- Published / Created:
- [17th century].
- Call Number:
- Ethiopic MSS 5
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Main works: Ff. 1r–8v: Introduction to the Miracles of Mary, መቅድመ ተአምረ ማርያም ዘሙዓልቃ; Ff. 9r–38r: Thirteen Miracles of Mary; Ff. 39r–52v: Image of Galawedéwos (Claudius), መልክአ ገላውዴዎስ; Ff. 53r–61v: Prayer to Saint Mary imploring her to bless the speaker in the various ways in which she has blessed others like Ephrem the Syrian, a priest from Rome; Ff. 63r–68r: Shorter Introduction to the Miracles of Mary, ስምዑ እነግረክሙ; Ff. 68v–73r: Prayer to Saint Mary on behalf of those who wrote the Miracles of Mary; F. 73r, bottom of second column: Chant to be recited after the reading of the Miracles of Jesus; Ff. 73v–82v: Two Miracles of Jesus Christ (beginning at 73v and 83v); Ff. 86rv: Chant to be recited before the reading of the miracle of Jesus., Manuscript In fair hand, in red and black, with f.1r in a Western hand, probably copied in the seventeenth century, and ff. 62 rv in a later hand, in Amharic, containing miracles of Mary., and Varia: Ff. 62rv: Greeting to Abrǝha and Aṣbǝḥa, written in a later hand, in Amharic; Ff. 87rv: Calendar of the monthly feasts for the Apostles; Ff. 87v (center)–88r (top): Calendar of the weevily and unweevily months, ሐሳበ ዕፀዋት ጽንዕት ወጽንጽንት; Ff. 87v (very bottom)–88r (bottom)–90v: Image of the suffering of Saint George, መልክዐ ሥቃዩ.
- Description:
- Bound in plain wooden boards; four chain stitches, in leather slip-case, with loops for missing carrying strap. Some holes and tears in parchment stitched back together. Sparse marginalia., Gift of Charles C. Torrey, 1950., In Geʼez or Amharic., Notes: F. i r(ecto): “Miracles of the Virgin” written in a Western hand; F. 12r and passim mention the owner, ገብራ ገላወዴዎስ; Blank: ff. i v(erso)–ii v(erso), the two folios (recto and verso) between numbered folios 52 and 53, 91r–92v., and Two columns (ff. 1r–86v); One column (ff. 87r–90v). 14 lines.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ethiopic manuscripts. and Miracles.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Miracles of the Saint Mary, Blessed Virgin, and image of Galawedéwos (Claudius)].
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- Published / Created:
- [20th century]
- Call Number:
- Ethiopic MSS 26
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Ff. 1r-122r. Psalter, Dawit, ዳዊት: Ff. 1r–109v: Psalms of David, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት; Psalm 77 does not mark the midpoint; Psalm 119 identifies the spiritual meaning of the Hebrew letters with the simple modern system; Psalm 151 contains the short version; ff. 110r–121r: Biblical Canticles, መሓልየ ነቢያት; ff. 135v–143r: Song of Songs, መኃልየ መኃልይ, common version; ff. 143r–151v: Praises of Mary, ውዳሴ ማርያም, arranged for the days of the week: Monday (f. 143r), Tuesday (f. 144r), Wednesday (f. 145r), Thursday (f. 147r), Friday (f. 148v), Saturday (f. 149v), Sunday (f. 150v); ff. 151v–154v: Gate of Light, አንቀጸ ብርሃን., Illuminations and Pictures: f. i r(ecto): clippings of photographs from a Swedish magazine of braided hair of three Ethiopian women; f. ii r (ecto): photograph of the entrance up the rope to Dabra Damo; f. ii v (erso): picture of Ethiopians gathered for a meal with the following caption: “Traditional dinner of fiery stew and barley beer spreads before the author, who was invited to the home of a family in Lalibela, kneeling hostess serves the meal. Musicians play washint and masinko, a flute and one-stringed violin. An isolated village of rock-hewn churches, Lalibela is one of Ethiopia’s holiest places.”, and Manuscript in an unidentified hand of the 20th century, containing psalter, prayers, and songs from the Old Testament.
