Haile, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 4 p. 333
Provenance:
The manuscript had belonged to Walda Yohannes (ff. 92b, 93b and 97a). In Institute of Ethiopian studies when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 11b-12a and 68b-69a filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
98 + 1/2 ff.,
Outer Dimensions:
16 x 11 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa
Date:
19th century
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Decorative design, f. 2a
Notes:
The fragment of the commentary on [Fekkārē Iyyasus] is copied for (probably also by) Gabra Sādeq, recto of the unnumbered leaf before f. 1.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-93b
Supplied Title:
Gospel of St. John [Beśrāta Yoḥannes].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
No divisions of chapters and verses. Arranged for daily reading as a prayer book and so rubricated: ff. 12b, 21a, Monday; ff. 24b, 46a, Tuesday; f. 50a, Wednesday; f. 61a, Thursday; f. 77b, Friday; ff. 41b, 84b, Saturday; ff. 10a, 22b, 27a, 86b, Sunday.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 93b-95a
Supplied Title:
Hymn to St. Mary "I Praise thy grace o full of grace" [Esēbbeḥ ṣaggāki o-mele'ta saggā].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 95a-97a
Supplied Title:
Prayer of [asmāt] for one who has been bitten by a snake [Ṣalot ba'enta za-nakaso arwē medr] presented in the form of a rite.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 97ab
Supplied Title:
Medical prescription. The illness is not clear because its first part which was onf. 97a is erased.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 97b
Supplied Title:
Medicine for tonsillitis [entel]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 97b
Supplied Title:
Medicine for poison [marz]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 97b-98a
Supplied Title:
The Synaxary entry for St. Roch [Roqqo], Miyāzya 23rd. The entry is used as a prayer against plague [bedbed]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 98a
Supplied Title:
The symbols for lwā, mwā, rwā, bwā and the seven froms of the palatals (s,c, etc).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 1a and f. 98b
Supplied Title:
The unnumbered first folio to f. 1a and f. 98b: Fragment of Amharic commentary on [Fekkārē Iyyasus].
