Finding Aid for a Collection of Ethiopic Manuscripts LSC.0937
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Title (Romanized): Qeddasé Maryam, Malek'a Kidana Mehrat
Uniform title: Anaphora of Mary, Images of the Saints
Title (English): The Anaphora of Mary and Image of Kidana Meherat (Covenant of Mary).
Manuscript number: 1
1842-1854.
Size: 97 mm x 64 mm x 28 mm (heighth, width, spine)
Velum, 120 pages (60 leaves)
the manuscript composed in six quires 10 leaves each
Text in black ink. Beginning of each prayer, instructions for the priests and deacons, Saint Mary's name and the name of the Holy Trinity are in red ink
Binding: stamped leather over wooden boards.
Written by a single hand.
No drawings.
Quires??
Title (Romanized): Arede'et , Sena Feterat, Mes?ira Hayamnot, Amestu A'emada Mes?ir
Uniform title: The Book of Disciples, Beauty of the Creation, Mystery of the Faith
Title (English): The Book of Disciples, Beauty of the Creation, Mystery of the Faith (The Five Pillars of Mystery).
Manuscript number: 2
18th-19th c.
140mm x 95m x 73m
Vellum, 300 pages
Text in black ink. Beginning of each prayer and the names of Jesus, Christ, Mary, and also the name of the owner are in red ink
Binding: Wooden board.
The second part of Beauty of the Creation is written by another scribe in poor handwriting.
Quires?
Title (Romanized): Weddasé Maryam, Anqa?a Berhan, Yewédeswa Mala'ekt, Malk'a Maryam, Malek'a Eyasus
Uniform title: Wedase Mareyam
Title (English): Praise of Mary, The Gate of the Light, Angeles Praise Her, The Image of Mary, and the Image of Jesus.
Manuscript number: 3
late 19th c.
Vellum, 128 pages
Size: 147 mm x 105 mm x 30 mm
Binding: stamped red leather over the board
Text in black ink, Jesus and Mary's name and the beginning of each prayer (maleke) are in red.
The manuscript is composed of quires of ten leaves each.
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?oma Deggwa
Uniform title: Church Hymns
Title (English): Hymns for Lent.
Manuscript number: 4
Late 19th-early 20th cent.
Two columns per page, 21 lines of text per page.
Size: 161 mm x 124 mm x 50 mm
Text mainly in black ink. The musical tones, the type of song, and the day for that song are in red ink. Small hand.
Some missing musical notes added in blue ink (pen)
Musical notations throughout, above each line of the hymn.
Binding: wooden board with leather spine, in sewn plastic case with applique and cloth strap. String
The manuscript is composed of quires of ten leaves each.
Illustration of Saint Yared p. 4.
Title (Romanized): Yetbarak Egzi'abehér amelaka Esra'él …
Uniform title: Prayers of the Beta Israel
Title (English): Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel ….
Manuscript number: 5
20th.c.
Two columns, 14 lines of text per page
Size: 145mm x 130mm x 40mm
Text in black ink. The beginning of each section ('me'eraf), the names of God, and the angles are in red ink.
Binding: without cover boards.
The manuscript composed in 12 quires
Title (Romanized): Ma?ehafa ?emeqat
Uniform title: Book of Baptism
Title (English):Book of Baptism.
Manuscript number: 6
20th c.
One column of text, 14 lines of text per page
Size: 148 mm x 110 mm x 40 mm
Binding: wooden boards with leather spine
Text in black ink, some names and the beginning of the prayers and instructions for Deacons and Priests are in red.
The manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Mazemura Dawit, ?alota Nabiyat, Wedasé Maryam, Anqa?a Berhan
Uniform title: Dawit
Title (English): Psalter, Canticles of Old and New Testament Prophets, Praise of St. Mary, The Gate of Light.
Manuscript number: 7
19th c.
Vellum, 142 pages
Size: 170 mm x 115 mm x 30 mm
Binding: wooden boards.
The front wooden board and two thirds of the Psalms pages are missing. The Psalms begin with Psalm 111 (112): 3b.
The manuscript is damaged, probably by water. The text in red ink is totally washed out or faded.
The manuscript composed in seven quires of two quires has 12 leaves each , four quires of 10 leaves each and one quire of 8 leaves.
