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HMML Reading Room Record:

https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/203926

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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMML 2097

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Ankober

Repository:

Parish Church

ShelfMark:

na

Folio:

184 + 2 ff.,

Bibliography:

Haile & Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 6 p. 185

Provenance:

The name Dabra Berhān appears on the verso of the last rear guard leaf. Manuscript in the possession of the church of Miṭaq Takla Hāymānot when filmed.

Reproduction:

Ff. 71b-73a, 84b-85a, 136b-138a, 156b. 158a and 182b filmed twice.

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

184 + 2 ff.,

Outer Dimensions:

47.5 x 34 cm.,

Country:

Ethiopia

Region:

Shoa

City:

Ankobarr

Dated Or Not:

1

Date:

19th century

Year Month Day:

1817 September 10

Support:

Parchment

Representational Decoration:

Ff. 14b, 20b, 36a, 44b, 59b, 84a, 105b, 106a, 130b, 143a, 147b, 158b, 182b

Other Decoration:

ff. 2a-4a 9a 15a 21a 25a-b 28a 36a 37a 45a 51a 55a 56b 57b 58b 61a 65a 69a 70a 76a 85a 91a 92a 95a 96a 99a 102a 107a 109a 113a 122a 136b 137b 139a 144a 145a 148a 152a 156b 157a 159a 160a 163a 168a 169a 170a 171b 173a 174b 175b 179a 180b 183a.

Notes:

Date in f. 3a.

Native Date:

7310 Maskaram 1 AM

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 2a-184b

Supplied Title:

Horologium of the Day Hours.

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

It is neither the Coptic horologium nor that of Abbā Giyorgis; instead it is a system for reading the Psalter communally.

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 2a-3b

Supplied Title:

Introductory prayers.

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

f. 1b, blank. Though not so indicated, this section is part of Matins.

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 3b-35a

Supplied Title:

Matins [za-nagh]

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

Ff. 6b, 14a, 20a, 35b, are blank.

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

F. 36a

Supplied Title:

Incipits of and directions for the introductory prayers described ifor ff. 2-a-3b.

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

Though not so indicated, this is an introduction to what follows: the prayer of the third hour.

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 36a-68b

Supplied Title:

Tierce [za-3-tu sa'āt]

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

ff. 44a, 50a are blank

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 69a-103b

Supplied Title:

Sext

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

Ff. 85b, 94ab, 98b, 104a-105a,106b, are blank

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 107a-142a

Supplied Title:

None (not so indicated)

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

ff. 130a, 142b, 143b, are blank

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 144a-167a

Supplied Title:

Vespers [śark]

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

ff. 147a, 158a, 167b, are blank

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 168a-184b

Supplied Title:

Compline [newām]

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

ff. 182a are blank

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

Ff. 173a-184b

Supplied Title:

Midnight [Lēlit].

Language(s):

Ge'ez

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

F. 1b

Supplied Title:

Excommunication of those who do not pray daily with this Dayet "Psalter."

Language(s):

Ge'ez

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

F. 2a

Supplied Title:

Morning greetings from gētā, i.e. King Śāhla Śellāsē, to the mamher (abbot) and the fathers (of the church) of Mitāq Takla Hāymānot.

Language(s):

Ge'ez

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

F. 184b

Supplied Title:

Evening greetings from gētā, i.e. King Śāhla Śellāsē, to the mamher (abbot) and the fathers (of the church).

Language(s):

Ge'ez

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

F. 184b

Supplied Title:

A note of appointment of a man apparently by the King in whose proxy he would stand before the clergy to receive the blessing at the end of the prayer.

Language(s):

Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

Recto and verso of the first fore guard leaf, & of the 1st & 2nd rear guard leaf blank.