
Item Notes	Arras-Van Rompay number 21

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 83r-97r
Title	Weddāsé Māryām
Title NS	ውዳሴ ፡ ማርያም
Uniform Title	Weddāsé Māryām VIAF
Alternate Title	Praises of Mary
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 98r
Title	Dormition of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ወእምዝ፡ ኮነ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩፡ ለወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ካኑን፡ መጽአ፡ ኃቤሆሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ተጽዒኖ፡ በሰረገላ፡ ዘያንበለ፡ ብል፡ ወሶበ፡ ርእይዎ፡ ሰገዱ፡ ሎቱ፡

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 98v-103r
Title	Image of the Passion
Title NS	መልክአ፡ ሕማማት
Alternate Title	Malkeʼa ḥemāmāt
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሰላም፡ ለሕማምከ፡ ቤተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ዘአንደደ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 25

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Country	Ethiopia VIAF
City	Tegrāy Province VIAF
Repository	Gunda Gundē Monastery VIAF
Shelfmark	C3-IV-57
Current Status	Unknown
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	110 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Hymns; Poems
Feature(s)	Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s)
Notes	Alternate shelfmark, no. A14
Ext. Bibliography	Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024).
External Facsimile	GG-043, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto.
HMML Proj. Num.	GG 00043
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/600786
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	110 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding	Stamped leather over wood boards; cloth between the pastedowns
Binding Dimensions	31 x 26.8 x 8 cm
Provenance	Original owner's name erased and replaced with ገብረ፡ ማርያም, fol. 8v, and with ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, fol. 12r and throughout; Prayer for ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋድስ, whose baptismal name was ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, verso of second rear flyleaf; Final two miracles written for ገብረ፡ ሕይወት, fol. 104r, 108v, 110v

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 1r-110v
Century(ies)	18th century (?)
Year Range	1700-1800
Support	Parchment
Page Layout	2 columns, 20 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Ethiopic
Script(s)	Fidäl
Decoration	54 miniatures
Notes	Copied by አርከ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 24v, 48v. Texts in secondary hands: Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 1v-2v; 1 Miracle of Mary, fol. 2v-3r; Prayer for ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋድስ, whose baptismal name was ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ, verso of second rear flyleaf

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 4r-7v
Title	Maṣḥafa śerʻat
Title NS	መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት
Alternate Title	Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductory Rite of al-Muʿallaqa
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ። ዘንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ዘወፅአ፡ እመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያ። እመካነ፡ መዓልቃ፡ ዘምስር፡

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 8v-10v
Title	Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary
Alternate Title	Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammera Māryām
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ንነግርክሙ፡ አኃውየ፡ ፍቁራን፡ ውሉደ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይባርክሙ፡ ወያብርህ፡ አዕይንተ፡ አልባቢክሙ፡ ለሰሚዓ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በክልኤ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘበዕብራይስጢ፡ ማሪሃም፡ ጥዕምተ፡ ስም፡ ሕይወተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘኢይክሉ፡ ፈጽሞ፡ ውዳሴሃ፡ ኢሰማያውያን፡ ወኢምድራውያን።

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 10v-11v
Title	Hymn to Mary, I worship thee
Title NS	እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ በከመ፡ ወደሰኪ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ በድርሳኑ፡ በጥዑም፡ ከናፍሪሁ፡ በልዑል፡ ቃላቲሁ፡ በንጹሕ፡ ውዳሴሁ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 338

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 12r-80r and 104r-110v
Title	Miracles of Mary
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Item Notes	36 miracles with concluding rhyming stanzas, fol. 12r-80r; 2 miracles with concluding rhyming stanzas, fol. 104r-110v

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 80v-82r
Title	Miracle of Jesus
Title NS	ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title	Miracles of Jesus VIAF
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Contents Detail	1 miracle: The olive branch planted by Zacchaeus
Item Notes	Arras-Van Rompay number 21

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 83r-97r
Title	Weddāsé Māryām
Title NS	ውዳሴ ፡ ማርያም
Uniform Title	Weddāsé Māryām VIAF
Alternate Title	Praises of Mary
Item Notes	Arranged for the days of the week

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 98r
Title	Dormition of Mary
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ወእምዝ፡ ኮነ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩፡ ለወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ካኑን፡ መጽአ፡ ኃቤሆሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ተጽዒኖ፡ በሰረገላ፡ ዘያንበለ፡ ብል፡ ወሶበ፡ ርእይዎ፡ ሰገዱ፡ ሎቱ፡

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 98v-103r
Title	Image of the Passion
Title NS	መልክአ፡ ሕማማት
Alternate Title	Malkeʼa ḥemāmāt
Language(s)	Ge'ez
Incipit	ሰላም፡ ለሕማምከ፡ ቤተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ዘአንደደ፡
Item Notes	Chaîne Repertoire number 25

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