Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, MS 240
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Collection:
Other identifiers: Hill Museum and Manuscript Library MS EMML no. 1414, IES 00240, British Library, Endangered Archives Programme EAP286-1-1-240
General description
EMML 1414
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
19th century, 1895-1896
Provenance
Carefully copied, well preserved and carefully filmed. In Institute of Ethiopian Studies when filmed.
Summary
- ms_i1 (), Psalter (151 Psalms of David, fol. 1r-148v; 15 biblical canticles, fol. 149r-164v; Song of Songs, fol. 165r-173v; Praises of Mary, fol. 174r-187v; Gate of Light, fol. 187v-193r; Hymn to Mary, Angels are praising Mary. fol. 193r-194r)
- ms_i2 (), Image of Mary, fol. 196r-203r; Image of Jesus, fol. 203r-209v; Image of George, fol. 210r-215v; Image of Takla Hāymānot, fol. 216r-222v; Image of Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 222v-224v; Image of Michael, fol. 225r-230v; Image of Gabriel, fol. 230v-233v; Image of Raguel, fol. 234r-239r; Greeting to the Icon of Mary, O tenderhearted, fol. 239v-241r
- ms_i3 (), Miracles of Mary
- ms_i4 (), Miracles
- ms_i5 (), Prayer to the Trinity for Emperor Menelik II
- ms_i6 (), Prayer to Jesus Christ, O Jesus Christ whose name is sweet
- ms_i7 (), Asmat prayers
- ms_i8 (), Anaphora of Mary by Cyriacus of Behnesa
Contents
Psalter (151 Psalms of David, fol. 1r-148v; 15 biblical canticles, fol. 149r-164v; Song of Songs, fol. 165r-173v; Praises of Mary, fol. 174r-187v; Gate of Light, fol. 187v-193r; Hymn to Mary, Angels are praising Mary. fol. 193r-194r) Spiritual meanings for the Hebrew letters in Psalm 118, fol. 119v-128v; Columetric rubrication in Psalm 148, fol. 147r, Psalm 150, fol. 148r, and the tenth biblical canticle, fol. 159v-160v
Miracles 1 miracle of George, fol. 244r-245r; 1 miracle of Takla Hāymānot, fol. 245v-247r; 1 miracle of Gabra Manfas Qeddus, fol. 247r-248v; 1 miracle of Michael, fol. 248v-249r; 1 miracle of Gabriel, fol. 249v-250v; 1 miracle of Raguel, fol. 250v-252v
Prayer to the Trinity for Emperor Menelik II
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተማኅፀንኩ፡ ብክሙ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በከመ፡ አተውክሙ፡ ቤተ፡ አብርሃም፡ ተዘከሩኒ፡ ለገብርክሙ፡ ምኒልክ፡ ከማሁ፡ አዕትውኒ፡ ውስተ፡ መንበርክሙ፡
Prayer to Jesus Christ, O Jesus Christ whose name is sweet
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጥዑመ፡ ስም፡ ወሕይወተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ይትከዓው፡ በላዕሌየ፡ ሞገደ፡ ምሕረትከ፡ ከመ፡ ይደምስስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳየ።
Anaphora of Mary by Cyriacus of Behnesa
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አኰቴተ፡ ቁርባን፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ። ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ህርያቆስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብህንሳ
Decoration In this unit there are in total .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Getatchew Haile 1979. A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, IV: Project Numbers 1101–1500 (Collegeville, MN: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, St. John’s Abbey and University, 1979).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Stamp of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies on recto of the first fore guard leaf and on f. 270b.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Walda Mikā'ēl by command of Emperor Menelik II - probably for his perosnal use - uner the supervision of the Imperial Secretary Alaqā Gabra śellāsē (f. 194b). scribeSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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