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31. EAP254/1/63

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/63
Title:
Mäshafä Genzät ""The Book of the Funeral Ritual"" [19th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the Dersanä Mike'el, a donation note. The name of the donor is unintelligeble (fol. 104rc: Ha'ata Hetu?).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
112 TIFF images

32. EAP254/1/51

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/51
Title:
Collection of texts devoted to St. Mary [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The texts are used for the church services and private devotion. The manuscript contains homilies and poetic compositions devoted to St. Mary, and one fine miniature. The book was donated by wäyzaro Amaräch Etahun (folio 1r).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
54 TIFF images

33. EAP254/1/55

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/55
Title:
Sälotä Etan ""Prayer(s) of the Incense"" [19th century]
Scope & Content:
The prayer(s) of incense is read in the church every day upon ritual of the incense burning. The manuscript contains the prayer(s) of incense, a donation note. The book was bought and donated by wäyzaro Bähafta Haylu (folio 69r); another note (folio 68v) lists other individuals, probably her rela...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
77 TIFF images

34. EAP254/1/46

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/46
Title:
Mäshafä Asläti (""The Book of the Accomplishing"") [First half of the 19th century]
Scope & Content:
The lectionary contains references (titles, incipits) to church texts to be read during the services. The Mäshafä Asläti is one of several types of lectionaries (generically called Mäshafä Gessawe) used in the Ethiopian church (s. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica II, 773-75). The manuscript contains the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century
Extent:
58 TIFF images

35. EAP254/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/26
Title:
Collection of liturgical hymns (Me'eraf, Mäwase'et) [late 18th century]
Scope & Content:
A collection of several books of liturgical hymns. The manuscript contains the text with musical notation signs, written above the lines.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
late 18th century
Extent:
106 TIFF images

36. EAP254/1/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/54
Title:
Dersanä Mika'el (""The Homily of St. Mika'el"") [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the Homily, two miniatures (in which the donors are depicted), two marginal notes. The book was commissioned by Wälättä Abiyä Egzi' (folio 115v; the note mentions also her relatives).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
123 TIFF images

37. EAP254/1/56

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/56
Title:
Mahletä Sege (""Canticle of the Flowers"") [second half of the 18th]
Scope & Content:
The work is a poetic composition praising St. Mary, meant for both church services and private devotion (created in the 15th or 16th century, s. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica III, 660-61). The manuscript contains the Mahletä Segge, and a fragment of another Marian prayer at the end written by a differ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
54 TIFF images

38. 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

39. EAP254/1/39

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/39
Title:
Gädlä Täklä Haymanot ""The Acts of Täklä Haymanot"" [19th century]
Scope & Content:
The Vita is read on the church feasts of Täklä Haymanot. The manuscript contains the Vita, Miracles, one miniature (probably painted later, apparently by the same painter as in EAR254_RQM_39).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
136 TIFF images

40. EAP254/1/68

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP254/1/68
Title:
Dersanä Mädhane Aläm (""Homily of the Saviour of the World"") [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the Homily and a donation note. The book was donated to the church by wäyzaro Wälättä Ananya (folio 67rv).
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Geez
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
77 TIFF images