Senkessar (Synaxarion, seconda half of the year: the months Mäggabit - Pagwemen) [first half of the 18th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the Synaxarion for the second half of the year, a donation note, and crude drawings. The book was donated by likä makwas (a court title) Gäbrä Mika'el, who bestowed the church also with other items (vestments, paraphernalia; folio 145v).
Institute of Ethiopian Studies Collection of Ethiopian Manuscripts [14th century-21st century]
Scope & Content:
A broad collection of manuscripts (codices and scrolls), books, photographs, papers, pamphlets and ephemera, representing the literature of Ethiopia's major religious groups (e.g., Ge'ez manuscripts from the 14th to the 20th century of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Arabic Islamic manuscripts fr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Amharic, Arabic, English, French, Geez, Harari, Italian, and Oromo
Mar Yeshaq or Issac of Nineveh [late 19th century–early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
Mar Yeshaq or Issac of Nineveh, ማር፡ ይስሐቅ፡ (= Book III of the spiritual writings of Isaac of Nineveh), in Ge'ez with Amharic translation and commentary. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment and paper codex, 320 x 210 x 60 mm Author(s): Unknown
Image of Saint George, መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡; Psalter, ዳዊት፡. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 245 x 160 x 65 mm Author(s): Unknown
Psalter, ዳዊት፡; Angels Praise Her, ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡ . By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 165 x 120 x 50 mm Author(s): Unknown
Prayer, Petition, Supplication, Anaphora of Our Lady Mary [19th century–20th century]
Scope & Content:
Prayer, Petition, Supplication; Anaphora of Our Lady Mary, ቅዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 155 x 110 x 40 mm Author(s): Unknown
Praises of Mary, Gate of Light, Angels Praise Her, Hymn to Mary, ""For She is Glorious,"" Hymn to Mary, “I Worship Thee”, Image of the Praises of Mary [19th century]
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Praises of Mary, ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡; Gate of Light, አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡; Angels Praise Her, ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡; Hymn to Mary, "For She is Glorious"; Hymn to Mary, “I Worship Thee”; Image of the Praises of Mary, መልክአ፡ ውዳሴ፡. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment code...
Ge‘ez Grammar, ሰዋስወ፡ ግእዝ፡. By Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Extent and format of original material: 1 parchment codex, 150 x 110 x 40 mm Author(s): Unknown