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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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Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 136 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s) |
Bibliography |
Antonio Mordini, "Il convento di Gunde Gundiè," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 12 (1953): 50-51 (no. 114) |
External Facsimile |
GG-018, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00018 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/789543 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2022/10/17 |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 136 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 15 x 13.5 x 7 cm |
Provenance |
Prayers for ዘማርያም, fol. 16v, 40v, and for ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 106v, 136v |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: leaves wanting at the beginning and end |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-136v |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 14-17 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
1 full-page miniature of Abuna Yesḥaq, fol. 1v |

Item Location | fol. 2r-16v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Yesḥaq |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ይስሐቅ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Yesḥaq |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Imperfect: leaves wanting at the beginning |
Item Location | fol. 17r-40v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Iyosāb |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ኢዮሳብ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Iyosāb |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ወላዴ፡ ብርሃን፡ ብኁተ፡ መንግሥት፡ ወሥልጣን፡ ዘሀሎ፡ በመለኮቱ፡ እምቅድመ፡ መዋዕል፡ ወአዝማን፡ ራኅበ፡ ምከናኑ፡ ዘኢይትዌሰን፡ ወክበደ፡ ብዕሉ፡ ዘኢይትሜጠን፡ ሎቱ፡ ይደሉ፡ ስብሐት፡ እምአፈ፡ መላእክት፡ ትጉሃን፡ ወእምአፈ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሰብእ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ናሁ፡ ንዜኑ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እምዜና፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ አቡነ፡ ኢዮሳብ፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገሪዛን፡ |
Item Location | fol. 41r-106v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Gabra Masiḥ the second |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መሲሕ፡ ዳግማዊ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Gabra Masiḥ the second |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ዘይሴለሥ፡ በአካላት፡ ወይትዋሐድ፡ በመለኮት። ዘአልቦቱ፡ ጥንተ፡ ለቅድምናሁ፡ ወማኅለቅተ፡ ለህላዌሁ። ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ በአፈ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት፡ እስከነ፡ እስትንፋስ፡ ደኃሪት፡ አሜን። ንዜኑ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እምዜናሁ፡ እስመ፡ ሠናየ፡ ገድል፡ ውእቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መሲሕ፡ ዳግማዊ፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 107r-136v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Sāmuʼēl |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Sāmuʼēl |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ሥሉስ፡ በአካል፡ ወዋሕድ፡ በክሂል፡ ወኃይል። ዘአልቦ፡ ጥንተ፡ ለሀልዎቱ፡ ወማኅለቅተ፡ ለመንግሥቱ። ውእቱ፡ ፈጣሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘቅሩብ፡ ወዘርኁቅ፡ ዘትሑት፡ ወዘምጡቅ። ስመ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እስከነ፡ ምዕራብ፡ ወምሥራቅ። አሜን። ንጽሕፍ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ እምስነ፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ወዜና፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዓ፡ ብፅዓን፡ ለባሴ፡ ትሕትና፡ ሊቀ፡ ጽሙዳን፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘበአማን፡ ኖላዌ፡ አባግዕ፡ ጸዓድዒዳን። ዘቆመ፡ ዲበ፡ መንበረ፡ አብ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ዓመደ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘኢይጸንን። ዝውእቱ፡ አቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ፍቅር፡ |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Tegrāy Province
![]() |
Repository |
Gunda Gundē Monastery
![]() |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 136 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Full-page; Miniature(s) |
Bibliography |
Antonio Mordini, "Il convento di Gunde Gundiè," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 12 (1953): 50-51 (no. 114) |
External Facsimile |
GG-018, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00018 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/789543 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2022/10/17 |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 136 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Stamped leather over wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 15 x 13.5 x 7 cm |
Provenance |
Prayers for ዘማርያም, fol. 16v, 40v, and for ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 106v, 136v |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: leaves wanting at the beginning and end |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-136v |
Century(ies) | 17th century (?) |
Year Range | 1600-1700 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 14-17 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Decoration |
1 full-page miniature of Abuna Yesḥaq, fol. 1v |
Item Location | fol. 2r-16v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Yesḥaq |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ይስሐቅ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Yesḥaq |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
Imperfect: leaves wanting at the beginning |
Item Location | fol. 17r-40v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Iyosāb |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ኢዮሳብ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Iyosāb |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ወላዴ፡ ብርሃን፡ ብኁተ፡ መንግሥት፡ ወሥልጣን፡ ዘሀሎ፡ በመለኮቱ፡ እምቅድመ፡ መዋዕል፡ ወአዝማን፡ ራኅበ፡ ምከናኑ፡ ዘኢይትዌሰን፡ ወክበደ፡ ብዕሉ፡ ዘኢይትሜጠን፡ ሎቱ፡ ይደሉ፡ ስብሐት፡ እምአፈ፡ መላእክት፡ ትጉሃን፡ ወእምአፈ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሰብእ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ናሁ፡ ንዜኑ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እምዜና፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ አቡነ፡ ኢዮሳብ፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገሪዛን፡ |
Item Location | fol. 41r-106v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Gabra Masiḥ the second |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መሲሕ፡ ዳግማዊ |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Gabra Masiḥ the second |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ዘይሴለሥ፡ በአካላት፡ ወይትዋሐድ፡ በመለኮት። ዘአልቦቱ፡ ጥንተ፡ ለቅድምናሁ፡ ወማኅለቅተ፡ ለህላዌሁ። ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ በአፈ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት፡ እስከነ፡ እስትንፋስ፡ ደኃሪት፡ አሜን። ንዜኑ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እምዜናሁ፡ እስመ፡ ሠናየ፡ ገድል፡ ውእቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መሲሕ፡ ዳግማዊ፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ |
Item Location | fol. 107r-136v |
Title | Gadla Abuna Sāmuʼēl |
Title NS | ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል |
Alternate Title | Life of Abuna Sāmuʼēl |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ሥሉስ፡ በአካል፡ ወዋሕድ፡ በክሂል፡ ወኃይል። ዘአልቦ፡ ጥንተ፡ ለሀልዎቱ፡ ወማኅለቅተ፡ ለመንግሥቱ። ውእቱ፡ ፈጣሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘቅሩብ፡ ወዘርኁቅ፡ ዘትሑት፡ ወዘምጡቅ። ስመ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እስከነ፡ ምዕራብ፡ ወምሥራቅ። አሜን። ንጽሕፍ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ እምስነ፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ወዜና፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዓ፡ ብፅዓን፡ ለባሴ፡ ትሕትና፡ ሊቀ፡ ጽሙዳን፡ መምህረ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘበአማን፡ ኖላዌ፡ አባግዕ፡ ጸዓድዒዳን። ዘቆመ፡ ዲበ፡ መንበረ፡ አብ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ዓመደ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘኢይጸንን። ዝውእቱ፡ አቡነ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ፍቅር፡ |
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