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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMIP 00647

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Addis Ababa

Repository:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Library

ShelfMark:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 47

Folio:

ff. [ii + 109]

Binding:

Rough-hewn wooden boards attached with bridle attachments to four Coptic chain stitches

Notes:

unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer

Colophon:

no colophon

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

ff. [ii + 109]

Outer Dimensions:

29.3 x 23.0 x 8.7 cm

Country:

Ethiopia

Date:

20th century

Layout:

ff. 1r–108v two columns; 26–27 lines

Script:

Gə‘əz

Support:

Parchment

Other Decoration:

f. 14r (line of red dots); multiple full stops are used as section dividers throughout (e.g., ff. 16v, 21r, 28v).

Alphabet:

Ethiopic

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [1r–47r]

Supplied Title:

Acts of Saint George

Supplied Title NS:

ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ድርሳን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ አብ ፡ ብፁዕ ፡ ወክቡር ፡ አባ ፡ ቴዎዶስዮስ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ዘዕንቆራ ፡ እምአድያመ ፡ ገብላት ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ተዝካሩ ፡ ለፀሐየ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ክቡር ፡ ኮከበ ፡ ጽባሕ ፡ ብሩህ ፡ ወፅዱል ፡ ኃይሎሙ ፡ ለገድላውያን ፡ ፈረሳዊ ፡ እንተ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ግሩም ፡ ኃያል ፡ መዋዒ ፡ ትሩፈ ፡ ገድል ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ማር ፡ ጊዮርጊስ

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Arranged for some of the months: Ḫamle (f. 14r), Mäskäräm (f. 21r), and Ṭərr (f. 37v).

Subject:

Acts

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [49r–108v]

Supplied Title:

Seventy-Nine Miracles of Saint George

Supplied Title NS:

ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ንጽሐፍ ፡ ኃይለ ፡ ወተአምረ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሰማዕቱ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ፈጸመ ፡ ስምዑ ፡ ወአምጽኡ ፡ ሥጋሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልዳ ፡ ወሐነጹ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ክርስቲያነ ፡ ወአንበሩ ፡ ሥጋሁ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ ወቀደስዋ ፡ አመ ፡ ፯ ፡ ለወርኃ ፡ ኅዳር ፡ ወቀደሰ ፡ አባ ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Victor Arras, Miraculorum S. Georgii Megalomartyris collectio altera, CSCO 138; SA 31 (1953); E. A. Wallis Budge, George of Lydda (London, 1930).

Subject:

Miracles