The text is in black ink; the name of God, angels, and saints, including the scribes and the owners, and the first line of each book, is in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta ?emama Ayena ?ela wa- Ayena Wareq, Mahléta ?egé, Seyefa Selassé,Qeddasé Maryam
Uniform title: Prayer, Qedasé
Title (English): Prayer against the Disease of Ayena ?ela and wa- Ayena Warek, Canticles of the Flower (Mary), Sword of Trinity,
Anaphora of St. Mary.
Manuscript number: 8
20th c.
Vellum, 272 pages. The first four blank pages with out page numbers.
Size: 120mm x 94 mm x 40 mm
Binding: stamped red leather over the board each book written with different hand.
The first book of the manuscript composed in one quire of two leaves, three quires of ten leaves each and one quire of six leaves.
The second book of the manuscript composed in one quire of four leave one ten leave six quires of eight leaves each one qiere of five leaves.
The third book in composed in one quire of six pages.
The fourth book composed one quire of ten leaves one quire of eight leaves and one quire of six leaves.
Text is in black ink. Divine and saints name in red ink
Title (Romanized): Ta'amera Mareyam Maqdem Tergwame
Uniform title: Te'amera Mareyam
Title (English): Commentary on the Introductory Rite of Almuqqa of the Miracle of Mary.
Manuscript number: 9
20th c.
Vellum, 134 pages. The first four pages are blank and with out page nambers
Size: 100mm x 70mm x 35mm
Composed of quires of eight and ten leaves each.
Text in black ink. Beginning of each chapter (parts) and also the divine and church father names in red ink. Binding: wooden boards
Title (Romanized): ?abiba ?abiban; Arde?et
Uniform title: Hymn to God; Book of the Disciples
Title (English): The Wisest of the Wise; Book of the Disciples.
Manuscript number: 10
Late 19th c.
Vellum, 166 pages
Size: 102 mm x 74 mm x 33 mm
Binding: stamped red leather over the board
The manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each
Text is in black ink. The beginning of each chapter (parts) and prayers with divine names are in red ink.
No illustrations
Title (Romanized): Deresana Mika'él
Uniform title: Deresan
Title (English):Homilies on St. Michael the Archangel.
Manuscript number: 11
19th c.
Two columns per page, 19 lines of text per page
Size: 195 mm x 140 mm x 59 mm
The manuscript composed of fourteen quires of two quires of four leaves, four quires of twelve leaves and eight quires of ten leaves each.
Text in black ink. The beginning of each homily and the names of Jesus and the archangel Michael are in red ink.
Binding: wooden board with string binding
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Sayefa Sellasé, Dersana Mika?él, Amestu A'emada Mes?ir
Uniform title: The Sword of the Trinity, Homily of St. Michael, The Five Pillars of the Faith
Title (English): The Sword of the Trinity; Homily On St. Michael; Introduction of The Five Pillars of the Faith.
Manuscript number: 12
Late 18th.c.
Vellum, 100 pages
Size: 165 mm x 130 mm x 30 mm
The manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
Text is in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and divine names are in red ink.
Binding: wooden board without a cover for the spine
Some borders as illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Nages (Egzi?abehér Nagesa)
Uniform title: Hymns for Saints' Feasts
Title (English): Enthroned (God Is Enthroned).
Manuscript number: 13
20th c.
Vellum, 222 pages
Size: 135 mm x 87 mm x 48 mm
Text in black ink, beginning of each nagese divine and saints' names in red ink.
Binding: wooden boards. With protective vellum cover over the vellum only. Leather spine cover.
The manuscript is composed of very different quires (in number of leaves and size).
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Amesetu A?emada Mes?ir; Bahera ?asab; Nags
Uniform title: The Five Pillars of Mystery; Computus; Hymns
Title (English): The Five Pillars of Mystery, Computus of Ethiopian Calendar; Hymns to God and Saints.
Manuscript number: 14
Late 19th c.
Binding: wooden boards
Size: 122 mm x 85 mm x 29 mm
Most of the manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
The text is in black ink; the name of God, angels, and saints, including the scribes and the owners, and the first line of each book, is in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Mesalyata Salomon; Daqiqa Nabiyat
Uniform title: Book of Proverbs and Minor Prophets
Title (English): Proverbs of Solomon; The Minor Prophets.
