An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 4r-106r. ስዋስው፡ ዘ፡ መሸጋገርያ፡ ወዓዲ፡ መሰላል፡ (Sawāsǝw (general record) ff. 4-20 Gǝʿǝz-Amharic vocabulary ff. 20-33 Arabic-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary ff. 33-34 Explanation of Greek and Hebrew words in Geʿez and Amharic f. 34 Explanation of some words used in the Book o...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1-154. Sǝnkǝssār for the first half of the year Sǝnkǝssār. Sǝnkǝssār for the first half of the year (ff. 1-154) Explicit: (f. 154) ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተሣየጦ፡ በወርቁ፡ 〚...〛 ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለመቅደስ፡ 〚...〛 ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ይኩን፡ በአፈ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጰውሎስ፡ ለዓለመ...
Divination, Amharic treatise on the creation of the world.
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff.1r- 23v. The manuscript is largely composed of treatises that are associated with divination. Awda nagaśt, Rules concerning divination, Amharic treatise on the creation of the world. It consists of 30 chapters, each surrounded by 15 lines or sentences con...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1r-8v. Various prayers and magic texts. ff. 9r-61v. አውደ፡ ነገሥት። ʿAwda nagaśt “Cycle of the kings” Sixteen circular tables, each subdivided into sixteen parts with questions on various topics. ʿAwda nagaśt, Sixteen "seas" (ባሕር፡), each containing 16 senten...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 3v-5r. Hymn to the Saviour of the World. ff. 5r-112r. Psalms, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት. ff. 112r- 122v. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments. ff. 122v-128v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. ff. 128v-136r. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. Th...
Romanat Qeddus Michael Manuscript Collection [Second half of the 16th - 20th century]
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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
Dersanomu lä-Arba'tu Ensesa ""Homily on the Four Living Creatures"" [late 20th century]
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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...
Senkessar ""Synaxarion"" (for the first half of the year, months Mäskäräm - Pagwemen) [16th century]
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The manuscript appears to be an early copy of the current version of the Synaxarion (so-called "vulgata"; thought to have been created in the second half of the 16th cent). It contains the first part of the Synaxarion, with lessons for the sanctoral cycle of the year (months Mäskäräm - Yäkkatit)....
Senkessar ""Synaxarion"" (for the first half of the year, months Mäskäräm - Pagwemen) [20th century]
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A part of the Synaxarion ("vulgata" version) with the lessons for the sanctoral cycle for the first half of the year (Mäskäräm - Yäkkatit). Donated by wäyzaro Wälättä Sadeqan Gäbrä Mika'el, who commissioned the manuscript for 1215 ETB. Scribe unknown.