Haile & Macomber, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 6 p. 387
Provenance:
Copied for Walda Aragāwi, f. 3a and passim. Other owners: Hezqe'ēl, Zamāryām, Walda Iyyasus and Amda Ṣeyon. In the church of Mitāq Amānu'ēl when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 12b-13a, 147b-148a, 164b-165a and 268b-269a filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
39 x 33 cm.,
Outer Dimensions:
39 x 33 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Ankobarr
Date:
19th century
Year Month Day:
1869-1876
Scribe:
Takla Mikā'ēl
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
Small decorative designs, f. 19b, 20b, 25a, 26a, 27b, 28a, 28b, 29a, 30a, 31b, 32b, 33b, 34a, 36a, 37b, 38b.
Notes:
(prayer for Metropolitan Atnātēwos, f. 136a).
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 2a-3a
Supplied Title:
Image of St. John the Baptist.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff.3a-4b
Supplied Title:
Image of Christ.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 4b-269b
Supplied Title:
Miracles of Mary [Ta'ammera Māryām].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 16b
Supplied Title:
The hymn to St. Mary, Esagged laki wa-ewēdesakki.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 17a-18a
Supplied Title:
Introductory rite to the miracles of Mary [Maṣḥafa śer'āt].
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 18b-39a (col. 1) and 119b-269b.
Supplied Title:
The miracles with the opening prayer, Basema Ab, as an introduction. Most of the miracles end with a hymn.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 1b
Supplied Title:
Inventory of church funishings, partially erased.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 4b
Supplied Title:
Note on the replacement of the roof of the church of (Miṭāq) Amānu'ēl of 1939 E.C. (= 1946/7 A.D.) by order of Emperor Haile Selassie and on the donation of the altar [manbar] by wayzaro Qonzit Abennat in 1941 E.C (= 1948/9 A.D.).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Notes To Text:
The abbot (who is called here [gazi] "ruler") at that time was Alaqā Ṣegē.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 5a
Supplied Title:
Church furnishings donated to (the church of Miiṭāq) Amānu'ēl by Emperor Haile Selassie in Tāḫśāś of 1926 E.C. (= Dec. 1933/Jan. 1934 A.D.).
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 5b
Supplied Title:
Calendar for reading the miracles.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 7b
Supplied Title:
Pen trial.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 18a
Supplied Title:
Church furnishings donated to (the church of Miṭāq) Amānu'ēl by Emperor Menelik and Empress Ṭāyetu. The abbot (who is called here [mamher]) at that time was Alaqā Ḫāśśētu.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 18a
Supplied Title:
Church furnishings donated by His Majesty (Emperor Menelik) and Wayzaro (later Empress) Zawiditu in 1893 E.C. (= 1900/01 A.D.) through Alaqā Ḫāylu.
