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11. 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

12. EAP254/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/5
Title:
Mäshafä Deggwa ""The Book of Deggwa"" [first half of the 20th century]
Scope & Content:
The Deggwa is a collection of hymns for the church services during the liturgical year, thought to have been compiled at least in the 15th cent. The manuscript contains the hymns with musical notation. According to a marginal note on folio 191r, the book was bought by mämher ("teacher") Gäbrä Egz...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
199 TIFF images

13. EAP254/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/6
Title:
Tä'amrä Maryam ""Miracles of Mary"" [18th century]
Scope & Content:
The core of the Miracles of Mary was translated in late 14th/early 15th century froom Arabic; after that, the collection was greatly enriched and spread over the country in numerous versions (cp. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica IV, 789-95). The miracles are read at numerous church feasts of St. Mary. Th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
100 TIFF images

14. EAP254/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/7
Title:
Täam'rä Maryam ""Miracles of Mary"" [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The miracles are read at numerous church feasts of St. Mary. The Ms contains a smaller collection of the miraculous stories about St. Mary (some 30-40?), a donation note.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
97 TIFF images

15. EAP254/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/8
Title:
Gädlä Hawaryat, ""The Acts of the Apostles"" [2003?]
Scope & Content:
The apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, translated into Ge'ez in 14th century at the latest, are read at the respective church feasts in their commemoration. The manuscript contains the Acts of the Apostles, a colophon. The book was donated wäyzaro (Mrs) Abadit Gäbrä Heywät, who has it written in 20...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
2003?
Extent:
119 TIFF images

16. EAP254/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/9
Title:
Gädlä Ananya (""The Acts of Ananya""; Collection of hagiographic texts devoted to St. Ananya) [18th century]
Scope & Content:
The Vita of Ananya, a 16th century monk from the so-called "Ewostatean movement", was possibly written in the 16th or 17th century (s. Encyclopaeida Aethiopica I, 250-51). The manuscript contains a collection of hagiographic works devoted to Ananya: the Vita, the Miracles and Mälke'a-hymns in his...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
57 TIFF images

17. EAP254/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/10
Title:
Somä Deggwe (A part of the Deggwa for the Lent period) [19th century]
Scope & Content:
Somä Deggwa is a part of Deggwa which is usually copied separately and contains the hymns for the period of Lent. It started circulating as separate text at least in the late 17th century. The manuscript contains the text with musical notation. Scribe unknown.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
77 TIFF images

18. EAP254/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/11
Title:
Tä'amrä Maryam ""Miracles of Mary"" [1967? AD]
Scope & Content:
The miracles are read at numerous church feasts of St. Mary. The manuscript contains circa 70 miraculous stories. Donated by (fem.) Wälättä Muse, (fem.) Wälättä Kidan; Gäbrä Mika'el, Gäbrä Iyäsus and others. Scribe unknown.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
1967?
Extent:
75 TIFF images

19. EAP254/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/12
Title:
Mäshafä Genzät ""The Book of the Funeral Ritual"" [late 19th/early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
The text is used for the funeral service. The oldest known manuscripts originate from the 15th century (s. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica II, 748-49). The manuscript contains the Mäshafä Genzät and a marginal note. According to the donation note (fol. 139), the manucsript was donated by Gäbrä Sellase, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
147 TIFF images

20. EAP254/1/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/13
Title:
Gädlä Kiros ""The Acts of St. Kiros"" [19th/early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
The hagiographic work devoted to Kiros, an Egyptian saint (s. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica III, pp. 409-411.). The manuscript contains the Vita of St. Kiros. Scribe unknown.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th/early 20th century
Extent:
50 TIFF images

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