

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
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Repository |
Dabra Ṣeyon Abuna Abrehām Monastery
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Shelfmark | C3-IV-199 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 51 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMDA 00464 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/601720 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ted Erho and Loren Stuckenbruck; cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2015/04/05 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 51 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Unbound. Order of extant text is 14-17, 50, 1-2, 49, 47-48, 42, 3-4, 18-31, 51, 32, 34-38, 33, 39, 12, 41, 45, 43, 44, 46, 40, 8-9, 5-6, 10-11, 7, 13 |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning, end, and after fol. 17, 40, and 7; leaf deterioration with minimal loss of text; water stains. |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-4v, 12rv, 14r-51v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 36-40 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 5r-11v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 34-36 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
There is a slight possibility that Parts 1 and 2 could derive from the same original manuscript. |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 13rv |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1550 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 34 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Crude drawing of a horse with rider on fol. 13v |

Item Location | fol. 1r-4v, 12rv, 14r-51v |
Title | 1-2 Chronicles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Chronicles
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
1 Chronicles 4:20-9:3, 10:4-29:30, fol. 1r-4v, 14r-21v, 42rv, 47r-50v; 2 Chronicles, fol. 12rv, 22r-41v, 43r-46v, 51rv |
Item Notes |
Imperfect |
Item Location | fol. 5r-11v |
Title | Judith |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Judith
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Judith 7:32-16:25 |
Item Notes |
Imperfect; lacuna within preserved text from Judith 8:2-31 |
Item Location | fol. 13rv |
Title | Old Testament. Selections |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Old Testament
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Haggai 1:14-2:23, fol. 13rv; Zechariah 1:1-8, fol. 13v |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
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Repository |
Dabra Ṣeyon Abuna Abrehām Monastery
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Shelfmark | C3-IV-199 |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 51 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 15th-16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMDA 00464 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/601720 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ted Erho and Loren Stuckenbruck; cataloged by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2015/04/05 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 51 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Unbound. Order of extant text is 14-17, 50, 1-2, 49, 47-48, 42, 3-4, 18-31, 51, 32, 34-38, 33, 39, 12, 41, 45, 43, 44, 46, 40, 8-9, 5-6, 10-11, 7, 13 |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning, end, and after fol. 17, 40, and 7; leaf deterioration with minimal loss of text; water stains. |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-4v, 12rv, 14r-51v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 36-40 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Item Location | fol. 1r-4v, 12rv, 14r-51v |
Title | 1-2 Chronicles |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Chronicles
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
1 Chronicles 4:20-9:3, 10:4-29:30, fol. 1r-4v, 14r-21v, 42rv, 47r-50v; 2 Chronicles, fol. 12rv, 22r-41v, 43r-46v, 51rv |
Item Notes |
Imperfect |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 5r-11v |
Century(ies) | 15th century (?) |
Year Range | 1400-1500 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 34-36 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Notes |
There is a slight possibility that Parts 1 and 2 could derive from the same original manuscript. |
Item Location | fol. 5r-11v |
Title | Judith |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Judith
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Judith 7:32-16:25 |
Item Notes |
Imperfect; lacuna within preserved text from Judith 8:2-31 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 13rv |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1550 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 34 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Crude drawing of a horse with rider on fol. 13v |
Item Location | fol. 13rv |
Title | Old Testament. Selections |
Uniform Title |
Bible. Old Testament
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Haggai 1:14-2:23, fol. 13rv; Zechariah 1:1-8, fol. 13v |
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