✖Here you can explore some general information about the project. See also Beta maṣāḥəft institutional web page. Select About to meet the project team and our partners. Visit the Guidelines section to learn about our encoding principles. The section Data contains the Linked Open Data information, and API the Application Programming Interface documentation for those who want to exchange data with the Beta maṣāḥǝft project. The Permalinks section documents the versioning and referencing earlier versions of each record.
Click to get back to the home page. Here you can find out more about the project team, the cooperating projects, and the contact information. You can also visit our institutional page. Find out more about our Encoding Guidelines. In this section our Linked Open Data principles are explained. Developers can find our Application Programming Interface documentation here. The page documents the use of permalinks by the project.
✖Descriptions of (predominantly) Christian manuscripts from Ethiopia and Eritrea are the core of the Beta maṣāḥǝft project. We (1) gradually encode descriptions from printed catalogues, beginning from the historical ones, (2) incorporate digital descriptions produced by other projects, adjusting them wherever possible, and (3) produce descriptions of previously unknown and/or uncatalogued manuscripts. The encoding follows the TEI XML standards (check our guidelines).
Shelf marks (full list)Manuscripts (search)List of Digitized ManuscriptsCatalogues EncodedInscriptions
✖We identify each unit of content in every manuscript. We consider any text with an independent circulation a work, with its own identification number within the Clavis Aethiopica (CAe). Parts of texts (e.g. chapters) without independent circulation (univocally identifiable by IDs assigned within the records) or recurrent motifs as well as documentary additional texts (identified as Narrative Units) are not part of the CAe. You can also check the list of different types of text titles or various Indexes available from the top menu.
Clavis Aethiopica (Works)Narrative UnitsStudies
The clavis is a repertory of all known works relevant for the Ethiopian and Eritrean tradition; the work being defined as any text with an independent circulation. Each work (as well as known recensions where applicable) receives a unique identifier in the Clavis Aethiopica (CAe). In the filter search offered here one can search for a work by its title, a keyword, a short quotation, but also directly by its CAe identifier - or, wherever known and provided, identifier used by other claves, including Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca (BHG), Clavis Patrum Graecorum (CPG), Clavis Coptica (CC), Clavis Apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti (CAVT), Clavis Apocryphorum Novi Testamenti (CANT), etc. The project additionally identifies Narrative Units to refer to text types, where no clavis identification is possible or necessary. Recurring motifs or also frequently documentary additiones are assigned a Narrative Unit ID, or thematically clearly demarkated passages from various recensions of a larger work. This list view shows the documentary collections encoded by the project Ethiopian Manuscript Archives (EMA) and its successor EthioChrisProcess - Christianization and religious interactions in Ethiopia (6th-13th century) : comparative approaches with Nubia and Egypt, which aim to edit the corpus of administrative acts of the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, for medieval and modern periods. See also the list of documents contained in the additiones in the manuscripts described by the Beta maṣāḥǝft project . Works of interest to Ethiopian and Eritrean studies.
✖While encoding manuscripts, the project Beta maṣāḥǝft aims at creating an exhaustive repertory of art themes and techniques present in Ethiopian and Eritrean Christian tradition. See our encoding guidelines for details. Two types of searches for aspects of manuscript decoration are possible, the decorations filtered search and the general keyword search.
Index of decorationsArt KeywordsIlluminations
The filtered search for decorations, originally designed with Jacopo Gnisci, looks at decorations and their features only. The filters on the left are relative only to the selected features, reading the legends will help you to figure out what you can filter. For example you can search for all encoded decorations of a specific art theme, or search the encoded legends. If the decorations are present, but not encoded, you will not get them in the results. If an image is available, you will also find a thumbnail linking to the image viewer. [NB: The Index of Decorations currently often times out, we are sorry for the inconvenience.] You can search for particular motifs or aspects, including style, also through the keyword search. Just click on "Art keywords" and "Art themes" on the left to browse through the options. This is a short cut to a search for all those manuscripts which have miniatures of which we have images.
✖We create metadata for all places associated with the manuscript production and circulation as well as those mentioned in the texts used by the project. The encoding of places in Beta maṣāḥǝft will thus result in a Gazetteer of the Ethiopian tradition. We follow the principles established by Pleiades and lined out in the Syriaca.org TEI Manual and Schema for Historical Geography which allow us to distinguish between places, locations, and names of places. See also Help page fore more guidance.
