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Institution:
HMML
HMML Project Number:
EMIP 00613
Country:
Ethiopia
City:
Addis Ababa
Repository:
Mekane Yesus Seminary Library
ShelfMark:
Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 13
Folio:
ff. [ii + 55]
Binding:
Rough-hewn wooden boards attached with bridle attachments to four Coptic chain stitches
Bibliography:
Melaku Terefe, Steve Delamarter, and Jeremy R. Brown. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project: Volume 7: Codices 601–654:The Meseret Sebhat Le-Ab Collection of Mekane Yesus Seminary. EMTS 13. Pickwick Publications: Eugene, Oregon, 2011.
Notes:
unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer
Provenance:
F. 10v: Wäldä Yoḥannǝs (owner) F. 44v: complete name of owner, Wäldä Yoḥannǝs Dǝl Näśahu.
Colophon:
F. 10v: Colophon: Oh, God of Yoḥannǝs, protect me and save me from the suffering of flesh and soul, me, your beloved Wäldä Yoḥannǝs (owner) and his scribe, Gäbrä Mädḫǝn.

Manuscript Part I

Folio:
ff. [ii + 55]
Outer Dimensions:
13.5 x 8.8 x 3.0 cm
Country:
Ethiopia
Date:
early 20th century
Layout:
ff. 1r–55r one column; 13–14 lines
Script:
Gə‘əz
Scribe:
Gäbrä Mädḫǝn
Support:
Parchment
Representational Decoration:
1. F. ii r(ecto): Madonna and Child. Captions: “Saint Gabriel” and “Saint Michael” and “with her beloved son.” 2. F. 21v: Gäbrä Mänfäs Qəddus. Caption: “Abuna Gäbrä Mänfäs Qəddus.” 3. F. 28v: Angel with sword and scabbard standing with his foot on a de
Other Decoration:
ff. 1r, 13r, 29r, 45r (interlocking, colorful ḫarägs); ff. 10v, 21r, 27r, 28v, 44v, 53r (multiple full stops); f. 10v (line of alternating red and black dots).
Alphabet:
Ethiopic

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [1r–10v]
Supplied Title:
Image of John the Baptist
Supplied Title NS:
መልክአ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡
Incipit NS:
በስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እሳት ፡ በሐቅለ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ነዳዲ ፡ ወበስመ ፡ ማርያም ፡ ድንግል ፡ መጥበቢተ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ዓባዲ ፡ ማኅቶተ ፡ ጸዳል ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ጽልመተ ፡ አበሳ ፡ ሰዳዲ ፡ ከመ ፡ እዜኑ ፡ ኂሩተከ ፡ ዕዳ ፡ ኃጣውዕየ ፡ ፍዲ ፡ በአየረ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ዘይጸርኅ ፡ ቃልከ ፡ ዓዋዲ ፡ . . .
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Chaîne, Répertoire 279; MG59 394ff. 1. Ff. 11r–12v: Psalm 26, in a different hand.
Subject:
Images

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [13r–14v]
Supplied Title:
First part of God Reigns
Supplied Title NS:
እግዚአብሔር፡ ነግሠ፡ (ነግሥ፡)
Incipit NS:
በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ሃሌ ፡ ሉያ ፡ ዘውእቱ ፡ ብሂል ፡ ንወድሶ ፡ ለዘሀሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ልዑል ፡ ስቡሕ ፡ ወውዱስ ፡ ዘሣረረ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዓለመ ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ቃል፡
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Ascribed to Zär’a Ya‘əqob. See Getatchew Haile, The Different Collection of Nägś Hymns of the Ethiopic Literature, Oikonomia 19 (Erlangen, Germany: Lehrstuhl für Geschichte und Theologie des christlichen Ostens, 1983) 29–52; EMML 3128, ff. 2a-10b, and 92r
Subject:
Hymns

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [14v–21v]
Supplied Title:
Image of Gäbrä Mänfas Qəddus
Supplied Title NS:
መልክአ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡
Incipit NS:
ሰላም ፡ ለፅንሰትከ ፡ መሠረተ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወውጣኔ ፡ ወለልደትከ ፡ ሰላም ፡ በብሥራተ ፡ መልአክ ፡ ሠናየ ፡ ቅኔ ፡ ገብረ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ጳውሎስ ፡ ሰባኬ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵርጓኔ ፡ተማኅፀንኩ ፡ በኪዳንከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይርአይ ፡ ኩነኔ ፡ በእንተዝ ፡ ኃሠሥኩ ፡ ኪያከ ፡ መድኃኔ ፡
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Chaîne, Répertoire 196; MG59 553ff.
Subject:
Images

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [22r–28v]
Supplied Title:
Image of Saint George
Supplied Title NS:
መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡
Incipit NS:
ሰላም ፡ ለጽንሰትከ ፡ ወለልደትከ ፡ ቡሩክ ፡ በበዓለ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ድንግል ፡ ወመስቀለ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ አምላክ ፡ ገባሬ ፡ መንክራት ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ በዓውደ ፡ ዱድያኖስ ፡ ምዑክ ፡ አጽራርየ ፡ እለ ፡ ተንሥኡ ፡ በነገረ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ወበክ ፡ ሐመደ ፡ ለይኩን ፡ በጽባሕ ፡ ወሠርክ ፡
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Chaîne, Répertoire 208.
Subject:
Images

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [29r–44v]
Supplied Title:
Image of Michael
Supplied Title NS:
መልክአ፡ ሚካኤል፡
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Chaîne, Répertoire 119; MG59 290ff. EMIP 16, f. 92v; EMIP 56, f. 1r; MYS 6, ff. 39r–66v.
Subject:
Images

Manuscript Text

Folio:
ff. [45r–53r]
Supplied Title:
Image of Gabriel
Supplied Title NS:
መልክአ ገብርኤል፡
Language(s):
Gə‘əz
Notes To Text:
Chaîne, Répertoire 246; MG59 312ff.; EMIP 56, f. 63r; MYS 6, ff. 67r–85v. 1. F. 53v: Asmat prayer of the Trinity, listing the Hebrew alphabet as names of God. 2. F. 55r: Prescription for diarrhea.
Subject:
Images
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