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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Amharic

1. EAP254/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1
Title:
Romanat Qeddus Michael Manuscript Collection [Second half of the 16th - 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of 70 parchment manuscripts which constitute the collection of the Romanat Qeddus Mika'el Church. It is a typical Ethiopia church manuscript library with the books dating into the period from the second half of the 16th century (i.e., possibly predating the foundation of the churc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century-20th century
Extent:
70 digitised manuscripts, consisting of 7296 TIFF images

2. EAP254/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/1
Title:
Dersanomu lä-Arba'tu Ensesa ""Homily on the Four Living Creatures"" [late 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Homily for the church feast of the Four Living Creatures (8 Hedar), with marginalia. The time of the composition of the work is unknown; it is attested since the late 18th century (?). The manuscripts was donated by Wäyzaro Negesti Germay (her baptismal name was Wälättä Maryam, fol. 65rb). The sc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
late 20th century
Extent:
75 TIFF images

3. EAP254/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/4
Title:
Arba'etu Wängel ""Four Gospels"" [late 17th century (?)]
Scope & Content:
The main Gospel book of the church ("Golden Gospel"), donated at a significant occassion (possibly, establishment of re-establishment of the church). The finely written and bound manuscript contains Four Gospels, marginal notes, fine miniatures. A miniature of Evangelist Matthew is missing, but t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
218 TIFF images

4. EAP254/1/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/41
Title:
Dersanä Kidanä Mehrät (""Homily of the Covenant of Mercy"") [1965? AD]
Scope & Content:
The text is used for the church feast of Kidanä Mehrät ("Covenant of Mercy" of St. Mary; s. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica III, 396-99.). The manuscript contains the Dersanä Kidanä Mehrät, colophon, an Amharic note on the purchase of the manuscript: purchased by priest Haylä Sellase Gäbrä Heywät in Täm...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
1965?
Extent:
64 TIFF images

5. EAP286/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1
Title:
Institute of Ethiopian Studies Collection of Ethiopian Manuscripts [14th century-21st century]
Scope & Content:
A broad collection of manuscripts (codices and scrolls), books, photographs, papers, pamphlets and ephemera, representing the literature of Ethiopia's major religious groups (e.g., Ge'ez manuscripts from the 14th to the 20th century of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Arabic Islamic manuscripts fr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Geez, Harari, Italian, and Oromo
Date Range:
14th century-21st century
Extent:
74562 Tiff images

6. EAP286/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1/1
Title:
General Collection [14th century–20st century]
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic, Arabic, Geez, Harari, and Oromo
Date Range:
14th century-20st century
Extent:
73362 Tiff images

7. EAP286/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1/1/1
Title:
Mar Yeshaq or Issac of Nineveh [late 19th century–early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Mar Yeshaq or Issac of Nineveh, ማር፡ ይስሐቅ፡ (= Book III of the spiritual writings of Isaac of Nineveh), in Ge'ez with Amharic translation and commentary. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment and paper codex, 320 x 210 x 60 mm Author(s): Unknown
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
524 Tiff images

8. EAP286/1/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1/1/23
Title:
Amharic Commentary on Genesis [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Amharic Commentary on Genesis. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 143 x 95 x 10 mm Author(s): Unknown
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
49 Tiff images

9. EAP286/1/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1/1/26
Title:
Image of Michael, Office Prayers, Anaphora of Our Lady Mary, Commentary on the Introductory Rite from Mu‘älläqa of the Miracles of Mary, Commentary on Our Father, Horologium for the Night Hours of Abba Giyorgis [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Image of Michael, መልክአ፡ ሚካኤል፡; Office Prayers, ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ፡; Anaphora of Our Lady Mary, ቅዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡; Commentary on the Introductory Rite from Mu‘älläqa of the Miracles of Mary (Amharic); Commentary on Our Father (in Amharic), የአቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ትርጓሜ፡, Horologium for the Night Hours of Abba Giyorgis, ሰዓታ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
120 Tiff images

10. EAP286/1/1/80

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP286/1/1/80
Title:
Amharic Commentary on the Office Prayers [late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
Amharic Commentary on the Office Prayers, ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ፡. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 170 x 110 x 7 mm Author(s): Unknown
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
21 Tiff images

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