Manuscript number: 15
19th-20th c,.
Binding: wooden boards
Size: 185mm x 165mm x 65mm
Text is in black ink, some names and titles of the chapters are in red.
The manuscript is composed of ten quires of one quire of four leave one quire of eight leaves eight quires of ten leaves each.
Title (Romanized): Saatat; Nages; Liton
Uniform title: The Hours; Hymns for Saints; Liton
Title (English):The Hours; Hymns for Saints; Liton.
Manuscript number: 16
early 18th c.
Vellum, 226 pages
Size: 145 mm x 140 mm x 68 mm
Binding: wooden boards
Text is in black ink; the beginning of some prayers and St. Mary's name are in red ink.
The manuscript is composed of fifteen quires of eight and ten leaves each.
Some leaves missing at the end.
Title (Romanized): Sayefa Malakot
Uniform title: The Sword of Divinity
Title (English): The Sword of Divinity.
Manuscript number: 17
20th c.
Vellum, 36 pages
Size: 120 mm x 85 mm 12 mm
Text in red ink. Some faded parts are written for the second time in blue ink. Last page in blue ink.
Binding: Cardboard boards and string.
Illustrations.
Quires?
Title (Romanized): Dersana Mika?él
Uniform title: Deresan
Title (English):Homily on St. Michael the Archangel.
Manuscript number: 18
20th c.
Vellum, 244 pages
Size: 214 mm x 149 mm x 60 mm
Binding: smooth wooden boards with leather case and strap
Text in black ink, the archangels and saints' names and titles of the chapters are in red.
The manuscript is composed of quires of four, ten, twelve, and sixteen leaves each
Illustrations: some drawings and illustrated borders at the beginning of each month. Pp.2, 3, 234, 238, 242 Illustrations of Mary, St. Michael, and St. Gabriel with pen and color. Pp. 25, 42, 79, 154, 244 Crude drawings with pencil.
Title (Romanized): Ta?amera Maryam; Ta?amera Eyasus; Ta?amera Giyorgis; Ta?amera Mikaél;Ta?amera Gaber?él
Uniform title: Taamer
Title (English): The Miracles of Mary, Miracle of Jesus, Miracle of St. George, Miracle of Michael, Miracle of Gabriel.
Manuscript number: 19
20th.
Two columns per page, 19 lines of text per page.
Size: 210 mm x 160 mm x 52 mm
Binding is wooden boards with stamped leather and string to tie closed.
The majority of the manuscript is composed of quires of ten leaves each.
The text is in black ink; the divine names of the saints and also the first few words of the miracles with the Trinitarian formula are in red ink.
No illustrations
Title (Romanized): Lefafa Sedeq; Manegada Samay
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English):The Bandlet of Righteousness, The Way of Heaven.
Manuscript number: 20
20th c.
Size: 48 mm x 55 mm x 15 mm
Binding: Faced with paper board and tied with string. On two strips of vellum.
The text is in black ink; the divine names, the saints, and the name of the owner with the Trinitarian formula are in red ink.
Two illustrations in crude hand.
Title (Romanized): Mazemura Dawit, Asmat
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English): Psalms (for magical purposes).
Manuscript number: 21
20th.
Size: 60 mm x 65 mm x 5 mm
No binding, composed of two strips of vellum.
The text is in black ink, but like other magical books, the beginning of each prayer and some magical names ('asmat') and magical tables are in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot b?eneta ?amasno ma?esaru lasayetan
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English): Prayer to Destroy the Binding of Satan.
Manuscript number: 22
20th.
Size: 55 mm x 53 mm x 14 mm
No binding, composed of two strips of vellum.
The text is in black ink, but like other magical books, the beginning of each prayer and some magical names ('asmat') are in red ink. The magical images are drawn with black and red inks.
Twenty nine magical illustrations in black and red ink.
Title (Romanized): Sayefa Malakot
Uniform title: Prayers
Title (English): Sword of Divinity.
Manuscript number: 23
1900s.
