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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-52 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 125 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Poems |
Notes |
Alternate shelfmark, no. A9GE |
External Facsimile |
GG-076, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00076 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/789572 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2022/12/19 |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 125 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 12.5 x 11.5 x 7 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-125v |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1650-1750 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 9-19 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Writing exercise on prayers, recto of second front flyleaf; Excerpt of a prayer, recto of third front flyleaf; Writing exercise on an image, fol. 19v |

Item Location | fol. 1r-125r |
Title | Images for the abbots of Gunda Gundē Monastery |
Title NS | መልክኣተ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገሪዛን |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼāta qeddusān za-Dabra Garizān |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አቀድም፡ አእኵቶቶ። በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ልሳነ፡ ዕፍረት፡ መምህረ፡ []ቲቶ። ለእስጢፋኖስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ለዘይዜኑ፡ ሠናይቶ። |
Contents Detail |
ʼEsṭifānos, እስጢፋኖስ, fol. 1r-9r; ʼAbakarazun, አበከረዙን, fol. 9r-15v; Yesḥaq, ይስሐቅ, fol. 15v-18v; Gabra Masiḥ, ገብረ፡ መሲሕ, fol. 20r-26r; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 26r-30r; Hābta Śellāsē, ሃብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 30r-33r; Takla Nabiyāt, ተክለ፡ ነቢያት, fol. 33r-36r; ʼIsāyiyās, ኢሳዪያስ, fol. 36v-43r; Yesḥaq and ʼIyosāb, ይስሐቅ፡ ወኢዮሳብ, fol. 43v-48v; Samuʼēl of Kaswā, ሳሙኤል፡ ዘከስዋ, fol. 49r-56r; Yonās, ዮናስ, fol. 56v-61v; Mazgaba Śellāsē, መዝገበ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 62r-70v; ʼĒwosṭātēwos, fol. 71r-85v; Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, አብርሃም፡ ወይስሐቅ፡ ወያእቆብ, fol. 85v-94v; Hābta Sallāśē, ሃብተ፡ ሰላሤ, fol. 95r-104v; Yesḥaq, ይስሐቅ, fol. 104v-109v; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 112r-117v; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 118r-119r; Jesus Christ, fol. 120r-125r |

Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Tegrāy Province
![]() |
Repository |
Gunda Gundē Monastery
![]() |
Shelfmark | C3-IV-52 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 125 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Poems |
Notes |
Alternate shelfmark, no. A9GE |
External Facsimile |
GG-076, Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
GG 00076 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/789572 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers; cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2022/12/19 |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 125 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Wood boards |
Binding Dimensions | 12.5 x 11.5 x 7 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-125v |
Century(ies) | 17th-18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1650-1750 |
Support | Parchment |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 9-19 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Script(s) | Fidäl |
Notes |
Texts in secondary hands: Writing exercise on prayers, recto of second front flyleaf; Excerpt of a prayer, recto of third front flyleaf; Writing exercise on an image, fol. 19v |
Item Location | fol. 1r-125r |
Title | Images for the abbots of Gunda Gundē Monastery |
Title NS | መልክኣተ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገሪዛን |
Alternate Title | Malkeʼāta qeddusān za-Dabra Garizān |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አቀድም፡ አእኵቶቶ። በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ልሳነ፡ ዕፍረት፡ መምህረ፡ []ቲቶ። ለእስጢፋኖስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ለዘይዜኑ፡ ሠናይቶ። |
Contents Detail |
ʼEsṭifānos, እስጢፋኖስ, fol. 1r-9r; ʼAbakarazun, አበከረዙን, fol. 9r-15v; Yesḥaq, ይስሐቅ, fol. 15v-18v; Gabra Masiḥ, ገብረ፡ መሲሕ, fol. 20r-26r; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 26r-30r; Hābta Śellāsē, ሃብተ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 30r-33r; Takla Nabiyāt, ተክለ፡ ነቢያት, fol. 33r-36r; ʼIsāyiyās, ኢሳዪያስ, fol. 36v-43r; Yesḥaq and ʼIyosāb, ይስሐቅ፡ ወኢዮሳብ, fol. 43v-48v; Samuʼēl of Kaswā, ሳሙኤል፡ ዘከስዋ, fol. 49r-56r; Yonās, ዮናስ, fol. 56v-61v; Mazgaba Śellāsē, መዝገበ፡ ሥላሴ, fol. 62r-70v; ʼĒwosṭātēwos, fol. 71r-85v; Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, አብርሃም፡ ወይስሐቅ፡ ወያእቆብ, fol. 85v-94v; Hābta Sallāśē, ሃብተ፡ ሰላሤ, fol. 95r-104v; Yesḥaq, ይስሐቅ, fol. 104v-109v; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 112r-117v; ʻEzrā, ዕዝራ, fol. 118r-119r; Jesus Christ, fol. 120r-125r |
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