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Ṭānā, Ṭānā Qirqos, MS EMML no. 8509

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMML8509
Ṭānā Qirqos[view repository]

Collection: Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library

Other identifiers: Hill Museum and Manuscript Library EMML 8509

Persons IndexGeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionCatalogueAuthors

General description

EMML8509

Number of Text units: 53

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–4r Homily on John the Baptist by "the Orthodox" (CAe 6600) The beginning is missing.

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check the viewerFols 4r–6v Homily for the feast of the Holy Cross by the bishop Minās (CAe 6513) Indication for reading: በብዓለ፡ (!) መስቀል፡

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check the viewerFols 6v–9r Invention of the Holy Cross by the empress Helena (CAe 6171) Indication for reading: በእሌን፡ (!) መንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 9v–15r Homily for the feast of the 70 Disciples and the 318 Orthodox Fathers of Nicea by Minās, bishop of Axum (CAe 6514) Indication for reading: በብዙኃን፡ መንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 15r–17r Homily by Cyril bishop of Alexadria on the sons of Zebedee (CAe 6598) Indication for reading: በደቂቅ፡ ዘበዲዮስ፡

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check the viewerFols 16r–17r Homily by ʾabbā Minās, bishop of Aksum, on the blessed and holy ʾabbā Yoḥanni (CAe 4051) Indication for reading: በአባ፡ ዮሕኒ፡ (!)

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check the viewerFols 17r–19r Homily by "the Orthodox" on St Michael the Archangel (CAe 3962) Indication for reading: በሚካኤል፡

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check the viewerFols 19r–21r Homily of the archbishop Dǝrātiyos on St Menas (CAe 1616) Indication for reading: በሚናስ፡

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check the viewerFols 21r–22r Homily for the commemoration of St Peter, patriarch of Alexandria, and St Mark (CAe 6522) Indication for reading: በጴጥሮስ፡ ወበማሪቆስ፡ (!)

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check the viewerFols 23r–24v, check the viewer24v–26v Homily by Jacob of Sarug on the Annunciation, and on the blessed Virgin Mary and Elizabeth (CAe 1633) Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 23r : በስብከት፡ ጌና፡ Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 24v : በብርሃን፡

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check the viewerFols 26v–28v Homily of ʾabbā Yāʿqob on Mary and Joseph (CAe 1626) Indication for reading: በኖላዊ፡

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check the viewerFols 28v–30r Homily by the orthodox bishop Basilǝyos on angels and Divinity (CAe 4116) Indication for reading: ገብርኤል፡

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check the viewerFols 34v–36v Homily by Tewoflos, bishop of ʾAksum, for the day after Christmas (CAe 6517) Indication for reading: በሰንታ፡ (!) ጌና፡

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check the viewerFols 36v–39r Homily by ʾabbā Yāʿqob, on the Nativity of our Lord (CAe 6605) Indication for reading: በሕፃናት፡

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check the viewerFols 39v–42v Homily by "the Orthodox" on St Stephen the Protomartyr (CAe 6579) Indication for reading: በእስጥፋኖስ፡ (!)

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check the viewerFols 42v–45r Homily for the commemoration of ʾabbā Maṭāʿ by ʾElyās, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 1294) Indication for reading: በአባ፡ መጣዕ፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 45r–50r Homily by "the Orthodox" for Epiphany (CAe 6580) Indication for reading: በአጰፋንያ፡

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check the viewerFols 50r–51v Homily for the Sunday of Cana of Galilee by Tewoflos, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 6518) Indication for reading: በሰንታ፡ አጰፋንያ፡

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check the viewerFols 51v–52v Treatise by Athanasius of Alexandria on the Incarnation (CAe 6370) Indication for reading: በስሉስ፡ አጰፋንያ፡

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check the viewerFols 52v–56v Homily by Minās, bishop of Aksum, on the Virgin Mary (CAe 1646) Indication for reading: በመሪያም፡ በሐጋይ፡ ድርሳን፡

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check the viewerFols 56v–59r Admonition by bishop Tewoflos concerning fasting (CAe 6621) Indication for reading: በድራረ፡ ጾም፡

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check the viewerFols 59r–66v Homily by "the Orthodox" for Lent (CAe 6582) Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 59r : በቀዳማይ፡ ሰንበት፡ ጾም፡ Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 62v : በካዕብ፡ ሰንበት፡ The homily is divided into two readings for the first two Sundays of Lent.

