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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Endangered monastic archive at May Wäyni Language Geez

1. EAP526/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1
Title:
Digitisation of the endangered monastic archive at May Wäyni (Tigray, Ethiopia) [5th-20th century]
Scope & Content:
The volumes digitized may all be classified as ecclesiastical literature. One manuscript, MW041, contains an inserted miniature of the Virgin Mary and Child, dating from the 15th century. All manuscripts are written in ancient Ethiopic, known as Ge'ez.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
5th century-20th century
Extent:
91 electronic folders containing 9,572 Tiff images

2. EAP526/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/1
Title:
Täklil - Wedding liturgy [18th century ]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 01 82f. Wedding ritual The bookblock- surface of the first several leaves are very dirty and its margins have numerous mechanical damages, tears and losses. Its parchment folios are hard and dark-yellowish. In most cases the parchment base deformations, numerous tears and folds are visible...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
93 Tiff images

3. EAP526/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/2
Title:
Mäla’ektä Pawlos - Letters of Paul [18th century ]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 02 158f. Letters of Paul The bookblock- the manuscript is generally very dirty especially on all margins of the folios. The binding- its spine repaired. The original leather preserved only on the surface of the boards. There are large, irregular losses on all margins of the boards. The sur...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
165 Tiff images

4. EAP526/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/3
Title:
Orit - Octoteuch 170f. [17th century]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 03 170f. Octoteuch The bookblock- dirty on the margins, but generally in quite good condition. There is a large water- stain visible, especially in the beginning of the book, in the upper and inner part of the folios. The bookblock was re-sewn. The binding- the original leather partly pres...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
179 Tiff images

5. EAP526/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/4
Title:
Nägärä/dersanä Maryam - Story/Homily of Mary 112f [ca. 1600 ]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 04 112f. Story of Mary (Nägärä Maryam) The bookblock- in good condition. Some brown stains in different parts of the book. Right, lower corners of the folios are dirty because of the long usage of the manuscript. The binding- in quite good condition. There are some tears and small losses o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
120 Tiff images

6. EAP526/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/5
Title:
Genzät - Funeral Ritual [20th century]Funeral Ritual [20th century]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 05 148f. Burial ritual The manuscript generally is in quite good condition. The bookblock- dirty, mainly on the lower margins of the folios in the first few quires. There are also some microbiological stains in all folds of the bifolios in the bookblock visible. The binding- good condition...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
155 Tiff images

7. EAP526/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/6
Title:
Mäshäfä mestir - The Book of Mysteries [ca. 1600]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 06 291f. Book of Mystery The bookblock- dirty, mainly on the lower and outer margins of all the pages through all the manuscript . There are also losses of parchment base of all folios in the head and tail of the spine, probably caused by rodent. The binding- The codex has its sewing threa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
300 Tiff images

8. EAP526/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/7
Title:
Dersanä Mika’él - Homily in Honour of the Archangel Michael [18th century]Homily in Honour of the Archangel Michael [18th century]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 07 133f. Homily on the Archangel Michael The bookblock- dirty, mainly on the lower and outer margins of all folios through all the manuscript. There are dark stains on folios nr 21 and 87 recto. In many cases, especially at the beginning and at the end of the bookkblock, the parchment foli...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
141 Tiff images

9. EAP526/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/8
Title:
Retu’ Haymänot - The True Faith [20th century ]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 08 90f. The Righteous of Faith The bookblock- in good condition. Only a small deformations of the parchment folios are visible. The binding- bare wooden boards in good condition. Originally there was no leather covering or headbands.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
99 Tiff images

10. EAP526/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP526/1/9
Title:
Zämmaré - Collection of Hymns [19th century ]
Scope & Content:
MS NO. 09 136f. Hymnal (Zämmare) The bookblock- in quite good condition. Only a small traces of dirt on the margins are visible. The binding- the leather covering is really dusty, dirty and very brittle. The lost of the leather of the spine of the book and near the place of lacing holes on the ed...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
144 Tiff images

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