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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Preserving the lay bet andemta: the Ethiopian Intellectual Legacy on the Verge of Extinction Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP336/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/1
Title:
Aleqa Mengest's Private Collection [14th-17th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The not less than 15 manuscripts (some of the codices are paper ones) cover ecclessiastical subjects like hagiographies, commentaries, biblical books, etc. Out of these manuscripts, three andemta manuscripts were copied. Arrangement and condition of original material: The codices in the collect...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
14th century-17th century
Extent:
3 folders containing 461 tiff images

2. EAP336/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/2
Title:
Memher Deggu Collection [16th-20th centuries]
Scope & Content:
Out of the 11 andemta manuscripts in the collection, only seven are digitized for the rest are published and were not done according to the lay bet tradition. Arrangement and condition of original material: The codices in the collection are placed in a wooden box. The vellumanuscript are arrang...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
7 folders containing 1473 tiff images

3. EAP336/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/3
Title:
Motta Giyorgis Collection [16th-20th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The content of the collection covers religion, philosophy, history, social law and statecraft, culture, and the technical sciences including Mathematics and Astronomy, Astrology, Architecture, Medicine and the Fine Arts and several allied subjects. Arrangement and condition of original materia...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
9 folders containing 1558 tiff images

4. EAP336/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/4
Title:
Memher Hayle Maryam Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection has a total of four parchment manuscripts and two paper books. The only commentary book in the collection is the digitized one. The others are: 2 - Psalmanuscript, 1 - a liturgical book called Zemmare Mewase'et. The paper manuscripts are copies of Ge'ez poemanuscript. Arrangement...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
1 folder containing 122 tiff images

5. EAP336/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/5
Title:
Memhǝr Solomon [18th-20th century]
Scope & Content:
Most of the manuscripts in the collection are andemta manuscripts. Arrangement and condition of original material: The majority of the paper codices in the collection are not bounded. They are paginated. 10 manuscripts, 18th-20th century
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
18th century-20th century
Extent:
10 folders containing 1574 tiff images

6. EAP336/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/6
Title:
Memher Wolde Iyesus [17th -20th century]
Scope & Content:
The majority of this collection are andemta manuscripts. But there are also hagiographic manuscripts. He uses published manuscripts in his school which is not a lay bet version of the Ethiopian andemta. The collection is a private one with a visible attachment with the Monastery (Dimma Giyorgis)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
17th century-20th century
Extent:
10 folders containing 2131 tiff images

7. EAP336/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/7
Title:
Qeraneyo Medhanealem Collection [17th-18th century]
Scope & Content:
Very rich collection with dogmatic, historical and philosophical manuscripts. A highly endangered collection which is housed in an old building vulnerable to fire and theft. Only two manuscripts are found to be andemta manuscripts and are copied. 2 manuscripts, 17th and 18th century
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
2 folders containing 269 tiff images

8. EAP336/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/8
Title:
Mertule Lemaryam Collection [15th-20th century]
Scope & Content:
Most of the manuscripts in the collection are andemta manuscripts. As the instructor is versed in the New Testament, the majority of the commentary manuscripts cover book of the New Testament. The collection is a private one with a visible attachment with the Monastery (Mertu Lemaryam) where the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
15th century-20th century
Extent:
12 folders containing 3305 tiff images