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check the viewerFols 66v–68r Homily for the third Saturday in Lent (CAe 6623) Indication for reading: በ፫፡ ሰንበት፡ አይሁድ፡

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check the viewerFols 68r–71r Homily for the third Sunday in Lent (CAe 6700) Indication for reading: በ፫፡ ሰንበት፡ ክርስቲያን፡

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check the viewerFols 71r–73r Homily by "the Orthodox" concerning fasting (CAe 6587) Indication for reading: በ፬፡ ሰንበት፡

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check the viewerFols 73r–78r Homily on the Parable of the Prodigal Son (CAe 6415) Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 73r : በ፭፡ ሰንበት፡ Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 75v is not legible. The homily is divided into two readings, the division marker on the left margin on check the viewerf. 75v is similar to the letter ዝ.

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check the viewerFol. 78 Anonymous homily on Mt. 11, 28 (CAe 6745) Indication for reading: [በ፮፡] ሰንበት፡ አይሁድ፡

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check the viewerFols 78v–80v Homily on the Finding of the True Cross (CAe 1650) Indication for reading: በመስቀል፡ ዘጾም፡ ምንባብ፡

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Colophon

check the viewerFol. 80v

ተፈጽመ፡ በዝየ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መስቀል፡ ዘጾም፡ ዘኃሥሥት፡ እሌን፡ ንግሥት። ጽልዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይስረይ፡ ሊት፡ ኃጢአቲየ፡ ወጊጋይ፡ ወይድምርኒ፡ ምስለ፡ እለ፡ እስምርዎ፡ ወዘገድፍኩሂ፡ ስረዩ፡ ሊተ፡ እስመ፡ ሕጹጽ፡ ለአእምሮ፡ ጽልዩ፡ ላዕሌየ፡ ከመ፡ ይመሐረኒ፡ በቅድሜሁ፡ ወበዝየሂ፡ ቀሊል፡ ጾር፡ ወአርዑት፡ ስረዩ፡ ስረዩ፡ ወዝክሩኒ፡ በጸሎትክሙ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

check the viewerFols 80v–82v Homily by "the Orthodox" for Palm Sunday (CAe 6588) Indication for reading: በሆሳና፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 82v–85r Homily by St Ephrem, for Maundy Thursday (CAe 6687) Indication for reading: በሰሎት፡ ሐሙስ፡

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check the viewerFols 85r–87r Homily for Easter Eve (CAe 6689) Indication for reading: በመኃተወ፡ ፋስካ፡ Unlike in EMML 1763 and BL Orient. 8192, it is here attributed to John Chrysostom .

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check the viewerFols 87r–96r Homily by "the Orthodox" for Easter (CAe 6589) Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 87r : በበዓለ፡ ፋስካ፡ Indication for reading on check the viewerf. 91r : በስነታ፡ ፋስካ፡ The homily is divided into two readings, the beginning of the second reading is marked by a crux ansata on check the viewerf. 91 r .

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check the viewerFols 96r–98v Homily by Tewoflos on the Apostles and on the Thief on the Right (CAe 6524) Indication for reading not legible, except for the word ፋስካ፡.

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check the viewerFols 98v–102r Homily by Philo bishop of Carpasia on the feast of Easter (CAe 4865) Indication for reading: በ፬፡ ፋስካ፡

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check the viewerFols 102r–106r On the Saying of Christ "If it be Possible, Let this Cup Pass from Me" (CAe 2142) Indication for reading not legible, except for the word ፋስካ፡.

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check the viewerFols 106v–110r Homily by Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus, on the faith (CAe 6594) Indication for reading: በዓርብ፡ ፋስካ፡

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check the viewerFols 110r–113v Homily on Easter by Tewoflos, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 6519) Indication for reading: በ፯፡ ፋስካ፡

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check the viewerFols 113v–115v Homily for the end of the Easter Week by Tewoflos, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 6520) Indication for reading: በጥልቀት፡ በዓለ፡ ፍስካ፡

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check the viewerFols 115v–118v Homily for the midpoint of the Easter season by Tewoflos (CAe 6741) Indication for reading: በረክብ፡ ምንባብ።

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check the viewerFols 118v–124r Homily by "the Orthodox" for the Ascension (CAe 6590) Indication for reading: በብዓል፡ አርብዓ፡

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check the viewerFols 124r–126r Homily for the Sunday after the Ascension (CAe 6521) Indication for reading: በሰንበት፡ ደኀረ፡ በዓለ፡ አርብዓ፡

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check the viewerFols 126r–138v Homily by "the Orthodox" for the Pentecost (CAe 6585) Indication for reading: [በብ(?)]ዓለ፡ ኃምሳ፡ መንባብ፡ On check the viewerf. 133rb the text stops with the words በዝየኬ፡ ቁም፡ accompanied by a small decorative element. The second part does not have any indication for reading.

