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Manchester, John Rylands Library, Ethiopic MS 11

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General description

Ethiopic MS 11: Dersāna Mikā'ēl (Homilary for the Festivals of St Michael): Digital edition

Number of Text units: 64

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

18th century

Original Location: Ethiopia↗

Provenance

The original owners Täklä Alfa (cf. check the viewer7r and throughout) and his wife Säbänä Giyorgis (cf. check the viewer34v and throughout) have been erased. The name of the second owner is Gäbrä Mika'el . Another owner is Wäldä Le'ul Haylu , named in a note on check the viewer152v : ዝንቱ ፡ ድርሳን ፡ ዘወ[ል]ደ ፡ልዑል፡ ኃይሉ ፡ ዘተሰየጦ ፡ በንዋዩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይኵኖ ፡ መድኃኒተ ፡ ነፍስ ፡ ወስጋ ፡ ዘሰረቆ ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ ፡ በሰልጣነ ፡ ጴጥሮስ ፡ ወጳውሎስ ፡ ለይኩን ፡ ውጉዘ ፡. The name Habtä Mika'el is found in the inscription placed under the picture on check the viewer150r : ዘጸለየ ፡ ሀብተ ፡ ሚካኤል. The name Haylä Səllase is mentioned in a short magical prayer in the margin at check the viewer14r .

Provenance

James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913) . The check the viewerfirst folio (pastedown) bears the armorial bookplate (Ex Libris) identifying the codex as having once been part of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, the private library of the Lindsay family, Earls of Crawford and Balcarres | check the viewerArmorial bookplate (Ex Libris) : ARMS: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a fess chequy Argent and Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Or a lion rampant Gules, debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable. CREST: a swan’s head, neck, and wings proper, issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or. SUPPORTERS: two lions, rampant guardant Gules. MOTTO in Latin: Endure fort (Endure bravely) | Bibliotheca Lindesiana | pencilled: 5/G. Pencilled on upper left corner of 1v: check the viewerEthiopic MSS | No 11.

Provenance

Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913).

Acquisition

Bequeathed by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1908 to The John Rylands Library.

Summary

This manuscript is comprised of a collection of homilies for the festivals of St Michael together with stories about the miracles performed by the archangel. Among its contents are a calendar for fixing the movable feasts across seven cycles of nineteen years, as well as thirty-two miniatures in Gondar style illustrating the miracles of St Michael.

