Haile, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 5 p. 414
Notes:
Most of the upper margins have been cut off including a line or two of text, which in most cases has been supplied by a later hand in the bottom margins of the preceding page
Provenance:
In Monastery of Ḥayq Esṭifānos when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff.5b-6a,154b-155a and 173a filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
200 + 1 ff.,
Outer Dimensions:
41 x 35cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Wallo
City:
Ambāssal
Date:
14th/15th century
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Decorative designs, ff. 2a, 64a, 98a and 154a.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-198b
Supplied Title:
Four Gospels [Arbā'ettu Wangēlāt]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-62a
Supplied Title:
Matthew in 68 chapters.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 62b-95a
Supplied Title:
Mark
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 62a bis
Supplied Title:
Index of traditional chapters. [are'est]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 64a-95a
Supplied Title:
The Gospel in 47 chapters.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 95b-152b
Supplied Title:
Luke.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 95b-96b
Supplied Title:
Index of traditional chapters [are'est]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 98a-152b
Supplied Title:
The Gospel in 82 chapters.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 152b-198a
Supplied Title:
John
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 152b-153a
Supplied Title:
Index of traditional chapters [are'est] with a brief introduction.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 154a-1598a
Supplied Title:
The Gospel in 19 chapters
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 198b
Supplied Title:
On the composition of the Four Gospels.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 1ab
Supplied Title:
Fragment of the Maṣḥafa śer'at, from the introduction to the Miracles of Mary.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 62b bis
Supplied Title:
Assignment of a house by 'Aqqābē Sa'at Takla Iyyasus Mo'a (ca. 1488 A.D. according to EMML 1832, f. 1a) as a place where his memorial should be celebrated like those of his predecessors.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 63a
Supplied Title:
Note of ownership by someone whose name has been erased. This note may indicate that the manuscript was one of the books that was plundered and later restored, like EMML 1768, changing hands several times.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 96b
Supplied Title:
Assignments of land by Aqqābē Sa'āt Takla Iyyasus Mo'a for commemoration feasts on the memorial days of saints and 'aqqabta sa'at "abbots." one of the assignments was made during the riegn of Eskender (1478-1494), when the Metropolitan was Yeshaq.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 153b
Supplied Title:
Land grant by a certain person whose name has been erased. The donation was made during the reign of Lebna Dengel (1508-1540) when the Aqqābē Sa'āt was Nagada Iyyasus, whose name has also been erased but is still legible.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 153a bis
Supplied Title:
Assignment of land by Aqqābē Sa'at Takla Iyyasus Mo'a for commemoration feasts on the memorial days of other saints.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 153a bis
Supplied Title:
Land grant to Sāmu'ēl by Aqqābē Sa'āt śarza Mikā'ēl. Śarza Mikā'ēl apparently succeeded Aqqābē Sa'āt Takla Iyyasus Mo'a.
