Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 3 p. 303
Notes:
The name of the original owner has been washed out, f. 135a. Given to the church [tābot] of St. Michael (note,f. 105a, with the donor's name deleted).
Provenance:
Notes of ownership by [Amme] hā Māryām, f. 106b, and Mammerē Walda Gabre'ēl Balāynah, ff. 104b and 135a. In possession of bookseller Algā Warq when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 3b and 70b-71a filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
106 ff.,
Outer Dimensions:
19 x 12 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Takla Hāymānot
Date:
19th/20th century
Year Month Day:
1813-1847
Layout:
2 cols., 17 to 18 lines (occasionally 19 to 24 - ff. 4-109) and 21 to 30 lines (ff. 110-135). Ff. 3b and 106b blank.
Scribe:
Walda Māryām (colophon, f. 107a).
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
ornamental designs, ff. 4a and 133a. Crude cross, f.2a.
Notes:
(miniature of King Śāhla Śellāsē of Shoa) 20 Terr 1950 E.C. (= 28 January 1958 A.D. - note, partially in Italian, f. 1a).
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 4a-104b
Supplied Title:
Gospel of John [Berāta Yoḥannes]. No chapters are indicated in the text. Readings for the days of the week are indicated in the margin.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 105a-106b
Supplied Title:
Mt. 25, 31-46.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 107a-119b
Supplied Title:
Anaphora of Abbā Heryāqos (i.e. Anaphora of our Lady Mary, by Cyriacus, Bishop of Behensā) [Qeddāsē Māryām].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 119b-121b
Supplied Title:
Diaconal litany, "For the holy, celestial things" [Ba-enta qeddesāt samāyāwit] (most MSS. Have: "for the holy things of peace" [Ba-enta qeddesāt salāmāwit]).
Status Of Text:
Incomplete at the end, lacking a few words.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 122ab
Supplied Title:
Final ending of a prayer, followed by an unidentified prayer before communion and a prayer for the different ranks of the clergy.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 122b-128b
Supplied Title:
Anaphora of our Lord Jesus Christ [Qeddāsē Egzi']
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 128b-133a
Supplied Title:
The Mystagogical Catechesis [Ba-enta Temherta ḫebu'āt].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 133a-135a
Supplied Title:
Prayer, "God of lumianaries" [Egzi'abhēr za-berhānāt].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 1b
Supplied Title:
Calendar of commemorations of theApostles and Ebangelists.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 135b
Supplied Title:
3 prayers invoking secret names of God [asmāt] against robbers and thieves, wild animals and snake bite.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 136a
Supplied Title:
Unidentified fragment of a discussion containing references to the missal and other works.