Vellum, 56 pages
Size: 86 mm x 70 mm x 14 mm
Binding: hard paper boards, but text in vellum
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Mazemura Dawit; salota nabiyat; Weddasé Maryam; Aneqa?a Berhan
Uniform title: Psalter
Title (English): Psalter, Old and New Testament Canticles, Praise of Mary, and The Gate of Light.
Manuscript number: 24
18th c.
Vellum, 360 pages
Size: 160 mm x 120 mm x 64 mm
Text in black ink. Beginning of each chapter, title of the chapter, and names of God, Mary, and the angels in red ink.
Binding: stamped leather over wooden board.
In Psalms, strings of words were missing, but were then inserted above the line or after the line by the same scribe. These additional words (often ten or twelve in a row) are written in the same hand, but smaller
The manuscripts composed in eighteen quieres
Title (Romanized): Masehafa Qeddasé
Uniform title: Qedasé
Title (English): The Book of Missal.
Manuscript number: 25
20th c.
Layout: Two columns per page, 14 lines of text per page
Size: 250mm x 222mm x 60mm
Binding: stamped leather over the board
Text in black ink. Beginning of each prayer and anaphora, instructions for the priests and deacons, and also the order of pointing and benediction over the Host (bread) and the cup (wine) are in red ink.
The manuscript composed in fifteen quires
Title (Romanized): Ta'amra Eyesus
Uniform title: Miracles of Jesus
Title (English): Miracles of Jesus.
Manuscript number: 26
19th c.
Two columns, the majority of the text is in 21 and 25 lines of text per page.
Size: 234 mm x 188 mm x 54 mm
Text is in black ink. The beginning of each miracle and the names of Jesus and Mary are in red ink.
Binding: with wooden board and string.
The manuscript is composed of seven quires of eight leaves each and one quire of six leaves.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Teregwame Wanegel
Uniform title: Commentary
Title (English): Commentary on the Gospel.
Manuscript number: 27
19th.
Vellum and paper, 214 pages
Size: 230mm x 168mm x 58mm
Binding: wooden board
Text in black ink, the beginnig of each section (guba'e) is in red.
The manuscript is composed of one quire of eight leaves, five quiries of ten leaves each, and two quires of fourteen leaves each, one quire additional of six leaves.
Title (Romanized): Mazemura Dawit,?alota nabiyat, Mahalya Mahaley,Weddasé Maryam, Anqasa Berhan
Uniform title: Psalter
Title (English): Psalter, Old and New Testament canticles, Song of Songs, Praise of Mary, and The Gate of Light.
Manuscript number: 28
Late 19th c.
Vellum, 382 pages
Size: 154 mm x 93 mm x 52 mm
Binding: wooden boards
The majority of the manuscript is composed of seven quires of twelve leaves each.
Text is in black ink. The opening verse of the chapters of the Psalter, the first word of the prayers from Praise of Mary and Gate of Light, and the name of the Virgin Mary are in red ink.
Illustrations p. 2, 3
Title (Romanized): Dersana Mahyawi, ?alota Kidan
Uniform title: Homily and Office Prayer
Title (English): Homily of the Savior and Office Prayer.
Manuscript number: 29
19th c.
Vellum, 210 pages
Size: 212 mm x 169 mm x 50 mm
Binding: Wooden board covered with sewn khaki fabric and khaki handle
Most of the manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
Text in black ink but the opening of prayers and the name of Christ is in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Arede'et
Uniform title: Prayer book
Title (English): The Book of the Disciples.
Manuscript number: 30
1900s.
One column of text per page, 17 lines of text per page.
Size: 132 mm x 89 mm x 32 mm
Binding is wooden boards and string.
Text is in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and Christ's name are in red ink.
The manuscript is composed of four quires of ten leaves each and one quire of four leaves.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): A'emada Mesetir, Ra'eya Barok
Uniform title: Dogma (doctrine) of the church, Catechism of the Ethiopian Church
Title (English): The Pillars of Mystery, The Vision of Baruch.
Manuscript number: 31
1900s.
Vellum, 138 pages
Binding: wooden board
Size: 194 mm x 123mm x 45mm
Text in black ink. Beginning of each chapter, divine names, and church fathers names in red ink.
Manuscript is composed of seven quires of ten leaves each.