PlacesRepositories
This tab offers a filtrable list of all available places. Geographical references of the type "land inhabited by people XXX" is encoded with the reference to the corresponding Ethnic unit (see below); ethnonyms, even those used in geographical contexts, do not appear in this list. Repositories are those locations where manuscripts encoded by the project are or used to be preserved. While they are encoded in the same way as all places are, the view offered is different, showing a list of manuscripts associated with the repository.
✖We create metadata for all persons (and groups of persons) associated with the manuscript production and circulation (rulers, religious authorities, scribes, donors, and commissioners) as well as those mentioned in the texts used by the project. The result will be a comprehensive Prosopography of the Ethiopian and Eritrean tradition. See also Help page for more guidance.
Persons and groupsEthnic units
We encode persons according to our Encoding Guidelines. The initial list was inherited from the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, and there are still many inconsistencies that we are trying to gradually fix. We consider ethnonyms as a subcategory of personal names, even when many are often used in literary works in the context of the "land inhabited by **". The present list of records has been mostly inherited from the Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, and there are still many inconsistencies that we are trying to gradually fix.
✖This section collects some additional resources offered by the project. Select Bibliography to explore the references cited in the project records. The Indexes list different types of project records (persons, places, titles, keywords, etc). Visit Projects for information on partners that have input data directly in the Beta maṣāḥǝft database. Special ways of exploring the data are offered under Visualizations. Two applications were developed in cooperation with the project TraCES, the Gǝʿǝz Morphological Parser and the Online Lexicon Linguae Aethiopicae.
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There are 247 resources that contain the exact keyword: district
id title type
LOC2418DafaSa Dafāsā place
LOC2149Cenca Ḉenča place
LOC2432DaguDa Dägu Dägumañ place
LOC4241LalayW Laʿlay Wǝqro place
LOC4479Malbas Mälbaso place
LOC4656MayAnb Māy ʾAnbasā place
LOC4242LaliKa Laʿli Kärän place
LOC4530Manges Mängǝst place
LOC4986Nehbi Nǝḥbi place
LOC4731Mazaba Mazābǝr place
LOC4239LalayA Laʿlay Adyabo place
LOC1002Salasa Salāša place
LOC1951Bole Bole place
LOC1678Baata Bäʾata place
LOC1053AbuHam Abū Ḥāmid place
LOC1847Benin Benin place
LOC5509Samama Sämäma place
LOC5582Sarka Sarkā place
LOC5530Sana Ṣana place
LOC5499SalleN Salle Noono place
LOC5454Sagla Šaglā place
LOC5154Qalant Qälanto place
LOC5550SannoG Säñño Gäbäya place
LOC5683Senqat Sǝnqāṭā place
LOC5638Sehga Ṣǝhga place
LOC5199QayaGa Qäya Gäbrel place
LOC7209Balasa Balasā place
LOC7191Walwalo Walwālo place
LOC7169Gwala Gwālʿa Ganāḥti place
LOC7253Mengas Mǝngāś place
LOC7263AddiArba ʿĀddi ʾArbāʾā place
LOC7146Loza Lozā place
LOC7294Macakal Māčākal place
