Country | Ethiopia VIAF |
City | Addis Ababa VIAF |
Repository | National Archives and Library of Ethiopia VIAF |
Shelfmark | NL MS 28 |
Common Name | Gospels of Krestos Tasfāna; National Library Gospels |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 327 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 14th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); Decoration, Architectural; Illumination; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Quire inserted into codex: fol. 1-8 are from another 13th/14th century manuscript, containing a section of the homily of pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem on the resurrection (CPG, no. 3598). Previous National Library shelfmark A. 5. |
Bibliography |
Pāwlos Ṣādwā, "Un manoscritto etiopico degli evangeli," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 11 (1952): 9-28; Catalogue of the Ethiopian Manuscripts in the National Library of Ethiopia (1962); Jules Leroy, Stephen Wright, and Otto A. Jäger, Ethiopia: Illuminated Manuscripts (1961); Koptische Kunst. Christentum am Nil. 3. Mai bis 15. August 1963 in Villa Hügel, Essen (1963), 423-424 and color plate 15; Catalogue of Manuscripts Microfilmed by the UNESCO Mobile Microfilm Unit in Addis Ababa and Gojjam Province (1970); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice: The Synoptic Gospels. General Introduction - Edition of the Gospel of Mark, in Äthiopistische Forschungen 27 (1989); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice. Part III: The Gospel of Matthew, in Aethiopistische Forschungen 55 (2001); Michael G. Wechsler, Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum, in CSCO 617 (2005) |
Ext. Bibliography |
Madeleine Schneider, "Deux actes de donation en arabe," Annales d'Éthiopie 8 (1970): 79-87 |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 73-74 |
Alt. Surrogate | SEP DAVIES 00003 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
UNESCO 2-28 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/533988 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Microfilm held by the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, digitized by EMIP; cataloged by Ted Erho. |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Reproduction Notes | Fols. 87v-88r, 277v-278r, 303v-304r not microfilmed |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 327 leaf(ves) |
Provenance |
Copied for ክርስቶስ ፡ ተስፋነ, abbot of Ḥayq Esṭifānos, prayers fol. 16v, 259v; monastery of Ḥayq Esṭifānos to 1946 CE; note, dated 30 Maggābit 1938 EC (8 April 1946 CE), that the manuscript was brought from Ḥayq by alaqā ḥaraga ወይን ፡ በየነ, fol. 327v; note, dated 1 Miyāzyā 1938 EC (9 April 1946 CE), that the manuscript was brought from the monastery of Ḥayq Esṭifānos by alaqā ḥaraga ወይን ፡ በየነ, fol. 327r; accessioned by the National Library of Ethiopia in 1946 CE. Exhibited in Essen 3 May-15 August 1963. |
Condition Notes |
Water stains with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 9r-327v |
Place of Origin | Ethiopia, Wallo Province |
Century(ies) | 14th century |
Year Range | 1300-1340 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 30 x 20.5 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-25 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Miniature of a tempietto on fol. 14r; miniature of Gabra Ṣeyon, Iyasus Mo'a, (Za-)Iyasus, and Krestos Tasfāna on fol. 16v; miniature of the presentation of Mary on fol. 17r; miniature of the annunciation to Mary and of how Joseph made Mary drink the bitter water on fol. 17v; miniature of the animals worshiping the newborn Jesus and of the shepherds seeing the star on fol. 18r; miniature of the magi approaching Jesus with the angel of God stopped above on fol. 18v; miniature of the flight of the holy family to Egypt on fol. 19r; miniature of the massacre of the innocents on fol. 19v; miniature of the journey of the holy family in Egypt and of the baptism of Jesus on fol. 20r; miniature of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on fol. 20v; miniature of Zaccheus in the tree and of those who went up to the roof of the Temple on fol. 21r; miniature of Peter's denial on fol. 21v; miniature of Jesus' arrest on fol. 22r; miniature of the crucifixion on fol. 22v; miniature of the entombment on fol. 23r; miniature of the resurrection on fol. 23v; miniature of the ascension of Jesus on fol. 24r; miniature of Matthew on fol. 25v; miniature of Mark on fol. 119v; miniature of Luke on fol. 171v; miniature of John on fol. 259v; decorated canon tables on fol. 10v-13v; architectural decoration on fol. 9r-10r. |
