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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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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21 results in works

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...፡ ወይከውነከ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወሞገሠ፨ ወበደኀሪት፡ ዕለት፡ መድኀኒተ፡ ነፍስከ

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Salām-hymn for Libānos (LIT6393SalamLibanos)
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ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ አመ፡ ሰሉሱ፡ ለጥር፤ ጊዜ፡ ፍና፡ ቀትር፤  ብፁዕ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ጥዑመ...

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Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (LIT5068MalkeaGabraManfas)
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ሰላም፡ ለጸአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወለብድነ፡ ስጋከ፡ መአዛ፡ ለግንዘትከ፡ ላም፡ ወለመቃብሪከ፡ ዘምድረ፡...

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ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ በመንፈሳዊ፡ ጽዋዔ፨

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Victor (LIT2785RepCh69)
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በተሰፍዎ፡ ፊቅጦር፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ነፍስከ

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to Nob (LIT2873RepCh154)
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ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ከመ፡ መርዓዊ፡ እምጽርሑ፨

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ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ክቡር፡ በማኅሌተ፡ ዜማ፡ ጥዑም፨

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to John (LIT2870RepCh151)
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ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ በዕለተ፡ ዐባይ፡ ሰንበት፨

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Hymn to St Victor (LIT2726RepCh10)
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ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ውስተ፡ መንፈሳዊት፡ እንጣልጋ፨

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George (LIT2866RepCh147)
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... ለትዕግሥት፡ ዘትትዓጸፋ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ከመ፡ ትረሲ፡ ምዕራፋ። እትሜነይ፡ ተምኔተ፡ ወእሴፎ፡ ተ...

ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ጽዋዕ፡ ደመ፡ ስምዕ፡ ሰሪቦ፡ እማኅፈደ፡ ሥጋ፡ በገድል፡ መከራ፡ ሥቃይ፡ ድኅረ፡ ረከቦ፡ ...

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Hymn to St Victor (LIT2958RepCh239)
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ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ እንበለ፡ ድንጋፄ፡ ወተሀውኮ፨

በተሰፍዎ፡ ፊቅጦር፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ነፍስከ

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Deuteronomy (LIT2637Deuteronomy)
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...፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ አምላክከ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ልብከ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ኀይልከ ።

...፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ ዘአነ ፡ እነግረከ ፡ ዮም ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ነፍስከ

... ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ልብከ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ነፍስከ

ወአጽህቅ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ለሕንጸተ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወአድባራት፡ ወምኔታት፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ማኅደር፡ ለግፉዓነ፡ ዓለም፡ ...

... ወትቤ ፡ ስምዐኒ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ሐይወት ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ አነ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ እንታክቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ እንተ...

... ወንሣእ ፡ ለከ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ዘፈተወት ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ አልቦ ፤ ይእዜ ፡ ሀበኒ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አኮሰ...

... ዝንቱ ፡ ሕፃን ፡ አቤኔር ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ አቤኔር ፡ ሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ኢያእመርኩ ።

...ያስ ፡ ሕያው ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየኀድገከ ፡ ወበጽሐ ፡ ቤቴል ።

...ሳዕ ፡ ሕያው ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየኀድገከ ፤ ወበጽሑ ፡ ኢያሪኮ ።

...ሳዕ ፡ ሕያው ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየኀድገከ ፡ ወሖሩ ፡ ክልኤሆሙ ።

... ምስሌከ ፡ መሐላ ፡ ወትነግሥ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘትፈቱ ፡ ነፍስከ ፤ ወፈነዎ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ለአቤኔር ፡ ወሖረ ፡ በሰላም ። ...

...ትየ ፤ እፎኑ ፡ ዝንቱ ፤ ሕያው ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይንብሮ ፡ ለዝንቱ ፡ ነገ...

...፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ለንጉሥ ፡ ሕያው ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ እግዚእየ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢለየማን ፡ ወኢለፀጋም ...

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Book of Judges (LIT1700Judges)
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... ፡ ነፍስ ፡ ወተሐጕል ፡ ዓዲ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ወነፍሰ ፡ ቤትከ ።

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Genesis (LIT1546Genesi)
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... ዘነዐውኩ ፡ ለከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትባርከኒ ፡ ነፍስከ

...፡ ወልድከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትባርከኒ ፡ ነፍስከ

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Chronicle of ʿAmda Ṣǝyon (LIT4275ChronAmdS)
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... ኀይልኑ፡ ብከ፡ ከመ፡ ትጸዐን፡ ፈረሰ፡ እስመ፡ ሕጸት፡ ነፍስከ፡ በሕማም፡ ዘንተ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብላ፡ ይነብዓ፡ መሪረ፡ ወይበ...

... ብእሲ ፡ ወእመሰ ፡ ተኀጥአከ ፡ ወአምሰጠከ ፡ ነፍስከ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ነፍሱ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አኮ ፡ መክሊተ ፡ ብሩር...

