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Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 21: Homily [in Honor] of [the Archangel] Michael (Dərəsanä Mika'el), 1889-1913

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Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Dates:
1889-1913
Located In:
Item 21
Physical Description:
2 cols., 20 lines. Paper Codex. Written in black and red ink. No case. Plain wooden boards, broken upper board, stitched and leather covered spine. Fols. 89v, 90r, 139r-140v, 142rv: Blank (deliberately left blank in middle of manuscript for paintings). Fols. 1vr and 141rv were originally the leather cover. Red and black yarns through upper folios mark the monthly readings.
Languages:
Geez
Scope and Contents

Illustrations: Fols. 2r, 12r, 21r: Häräg.

Note in Amharic on the lower wooden board: "This wooden board will stay until it is changed."

Fols. 2r, 9rv, 10r, 11r, 12r, passim: Owner's name Wäldä Mika'el and scribe's name Gäbrä Kiros appear at the beginning of each homily.

The second owner has partially erased the original owner's name from the manuscript every time it appears and inserted over it "Habtä Wäld."

Fol. 141r: A note in another hand in Amharic: "This book belongs to [owner's name erased] of Däbrä Səlaləš [famous church in Gojam, Ethiopia]. Please commission someone to create a painting and binding [for this manuscript]. Then you can send it to me when it is convenient. The remaining [to be written] are Gospel of John, Secret of Heaven, Collection of Images, and Book of Penitence and Penance. It will be for the next generation [lit. son]."

Fol. 141v: Pen trial.

Loose folio with cataloging information and "bought by John Mason." Gift of John Mason.

No miniatures.

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Credit this material:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 21: Homily [in Honor] of [the Archangel] Michael (Dərəsanä Mika'el); Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, C0776, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Processing Information

The present finding aid was prepared in June-July 2009 by Kesis Melaku Terefe , Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Los Angeles, with assistance of Prof. Wendy Laura Belcher , Department of Comparative Literature and Center for African American Studies, Princeton University. This cataloging project was made possible through generous support from the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, Princeton University.

In 2022, restrictions on manuscripts No. 54, 57, and 65 were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.

In 2022, manuscripts nos. 86-95 were added to the collection.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Illustrations: Fols. 2r, 12r, 21r: Häräg.

Note in Amharic on the lower wooden board: "This wooden board will stay until it is changed."

Fols. 2r, 9rv, 10r, 11r, 12r, passim: Owner's name Wäldä Mika'el and scribe's name Gäbrä Kiros appear at the beginning of each homily.

The second owner has partially erased the original owner's name from the manuscript every time it appears and inserted over it "Habtä Wäld."

Fol. 141r: A note in another hand in Amharic: "This book belongs to [owner's name erased] of Däbrä Səlaləš [famous church in Gojam, Ethiopia]. Please commission someone to create a painting and binding [for this manuscript]. Then you can send it to me when it is convenient. The remaining [to be written] are Gospel of John, Secret of Heaven, Collection of Images, and Book of Penitence and Penance. It will be for the next generation [lit. son]."

Fol. 141v: Pen trial.

Loose folio with cataloging information and "bought by John Mason." Gift of John Mason.

No miniatures.

Arrangement

Arranged in manuscript number order, by accession. Numbers 29 and 67-71 are unassigned.

Collection History

Sponsorship:

This cataloging project was made possible through generous support from the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, Princeton University.

Processing Information

The present finding aid was prepared in June-July 2009 by Kesis Melaku Terefe , Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Los Angeles, with assistance of Prof. Wendy Laura Belcher , Department of Comparative Literature and Center for African American Studies, Princeton University. This cataloging project was made possible through generous support from the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, Princeton University.

In 2022, restrictions on manuscripts No. 54, 57, and 65 were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.

In 2022, manuscripts nos. 86-95 were added to the collection.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 21: Homily [in Honor] of [the Archangel] Michael (Dərəsanä Mika'el); Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, C0776, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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In addition to Princeton Ethiopic codices, the Library also has a collection entitled Garrett Ethiopic Manuscripts (C0744.03), gift of Robert Garrett (Princeton Class of 1897). There is one Ethiopic manuscript in The Scheide Library (Manuscript 119).

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Bibliography

References: For the print Ge'ez version, see Dərəsanä Mika'el Wä-dərsanä Rufa'el Mäləkə'a Mika'el Wä Mäləkə'a Rufa'el, Täsfa Printing press, Addis Ababa 1940 EC, pp. 11–205 For further discussion see Encyclopedia Aethiopica, vol. 2, p. 139-140.