LOC7237MayHargas Māy Ḥārgas ʾƎndā Giyorgis place
LOC7165Salam Salām place
LOC7194Qalaqel Qalāqǝl place
LOC7228Alasa ʾĀlʿāsā place
LOC7217Cahat Č̣ahāt place
LOC7269Sarat Sarat place
LOC7259MahbaraWayni Māhbara Wayni place
LOC7245Mazaber Mazābǝr place
LOC7049Taderar Taderar place
LOC7020Qarsabar Qarsabar place
LOC7100Este ʾƎste place
LOC7192Hangoda Ḥangodā place
LOC7158Agarhese ʾAgarhǝse place
LOC7227Tagoga Tagogā place
LOC7288Yawadi Yawadi place
LOC7145Ganamore Ǧānāmore place
LOC7214Kadih Kadiḥ place
LOC7204Bekot Bǝkot Nǝḥbi Māy ʾĀbʾā place
LOC7196Sawna Sawna place
LOC7043Abiy ʿĀbiya ʿĀddi place
LOC7278Bekot Bǝkot place
LOC7249Daraba Darabā place
LOC7264Qahen Qāḥen place
LOC7233RegbayMadabay Rǝgbāy Madabāy place
LOC7265Qahen Qāḥen place
LOC7261Agula ʾAgulāʿ place
LOC7225Tansehe Tansǝḥe place
LOC7135Warana Warānā Bāsso place
LOC7173Nagas Nagāš place
LOC7147Sotal Šotal ʾAmbā place
LOC7224Salam Salām place
LOC7060Aybgaya ʾAybgāyā place
LOC7279Romanat Romānāt place
LOC7251AfMehyaw ʾĀf Mǝhyāw place
LOC7167Bet Bet Ḥāwāryāt place
LOC7345MekuatMaret ምኩዓት፡ መሬት፡ place
LOC7275HaseyZala Ḥāṣey Yoḥannǝs - Zālā place
LOC7161Agazna ʾAgaznā place
LOC7255Meesar Mǝʾǝsār Gwǝḥilā place
LOC7201Hadennat Ḥadǝnnat place
LOC7231Arabay ʿĀrabāy place
LOC7187Debla Dǝblā Siʿet place
LOC7186Debla Dǝblā Siʿet place
LOC7244Lehusa Lǝḥuṣā place
LOC7241EndaHawaryat ʾƎndā Ḥawāryāt place
LOC7242Marata Maratā place
LOC7051Siha Šiḥa place
LOC7226DabraNazret Dabra Nāzret place
LOC7163Debla Dǝblā Siʿet place
LOC7216Andel ʾĀndel place
LOC7168Adda ʿĀddakǝsāndǝd place
LOC7236MayCaa Māy Č̣aʿā place
LOC7290Den Dǝn place
LOC7164Kunale Kunāle place
LOC7170Ganahti Ganāḥti place
LOC7213Qalat Qǝlʿāt place
LOC7203Qandaro Qandāʿro place
LOC7277Qatana Qaṭanā 2 place
LOC7188Hawasi Ḥawāṣi place
LOC7155Masawo Masawo place
LOC7127TaklaHaymAddis Takla Hāymānot place
LOC7190Maydo Maydo place
LOC7159Marg Margāḥǝyā place
LOC7180Sabala Ṣabalā place
LOC7218Azaba ʾĀzabā place
LOC7129Makakkelanna Makakkelanna place
LOC7272Awado ʾAwādo place
LOC7182BetaIyasus place
LOC7027Mati Matiʿ place
LOC7211Seddayto Sǝddayto place
LOC7139Lemman Lemman place
LOC7022Sasahayto Sasaḥāyto place
LOC7235TahtayRuba Tāḥtāy Rubā place
LOC7195Sawna Sawna place
LOC7136Gubba Gubbalafto place
LOC7172Qeta Qǝtā place
LOC7137Gina Ǧinā ʾAgar place
LOC7171Sasun Sāsun place
LOC7254AddiQanay ʿĀddi Qanay place
LOC7052Selma Sǝlmā place
LOC7138Genner Ǧǝnnǝr ʾAgar place
LOC7212Qiyahto ʿĀddi Qiyāḥto place
LOC7153Ahzara ʾAḥzarā place
LOC7223Makalo Makāʿǝlo place
LOC7271Endamosa ʾƎndāmosā place
LOC7229Mizan Mizān place
LOC7289Qwarit Qwārit place
LOC7156Embayto ʿƎmbayto place
LOC7206Koholo Koholo place
LOC7232Arabay ʿĀrabāy place
LOC7221Makoda Maḵodʿa place
LOC7050Darbeta Darbetā place
LOC7230Qaqama Qaqamā place
LOC7268Rubakusa Rubāḵusā place
LOC7274Dagol Dagol Wayyāna place
LOC7166Sasun Sāsun Bet Ḥāwāryāt place
LOC7154Derba Dǝrbā place
LOC7184Laqay Laqāy place
LOC7198Sasi Sāʿsi place
LOC7234AmbaTahula ʾĀmbā Tahulā place
LOC7252Dabri Dabri place
LOC7197MayRaza Māy Rāzā place
LOC7257Addimhara ʿĀddimḥārā place
LOC7258Malakusayto Malakusayto place
LOC7219Qiat Qiʿāt place
LOC7260Gwahtarat Gwāḥtarāt place