- Description:
- Accompanied by ceremonial horsehair whisk., Between wooden boards with four chain stitches. One column (ff.1r-143r); two columns (ff.143r-154v), 23 lines per page. In black and red ink. Mahdar case., Copying of this book was completed on the 30th of Ḫedar., Gift of Viletta Hutchinson., and In Geʻez.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bible.--Psalms.--Geʻez. and Ethiopic manuscripts.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Psalter].
- Published / Created:
- [19th century]
- Call Number:
- Ethiopic MSS 29
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript in an unidentified hand of the 19th century, containing a synaxarium., V.1: Synaxarium for the first part of the year: Ff. 1r–163v, Synaxarium, Sənksar, መጽሐፈ ስንክሳር, first part, beginning in the month of Mäskäräm, arranged for the months of the year: ff. 1r–27v, for Mäskäräm; ff. 28r–51r, for Ṭəqəmt; ff. 51r–77r, for Ḫədar; f. 77r contains one of the prayers that are used in the church after the reading of a section of the Synaxarium; ff. 77v–108r, for Taḫśaś; ff. 108r–140v, for Ṭərr; f. 140v contains prayers for one, ገብረ ማርያም; ff.141r–163v, for Yäkkatit., and V.2: Synaxarium for the second part of the year: Ff. 1r–194v, Synaxarium, Sənksar, መጽሐፈ ስንክሳር, second part, beginning in the month of Mäggabit; ff. 1r–34v, for Mäggabit; ff. 35r–61v, for Miyazya; ff. 62r–96v, for Gənbot; ff. 97r–124v, for Säne; ff. 125r–161v, for Ḥamle; ff. 162r–194r, for Näḥase; f. 194r contains two prayers that are generally used after the reading of sections of the Synaxarium.
- Description:
- In Geʻez., Ordered by Abba Mikaʼel and Abba Yohannes., Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund., V.1: Synaxarium for the first part of the year: F. 1r mentions the ones who ordered the book: Abba Mika’el, whose country is አትሪብ (in Egypt?), Abba Yohannes, whose country is ቡርልስ. F. 163v contains further information about the book; the two volumes of the Synaxarium were purchased by ገብረ ማርያም, with his own money for two ወቂት; the record also mentions other books he bought; thereafter, the record (continuing on f. 165r) mentions a list of purchased books owned by the church, 20 books in all, as well other church utensils and priestly garments, crosses; another record lists books given by other people with a curse on anyone who steals or erases; a final record, written in a different hand, lists more books and materials given to the church; f. 164v contains the name plate of Yale University Library, the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund, V.2: Synaxarium for the second part of the year: 1868–1913 (f. 61v mentions Emperor Menilek,1868–1913, and Governor Ras Hailu,1868–1950); f. 1r mentions the ones who ordered the book: Abba Mika’el, whose country is አትሪብ (in Egypt?), Abba Yohannes, whose country is ቡርልስ. 1. f. i r: owner plate: Yale University Library; The Edwin J. Beinecke Fund; 2. f. i v: Pen trial, written in trained hand; 3. f. ii r: An incomplete record, mentioning the dates Genbot 5, and 19, written in an untrained hand; 4. f. ii r, bottom: another incomplete record mentioning Miyazia 25 and 26, Sane 17 and Arias, the heretic, written in an untrained hand; 5. ff. 2v and 194v are blank. F. 44r has the name ወልደ ሰንባት, written into the blank, written in a different hand; f. 61v has a note of ownership in a different hand: This book belongs to the church, ዋሻ ሚካኤል during the time of Emperor Menilek (1868–1913) and Governor (Ras) Hailu (1858–1950), and Qängazmač Alemu, and church manager ቄሰ ገበዝ ተገኝ, and Märigeta ዛይህመ, church scholar, in the year of Evangelist Saint John, it was purchased. ቄሰ ገበዝ ተገኝ, whose baptismal name is ወልደ ተንሣኤ, is the one bought it as the property of the church ዋሻ ሚካኤል; it appears that the hand changes half way through f. 86v., and Volumes in wooden boards, with four chain stitches, three columns, 34-38 lines per page, in red and black ink.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ethiopic manuscripts.
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Synaxarium].