Title (Romanized): Qeddasé Maryam, Kidan, Malke'a Madehané Alam, Malek'a Mika?él, Malek'a Edom
Uniform title:Anaphora, Images of the Saints
Title (English): Anaphora of St. Mary, Office Prayer, Image of the Savior of the World, Image of St. Michael, Image of Edom.
Manuscript number: 32
1900s?.
Vellum, 178 pages
Size: 116 mm x 83 mm x 42 mm
Binding: Wooden boards
Text in black ink. Angels' and saints' names and the beginning of prayers are in red ink.
Some border designs; no other illustrations.
Quires?
Title (Romanized): Tamahesanku … Giyorgis
Uniform title: Prayer book
Title (English): I Beseech George (Supplication to St. George).
Manuscript number: 33
1900s.
Vellum, 92 pages
Size: 147 mm x 105 mm x 7 mm
Binding: Without cover, but string binding
The manuscript is composed of four quires of ten leaves and one quire of six leaves.
Text is in black ink with the names of saints in red ink.
Several notes in the upper margin of the pages serve as captions for the illustrations of the martyrdom of St. George, but some of the explanations and the images don't match. Probably the captions were written first and the illustrations done later.
Twenty-three illustrations of scenes from the saint's life. Most in black ink, some in pencil. descriptive data: Text in black ink, the name of the saint in red ink.
The manuscript is composed of quires of Ten leaves each
Title (Romanized): ?elota Kidan; Temehereta Hebu'at,;Malk'a Maryam; Malk'a Iyesus; Malk'a Giyorgis; Sayefa Sellasé;QedaseMareyam;
Malek'a Sellasé;Malk'a Takela Hayemanot; Malk'a Medehane Alem.
Uniform title: Images of the Saints
Title (English): Office Prayer, Mystagogia, Binding of Demons, Image of Mary, Image of Jesus, Image of George, Sword of Trinity,
Anaphora of St. Mary, Image of Trinity, Image of St. Takela Haymanot, Image of Medehane Alem.
Manuscript number: 34
1874-1926.
Vellum and paper, 432 pages
Size: 155 mm x 115 mm x 59 mm
Binding is wooden boards with stamped red leather. In leather case with strap (very typical case).
The manuscript is composed of nine quires of ten leaves each, seven quires of twelve leaves each. The remaining four quires have five, six, nine, eleven,and fourteen leaves each.
The text is in black ink; the names of God, angels, and saints, including the scribes and the owners, and the first line of each book, are in red ink.
Pp. 323-432 in paper leaves, the rest of the manuscript in vellum
No portraits but geographic drawings as borders.
Title (Romanized): Arganon
Uniform title: Hymns for St. Mary
Title (English): Arganon (Praise) of Mary.
Manuscript number: 35
16th c.-17th c.
Vellum, 256 pages
Size: 222mm x 190mm x 80mm
Binding is wooden boards
Texts in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and St. Mary's name is in red ink.
The manuscript is composed of quires of eight and ten leaves each.
Illustrations?????
Title (Romanized): Wanegel Zayohanes
Uniform title: New Testament (Gospel)
Title (English): Gospel of John.
Manuscript number: 36
19th c.
Vellum, 208 pages
Size: 142 mm x 100 mm x 47 mm
Binding: wooden boards with a leather cover
Text in black ink, some names and titles of the chapters are in red.
No illustrations.
Quires?
Title (Romanized): Dersana Raguel, Malek'a Raguel,Malek'a Giyorgis
Uniform title: Homily on St Raguel, Image of Saints
Title (English): Homily on St Raguel, Image of Raguel, Image of George.
Manuscript number: 37
19th.
Vellum, 94 pages
Size: 118mm x 88mm x 19mm
Binding: wooden boards with stamped leather cover
Text in black ink. The beginning of the text and the saint's name is in red ink.
The manuscript composed in six quires of one quire of 2 leaves two quires of 8 leaves and three qiures of 10 leaves.
Title (Romanized): Malek'a Maryam, Malek'a Eyasus
Uniform title: Image of Mary, Image of Jesus
Title (English): Image of Mary, Image of Jesus.
Manuscript number: 38
20th.
Vellum, 76 pages
Size: 115 mm x 85 mm x 32 mm
The manuscript is composed of quires of six and eight leaves each.
