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EAP254/1/5
- Record Id:
- 040-002429776
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002429771
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023432463.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 Egziabeher in 1930/31 A.D. and donated to Romanat. Scribe unknown.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of the historical literary heritage of Tigray, Ethiopia: the library of Romanat Qeddus Mika'el
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002429771
040-002429776 - Is part of:
- EAP254/1 : Romanat Qeddus Michael Manuscript Collection [Second half of the 16th - 20th century]
EAP254/1/5 : Mäshafä Deggwa "The Book of Deggwa" [first half of the 20th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002429771[0005]/040-002429776
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP254/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 199 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP254-1-5 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (Geʻez) - Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Originals: Parchment manuscript, 24 x 28 x 8, 191 folios. The manuscript is in good condition.
- Information About Originals:
- The original materials is owned by the Romanat Qeddus Mika'el, Ethiopia
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)