Haile, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 4 p. 196
Notes:
Stamp of Empress Zawditu, ff. 3a and 252a. Stamp of Mal'aka Salām Walda Masqal, the Sahāfē te'ezāz, f. 252a. Stamp of the Holy Trinity Cathedral ff. 6a and 253a.
Provenance:
Colophon (f.253a) by different hand states that the manuscript belonged to Empress Zawditu with baptismal name Askāla Māryām, daughter of Emepror Menelik(II) and that she gave it to Makāna Śellāsē of Addis Ababa. In Holy Trinity Cathedral when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 1a and 253b not filmed.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
253 ff.,
Outer Dimensions:
30 x 22 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa, Makākkelaňňā
Date:
20th century
Year Month Day:
1922
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Illuminations: ff. 6a, 79a, 123a and 200a.
Notes:
Dated (colophon ff. 252b-253a)1914 E.C., 8 years after the death of Menelik II and 6th year of the reign of Empress Zawditu (= 1922 A.D.).
