Collegeville, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, MS EMML no. 885
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Parish Church, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Enṭoṭṭo,
General description
EMML 885
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
Provenance
The first part was copied for Besrāta Gabre'ēl (colophon, f.19a); The second part was copied for Empress Zawditu (1916-1930), who gave it to the Church of (our Lady of) Mount Qwesqwām (colophon, f. 188b). In Church (our Lady of mount)Qwesqwām when filmed.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Macomber, W. F. 1978. A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, III: Project Numbers 701–1100 (Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, St. John’s Abbey and University, 1978).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Stamps of Empress Zawditu, f. 187b, and the Imperial Secretary, Mal'aka Salām Walda Masqal, f. 188b.
Codicological Unit p1
Collection: Addis Ababa, Enṭoṭṭo
Origin of codicological unit 1
1938
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1b–2b ), "Image" of Sunday [Malke'a sanbata Krestiyān]
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 3a–19a ), Homily on the observance of the sabbath [Dersāna sanbat].
- p1_i3 (check the viewerFol. 19ab ), Note of the copyist, Qēsa Gabaz Besrāt (written Beśrāt, that he has bound the first part containing the Dersāna sanbat to a manuscript of the Miracles of Jesus Christ because it tells about the sabbath rest and about the feasts of the only Begotten.
Contents
check the viewerFol. 19ab Note of the copyist, Qēsa Gabaz Besrāt (written Beśrāt, that he has bound the first part containing the Dersāna sanbat to a manuscript of the Miracles of Jesus Christ because it tells about the sabbath rest and about the feasts of the only Begotten.
Language of text:
He petitions the priests of Manbara Negeśt to read passages from it every Sunday, after the reading of the Miracles of Mary.Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Foliation of codicological unit 1
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
good
Condition
Stamps of Empress Zawditu, f. 187b, and the Imperial Secretary, Mal'aka Salām Walda Masqal, f. 188b.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Scribe: Takla Māryām/Besrāt scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Takla Māryām/Besrāt scribeCodicological Unit p2
Collection:
Origin of codicological unit 2
20th century, 1916/30
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 21a–187b ), The Miracles of Jesus Christ [Ta'ammera Iyyasus].
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFol. 188ab ), Hymn to Christ, "Jesus Christ, whose name is sweet to him who invokes it" [Iyyasus Krestos te'uma sem la-za-yesēwwe'o].
Contents
check the viewerFols 21a–187b The Miracles of Jesus Christ [Ta'ammera Iyyasus].
Language of text:
It contains 88 numbered chapters and miracles. Ff. 1a and 20ab blank.Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Foliation of codicological unit 2
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
good
Condition
Stamps of Empress Zawditu, f. 187b, and the Imperial Secretary, Mal'aka Salām Walda Masqal, f. 188b.
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Palaeography of codicological unit 2
Hand 2
of codicological unit 2Scribe: Takla Māryām/Besrāt scribe
Script: Ethiopic
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Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻCollegeville, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, MS EMML no. 885ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 30.11.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMML885 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]
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- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created minimal record with link from data sent from Daniel Gullo, HMML project. on 30.11.2017
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