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Language Amharic Subject Christian literature

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. 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

6. EAP336/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/2/6
Title:
Terguame Haymanote Abew [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of the commentary of Haymanote Abew, a manuscript which consists of the treaties of different early Church Fathers. According to the eccessiastical curriculum, the commentary of the book is categorized in the Department of the Books of Scholars. Physical characteristics: I...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
One manuscript in 434 tiff images

7. EAP336/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/2/7
Title:
Sene Fetret [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Folio 3a contains the content of the manuscript as it is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter is on creation, the second is on incarnation, the third is on the doctrine of the church on the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the fourth is on the ascension of Jesus Christ; the fifth is on the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
One manuscript in 161 tiff images

8. 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

9. EAP336/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/3/3
Title:
Terguame Isayas (Commentary of the Book of Isaiah) [20th Century]
Scope & Content:
It is a parchment manuscript of the commentary of the book of Prophet Isaiah. Physical characteristics: The physical condition of the manuscript is good given it is a paper manuscript. It is a paper manuscript but covered with a hardcover which is laminated with leather. The measurement of th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
20th Century
Extent:
One manuscript copied as 184 tiff images.

10. EAP336/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP336/3/4
Title:
Terguame Ebrawuyan Zeyohannes Afeworq [19th Century]
Scope & Content:
It is a parchment manuscript of the commentary of the book of Hebrew. Physical characteristics: In good condition. Bounded in a wooden cover. The measurement of the manuscript is 21x23x6 19th Century; there is a note on f. 004vb that the manuscript was given to Motta Giyorgis Church by Abune...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic and Geez
Date Range:
19th Century
Extent:
One manuscript copied as 357 tiff images