LOC7247Addisu ʾĀddisu place
LOC7248Gamad Gamād place
LOC7193Hangoda Ḥangodā place
LOC7202Sota Soṭā place
LOC7207MayMeri Māy Mǝʾri place
LOC7162Siet Siʿet place
LOC7256Bahera Bāḥǝrā-Sǝḥetā place
LOC7270Qorrar ʾƎndā Māryām Qorrār place
LOC7200Manawat Manawat place
LOC7220Gullat Gullāt place
LOC7239MaySaadaq Māy Ṣaʿādā place
LOC7222DabraMaar Dabra Maʿār place
LOC7251Sahelo Ṣāḥǝlo place
LOC7267MikaelAbiy Mikāʾel ʿĀbiy place
LOC7157Araro ʾArāʿro place
LOC7179BetMuka Bet Muḵāʿ place
LOC7276Abennat ʾAbǝnnat place
LOC7240Saglat Saglāt place
LOC7019Kokab Koḵob Ṣǝbāḥ place
LOC7243Matab Māʿtab place
LOC7210MayAba Māy ʾĀbʾā place
LOC7238MaySaadat Māy Ṣaʿādā place
LOC7185Baatti Baʿātti place
LOC7215MayCaw Māy Č̣aw place
LOC7055DD Dabra Dāmmo place
LOC7178Sendada Sǝndadā place
LOC7045EddaMaryam ʾƎddā Māryām place
LOC7160Habib Ḥabib ʿAddi Ḥǝyāw place
LOC7302Daber ዳብር፡ place
LOC7174Maago Maʿago place
LOC7152Wehdat Wǝhdat place
LOC7026Samaz Samāz place
LOC7262Ganfal Ganfal place
LOC7176AddiCewa ʿĀddi Č̣ǝwā place
LOC7144Dabbo Dābbo place
LOC7246MayGaba Māy Gābā place
LOC7250Bahera Bāḥǝrā place
LOC7199Qoma Qoma Sǝwhā place
LOC7042EcMare ʿƎč Māʿre place
LOC7021Sabaya Sabayā place
LOC7189Abreqo ʾAbrǝqo place
LOC7205BetMaka Bet Maḵāʿ place
LOC7181Gwahgot Gwāḥgot place
LOC7183Baatti Baʿātti Māy Masānu place
LOC3277Janfan Ǧanfankarā place
LOC3979KahenS Kahǝn Säfär place
LOC3327Garjee Garǧeeda place
LOC3598Goyiba Goyiban place
LOC3348GasBar Gaš-Barka place
LOC3233Gambal Gämbäla place
LOC3903Hote Hoṭe place
LOC3621Gudru Gudru place
LOC3318Gardul Gardula place
LOC3744Hagaz Ḥagaz place
LOC3016Ewha Ewha place
LOC6518BetaP Beta Ṗarāqliṭos place
LOC6405ZabitM Zäbit Meda place
LOC6909Dagomas Dagomaš place
LOC6906Asqa ʿAṣqā place
LOC6862locality A locality of Faṭagār place
LOC6967MayBaatti Māy Baʿātti place
LOC6888Enzareb ʾƎžārǝb place
LOC6089Wabari Wabari place
LOC6886Badabag Badabaǧ place
LOC6548AddiQ ʿĀddi Qolqwāl place
LOC6907Daramazo Daramanǝzo place
LOC6288Weddo Wǝddo place
LOC6968DabraMaso place
LOC6892Abaderay ʾAbadǝrāy place
LOC6905Magaz Magaz place
LOC6618Samarya Samāryā place
LOC6454Zaydak Zaydäkolom place
LOC6844Arafta ʾAraftā place
LOC6908Gafgaf Gafgaf place
LOC6547Haban Ḥaban place
LOC6890Wate Wātte place
LOC6861locality A locality of Waǧ place
LOC6887Somesa Somǝsā place
LOC6985Manabayti Manabayti place
LOC6224Warana Warānā place
LOC6522Gunda Gundāgunde place
LOC6423Zalaba Zalabāsā place
LOC6626Das Das place
LOC6883Yasaba Yasabā place
LOC6885Tetta Ṭeṭṭā place
LOC6517Kesad Kǝsād Māʿtab place
LOC6891Yazambal Yazambal place
LOC6966Aynaberkakan ʾAynabǝrkākan place
LOC6854Wagam Wagam place
LOC6893Guaguata Gʷāgʷātā place
LOC6328Yabaze Yäbaze place
LOC6896WasanAmba Wasan ʾAmbā place
LOC6971DabraGannat Dabra Gannat place
LOC6422ZalaAn Zala ʾAnbasā place
LOC6917Enazaba ʾƎnazabā place
LOC6984SowitLamlam Sowit Lamlam place
LOC6970Marta Mārtā place
LOC6606DT Daqqi Tasfā place
LOC6899Magar Magar place
LOC6848Agay ʾAgāy place
LOC6889Hangatamo Ḥangatāmo place
LOC6877Hambo Ḥambo place
LOC6082Waacca Waaččamo place
LOC6969TahtayQelat Tāḥtāy Qǝlʿāt place
LOC6904Beleet Belǝʿǝt place
LOC6916Qoga Qogā place
LOC7365Gucari Guč̣āri place
LOC7376ChachereGiyorgis place