Binding: wooden boards with string. The back board is broken.
Texts in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and Christ's name are in red ink.
Some border designs, but no other illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Sa'atat
Uniform title: Horologium
Title (English): The Hours.
Manuscript number: 39
19th.
Vellum. 160 pages
Size: 110 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm
Binding: wooden boards
Text in black ink, some names and beginning of each prayer in red ink.
The manuscript is composed of ten quires of 8 leaves each.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Wanegel Zayohans
Uniform title: Gospel of John
Title (English): Gospel of John.
Manuscript number: 40
19th.
Vellum, 150 pages
Size: 150 mm x 110 mm x 43 mm
Binding is wooden boards with stamped leather
The manuscript is composed of five quires of ten leaves each, two quires of eight leaves each, and one quire of nine leaves.
Text is in black ink; the beginning of the section (me'eraf) and the name of Jesus are in red ink.
Illustrations on pp. 2 and 149, and decorated borders elsewhere.
Title (Romanized): Tasea'elotata Zenahomu la'abew Manakosat Gebesaweyan
Uniform title: Monastic book
Title (English): Philoxenus or Questions on the Sayings of the Egyptian Fathers.
Manuscript number: 41
1700s or 1800s.
Two columns per page, 20 lines of text per page.
Size: 190mm x 170mm x 56mm
The manuscript is composed 12 quires of one quire of 2 leaves one quire of eight leaves ten quires of ten leaves
Text in black ink. The beginning of each chapter (each part) and also the names of saints and church fathers in red ink.
Binding: wooden board (broken)
Title (Romanized): Ma?ehafa Qeddasé
Uniform title: Qedasé
Title (English): Book of Missal.
Manuscript number: 42
1874-1913.
Vellum, 184 pages
Size: 246 mm x 185 mm x 79 mm
Binding is wooden boards and string
Text in black ink. Beginning of each prayer and anaphora with instructions for Deacon and Priest in red ink. Includes musical notation.
No illustrations.
Quires????
Title (Romanized): Malek'a Giyorgis, Malek'a Mika?él,
Uniform title: Malek'e
Title (English): Image of George, Image of Michael.
Manuscript number: 43
19th.
Vellum, 68 pages.
Size: 120 mm x 90 mm x 18 mm
Text is in black ink. The beginning of each prayer and the name of the saints are in red ink.
The manuscript is composed in four quires of eight leaves each.
Title (Romanized): Qeddasé Maryam
Uniform title: Qedasé
Title (English): Anaphora of St. Mary.
Manuscript number: 44
20th c.
Vellum, 84 pages
Binding is wooden board.
Size: 112 mm x 80 mm x 30 mm
The manuscript is composed of four quires of eight leaves each and two quires of four leaves each.
Text is in black ink. The instruction for priests and deacons and the name of St. Mary are in red ink.
Decorative borders but no other illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Ta'amra Maryam
Uniform title: Miracles of St. Mary, Miracles of Jesus, Bible
Title (English): Miracles of St. Mary, Miracles of Jesus, Readings from the Bible.
Manuscript number: 45
1889-1913.
Two columns per page, lines of text per page vary.
Wooden boards without leather; with string binding. In leather case with strap.
Size: 278 mm x 220 mm x 55 mm
The manuscript is composed of ten quires of ten leaves each.
Text in black ink. The beginning of each miracle and the name of St. Mary are in red ink.
Decorative border illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta bareya; ?alota Mastem
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English): Prayers against Epilepsy, Prayers of Mastem.
Manuscript number: 46
19th.
One column
Size: 2245 mm x 110 mm
Text in black ink. Some words and divine and owner's names in red ink.
Illustrations: two images in ink and color of angels and one magical drawing.
Title (Romanized): Lefafa ?deq
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English): Bandlet of Righteousness.
Manuscript number: 47
20th c.
Vellum, 68 pages
Size: 83 mm x 60 mm x 24 mm
Binding is wooden boards and the manuscript is in a leather case with a strap so it can be placed around the neck.
The manuscript is composed of four quires of eight leaves each.