Notes |
Land donation by aqābē sa'āt ሕዝበ ፡ ጽዮን for the commemoration of his father dated 7 Bashans 1091 AM (2 May 1375 CE), in Arabic, fol. 14v; proscription of land by aqābē sa'āt ነገደ ፡ ክርስቶስ for his commemoration, fol. 16r; hymn to Iyasus Mo'a, ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ሞአ ፡ አቡነ ፡ ማኅደረ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ..., fol. 35r-37v; poem about Dabra Ḥayq, fol. 38r; reconfirmation by aqābē sa'āt ሚካኤል of a land grant to አበስኪሮን made by aqābē sa'āt ተክለ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ሞአ, fol. 118v; land donation to Ḥayq by ደመ ፡ ወልድ, fol. 257v; restoration of land to ማርያም by aqābē sa'āt ዮሐንስ dated 17 Ḫedār in the 2nd year of mercy (13 November 1349 CE), fol. 258r; agreement for payments to Ḥayq for use of lands dated 7132 AM (1639/1640 CE), fol. 258v-259r; land donation by aqābē sa'āt ዮሐንስ for the commemoration of his father dated to the 6th year of mercy (1353/4 CE), fol. 259r; poorly legible or erased note, fol. 327v |
Item Location | fol. 9r-16r, 24v-327r |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title | Bible. Gospels VIAF |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 9r-10r; Eusebian canons, fol. 10v-13v; synoptic presentation concerning the agreement of the four gospels, fol. 15r-16r; tituli for Matthew, fol. 24v-25r; Matthew, fol. 26r-118v; tituli for Mark, fol. 118v-119r; Mark, fol. 120r-170r; tituli for Luke, fol. 170r-171r; Luke, fol. 172r-257v; tituli for John, fol. 258v; John, fol. 260r-327r |
Item Notes |
Final four folios are later replacement leaves |
Country | Ethiopia VIAF |
City | Addis Ababa VIAF |
Repository | National Archives and Library of Ethiopia VIAF |
Shelfmark | NL MS 28 |
Common Name | Gospels of Krestos Tasfāna; National Library Gospels |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 327 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 14th century |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Genre(s) | Bibles; Gospels |
Feature(s) | Canon table(s); Decoration, Architectural; Illumination; Miniature(s) |
Notes |
Quire inserted into codex: fol. 1-8 are from another 13th/14th century manuscript, containing a section of the homily of pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem on the resurrection (CPG, no. 3598). Previous National Library shelfmark A. 5. |
Bibliography |
Pāwlos Ṣādwā, "Un manoscritto etiopico degli evangeli," Rassegna di Studi Etiopici 11 (1952): 9-28; Catalogue of the Ethiopian Manuscripts in the National Library of Ethiopia (1962); Jules Leroy, Stephen Wright, and Otto A. Jäger, Ethiopia: Illuminated Manuscripts (1961); Koptische Kunst. Christentum am Nil. 3. Mai bis 15. August 1963 in Villa Hügel, Essen (1963), 423-424 and color plate 15; Catalogue of Manuscripts Microfilmed by the UNESCO Mobile Microfilm Unit in Addis Ababa and Gojjam Province (1970); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice: The Synoptic Gospels. General Introduction - Edition of the Gospel of Mark, in Äthiopistische Forschungen 27 (1989); Rochus Zuurmond, Novum Testamentum Aethiopice. Part III: The Gospel of Matthew, in Aethiopistische Forschungen 55 (2001); Michael G. Wechsler, Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum, in CSCO 617 (2005) |
Ext. Bibliography |
Madeleine Schneider, "Deux actes de donation en arabe," Annales d'Éthiopie 8 (1970): 79-87 |
Ext. Bibliography |
William F. Macomber, "Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts... from microfilms in the collection of Dr. Donald Davies...," (unpublished manuscript, 1979), 73-74 |
Alt. Surrogate | SEP DAVIES 00003 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
