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HMML Reading Room Record:
https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/202337

Institution:
HMML
HMML Project Number:
EMML 498
Country:
Ethiopia
City:
Addis Ababa
Repository:
Parish Church
ShelfMark:
na
Folio:
Ff. 100
Bibliography:
Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 2
Provenance:
Copied for Walda Mika'el (prayer, f. 59b). Stamp of the Church of St. Takla Haymanot, f. 1a. In Church St. Takla Hāymānot when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 56b-57a: filmed twice.

Manuscript Part I

Folio:
Ff. 100
Outer Dimensions:
16.7 x 12 cm.
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Takla Hāymānot
Date:
early 20th century
Support:
Parchment
Representational Decoration:
Ornamental designs, ff. 2a, 12a, 18a, 37a, 49b, 53b, and 76a.
Other Decoration:
Miniatures: F. 17b: A lady praying to the Trinity. The divine Persons are portrayed as youthful and beardless; Ff. 97b-98a: A man, presumably Walda Mika'el, owner of the manuscript, praying to the Madonna and her Child, who are attended by two angels.

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 2a-9a
Supplied Title:
"Image" of the Virgin Mary under the title of Tabernacle of Edom [Malke'a Edom]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Ff. 1b, 11ab, and 99b: blank (except for a scrawl).

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 12a-17a
Supplied Title:
"Image" of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary [Malke'a felsatā]
Language(s):
Ge'ez

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 18a-31b
Supplied Title:
"Image" of the Trinity (Malke'a Śellāsē).
Language(s):
Ge'ez

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 31b-32b and 75ab
Supplied Title:
Prayers to the Trinity for matins [nagh], tierce, and sext.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
F. 31b: tierce, F. 32a: tierce, F. 75a: sext.

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 33a-59b
Supplied Title:
Prayer, "O God, wise among the wise" [O-Egzi'abher tabiba tabiban].
Language(s):
Ge'ez

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 60a-75a
Supplied Title:
How Moses was saved from the hand of Pharao [ba-za-dehna Muse em-edehu la-Far'on]. Cf. EMML 380-3° (1).
Language(s):
Ge'ez

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 76a-97b
Supplied Title:
Anaphora of the Virgin Mary, composed by Cyriacus [Heryaqos], Bishop of Behensa.
Language(s):
Ge'ez

Manuscript Text

Folio:
Ff. 98b-99a
Supplied Title:
"Image" of the Virgin Mary under the title of Tabernacle of Edom (for the second time).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
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