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.
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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.
f i v(erso): Prescription and instructions for prayer, involving the recitation of prayers (ጸሎት እግዝእትነ ማርያም and ጸሎተ ሃይማኖት) seven times, eating seven seeds of the ጠበለል tree with honey, presumably in order to gain knowledge or wisdom; f. i v(erso): A prayer of blessing for the scribe; ff. 110r: Excerpt from the beginning of Angels Praise Her, Yǝwedǝssǝwa Mäla’ǝkt, ይዌድስዋ መላእክት ለማርያም. Chaine Répertoire 388; MD 519ff. ; EMML 1593, f. 92a., Ff 1r–41r: The story of Mary and Ephrem and the composition of the Praises of Mary, arranged for the days of the week: ff. 1r–6r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Monday, which he then recites; ff. 6v–12v: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Tuesday, which he then recites; ff. 13r–19r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Wednesday, which he then recites; ff. 19v–27r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Thursday, which he then recites; ff. 27r–32r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Friday, which he then recites; ff. 32r–36v: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Saturday, which he then recites; ff. 36v–42r: How the Virgin Mary instructed Ephrem in the Praise of Mary for Sunday, which he then recites; Ff. 42v–58r: Gate of Light, አንቀጸ ብርሃን; ff. 59r–91v: The Book of Mohammad Graññ, መጽሐፈ ግራኝ, in Amharic, written in a different hand (the story of the invasion of Mohammad Graññ and the list of the martyrs killed by him); ff. 92r–109v: Image of Saint George zä-Säläda Mogäs, መልክአ ጊዮርጊስ ዘሰሌዳ ሞገስ። incipit: ሰላም ለዝክረ ስምከ ዘሰሌዳ ሞገስ መጽሐፉ, and Manuscript in the hand of Gabre Kidān, containing the story of Mary and Ephrem and the composition of the Praises of Mary, gate of light, book of Mohammad Grañ, and an image of Saint George zaSalédā Mogas.
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: Notes: 1. F. ii r(ecto): A list of names of a leading judge and priest of the region of ዐፎሊ ምድር; there follows at least three more names of people; the names appear to be of Oromo people; 2. ff. 6r, 12v and passim, mention an owner ቅብዓ ሥላሲ. 3. f. 58r mentions another owner(?), ወልደ ማርያም; 4. f. 19r mentions the scribe, ገብረ ኪዳን; 5. frame 109v mention later owners(?) or family members, written in a later hand: ገብረ ማርያም, ወልደ ማርያም, ወልዳ ኢየሱስ., Between wooden boards, with four chain stitches, one column, 13 lines per page, in black and red ink., Ex Libris Thomas Ewart Marston. Gift of Laurence and Cora Witten, 1989., In Geʻez and Amharic., One of the scribes was Gabre Kidān., and With leather case in two parts, approx. 14 x 9.5 x 4.5 cm.
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ገብረ ኪዳን., Gabre Kidān., and Marston, Thomas E.--Bookplate.