UNESCO 2-28 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/533988 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Microfilm held by the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, digitized by EMIP; cataloged by Ted Erho. |
Surrogate Format | Scanned Microform |
Reproduction Notes | Fols. 87v-88r, 277v-278r, 303v-304r not microfilmed |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 327 leaf(ves) |
Provenance |
Copied for ክርስቶስ ፡ ተስፋነ, abbot of Ḥayq Esṭifānos, prayers fol. 16v, 259v; monastery of Ḥayq Esṭifānos to 1946 CE; note, dated 30 Maggābit 1938 EC (8 April 1946 CE), that the manuscript was brought from Ḥayq by alaqā ḥaraga ወይን ፡ በየነ, fol. 327v; note, dated 1 Miyāzyā 1938 EC (9 April 1946 CE), that the manuscript was brought from the monastery of Ḥayq Esṭifānos by alaqā ḥaraga ወይን ፡ በየነ, fol. 327r; accessioned by the National Library of Ethiopia in 1946 CE. Exhibited in Essen 3 May-15 August 1963. |
Condition Notes |
Water stains with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 9r-327v |
Place of Origin | Ethiopia, Wallo Province |
Century(ies) | 14th century |
Year Range | 1300-1340 |
Support | Parchment |
Support Dimensions | 30 x 20.5 cm |
Page Layout | 2 columns, 22-25 lines per page |
Writing System | Ethiopic |
Decoration |
Miniature of a tempietto on fol. 14r; miniature of Gabra Ṣeyon, Iyasus Mo'a, (Za-)Iyasus, and Krestos Tasfāna on fol. 16v; miniature of the presentation of Mary on fol. 17r; miniature of the annunciation to Mary and of how Joseph made Mary drink the bitter water on fol. 17v; miniature of the animals worshiping the newborn Jesus and of the shepherds seeing the star on fol. 18r; miniature of the magi approaching Jesus with the angel of God stopped above on fol. 18v; miniature of the flight of the holy family to Egypt on fol. 19r; miniature of the massacre of the innocents on fol. 19v; miniature of the journey of the holy family in Egypt and of the baptism of Jesus on fol. 20r; miniature of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on fol. 20v; miniature of Zaccheus in the tree and of those who went up to the roof of the Temple on fol. 21r; miniature of Peter's denial on fol. 21v; miniature of Jesus' arrest on fol. 22r; miniature of the crucifixion on fol. 22v; miniature of the entombment on fol. 23r; miniature of the resurrection on fol. 23v; miniature of the ascension of Jesus on fol. 24r; miniature of Matthew on fol. 25v; miniature of Mark on fol. 119v; miniature of Luke on fol. 171v; miniature of John on fol. 259v; decorated canon tables on fol. 10v-13v; architectural decoration on fol. 9r-10r. |
Notes |
Land donation by aqābē sa'āt ሕዝበ ፡ ጽዮን for the commemoration of his father dated 7 Bashans 1091 AM (2 May 1375 CE), in Arabic, fol. 14v; proscription of land by aqābē sa'āt ነገደ ፡ ክርስቶስ for his commemoration, fol. 16r; hymn to Iyasus Mo'a, ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ሞአ ፡ አቡነ ፡ ማኅደረ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅዱስ..., fol. 35r-37v; poem about Dabra Ḥayq, fol. 38r; reconfirmation by aqābē sa'āt ሚካኤል of a land grant to አበስኪሮን made by aqābē sa'āt ተክለ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ሞአ, fol. 118v; land donation to Ḥayq by ደመ ፡ ወልድ, fol. 257v; restoration of land to ማርያም by aqābē sa'āt ዮሐንስ dated 17 Ḫedār in the 2nd year of mercy (13 November 1349 CE), fol. 258r; agreement for payments to Ḥayq for use of lands dated 7132 AM (1639/1640 CE), fol. 258v-259r; land donation by aqābē sa'āt ዮሐንስ for the commemoration of his father dated to the 6th year of mercy (1353/4 CE), fol. 259r; poorly legible or erased note, fol. 327v |
Item Location | fol. 9r-16r, 24v-327r |
Title | Gospels |
Uniform Title | Bible. Gospels VIAF |
Language(s) | Ge'ez |
Contents Detail |
Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus, fol. 9r-10r; Eusebian canons, fol. 10v-13v; synoptic presentation concerning the agreement of the four gospels, fol. 15r-16r; tituli for Matthew, fol. 24v-25r; Matthew, fol. 26r-118v; tituli for Mark, fol. 118v-119r; Mark, fol. 120r-170r; tituli for Luke, fol. 170r-171r; Luke, fol. 172r-257v; tituli for John, fol. 258v; John, fol. 260r-327r |
Item Notes |
Final four folios are later replacement leaves |
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