Text is in black ink. The beginning of each prayer and the name of saints are in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Salamta, Nagara Haymanot, Malek'a Gabre'él, Mahlet ?egé, Saqoqawa Denegel
Uniform title: Maleke
Title (English): Greetings, part of The Beauty of Creation, Image of St. Gabriel, Canticle of the Flower, Lamentation of
the Virgin, Greetings of St. Michael.
Manuscript number: 48
119th.c.
Binding: wooden boards with no leather cover, string binding
Velum, 102 pages
Size: 158 mm x 92 mm x 25 mm
The manuscript is composed of six quires of eight leaves each and one quire of four leaves.
Text is in black ink and the beginning of the book and each prayer is in red ink.
Color illustrations of saints.
Title (Romanized): Marbabeta Salomon
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English): Prayer of King Solomon for Catching Demons (Marbabta Solomon).
Manuscript number: 49
19th.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with three strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1495 mm x 86 mm
The text is in black ink. The beginging of each prayer and the name of the owner and dvine names are in red ink.
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Marbabeta Salomon, ?alota Susnyos
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English): Prayer of King Solomon for Catching of Demons, Prayer of Susneyos.
Manuscript number: 50
18th. C.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1600 mm x 115 mm
Text in black ink. Names of the saints, the beginning of each prayer, the names of the owners are in red ink
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta Ma?esaromu la- Agan?ent
Uniform title: Magical prayer
Title (English): Prayer about binding of Demons. Prayer of St. Susneyos.
Manuscript number: 51
19th.
Size: 1685 mm x 95 mm
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with three strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
The text is in black ink. The beginning of each prayer, divine names, and owner's name are in red ink.
Some illustrations
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta Ma?esara Agan?ent
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English): Prayer for the Binding of Demons, Prayer of Susneyos.
Manuscript number: 52
20th. C.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with three strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1515 mm x 95 mm
Text in black ink. Saints and owners' names and the beginning of each prayer are in red ink.
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta Ma?esara Agan?ent
Uniform title: Magical Prayers
Title (English): Prayer for the Binding of Demons.
Manuscript number: 53
18th c.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with two strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1240 mm x 90 mm
Text in black ink. Saints and owners' names and the beginning of each prayer are in red ink.
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta Ma?esara Agan?ent
Uniform title: Magical Prayer
Title (English): Prayer for the binding of demons.
Manuscript number: 54
19th. C.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with two strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1864 mm x 100 mm
Text in black ink. The beginning of prayer and the name of the owner are in red ink.
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta ma'esaromu la'aganenet
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English): Prayer for the binding of demons.
Manuscript number: 55
18th.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with two strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1815 mm x 108 mm
Text in black ink, the beginning of each prayer and the name of the owner are in red ink.
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?enta Ma'esara bareya walégéwon
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English): Prayer for the Binding of Bareya and Legion.
Manuscript number: 56
Early 19th. C.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with four strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Size: 1930 mm x 105 mm
Text in black ink, the beginning of each prayer is in red ink.
Some illustrations
Title (Romanized): ?alot ba?eneta Ayena tela
Uniform title: Magical prayers
Title (English):Prayers against Evil Eye.
Manuscript number: 57
19th c.
Layout: one column on a scroll composed with three strips of vellum in magic scroll format.
Text is in black, special names in red ink.
Size: 1725 mm x 100 mm
Some illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?alot s'elat wa'astabequ'ot
Uniform title: Collection of Prayers
Title (English): Prayers, Petitions, and Supplications.
Manuscript number: 58
19th c.
Vellum, 338 pages
Size: 180 mm x 170 mm x 75 mm
Binding is wooden boards with no leather cover; string binding.
The manuscript is composed of one quire of four leaves each, two quires of eight leaves each, one quire of twelve leaves, fourteen quires of ten leaves each.
The text is in black ink. The beginning of each prayer and the name of the owner is in red ink.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Ma?ehafa Ziq, Malek'a Sellasé
Uniform title: Church Hymns
Title (English): Book of Ziq, Image of the Trinity.
Manuscript number: 59
20th.
Vellum, 176 pages
Size: 130 mm x 100 mm x 36 mm
Binding: wooden boards, in loose sewn cloth cover, in leather case with strap.
Text is in black ink, with the names of people and the divine in red ink. With musical notation.
The manuscript is composed of two quires of eight pages, eight quires of ten pages.
