Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 3
Notes:
Pencilled indication of the title, f. 1a. Ff. 38b-39a,40a,72a,and 129b: not filmed. In addition, the miniatures on ff. 7a,49b-50a,114a, and 136a were not filmed.
Provenance:
Copied for Ras Walda Giyorgis and his wife (colophon, f. 153b). It was subsequently owned, by Walatta Iyyasus and her husband, Walda Yohannes (prayers, f. 22a and passim). In Church Kidān Meḥrat when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 58b, 122b, 142b-143a, and 147b-149a: filmed twice. In addition, the miniatures on ff. 43a, 61b-62a, and 118a were also filmed twice. There were so many error in filming because each page containing miniatures and text were filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
Ff. 154+3
Outer Dimensions:
35 x 28 cm.
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Enṭoṭṭo
Date:
20th century
Year Month Day:
1865/1913
Scribe:
Esatu Fanta of Azzazami/Gabra Amlak of Dabra Gannat
Support:
Parchment
Representational Decoration:
The minatures of the manuscript are too numerous to describe (ca. 250). Mention may be made of a miniature, f. 2b, of the Madonna and Child enthroned and attended by two angels, with the owners of the of the manuscript, taking refuge in her intercession.
Notes:
Prayer for Menelik II, f. 23a.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 3a-153b
Supplied Title:
The Story of Mary [Nagara Māryām], called by the Egyptians the Little Gospel [Ne'us wangel].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
The text is divided into monthly readings. Ff. 1b-2a: blank.