33 results in manuscripts

...ብሔር፡ አምላክከ፡ በኵሉ፡ ልብከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ኃይልከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ነፍስከ

... አክብር፡ አባከ፡ ወእመከ፤ አፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ። ወይቤሎ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወሬዛ፡ ዘንተሰ፡ ኵሎ...

...ፍስየ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍስከ፨ ከመ፡ ትደምረኒ፡ ምስሌከ፡ በምንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ እስከ፡...

... 54v, l.10 ... ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ አመ፡ ሰሉሱ፡ ለጥር፤ ...

...፡ ወልደ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘአኀደስከ፡ ለደብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ይትሔደስ፡ ነፍስከ፡ እምልዑል...

... ትቤሎሙ፡ ኅድግዎ፡ ለእሉ፡ ይሖሩ፡ ወኃዙኒ፡ ሊተ፡ ወመጠውከ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ለሞት፡ ህየንተ፡ አርዳኢከ። ...

አክብር፡ አባከ፡ ወእመከ ፤ አፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ

...፡ ወይከውነከ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወሞገሠ፨ ወበደኀሪት፡ ዕለት፡ መድኀኒተ፡ ነፍስከ

...ፍቅራ፡ ኦእኁየ፡ ለአርምሞ፡ በተዓቅቦ፡ እስመ፡ ባቲ፡ ትረክብ፡ ነፍስከ

...ግዚአብሔር፡ ዘበአማን፡ ወትሬኢ፡ ብርሃነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በውስተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወትድኅን፡ እምዑረት፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም፨ በጸጋሁ፡ ለእግዚ...

... ዘመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በእንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ፀሓይ፡ ለእመ፡ ነጸረት፡ ነፍስከ፡ ብርሃኖ፡ ኢይጸልም፡ አዕይንቲሃ፡ እስከ፡ ...

... ትርአዮ፡ በውስተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ለዘ፡ ውእቱ፡ ፍሥሓከ፡ ግድፍ፡ ኵሎ፨ ወአንብቦተ፡ ስሙ፡...

...አውድ፡ ሰላም፡ ለጸአተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወለብድነ፡ ስጋከ፡ ...

... ጊዜ፡ ተሱዓት፡ አመ፡ ፀአተ፡ ነፍስከ፨ ሥጥጥ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳነ፡ በሕማመ፡ ሞትከ፤ ...

...ውደ፨ ሰ፡ ለፀዐተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወለበድነ፡ ሥጋ፡ መአዛ፡ ለግንዘተከ፡ ሰ፡ ወለመቃብሪከ፡...

...መጽሐፍ፡ ኢተጽሕፈት፡ በዕደ፡ ሰብእ፡ አላ፡ ለሊሁ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወሥጋከ፡ ወመግረሬ፡ ፍጹመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ...

ወአክብር፡ አባከ፡ ወእመከ። ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ

ወአክብር፡ አቡከ፡ ወእምከ፡ ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጽከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ

...ብሔር፤ አምላክከ፡ በኵሉ፤ ልብከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ኃይልከ፤ ወበኵሉ፡ ነፍስከ፤ ወበኵሉ፡ ህሊናከ፡ ወአፍቅር፡ ...

...ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጽከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ፤ እስመ፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፪ትእዛዛት፡ ተሰቅሉ፡ ኦሪት፡ ወ...

...አላ፡ በእንተ፡ በቊዔተ፡ ነፍስከ፤ ኃደጉ፤ ከመ፡ ያስተርእዩከ፡ እስመ፤ ሀለወከ፡ ትግባዕ፤ ...

...ብሔር፡ አምላክከ፨ በኵሉ፡ ልብከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ኃይልከ፨ ወበኵሉ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ሕሊናከ፨ ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ፨ ...

...ወበኵሉ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ ሕሊናከ፨ ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍስከ፨ እስመ፡ በእንተ፡ እሉ፡ ትእዛዛት፡ ተ...

... መናፍስት፡ መፍርሃን፡ ወመደንግፃን፡ አላ፡ በእንተ፡ በቊዔተ፡ ነፍስከ፡ ኃደጉ፡ ያስተርእዩከ፨ እስመ፡ ሀለወከ፡ ትግባእ፡ ...

... ወበኵሉ፡ ኃይልከ፡ ወበኵሉ። ነፍስከ፡ ወበኵሉ። ሕሊናከ። ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ። ከመ፡ ነፍስከ። እ...

...ወበኵሉ። ነፍስከ፡ ወበኵሉ። ሕሊናከ። ወአፍቅር፡ ቢጸከ። ከመ፡ ነፍስከ። እስመ፡ በእንተ። ኵሉ፡ ...

... ወበእንተዝ። ረስየኒ፡ ከመ፡ እንተ፡ ነፍስከ። ወሥጋከኒ። እስመ፡ አሐዱ፡ አባል፡ ንሕነ። ወኢኮነ። ክል...

...ወኵሎሙ ሰይሴሰዩ በዝ ዓለም። ናሁ መጻእኩ ኀቤከ ከመ እቄድስ ነፍስከ ወሥጋከ። ወአንግሦሙ...