Haile, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 4 p. 593
Notes:
According to a note on f.1b and another on f. 293a, the manuscript is purchased by (the monastery ?) of Sayfa Mikā'el. Stamp of (the monastery of) Abunda Sayfa mikā'ēl za-Sā'dā Embā Śellāsē, ff. 2a (twice), 3a, 292a and 293a.
Provenance:
The name Sayfa Mikā'ēl as owner of the manuscript is inserted thoughout the manuscript (f.15b and passim). In Monastery of Abbā Sayfa Mikā'ēl when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 148a and 293b blank. Ff. 35b-36a, 120b-121a, 151b-153a, 181a, 192b-194a, 254b-255a and 276b-277a filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
293 + 4 ff.,
Outer Dimensions:
48 x 34 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
City:
Eritrea, Karan
Dated Or Not:
1
Date:
15th century
Year Month Day:
1459-1460
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Highly and skillfully elaborated illuminations: ff. 2a, 84b, 103a, 137a, 149a, 164a, 178a, 183a, 189a, 247a, 255b, 267a, 277a and 283a. Less elaborated designs, ff. 15b, 40b, 48a, 98a, 193a, 225a, 251a and 254a.
Notes:
date in colophon, f. 285b.
Native Date:
6952 AM
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-293b
Supplied Title:
Acts of the Saints and Martyrs [Gadla samā'tāt] for the months from Maskaram to (the 26th of) Tāhśāś. The dates are not always indicated
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
With the exception of ff. 200ab, 203ab, 240b-241b, 246ab and 284b-285a which are slightly darkened (but legible),the manuscript is very well preserved.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-7a
Supplied Title:
Acts of John the Baptist as told by John Chrysostom See EMML Pr. No. 1344, 1).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 7b-15b
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Māmās], his father [Tēwodotos] and his mother [Tēwofinā].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 15b-40a
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Fāsilādās] narrated by [Qeddus Kalestinos] i.e. Celestine I Pope of Rome. (for the 11th of Maskaram)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 40b-48a
Supplied Title:
Combat of st. Stephen. (for 15th of Maskaram)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 4, p. 166.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 48a-55a
Supplied Title:
Combat of Eustathius [Ewostātēwos] his two children and his wife. (23rd of Maskaram)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 5, p. 166 where it is for the 25th of Maskaram.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 55b-59b
Supplied Title:
The Book of Thecla [Maṣḥafa Tēqalā] (27th of Maskaram)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 5, p. 159, edited J. Goodspeed, "The Book of Thekla", American Journal of Semetic Languages, XVII (1901) pp. 71-85.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 60a-63b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Cyriacus [Kirākos] Bishop of Jerusalem) his mother Hannā and Adomon. (5th of Ṭeqemt),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 6, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 64a-72b
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Pantalēwon] of Ethiopia composed by "the Orthodox" bishop of Axum.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Edited by Conti Rossini, "Vitae Sanctorum Antiquiorum, II Gadla Pantalēwon seu Acta S. Pantaleonis" CSCO vol. 26, t. 9, (1961) pp. 43-60. This text is very useful for correcting the copying mistakes of the edited text especially those of place names.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
FF. 72b-81b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Panteleon [Pantalēwon] the physician [Aqqābē śerāy].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Probably Wright (B.M). CCLVII, 7, p. 166 and Conti Rossini, (Monoscritti), p. 619.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 82a-84a
Supplied Title:
Combat of Cyprian and Just [Iyyustā]. (7th of Ṭeqemt)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 8, p. 166.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 94a-95b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Pelagia {Pilāgeyā]. (11th of Ṭeqemt),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 10, p. 166, where it is for the 14th of Ṭeqemt.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 95b-98a
Supplied Title:
Martyrdom of Fileyās [Sem' za-bezu' Fileyās] bishop of Thmuis [Tamoyes]. (17th of Ṭeqemt),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 11, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 98a-102b
Supplied Title:
Martyrdom [sem'] of Romanus. (18th of Ṭeqemt),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 12, p. 160 and CCLVII, 12, p. 166.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 103a-110b
Supplied Title:
History of John Daylami [zēnāhu la-bezu' samā't Yoḥannes Daylami]. (apparently for the 19th of Ṭeqemt [f. 110b]),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 13, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 111a-116b
Supplied Title:
Acts of Bulā/Abib also called [Gadl] "combat". (25th of Ṭeqemt) EMML Pr. No. 1344, 3).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 117a-119b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Zenobius [Zinobis] and his mother Zenobia [Zinobeyā].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M), CCLIII, 14, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 119b-121b
Supplied Title:
History of [Askanāfer] a Roman officer [Makwannen] and the 13 thieves as told by Epiphanius [Bifaneyos] bishop (of Cyprus). (13th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M.) CCLVII, 14, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 122a-126b
Supplied Title:
Martyrdom of Menas of Qētewā in Egypt. (15th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M), CCLVII, 15, p. 167, edited by E.A.W. Budge, Texts relating to St. Mena of Egypt and canons of Nicaea in a Nubian Dialect (London, 1909), pp. 62-73.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 127a-130a
Supplied Title:
History of St. Tātus [Zēnāhā la-Qeddest Tātus]. (17th of Ḫedār,
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 16, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 130b-133a
Supplied Title:
Combat of Eleutherius [Gadl wa-sem' za-qeddus Elēwteros] and his mother [Enteyā] or [Anteyā]. (18th of Ḫedār)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 17, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 133b-136b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Theophilus [Tēwofelos] his wife Patricia [Pātraqeyā] or Patriqiyā] and his son Damalis [Damālis] as translated by [Yoḥannes liqa manakosāt]. (f 136b) (19th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 18, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 137a-145a