  1. ms_i1 (), Dersāna Mikā'ēl
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewer2r ), History of the Archangel St Michael
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewer5r-6v ), Calendar for Fixing Moveable Feasts
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewer7r-19v ), Homilies for 12th Ḫədar
      1. ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewer7r-14r ), Homily of Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria
      2. ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewer14r-16r ), Miracle for this festival
      3. ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewer16r-18r ), Appearance of St Michael to Joshua
      4. ms_i1.3.4 (check the viewer18r-19v ), Sälem to St Michael
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewer20r-30r ), Homilies for 12th Ṭaḥṣaṣ
      1. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewer20r-26v ), Homiliy by an Anonymous Author
      2. ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewer26v-29r ), Miracle performed for Dorotheus and Theopista, who Found 300 Golden Thalers in a Fish
      3. ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewer29v-30r ), Miracle of the Three Children in the Furnance
      4. ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewer30r-30v ), Sälem to St Michael
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewer31r-35r ), Homilies for 12th Ṭər
      1. ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewer30r-33r ), Homiliy of John Bishop of Aksun
      2. ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewer30r-33r ), Miracle for this festival: a rich peasant who became poor recovers his wealth through the intervention of St Michael
      3. ms_i1.5.3 (check the viewer34v-35r ), How Jacob Was Succoured by St Michael
      4. ms_i1.5.4 (check the viewer35r ), Sälem to St Michael
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewer36r-45v ), Homilies for 12th Yäkatit
      1. ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewer36r-43v ), Homily by John, Bishop of Aksum
      2. ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewer43v-45r ), Miracle for this festival: a man who was helping the poor and was paralysed recovers his health through the intervention of St Michael
      3. ms_i1.6.3 (check the viewer45r-45v ), How St Michael appeared to Sampson
      4. ms_i1.6.4 (check the viewer45v ), Sälem to St Michael
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewer47r-54r ), Homilies for 12th Mägabit
      1. ms_i1.7.1 (check the viewer47r-50v ), Homily by an Anonymous Author
      2. ms_i1.7.2 (check the viewer50v-54r ), Miracle for this festival: a rich charitable woman is cured of elephantiasis by St Michael
      3. ms_i1.7.3 (check the viewer54r ), How St Michael Appeared to Balaam
      4. ms_i1.7.4 (check the viewer54r ), Sälem to St Michael
    8. ms_i1.8 (check the viewer55r-64r ), Homilies for 12th Miyazya
      1. ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewer55r-60r ), Homily by John, Bishop [of Askum]
      2. ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewer60r-63v ), Miracle for this festival: a Christian whose hands and feet withered because of an act of perjury is cured by St Micahel
      3. ms_i1.8.3 (check the viewer63v-64r ), How St Michael Delivered Jeremiah the Prophet from Prison
      4. ms_i1.8.4 (check the viewer64r ), Sälem to St Michael
    9. ms_i1.9 (check the viewer65r-87r ), Homilies for 12th Gənboṭ
      1. ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewer65r-83v ), Homily by [Severus], Bishop of Antioch
      2. ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewer83v-85r ), Miracle for this festival: cure of a Jew suffering from leprosy by St Michael
      3. ms_i1.9.3 (check the viewer85r-85v ), How St Michael Was Sent to Habakkuk the Prophet
      4. ms_i1.9.4 (check the viewer86v-87r ), Sälem to St Michael
    10. ms_i1.10 (check the viewer87r-94v ), Homilies for 12th Säne
      1. ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewer87r-93v ), Homily by an Anonymous Author
      2. ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewer93v-94v ), Miracle for this festival: St Michael cures a demoniac in church
      3. ms_i1.10.3 (check the viewer94v-103r ), How the Temple of Alexandria Became St Michael's Church.
      4. ms_i1.10.4 (check the viewer103r ), Sälem to St Michael
    11. ms_i1.11 (check the viewer104r-110r ), Homilies for 12th Ḥamle
      1. ms_i1.11.1 (check the viewer104r-108v ), Homily by an Anonymous Author
      2. ms_i1.11.2 (check the viewer108v-109v ), Miracle for this festival: St Michael cures a blind man.
      3. ms_i1.11.3 (check the viewer109v-110r ), How St Michael Was Sent to Sennacherib
      4. ms_i1.11.4 (check the viewer103r ), Selam to St Michael
    12. ms_i1.12 (check the viewer111r-122v ), Homilies for 12th Nähase
      1. ms_i1.12.1 (check the viewer111r-121r ), Homily by Epiphanius the Orthodox, Bishop of Cyprus.
      2. ms_i1.12.2 (check the viewer121r-122r ), Miracle for this festival: a poor peasant finds treasure in a fish
      3. ms_i1.12.3 (check the viewer122r-122v ), How St Michael Was Sent to Constantine and Helped Him Achieve Victory
      4. ms_i1.12.4 (check the viewer122v ), Sälam to St Michael
    13. ms_i1.13 (check the viewer124r-130r ), Homilies for 12th Mäskärām
      1. ms_i1.13.1 (check the viewer124r-129r ), Homily by an anonymous author
      2. ms_i1.13.2 (check the viewer129r-129v ), Miracle for this festival
      3. ms_i1.13.3 (check the viewer122r-122v ), How St Michael Was Sent to Isaiah the Prophet
      4. ms_i1.13.4 (check the viewer130r ), Sälam to St Michael
    14. ms_i1.14 (check the viewer131r-146v ), Homilies for 12th Ṭəqəmt
      1. ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewer131r-134r ), Homily by an anonymous author
      2. ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewer134r-145r ), Miracle for this festival: Egyptian sailors are saved by St Michael from a storm at sea
      3. ms_i1.14.3 (check the viewer145v-146r ), How St Michael was sent to Samuel to order him to go to Jesse of Bethlehem
      4. ms_i1.14.4 (check the viewer146r-146v ), Sälam to St Michael
    15. ms_i1.15 (check the viewer131r-146v ), Mälkə' of St Michael

