Institution: HMML HMML Project Number: EMIP 00640 Country: Ethiopia City: Addis Ababa Repository: Mekane Yesus Seminary Library ShelfMark: Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 40 Folio: ff. [iv + 95] Binding: Rough-hewn wooden boards attached with bridle attachments to four Coptic chain stitches Notes: unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer; f. 1r: mentions King Ḫaylä Śǝllase and bishop Abba Basǝlǝyos, and the date, 1961 EC = 1967–68. Colophon: no colophon Manuscript Part I
Folio: ff. [iv + 95] Outer Dimensions: 20.2 x 17.5 x 5.3 cm Country: Ethiopia Dated Or Not: 1 Date: 20th century Year Month Day: 1967/8 Layout: ff. 1r–93r three columns; 24–25 lines Script: Gə‘əz Support: Parchment Other Decoration: lines of alternating red and black dots used as section dividers throughout (e.g., ff. 6v, 7rv, 8rv); f. 58r (multiple full stops). Alphabet: Ethiopic Native Date: 1961 EC Manuscript Text
Folio: ff. [1r–68v] Supplied Title: Zǝmmare Chants for the entire year Supplied Title NS: ዝማሬ፡ Incipit NS: በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ንዌጥን ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ መጽሐፈ ፡ ዝማሬ ፡ እምዮሐንስ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ዘይትበሀል ፡ . . . እስመ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ወተፈነወ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይስብክ ፡ ምጽአቶ ፡ ለክቡር ፡ መዝሙር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ይስብክ ፡ ጥምቀተ ፡ ለንስሐ ፡ ወለሥርየተ ፡ ኃጢአት ፡ . . . Language(s): Gə‘əz Notes To Text: Cf. AṢZ 401–527. F. 68rv includes an index of the chants. 1. Ff. ii v(erso)-iii r(ecto): Excerpt from Antiphonary for the Fast of Lent. Subject: Chants; Hymns Manuscript Text
Folio: ff. [69r–93r] Supplied Title: Mäwaś‘ǝt chants Supplied Title NS: መዋሥዕት፡ Incipit NS: መዋሥዕት ፡ እምዮሐንስ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ መኑ ፡ የሐድር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽላሎትከ ፡ ዐቢየ ፡ ነቢየ ፡ ዮሐንስሃ ፡ አስአልነ ፡ ያስተምሕር ፡ በእንቲአነ ፡ ሣህልከ ፡ ይኩን ፡ ላዕሌነ ፡ ዘይገብር ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ኢትሐወከ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ . . . Language(s): Gə‘əz Notes To Text: AṢZ 529–604. 1. F. 93v: Graduation Certification: Gənbot 17, 1962 EC, given from Mägabe Gwangul Mäkonän (the authority) of Zur Aba Ṣǝrḥa Arǝyam to Märigeta Sǝbḥat Gäbrä Maryam. His two seals in red ink are in the lower margin. Subject: Chants; Hymns
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