Supplied Title:
Combat of Cosmas [Qozmos] and Damianus [Demeyānos] their mother [Tawdādā] and many others. (25th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLII, 19, p. 160 where it is for 22nd of Ḫedār.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 145b-147b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Azqir [Azqir Nagrānāy] who was the first to teach Christianity in Nagran. (24th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M), CCLIII, 20, p. 160, A. Jeffery, Moslem World, Vol. 36, pp. 200 ff.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 149a-163b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Mercurius [Marqorēwos] in three parts (25th of Ḫedār) probably
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLV, 14, p. 163 and/or CCLVII, 21, p. 167. Wright does not indicate divisions.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 164a-177b
Supplied Title:
History of the Martyrdom of [Hirut] and the people of Nagran. (26th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M), CCLIII, 22, p. 160, edited by F. M. Esteves Pereira, Historia dos Martyres de Nagran (Lisboa, 1899), pp. 79-122
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 178a-182b
Supplied Title:
Martyrdom of Jacob the Persian [Ya'eqob gemud] "James Intercisus". (27th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 23, p. 167
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 183a-188b
Supplied Title:
Martyrdom of Peter Patriarch of Alexandria. (29th of Ḫedār),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLV, 15, p. 163 and CCLVII, 24, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 189a-193a
Supplied Title:
Combat of the Three Holy Children [Gadlomu wa-zēnāhomu la-3 daqiq].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 193a-197b
Supplied Title:
History of St. Eugenia [Awgāneyā] and her father Philip [Fileppos]. (5th of Tāhśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 25, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 198a-224b
Supplied Title:
Combat of St. [Arsimā] with whom 27 believers were martyred. (6th of Tāhśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 25, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 225a-246b
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Abbā Esi] and his sister [Teklā] by [Yoleyos Ela Aqfāsi] who witnessed their contendings in Alexandria and wrote down the accounts 9 years later.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 247a-251a
Supplied Title:
Combat of St. Barbara [Barbārā] and Juliana [Yoleyānā]. (8th of Tāhśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 25, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 251a-254a
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Abbā Ba'amin] from Asmon Western Egypt (9th of Tahśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVIII, 31, p. 169.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 254a-255a
Supplied Title:
Combat of Thalasius [Talāses] and Eleazar [Al'azār]. (10th of Tāhśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 27, p. 167
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 255b-266b
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Anqitos] and other. (12th of Tāhśāś),
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVII, 28, p. 167.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 267a-276b
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Mabrehnām] son of [Sanherēb] Kingof [Ator] "Assyria" his sister [Sārā] and the 40 martyrs, with 13 miracles of [Mabrehnām] on (ff. 272a-276a)
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLIII, 31, p. 160.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 267a-272a
Supplied Title:
The combat
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 272a-276a
Supplied Title:
Miracles of [Mabrehnām].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f 272a
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from a boy
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 272b
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from the brother of the governor [liqa hagar]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 272b
Supplied Title:
The healing of a man called [Makwtār] from fever [fasent]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 273a
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from a woman
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 273a
Supplied Title:
The saving of the net of a filsherman on the river of Tigris
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 273b
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from a Jewess,
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 274a
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from an Arab boy [em-daqiqa Aggār]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 274b
Supplied Title:
The healing of the paralized left hand of a woman called [Bābarē]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 274b
Supplied Title:
The casting out of the evil spirit from an Arab or Ishmaelite [Esmā'ēlāwi], numbered as the 10th miracle,
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 274b
Supplied Title:
The Christian who died while stealing the property of the Church of the Saint, numbered as the 9th miracle, f. 274b.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 275a
Supplied Title:
The man who stole from the churchof the saint a chain that was changed into a snake
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 275a
Supplied Title:
The saint helps catching the three Arabs [em-daqiqa Aggār] who stole the property of the church of the saint and who killed those wo were serving at the church,
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 275b
Supplied Title:
The saint saves the deacon [Salomon] who was imprisoned by the king,
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 277a-282b
Supplied Title:
Combat of Gregory, Patriarch of Armenia.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
Wright (B.M) CCLVIII, 35, p. 169.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 283a-285b
Supplied Title:
History of the Saints of [Kadih]. They slept and died together at the river of Kadih by the order of the angel.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 286b-290a
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Yoḥannes kāmā] known here alsoa s [Yoḥannes Qasis]. (25th of Tāhśāś) Yoḥannes left the bride chamber to join the monks of the monastery of Abba Macarius in Scete in lower Egypt. Conti Rossini, Manoscritti, p. 621.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 290a-293a
Supplied Title:
Combat of [Abbā Absādi] and bishop [Alāniqos] both from Egypt (26th of Tāhśāś),
Status Of Text:
The information on the margins of 293ab (?) is deliberately cut out.
