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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMIP 00615

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Addis Ababa

Repository:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Library

ShelfMark:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 15

Folio:

ff. [iv + 41]

Binding:

Sawed wooden boards attached with bridle attachments to two Coptic chain stitches, covered with linen

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

Colophon:

no colophon

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

ff. [iv + 41]

Outer Dimensions:

16.4 x 12.1 x 2.9 cm

Country:

Ethiopia

Date:

20th century

Layout:

ff. 1r–38v one column; 13 lines

Script:

Gə‘əz

Support:

Parchment

Alphabet:

Ethiopic

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [1r–25v]

Supplied Title:

Book of Penance

Supplied Title NS:

መጽሐፈ፡ ንስሐ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . አንቀጸ ፡ ንስሐ ፡ ዘይመይጥ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ንስሐ ፡ ዘወጽአ ፡ እም፹ወ፩ ፡ መጻሕፍት ፡ ከመ ፡ ኃጢአቱ ፡ ዘወሀበ ፡ ቀሲስ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ወለብእሲት ፡ ጾመ ፡ ወጸሎተ ፡ ወሰጊደ ፡ ዘኢተምሕረ ፡ ቀሲሰ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ መጽሐፈ ፡ ወኢወ ፡ (ሀ)በ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኃጢአቱ ፡ ወአበሳሁ ፡ ዘይቤ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ ሥልጣን ፡ ይስዓር ፡ እማዕርጊሁ ፡ በእደ ፡

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

In this manuscript called Anqäṣä Nǝsḥa, አንቀጸ፡ ንስሐ፡ or Article of Penance, (list of sins and their corresponding penance).

Subject:

Spiritual Life

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [25v–38v]

Supplied Title:

Book of Confession

Supplied Title NS:

መጽሐፈ፡ ኑዛዜ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . መጽሐፈ ፡ ኑዛዜu ፡ በዘየአምሩ ፡ ኃጢአቶሙ ፡ ዘገብሩ ፡ በድፍረት ፡ የኃጢአት ፡ ሥሩ ፡ እግዚአብሔርን ፡ መካድ ፡ ገንዘብን ፡ መውደድ ፡ ነገው ። ገበርኩ ፡ ማለት ፡ ኃጢትን ፡ ሠራሁ ፡ ማለት ፡ ነው። የሚናዘዝ ፡ መጽፋን ፡ ይዞ ፡ ያንብብ ፡ ያልተማረ ፡ እንደሆነ ፡ መምህሩ ፡ ያንብብ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይፍታህ ፡ ይበል፤ የሚናዘዝ ፡ ይፍቱኝ ፡ ይበል

Language(s):

Amharic; Ge'ez

Notes To Text:

In Amharic, then switching to Gǝ‘ǝz at f. 34r. See EMML 1334:8 (IV, 368) = IES 00041, which has this text fully in Gǝ‘ǝz.

Subject:

Spiritual Life