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Country |
Ethiopia
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City |
Wallo Province
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Repository |
Ḥayq Esṭifānos Monastery
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Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 182 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural |
Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile, "The end of a deserter of the established church of Ethiopia," in Ethiopian Studies: Proceedings of the sixth international conference, Tel-Aviv, 14-17 April 1980 (1986), 193-203 |
Ext. Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. VI: Project Numbers 2001-2500 (1981), 70-94. |
Ext. Bibliography |
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2058 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203887 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William Macomber; metadata added by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 182 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Misbound: correct order of text is fol. 3-122, 2, 123-157, 159, 158, 160-181 |
Provenance |
Prayer for Gabra Śellāsē, fol. 13r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-181v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 36 x 32 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 35 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Ḥarag on fol. 4r, 14r |
Notes |
Copied by ሀብተ ፡ ማርያም for ማዕቀበ ፡ እግዚእ, fol. 7r and passim, and for ገላስዮስ, fol. 40r and passim. Notes on the number of patriarchs of Egypt and metropolitans of Ethiopia, on drought, and on the quantity of gwelt of Ḥayq Esṭifānos, fol. 12v. |

Item Location | fol. 4r-5v |
Title | Homily on the glory of Mary |
Associated Name |
John Chrysostom, -407
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ውዳሴ ፡ ዘደረሰ ። ዮሐንስ ፡ አፈ ፡ ወርቅ ። በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ወዕበያ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ድንግል ፡ ወንጽሕት ፡ ማርያም ፡ በዕለተ ፡ በዓላቲሃ ፡ ዘይትነበብ ፡ ለለወርኁ… ይቤ ፡ እፈቅድ ፡ አኃውየ ፡ እትናገር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ለወላዲተ ፡ መድኃኒነ ። በጽፍረት ፡ በከመ ፡ ይደሉ ፡ በከመ ፡ ክሂሎትየ ። |
Item Location | fol. 5v-13r |
Title | Miracles of Mary |
Title NS | ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
20 miracles with introductory materials |
Item Location | fol. 2rv, 14r-180v |
Title | Miracles of Mary |
Title NS | ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
297 miracles with introductory materials |

Country |
Ethiopia
![]() |
City |
Wallo Province
![]() |
Repository |
Ḥayq Esṭifānos Monastery
![]() |
Current Status | Unknown |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 182 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Feature(s) | Decoration, Architectural |
Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile, "The end of a deserter of the established church of Ethiopia," in Ethiopian Studies: Proceedings of the sixth international conference, Tel-Aviv, 14-17 April 1980 (1986), 193-203 |
Ext. Bibliography |
Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. VI: Project Numbers 2001-2500 (1981), 70-94. |
Ext. Bibliography |
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary project, edited by Wendy Laura Belcher, Jeremy R. Brown, Mehari Worku, and Dawit Muluneh (2024). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
EMML 2058 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/203887 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William Macomber; metadata added by Ted Erho |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Access Restrictions | Unregistered or order a digital copy |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 182 leaf(ves) |
Binding |
Misbound: correct order of text is fol. 3-122, 2, 123-157, 159, 158, 160-181 |
Provenance |
Prayer for Gabra Śellāsē, fol. 13r |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-181v |
Century(ies) | 18th century (?) |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 36 x 32 cm |
Page Layout | 3 columns, 35 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Ḥarag on fol. 4r, 14r |
Notes |
Copied by ሀብተ ፡ ማርያም for ማዕቀበ ፡ እግዚእ, fol. 7r and passim, and for ገላስዮስ, fol. 40r and passim. Notes on the number of patriarchs of Egypt and metropolitans of Ethiopia, on drought, and on the quantity of gwelt of Ḥayq Esṭifānos, fol. 12v. |
Item Location | fol. 4r-5v |
Title | Homily on the glory of Mary |
Associated Name |
John Chrysostom, -407
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Incipit | ውዳሴ ፡ ዘደረሰ ። ዮሐንስ ፡ አፈ ፡ ወርቅ ። በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ወዕበያ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ድንግል ፡ ወንጽሕት ፡ ማርያም ፡ በዕለተ ፡ በዓላቲሃ ፡ ዘይትነበብ ፡ ለለወርኁ… ይቤ ፡ እፈቅድ ፡ አኃውየ ፡ እትናገር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ክብራ ፡ ለወላዲተ ፡ መድኃኒነ ። በጽፍረት ፡ በከመ ፡ ይደሉ ፡ በከመ ፡ ክሂሎትየ ። |
Item Location | fol. 5v-13r |
Title | Miracles of Mary |
Title NS | ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
20 miracles with introductory materials |
Item Location | fol. 2rv, 14r-180v |
Title | Miracles of Mary |
Title NS | ተአምረ ፡ ማርያም |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Item Notes |
297 miracles with introductory materials |
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