Ms. 3 Weddasé Māryām, Anqaṣa Berhān, Yewédeswā Malā’ekt, Mālk’ā Māryām, Malek’ā Eyasus

Item Overview

Title

Ms. 3 Weddasé Māryām, Anqaṣa Berhān, Yewédeswā Malā’ekt, Mālk’ā Māryām, Malek’ā Eyasus

Alternative title

Yewedesewa Mala'eket
አንቀጸ ብርሃን፤
The Gate of the Light
ይዌድስዋ መላእክት
Praise of Mary
መልክአ ኢየሱስ
The Image of Mary
Anqasa Berehan
Gate of Light
The Image of Jesus
Angeles Praise her
Maleke'a Mareyam
Image of Mary
Image of Jesus
Maleke'a Eyasus
ውዳሴ ማርያም፤
Angeles Praise Her
መልክአ ማርያም፤

Uniform title

Wedase Mareyam

Date Created

late 19th c.

Date

1850/1899

Place of Origin

Ethiopia

Language

Ethiopic

Collection

Ethiopic Manuscripts

Notes

Description

Some illustrations.
Text in black ink, Jesus and Mary's name and the beginning of each prayer (maleke) are in red.
Layout: Two columns on vellum, 17 lines per page
The manuscript is composed of quires of ten leaves each.

Provenance

On p. 126, the owner wrote in Amharic and Ge'ez that "this book belongs to Gabera Hana.''

Table of contents

Pp. 1-8 blank with scribbles and erased crude drawings of angels ;Pp. 9-52 Praise of Mary ውዳሴ ማርያም ;Pp. 9-12 of Monday ዘሰኑይ ;Pp. 13-20 of Tuesday ዘሠሉስ ; Pp. 20-27 of Wednesdayዘረቡዕ ;Pp. 27-36 of Thursday ዘሐሙስ ;Pp. 36-42 of Friday ዘአርብ ;Pp. 42-46 of Saturday ዘቀዳሚት ሰንበት ;Pp. 47-52 of Sunday ዘሰንበተ ክርስቲያን ;Pp. 52-71 The Gate of Light አንቀጸ ብርሃን ;Pp. 71-75 The Angels Praise Mary (Yewedeswa Mala'ekt) (it starts from the Wabasades) ይዌድስዋ መላእክት ;Pp. 76-101 Image of Mary መልክአ ማርያም ;Pp.101-126 Image of Jesus መልክአ ኢየሱስ ;Pp. 127 blank ;Pp. 128 Drawing of the Virgin Mary 'with her beloved son' in pencil and ink.

Physical Description

Extent

128 Pages

Dimensions

147 mm x 105 mm x 30 mm

Support

Vellum and wooden board

Binding note

Stamped red leather over the board

Keywords

Genre

Manuscripts

Resource type

text
still image