Dersanä Mika'el (""The Homily of St. Mika'el"") [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the text of the Dersanä Mika'el. The book was commissioned by a group of faithful, men and women, whose name are listed after the text (folio 104r,v). Scribe aläqa (ecclesiastic title) Wubnäh (fol. 104r,v).
Dersanä Mika'el (""The Homily of St. Mika'el"") [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the text of the Dersanä Mika'el and mälke'-hymn in honor of St. Michael, with a crude donation note. Commissioned by wäyzaro (Mrs) Kasäch Wäldä Mika'el (folio 102v). The handwriting is crude. The scribe was abunä Kenfä Mika'el (?; fol. 102rb).
Dersanä Kidanä Mehrät (""Homily of the Covenant of Mercy"") [1965? AD]
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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...
Dersanä Mäsqäl (""Homily of the Holy Cross"") [20th century (1983?)]
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The text is read on the church feasts dedicated to the Holy Cross. The manuscript contains the Homily and mälke'-hymn for the Holy Cross, and notes concerning the commanuscriptsion and donation of the manuscript. The writing of the Ms. was completed in 1976 E.C. (1983/84 A.D.); the Ms. was sold b...
Mäshafä Deggwa ""The Book of Deggwa"" [first half of the 20th century]
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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...
Mäshafä Genzät ""The Book of the Funeral Ritual"" [late 19th/early 20th century]
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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, ...
Zena sellase ""The Story of the Trinity"" [early to mid 20th century]
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The text is meant to be read at the church feasts of the Holy Trinity; it is attested since circa early 19th century. The manuscript contains the Zena Sellase and a donation note in pen (foio. 99v). Donated by wäyzaro (Mrs) Mehrät, whose baptismal name is Wälättä Mädhen, and her relatives. Scribe...
Dersanä Mika'el (""The Homily of St. Mika'el"") [late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the text of the Dersanä Mika'el, one marginal note, a crude recent drawing. The manuscript was bought by Gäbrä Heywät Gäbrä Sellase in 1950 E.C (1957/58 A.D.) and donated to the church (folio 73rb).