No illustrations.
Title (Romanized): ?oma Degwa
Uniform title: Deguwa
Title (English): Hymns for Lent.
Manuscript number: 60
19th.
Vellum, 232 pages
Layout: Two columns per page, twenty lines of text per page
Binding: Wooden boards with leather case
Size: 180mm x 137mm x 47mm
The manuscript is composed of two quires of four leaves , one quire of eight leaves , two quires of twelve leaves and eight quires of ten leaves each.
The text is in black ink. The name of each section of the song is in red ink
Title (Romanized): Malek'a Mareyam, Malek'a Madehane Alam, Malek'a Mika?él, Malek'a Gaberél, Malek'a Giyorgis
Uniform title: Praise for Saints (Malek'e)
Title (English): Image of Mary, Image of the Savior of the World, Image of St. Michael, Image of St.Gabriel, Image of St.
George.
Manuscript number: 61
20 c.
Vellum, 134 pages
Binding: wooden boards with red stamped leather cover; inside leather case with strap
Size: 128 mm x 95 mm x 32 mm
The manuscript is composed of eight quires of eight leaves each. One quire has four blank leaves.
The text is in black ink. The beginning of each 'malk' and 'salamta' and the name of the saints are in red ink.
Decorative border, but no illustrations.
Title (Romanized): Masehafa Ziq
Uniform title: Church Hymns
Title (English): The Book of Ziq.
Manuscript number: 62
19th. C.
Vellum, 284 pages
Binding is wooden board.
Size: 143mm x 105mm x 75
The manuscript is composed of seventeen quires of eight leaves.
The text is in black ink. The name of each greeting ('salamta') and saints' names are in red ink.
Musical notations throughout, above each line of the hymn.
Illustrations: none
Title (Romanized): Dawit ?alota Nabiyat,Weddasé Maryam, Anqa?a Berhan,Malek'a Gaber?él
Uniform title: Psalter
Title (English): Psalter and Canticles of New and Old Testaments Praise of Mary, The Gate of the Light; Image of Gabriel.
Manuscript number: 63
17th.
Layout: one column on vellum; 19 lines of text per page. Praise of Mary and Gate of the light in two columns 19 lines of text per page.
Pages 346 (started from page 17 assuming the first missing quire is eight leaves.
Size: 140mm x 120 x 78mm
Binding: wooden boards
Text in black ink, some names and titles of the chapters are in red.
The manuscript is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
The front board is broken and sewn.
The first quire ( pp1-16) is missing.
Parts of one quire (including pp. 313 on the Praises of Mary) are inserted incorrectly in the manuscript. They appear earlier than they should. This misplacement probably happened in Ethiopia when the very old manuscript was rebound.
Title (Romanized): Ra'eya Maryam, Lefafa ?edqe, Ta'amra Mika'el
Uniform title: Gadel
Title (English): The Lives of Abba Zamika'el and Gabra Krestos, The Vision of Mary, The Bandlet of Righteousness, The Miracle
of St. Michael.
Manuscript number: 64
late 16th.
Two columns, eighteen lines of text per page (the Miracle of St. Michael is 24 lines per page).
Size: 178mm x 160mm x 49mm
Binding is wooden boards with stamped leather back.
The majority of the manuscript (Gadela Zamika'el and Gadela Gabera Keresetose) is composed of quires of eight leaves each.
The text is in black ink; the name of God, angels, and saints, including the scribes and the owners, and the first line of each book, is in red ink.
The books of Gadela Abba Zemikael and Gadela Gabera Keresetos are written in the same hand.
Colophons:
ff. 53, is a supplement to the hagiography called Salameta (greeting) to Gabera Keresetos
ff. 101-102, is a list of the abbots who came before and after Zemikael (Aregawi) written in a second hand.
ff.78-79 Bandlet of Righteousness is written in raqiq ( small hand writing)
Images:
f.1r, is a miniature representing Abba Zamika'el (Aragawi)
f.54 is a miniature of Gabera Keresetos surrounded by dogs and with white leprosy spots (very important early representation of leprosy)
f.1v is in English handwriting in ink and says " Taken from King Theodores arsenal [parts of word obscured] at Magdala after the fall of the place. 14th April 1868"