Contents

Dersāna Mikā'ēl

Language of text:

check the viewer5r-6v Calendar for Fixing Moveable Feasts (Calendar written on double flyleaf.)
check the viewer7r-19v Homilies for 12th Ḫədar
check the viewer7r-14r Homily of Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ድርሳን ፡ ወነገር ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ አባ፡ ደማቴዎስ ፡ (sic) ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘእለ ፡ እስክንድርያ ፤ ዘይትነበብ ፡ በበዓለ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ፡ ለወርኃ ፡ ኅዳር ፡ …

check the viewer14r-16r Miracle for this festival

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሊቆሙ ፡ ለመላእክት ፡ ወአስተበቍዎቱ ፡ የሃሉ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ፍቁሩ ፡ [...] ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ፡ አሜን ። ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ ክርስቲያን ፡ እምአበይተ ፡ ሮሜ ፡ ወመካን ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ወኢወለደት ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ግሙራ ። …

(A sterile woman bears a son through the intervention of St Michael; she devotes her child to service in St Michael's church.)
check the viewer16r-18r Appearance of St Michael to Joshua

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ … አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለኅዳር ፡፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ተዝካረ ፡ በዓሉ ፡ ለመልአክ ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ... ዝንቱ ፡ ዘርእዮ ፡ ኢየሱ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ነዌ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ በክቡር ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ …

check the viewer18r-19v Sälem to St Michael

Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ እብል ፡ ኪያከ ፡ መልአከ ፡፡ …

check the viewer20r-30r Homilies for 12th Ṭaḥṣaṣ
check the viewer20r-26v Homiliy by an Anonymous Author

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ … ድርሳን ፡ ወነገር ፡ ዘይትነበብ ፡ በበዓለ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ በወርኃ ፡ ታኃሣሥ ። …

check the viewer26v-29r Miracle performed for Dorotheus and Theopista, who Found 300 Golden Thalers in a Fish

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ … ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ሀገር ፡ እምአኅጉረ ፡ ግብጽ ፡ ዘትሰመይ ፡ እስክንድርያ ፡ ወይሰመይ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ደራትዮስ ፡ ወስመ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ቴዎብስ (b) ት ። …

check the viewer29v-30r Miracle of the Three Children in the Furnance

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለታኃሣሥ ፡ … በዛቲ : ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሀገረ ፡ ባቢሎን ፡ ወኮነ ፡ ራብዓ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ፫ ደቂቅ ፡ አናንያ ፡ ወአዛርያ ፡ ወሚሳኤል ፡ ውስተ ፡ እቶነ ፡ እሳት ፡ …

check the viewer30r-30v Sälem to St Michael

Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ዓቃቤ ፡ ቅዱሳን ። …

check the viewer31r-35r Homilies for 12th Ṭər
check the viewer30r-33r Homiliy of John Bishop of Aksun

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ … ድርሳን ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ዘበእንተ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘብሔረ ፡ ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ዘመጽአ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ አቡነ ፡ ይስሐቅ ፡ ጳጳስ ። ነገር ፡ ዘበእንተ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ወገድል ፡ ዘሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ፡ ለግንቦት ፡ (written in a second hand in place of an erased ጥር ፡) በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ …

check the viewer30r-33r Miracle for this festival: a rich peasant who became poor recovers his wealth through the intervention of St Michael

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ … ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ዘይፈርሆ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ። ወይገብር ፡ ትእዛዞ ፡ ወይጽሕቅ ፡ ገቢረ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ወያፈቅሮ ፡ ለ (v) ሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ወገብረ ፡ ማኅረስ ፡

check the viewer34v-35r How Jacob Was Succoured by St Michael

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ … አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለጥር ፡ … በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ እስራኤል ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይፈርህ ፡ እምአሁኁ ፡ (sic) …

