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Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Šawā Province Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Darafo Māryām Church
Current Status Unknown
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 267 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 16th-20th century (?)
Language(s) Amharic; Ge'ez
Genre(s) Hagiographies; Hymns
Feature(s) Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative
Notes

Foliated 1-268, number 212 given twice and numbers 176 and 222 omitted

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).

 
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 2275

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204104
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Scanned Microform
Access Restrictions Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 267 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth

Binding Dimensions 28 x 22.5 cm
Provenance

Copied for ተንሥአ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 210r, whose name has often been erased and replaced with ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 252r and throughout; Note of donation of the manuscript to Darafo Māryām Church by ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ and his wife ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 1v; Note of ownership by Darafo Māryām Church, fol. 264r, 268v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-256v
Century(ies) 16th century
Year Range 1520-1530
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 20-21 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 2r, 8r, 25v, 140v, 175v, 189r; Small decorative designs, fol. 4v, 10v, 12v, 13v, and throughout

Notes

Date based on mention of Emperor Lebna Dengel and Metropolitan Mārqos, fol. 63r, 64v, and throughout; Texts in secondary hands: Index of Miracles of Mary, fol. 1r, 1v; Matthew 5:1-18, fol. 7v; Family of the manuscript donor, fol. 252r; John 20:1-7, fol. 256v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 257r-258v
Century(ies) 19th-20th century (?)
Year Range 1850-1918
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 20 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 257r

Notes

Text in a secondary hand: Land transaction dated 1908 EC (1917/1918), fol. 258v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 259r-264v
Century(ies) 20th century (?)
Year Range 1900-1975
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 19-21 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Notes

Copied by ወልደ፡ ሥሉስ, fol. 262r. Text in a secondary hand: Statement by ወልደ፡ መስቀል that after he cleared the land for the church, he was visited by a visitor from God, fol. 264r

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 265r-268v
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Year Range 1800-1900
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 33 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Notes

Text in a secondary hand: Land transaction, fol. 268r

Item Location fol. 2r-256v
Title Miracles of Mary
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s) Ge'ez
Contents Detail

Maṣḥafa śerʻat, መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት, Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 2r-4v; Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 4v-7r; 156 Miracles of Mary, fol. 8r-256v

Item Location fol. 257r-258v
Title Miracles of Jesus
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title Miracles of Jesus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Contents Detail

On the observance of the two sabbaths, fol. 257rv; Halleluiatic hymn to God, fol. 257v-258v

Item Location fol. 259r-264r
Title Miracles of Jesus
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title Miracles of Jesus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

6 miracles; Fragment from another manuscript

Item Location fol. 265r-267r
Title Mesṭira ṣegēyāt
Title NS መስጢረ፡ ጽጌያት
Alternate Title Mystery of the flowers
Alternate Title Hymn to Mary
Language(s) Amharic
Incipit ማርያም፡ መሰረት፡ የክርስቲያን፡ ጸሎት፡ እናገራለሁ፡ ጥቂት፡ ከምስጢረ፡ ጽጌያትል፡ ይህ፡ እስቲፈጽም፡ የተናገረ፡ የማርያም፡ ጸላእት፡
Item Location fol. 267r
Title Hymn to Mary, I worship you
Title NS እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እዌድስኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ፡
Item Notes

Chaîne Repertoire number 336

Item Location fol. 267v-268r
Title Fetḥat za-wald
Title NS ፍትሐት ፡ ዘወልድ
Alternate Title Absolution of the Son
Language(s) Ge'ez
Country Ethiopia Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Šawā Province Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Darafo Māryām Church
Current Status Unknown
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 267 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 16th-20th century (?)
Language(s) Amharic; Ge'ez
Genre(s) Hagiographies; Hymns
Feature(s) Decoration, Geometric; Decoration, Vegetative
Notes

Foliated 1-268, number 212 given twice and numbers 176 and 222 omitted

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).

 
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 2275

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/204104
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Cataloged by Getatchew Haile and William F. Macomber; metadata added by Jeremy R. Brown
Surrogate Format Scanned Microform
Access Restrictions Unregistered or order a digital copy
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 267 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Stamped leather over wood boards; wrapped in cloth

Binding Dimensions 28 x 22.5 cm
Provenance

Copied for ተንሥአ፡ ክርስቶስ, fol. 210r, whose name has often been erased and replaced with ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 252r and throughout; Note of donation of the manuscript to Darafo Māryām Church by ሀብተ፡ ኢየሱስ and his wife ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ, fol. 1v; Note of ownership by Darafo Māryām Church, fol. 264r, 268v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-256v
Century(ies) 16th century
Year Range 1520-1530
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 20-21 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 2r, 8r, 25v, 140v, 175v, 189r; Small decorative designs, fol. 4v, 10v, 12v, 13v, and throughout

Notes

Date based on mention of Emperor Lebna Dengel and Metropolitan Mārqos, fol. 63r, 64v, and throughout; Texts in secondary hands: Index of Miracles of Mary, fol. 1r, 1v; Matthew 5:1-18, fol. 7v; Family of the manuscript donor, fol. 252r; John 20:1-7, fol. 256v

Item Location fol. 2r-256v
Title Miracles of Mary
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ማርያም
Language(s) Ge'ez
Contents Detail

Maṣḥafa śerʻat, መጽሐፈ ፡ ሥርዓት, Introductory rite to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 2r-4v; Introductory exhortation to the Miracles of Mary, fol. 4v-7r; 156 Miracles of Mary, fol. 8r-256v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 257r-258v
Century(ies) 19th-20th century (?)
Year Range 1850-1918
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 20 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Decoration

Ḥarag, fol. 257r

Notes

Text in a secondary hand: Land transaction dated 1908 EC (1917/1918), fol. 258v

Item Location fol. 257r-258v
Title Miracles of Jesus
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title Miracles of Jesus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Contents Detail

On the observance of the two sabbaths, fol. 257rv; Halleluiatic hymn to God, fol. 257v-258v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 259r-264v
Century(ies) 20th century (?)
Year Range 1900-1975
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 19-21 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Notes

Copied by ወልደ፡ ሥሉስ, fol. 262r. Text in a secondary hand: Statement by ወልደ፡ መስቀል that after he cleared the land for the church, he was visited by a visitor from God, fol. 264r

Item Location fol. 259r-264r
Title Miracles of Jesus
Title NS ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ
Uniform Title Miracles of Jesus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Ge'ez
Item Notes

6 miracles; Fragment from another manuscript

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 265r-268v
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Year Range 1800-1900
Support Parchment
Page Layout 2 columns, 33 lines per page
Writing System Ethiopic
Script(s) Fidäl
Notes

Text in a secondary hand: Land transaction, fol. 268r

Item Location fol. 265r-267r
Title Mesṭira ṣegēyāt
Title NS መስጢረ፡ ጽጌያት
Alternate Title Mystery of the flowers
Alternate Title Hymn to Mary
Language(s) Amharic
Incipit ማርያም፡ መሰረት፡ የክርስቲያን፡ ጸሎት፡ እናገራለሁ፡ ጥቂት፡ ከምስጢረ፡ ጽጌያትል፡ ይህ፡ እስቲፈጽም፡ የተናገረ፡ የማርያም፡ ጸላእት፡
Item Location fol. 267r
Title Hymn to Mary, I worship you
Title NS እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ
Language(s) Ge'ez
Incipit እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እዌድስኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ፡
Item Notes

Chaîne Repertoire number 336

Item Location fol. 267v-268r
Title Fetḥat za-wald
Title NS ፍትሐት ፡ ዘወልድ
Alternate Title Absolution of the Son
Language(s) Ge'ez
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