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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMIP 00651

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Addis Ababa

Repository:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Library

ShelfMark:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 51

Folio:

ff. [vi + 98]

Binding:

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

Notes:

unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer; several lines of evidence point to the conclusion that this manuscript was produced in the government scriptorium.

Colophon:

Ff. 95v–96r: Colophon: “It is finished Sane 10, 1961 EC. The scribe is Mäkwonǝn Mäqwuriya. His baptismal name is Täklä Ṣadǝq. His native land is Mänz, the exact place is Giyorgis.”

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

ff. [vi + 98]

Outer Dimensions:

16.4 x 11.6 x 3.2 cm

Country:

Ethiopia

Dated Or Not:

1

Date:

20th century

Year Month Day:

17 June 1969

Layout:

ff. 1r–96r two columns; 14 lines

Script:

Gə‘əz

Support:

Parchment

Other Decoration:

ff. 1r, 13r, 22r, 33r, 42v, 52r, 64r, 72r, 83r (colorful, ornate ḫarägs); ff. 17r, 19v, 21v, 24r, 27r, 31v, 32v, 42r, 51r, 63v, 80r (multiple full stops).

Alphabet:

Ethiopic

Native Date:

Sane 10, 1961 EC

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [1r–82r]

Supplied Title:

Sword of the Trinity

Supplied Title NS:

ሠይፈ፡ ሥላሴ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . ተማኅፀንኩ ፡ ብክሙ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ አነ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ በከመ ፡ አተውክሙ ፡ ቤተ ፡ አብርሃም ፡ ከማሁ ፡ አእትዉኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መንበርክሙ ፡ . . .

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Arranged for days of the week. Abbadie, AbbCat 244, f. 13r, Conti Rossini, Notice 106; Strelcyn, Lincei 53 and 62; EMML 1170 and EMIP 7. See ሰይፈ፡ ሥላሴ። ወመልክአ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለአብ፡ (Addis Ababa: Täsfa Press, 1947 EC).

Subject:

Theology

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [83r–95v]

Supplied Title:

Image of the Trinity

Supplied Title NS:

መልክአ፡ ሥላሴ፡

Incipit NS:

ሰላም ፡ ለህላዌክሙ ፡ ዘይመውዕ ፡ ህላዌያተ ፡ ለረኪበ ፡ ስሙ ፡ ኅቡእ ፡ አመ ፡ ወጠንኩ ፡ ተምኔተ ፡ እምግብርክሙ ፡ ሥላሴ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ረከብኩ ፡ አስማተ ፡ መለኮተ ፡ ለለ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ዘዚአክሙ ፡ ገጻተ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ትድምርት ፡ እሰሚ ፡ ወእሁብ ፡ ትድምርተ ፡ . . .

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Chaîne, Répertoire 20; MG59 189ff. or no. 189.

Subject:

Theology