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ፩ ። …

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ … ድርሳን ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ዘደረሶ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ዘአክሱም ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ለአብያተ ፡ ክርስቲያናት ፡ ቤተ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡፡ …

check the viewer43v-45r Miracle for this festival: a man who was helping the poor and was paralysed recovers his health through the intervention of St Michael

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ ኄር ፡ ፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይገብር ፡ ምሕረተ ፡ ለነዳያን ፡ ወለምስኪናን ፡

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለየካቲት ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ስብሐት ፡ ለመልአክ ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሚካኬል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ረዓይታዊ ፡ ወረድኦ ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ሠናይተከ ፡ ተአዛዜ ። ...

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ወኮነ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ብሔር ፡ ወይጼሊ ፡ ወይስእል ፡ መዓልተ ፡ ወሌሊተ ። ...

check the viewer50v-54r Miracle for this festival: a rich charitable woman is cured of elephantiasis by St Michael

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... (f. 5lr) ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ክብርት ፡ ወልዕልት ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ብዙኃ ፡ ንዋያ ፡ ወታፈቅሮ ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፲ወ፪ ለመጋቢት ፡ እስመ ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ኀበ ፡ በለዓም ፡ መሰግል ፡ አመ ፡ ጸውዖ ፡ ባላቅ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርግሞሙ ፡ ለእስራኤል ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም : እብል : ለዘይቀድም ፡ ጾታሁ ። …

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ነገር ፡ ዘዮሐንስ ጳጳስ ። ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ሐገር ፡ ወልቡ ፡ ጸዋግ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፈርዖን ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ጾም ፡ ወጸሎት ። ...

check the viewer60r-63v Miracle for this festival: a Christian whose hands and feet withered because of an act of perjury is cured by St Micahel

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ … ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ አይሁዳዊ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ሮሜ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ አይሁዳዊ ፡ ባዕል ፡ ጥቀ ፡ በንዋየ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ኃላፊ ፡ ወርቀ ፡ ወብሩረ ፡ ወብዙኃ ፡ እንስሳ ። ...

check the viewer63v-64r How St Michael Delivered Jeremiah the Prophet from Prison

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለሚያዝያ ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኤርምያስ ፡ ነቢይ ፡ ወአድኀኖ ፡ እምቤተ ፡ ሞቅ

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ፡ ዘረሰየ ፡ በክቡር ። ...

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ድርሳን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘአንጾኪያ ፡ አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለ [a word is erased and replaced by መጋቢት ፡ in black ink; over-in red ink- ግንቦት ፡] በእንተ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ወአፍቅሮቶ ፡ ለሰብእ ። ...

check the viewer83v-85r Miracle for this festival: cure of a Jew suffering from leprosy by St Michael

Incipit ( ):አምሪሁ ፡ ... (b) ... ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ ብእሲ ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ ፡ ወአስተ ፡ ሐመመ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሕንጽ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ክርስቲያነ ፡ በዘይሤኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደሴተ ፡ ቆጵሮ ፡ በስሙ ፡ ለሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ...

check the viewer85r-85v How St Michael Was Sent to Habakkuk the Prophet

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለግንቦት ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ዕንባቆም ፡ ነቢይ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለሕላዌከ ፡ ዘምሥዋዓ ፡ አብ ፡ መቅደሰ ። ...

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ዛቲ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ ዘወጽአት ፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትናገሩ ፡ ዕበዮሙ ፡ ወክብሮሙ ፡ ወሢመቶሙ ፡ ወትፍሥሕቶሙ ፡ ወሕይወቶሙ ፡ ለሚካኤል ፡ ወገብርኤል ፡ ወለ፬እንስሳ ፡ ወለ፳ ፡ ወ፬ካህናተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ...

check the viewer93v-94v Miracle for this festival: St Michael cures a demoniac in church

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... (b) ... ወኮነ ፡ ካዕበ ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ አመ ፡ በዓሉ ፡ ለሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ። ወአብ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀለወ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ውሣጤ ፡ መርጡል ፡ ...

check the viewer94v-103r How the Temple of Alexandria Became St Michael's Church.

