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HMML Reading Room Record:

https://www.vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/519247

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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMIP 00639

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Addis Ababa

Repository:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Library

ShelfMark:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 39

Folio:

ff. [iv + 60]

Binding:

Particle boards attached with bridle attachments to four Coptic chain stitches, covered with tooled leather, headband and tailband

Notes:

unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer; several of the aspects of codicology (leather work, materials, two-toned head band and tail band, and especially the ḫarägs, suggest that this manuscript was produced in or around the Government Scriptorium

Provenance:

Ff. 1r and passim: owner, Ḫaylä Maryam.

Colophon:

no colophon

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

ff. [iv + 60]

Outer Dimensions:

11.1 x 8.3 x 3.6 cm

Country:

Ethiopia

Date:

20th century

Layout:

ff. 1r–57r one column; 15 lines

Script:

Gə‘əz

Support:

Parchment

Representational Decoration:

1. F. iv v(erso): The Holy Trinity surrounded by the Four Living Creatures. 2. F. 3r: David and Solomon, based on the text of the image. 3. F. 5r: The four heads of Qerubim, based on the text of the image. 4. F. 5v: Unknown (a winged creature standing

Other Decoration:

ff. 1r, 7r, 12r, 23r, 26v, 29v, 40r, 52v (ornate, colorful ḫarägs); ff. 30v, 47v, 50r, 57r (multiple full stops).

Alphabet:

Ethiopic

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [1r–30v]

Supplied Title:

Six Images of Saint Raguel

Supplied Title NS:

መልክአ፡ ራጉኤል፡

Incipit NS:

ሰላም ፡ ለአብ ፡ ገባሬ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ፍጥረት ፡ ለወልድ ፡ ሰላም ፡ ለባሴ ፡ ትስብእት ፡ ወለመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ሰላም ፡ ወሀቤ ፡ ፯ቱ ፡ ሀብታት ፡ እንዘ ፡ ፫ቱ ፡ አካላት ፡ ወ፩ ፡ መለኮት ፡ እምሐፅ ፡ ዘይሠርር ፡ በመዓልት ፡ ወእምግብር ፡ ዘየሐውር ፡ በጽልመት ፡ በእደ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ራጉኤል ፡ መልአከ ፡ ምሕረት ፡ ዕቀቡኒ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ,በኩሉ ፡ ሰዓት ፡ . . .

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Chaîne, Répertoire 365; MG59 357ff.

Subject:

Images; Prayers – Asmat

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [31r–38r]

Supplied Title:

Asmat Prayers of the Seven Archangels

Supplied Title NS:

ድርሳን፡ ዘሰባቱ፡ ሊቃነ፡ መላእክት፡

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Subject:

Prayers – Asmat

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [40r-48r]

Supplied Title:

Image of John, Son of Thunder

Supplied Title NS:

መልክአ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ጸሎት ፡ በእንተ ፡ መግረሬ ፡ ፀር ፡ ወመፍትሔ ፡ ሀብት ፡ ዘነገሮ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለዮሐንስ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ነጐድጓድ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ በገነት ፡ ከመ ፡ ይዕቀብ ፡ ሥጋሃ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወላዲተ ፡ አምላክ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ያሮክ ፡ ያሮክ ፡ ያሮክ ፡ ከምላድ ፡ ከላዩድ ፡ ህልክናድ ፡ ሲምኑድ ፡ በቃለ ፡ እሉ ፡ አስማት ፡ ሀበኒ ፡ ሀብተ

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Combined with the first line from six of the sections of Psalm 118 (each of which begins with a successive Hebrew letter): mem, gimal, zyin samech, vav, and taph and are combined with an asmat prayer as protection from an enemy and for gaining wealth.

Subject:

Images

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [48v–52r]

Supplied Title:

Five Psalms from the Book of Psalms

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Printed as part of the Psalter several times in Ethiopia, e. g. MD 59.

Subject:

Psalter; Bible – OT

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [53v–57r]

Supplied Title:

Image of the Guardian Angel

Supplied Title NS:

መልክአ፡ ዐቃቤ፡ መልአክ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ፩ ፡ አምላክ ፡ ሠራዒ ፡ ሥነ ፡ ሠርጐ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወምድር ፡ ወስእለተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰማዒ ፡ መልአከ ፡ ዑቃቤ ፡ ዘትሬኢ ፡ ወዘኢታስተርኢ ፡ ይትመላህ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ ሰይፈ ፡ እዴከ ፡ በላዒ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ርእዮ ፡ ለይኅፈር ፡ ጸላዒ ፡

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Cf. Chaîne, Répertoire 219 and EMML 3706, whose incipits are slightly different.

Subject:

Images