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check the viewerFols 138v–139v Homily on ʾabbā Garimā by Laliyānos, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 1286) Indication for reading: በአባ፡ ገሪማ፡

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check the viewerFols 139v–146r Homily on the Apostles by Minās, bishop of ʾAksum (CAe 6515) Indication for reading: በሐዋሪያት፡

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check the viewerFols 151r–152v Homily on the Virgin Mary for the rainy season by Severus of Antioch (CAe 1665) Indication for reading: በማሪያም፡ ዘክረምት፡

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check the viewerFols 152v–155r Anonymous homily on Abraham and Isaac (CAe 6599) Indication for reading: ዘአብርሃም፡

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Colophon

check the viewerFol.

ስራዩ፡ ወአስተሰርዩ፡ በእንቲኣነ፡ ወተዘከሩ፡ በጸሎተክሙ፡ ወጸልዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይክፍለነ፡ መክፍልቶሙ፡ ለቅዱሳን፡ ሰማዕት፡ ዘገድፍኩ፡ ወዘወሰኩ፡ ሰረዩ፡ ሊተ፡ ወተዝክሩኒ፡ በጽሎተክሙ፡ ወባርኩኒ፡ ወበርከተክሙ፡ ይብጽሐኒ፡ ሰረዩ፡ ሊተ። አነ፡ ገብርክሙ፡ ሕኢቅየብስ።

The colophon is transcribed and translated in .

check the viewerFols 155r–162r Homily on the Virgin Mary by Yoḥannǝs, bishop of Ethiopia (CAe 6493) Indication for reading: በማሪያም፡

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check the viewerFols 161v–162r

ወተፈጽመ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘብፅዕት፡ ማሪያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ እሙ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘአይቶጲያ፡ (!) ዘአንበበ፡ ዘሰምዕ፡ ብሉ፡ ይምሕሮሙ፡ እግዚአ፡ ብሔር፡ ወይስርይ፡ ሎሙ፡ ኃጢአቶሙ፡ አሜን።

check the viewerFols 162v–164r Homily by ʾAstona concerning Sunday (CAe 6909) Indication for reading: በሰንበት፡ ክርስቲያን፡

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check the viewerFols 164r–171v Homily by the Orthodox on the Sabbaths (CAe 1269) Indication for reading: በሰንበት፡ ክርስቲያን፡

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Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 100v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ለዘጸፈፎ፡

  2. check the viewerFol. 171v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡

Secondary Bibliography

  • Sergew Hable Selassie 1988. ‘An Early Ethiopian Manuscript EMML 8509 (Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library)’, Quaderni di Studi Etiopici, 8–9/1987–1988 (1988), 5–27.
    ZoteroOther citations
  • Bausi, A. 2019. ‘A Few Remarks on Hagiographical-Homiletic Collections in Ethiopic Manuscripts’, Manuscript Cultures, 13 (2019), 63–80.
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

172 (leaf) .Entered as 172 40.5 30.5
Outer dimensions
Height 40.5cm
Width 30.5cm

Foliation

  • European foliation in pencil at the bottom margin of the folio.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 33

Layout note 1

Other

coronis

Yes

coronis: The beginnings of homilies are marked by a coronis.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    The manuscript shows many palaeographic peculiarities not mentioned in Uhlig 1988 e.g. a) some of the fourth-row signs (ላ ባ ጻ ሳ) are written with a right leg broken but the same length as the left leg b) some of the seventh-row signs (ሖ ኮ አ) have legs of the same length and a little stroke attached to the bottom part of the left leg c) the sign ፈ occasionally resembles ፎ d) the stroke on top of ስ is L-shaped e) the loop in ዓ is very large.

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    Hamburg
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    21.3.2024 at 17:07:20
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    type=lastModified
    20.3.2024
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    manuscripts
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMML8509/main
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMML8509
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    EMML8509.xml
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    EMML8509

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    Marcin Krawczuk, ʻṬānā, Ṭānā Qirqos, MS EMML no. 8509ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.3.2024) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMML8509 [Accessed: 2024-04-29+02:00]

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    • Marcin Krawczuk Corrected work ID in ms_i28 on 20.3.2024
    • Marcin Krawczuk Created record on 26.9.2023

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