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለሰኔ ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ያብዕሉ ፡ (b) ተዝካረ ፡ መልአክ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ምክንያትሰ ፡ ዘያብዕሉ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ውቱኬ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ እስክንድርያ ፡ ምኵራብ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ወኢኃሠሠት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ዘይትወሐሳ ፡ በሕይወታ ፡ ወኢይትረከብ ፡ ፩ ብዙኃን ፡ ዕደው ፡ አኃዝዎ ፡ በማእከለ ፡ ዓውድ ፡ ወኃጥእ፡ ዘይፈዲ፡ ወዘይትወሐሶ፡ ወእኂዞሙ ፡ ሞቅሕዎ ፡ ወዘበጥዎ ፡ በማእከለ ፡ ኣሕዛብ ፡ ወከልሐ ፡ ወኃጥአ ፡ ዘይረድኦ ። ወከማሁ ፡ ንሕነኒ ፡ ንከውን ፡ ...

check the viewer108v-109v Miracle for this festival: St Michael cures a blind man.

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... ወካዕበ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ ክርስቲያናዊ ፡ ወረከበ ፡ ዕፀቦ ፡ ደዌ ፡ ወዖረ ፡ ፪ ሆን ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ...

check the viewer109v-110r How St Michael Was Sent to Sennacherib

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ፡ ለሐምሌ ፡ በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ተዝካረ ፡ በዓሉ ፡ ... እስመ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀበ ትዕይንቱ ፡ ለሰናክሬም ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ፋርስ ፡ ...

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Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ረዳኤ ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ሰማዕት ። ...

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check the viewer111r-121r Homily by Epiphanius the Orthodox, Bishop of Cyprus.

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... ድርሳን ፡ ዘርቱዓ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ኤጲፋንዮስ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ዘሀገረ ፡ ቄጵሮስ ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘኢይትሌለይ ። ... ዘይትነበብ ፡ በበዓለ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ዘጥር ፡ originally written in black ink, erased and replaced by ነሐሴ ፡ in red ink] ። መ(b)ፍትው ፡ ይስምዕዎ ፡ በለብዎ ፡

check the viewer121r-122r Miracle for this festival: a poor peasant finds treasure in a fish

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ እመሃይምናን ፡ ዘይሴፎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ። ወትንብልናሁ ፡ ለ(b)መልአክ ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ...

check the viewer122r-122v How St Michael Was Sent to Constantine and Helped Him Achieve Victory

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ : ፲ወ፪ ለነሐሴ ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ አስተርአዮ ፡ ለቈስጠንጢኖስ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ሀገረ ፡ ሮሜ ። ...

check the viewer122v Sälam to St Michael

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለነሐሴ ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ አስተርአዮ ፡ ለቈስጠንጢኖስ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ሀገረ ፡ ሮሜ ። ...

check the viewer124r-130r Homilies for 12th Mäskärām
check the viewer124r-129r Homily by an anonymous author

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለነሐሴ ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ አስተርአዮ ፡ ለቈስጠንጢኖስ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ሀገረ ፡ ሮሜ ። ...

check the viewer129r-129v Miracle for this festival

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ : ... ወበስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ስቡሕ ፡ ሕሊናሁ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ አዕይንተ ፡ ነጽሮቶ ፡ በቃለ ፡ ጥበቡ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ አዘዘ ፡ ወዓቀሞሙ ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ። ...

(Only the title is preserved, the miracle, which is missing, is replaced by a short anonymous homily.)
check the viewer122r-122v How St Michael Was Sent to Isaiah the Prophet

Incipit ( ):Beginning: በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ለመስከረም ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ስብሐት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኢሳይያስ ፡ ወልደ ፡ አሞጽ ፡ ነቢይ ፡ ...

check the viewer130r Sälam to St Michael

Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለምቅዋምከ ፡ ዘልዑል ፡ ማዕርጋ ። …

check the viewer131r-146v Homilies for 12th Ṭəqəmt
check the viewer131r-134r Homily by an anonymous author

