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Institution:

HMML

HMML Project Number:

EMIP 00652

Country:

Ethiopia

City:

Addis Ababa

Repository:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Library

ShelfMark:

Mekane Yesus Seminary Codex 52

Folio:

ff. [ii + 70]

Binding:

Rough-hewn wooden boards attached with bridle attachments to four Coptic chain stitches, inside back cover has a large niche carved out, presumably for a mirror.

Notes:

unfoliated, foliation supplied by cataloguer

Provenance:

Ff. 21v and passim: owner, Gäbrä Maryam.

Colophon:

no colophon

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Manuscript Part I

Folio:

ff. [ii + 70]

Outer Dimensions:

15.0 x 11.0 x 4.3 cm

Country:

Ethiopia

Date:

20th century

Layout:

ff. 1r–68r two columns, 13 lines

Script:

Gə‘əz

Support:

Parchment

Other Decoration:

ff. 4v, 38v, 61r, 68r (multiple full stops).

Alphabet:

Ethiopic

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Manuscript Text

Folio:

ff. [1r–68r]

Supplied Title:

Sword of the Trinity

Supplied Title NS:

ሠይፈ፡ ሥላሴ፡

Incipit NS:

በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ . . . በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ እትመሐፀን። በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ ወወልድ ፡ ወመንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ አዓትብ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ በምዕዛረ ፡ ገጹ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘኢያንቃዕደወ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ካልእ ፡ አዓትብ ፡ አዕይንትየ ፡ በምዕዛረ ፡ አዕይቲሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘያርዕድ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ነጸረ ፡ . . .Incipit at 49v:በስመ ፡ አብ ፡ . . .

Language(s):

Gə‘əz

Notes To Text:

Arranged for days of the week (Monday 1r, Tuesday 12r, Wednesday 21v, Thursday 34r, Friday 38v, Saturday 49v, Sunday 61r). Abbadie, AbbCat 244, f. 13r; Conti Rossini, Notice 106; Strelcyn, Lincei 53 and 62; EMML 1170 and EMIP 7.

Subject:

Theology; Prayers – Asmat; Bible – NT; Gospels