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... በስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ስቡሕ ' ድርሳነ ፡ ነገር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ሠራዊት ፤ ጸሎቱ ፡ ይዕቀቦ ፡ ለፍቁሩ ፡ [ ] ... ወይቤ ፡ ይደነግፁ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢታምልኩ ፡ ባዕደ ፡ አማልክተ ፡ ዘእንበሌየ ፡ ...

check the viewer134r-145r Miracle for this festival: Egyptian sailors are saved by St Michael from a storm at sea

Incipit ( ):ተአምሪሁ ፡ ... ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ እመሃይምናን ፡ ዘይሴፎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ። ወትንብልናሁ ፡ ለ(b)መልአክ ፡ ክቡር ፡ ሚካኤል

check the viewer145v-146r How St Michael was sent to Samuel to order him to go to Jesse of Bethlehem

Incipit ( ):በስመ ፡ ... አመ ፡ ፲ወ፪ ለጥቅምት ፡ ... በዛቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፈነዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ነቢይ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ መቅደስ ፡ ወአዘዞ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሑር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ዕቢይ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ለዳዊት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ …

check the viewer146r-146v Sälam to St Michael

Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ለከ ፡ ዘገነት ፡ ጽባሕ ፡ ዖፍ ። ...

check the viewer131r-146v Mälkə' of St Michael

Incipit ( ):ሰላም ፡ ሰላም ፡ ለዝክረ ፡ ስምከ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ስመ ፡ ልዑል ፡ ዘተሳተፈ ።

(Written in a second hand.)

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Miniatures notes

    1. miniature:

      Thirty-two miniatures in a fine Gondar style, thickly painted in vivid pigments: reds, yellows, greens, browns, dark blues and black.

      Most of the illustrations are protected by pieces of fine muslin sewn at the tops of their pages.

      The miniatures on check the viewer18v , check the viewer19r , check the viewer19v , check the viewer30r , check the viewer30v , check the viewer35r , check the viewer35v , check the viewer46r , check the viewer46v , check the viewer54v , check the viewer64r , check the viewer64v , check the viewer86r , check the viewer86v , check the viewer103r , check the viewer103v , check the viewer110r , check the viewer123r , check the viewer123v , check the viewer130v , check the viewer146v , check the viewer147v , check the viewer148r , check the viewer148v , and check the viewer149v illustrate the miracles of St Michael.

      The rest of the miniaturs are as follows: check the viewer2v , St George killing the dragon; check the viewer3r , Virgin Mary and Christ Child; check the viewer4r , Magesti Domini; check the viewer150r , a man taking a book in his right hand with a necklet and cross.

    Catalogue Bibliography

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    Secondary Bibliography

    • Conti Rossini, C. 1899. ‘Manoscritti e opere abissine in Europa’, Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze morale, storiche e filologiche, Serie quinta, 8 (1899), 606–637. 318
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    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Book block made of parchment with an unusually coarse texture.

    Extent

    152 folios (ii+152+ii) of two sizes. Folios 5-6: 240 205 Folios 7-146: 242 210 258 230 102
    Outer dimensions
    Height 258mm
    Width 230mm
    Depth 102mm
    Leaf dimensions
    Height 240mm
    Width 205mm
    Leaf dimensions
    Height 242mm
    Width 210mm

    Foliation

    Modern pencil foliation in Arabic numerals on the upper right corner of each recto folio.

    Folios 3v and 4v are blank.

    Quire Structure Collation

    Binding

    Linen chemise was included that acts as an additional protective cover with a strip of linen attached at head of the spine to wrap around the exposed edges of the textblock. Appears as if it was sewn to fit the dimensions of the book. The chemise is ingrained with dirt, the sewing is strained with unhemmed edges becoming frayed, and the wrapping strap becoming creased, frayed and worn.

    Original binding

    No

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 18

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a Ge'ez script, in black and red ink.

  2. Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    A second hand copied check the viewer149v-152v .

      3. Publication Statement

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    • Eugenia Sokolinski Imported the description by Ourania Karapasia from https://www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/MS-ETHIOPIC-00011/1; description based on the catalogue record revised and expanded by Jeremy Penner and Jeremy Brown on 26.2.2024
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