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Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 48: Missal (Mäśəhäfä Qədasse), 1889

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Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Dates:
1889
Located In:
Item 48
Dimensions:
19.5 x 26 cm
Physical Description:
2 cols. 24 lines [fols. 5r-41r], 19 lines [fols. 42r-124r]. Parchment Codex. Written in black and red ink. With musical notation. Two miniatures. No case. Wooden boards; broken upper board, repaired with string. Leather-covered spine. Fol. 1rv: Part of spine binding. The number "2165" appears upside down in Arabic numerals. Fols. 2v, 3v-4r, 124v-125v, 41v: Blank.
Languages:
Geez
Scope and Contents

Illustration: Fol. 2r: Outline of decorative häräg

Illustrations: Fols. 5r, 8r, 10v, 17r, 20r, 34v, 35r, 45r, 49r, 59r, 69r, 78r, 85r, 90r, 91v, 101r, 108r, 112r, 116r, 118v: Decorative härägs.

Illustration: Fol. 4v: Outline in black ink of angel with drawn sword. With decorative border

Illustration: Fol. 84v: Outline of priest with hand cross (not original to the text).

Fol. 3r: A note made in 1896 EC listing the witnesses who can confirm the paternity of a daughter (in another hand).

Fols. 9v, 16v, 36v: In the supplications for the king, the king mentioned is King Mənilək [r. 1889-1913].

Fols. 20v, 45r, 49r, 59r, 78r, 91v, 114v, 116r: Some owners' names mentioned: Kəfəlä Maryam and his father Gäbrä Maryam.

Fols. 24r: Another owner's name is mentioned: Kəfəlä Səyon.

Fols. 24v, 25v, 33v, 35r, 39r: Metropolitan bishops' names mentioned: Abba Sälama [r. 1841-1867] and Abba Pətəros [r. 1876-1889].

Fols. 49v: Metropolitan bishop's name mentioned: Abba Matewos [r. 1889-1926].

Date of text (1889 AD) is estimated based on several items in the text, including mention of the bishops' names and the king's name. Abba Sälama [r. 1841-1867] died in 1867. Abba Pətəros [r. 1876-1889] was replaced by Abba Matewos [r. 1889-1926] in 1889, who was in Ethiopia since 1881. The text includes a prayer for the recently deceased Abba Sälama on fol. 25v, so it cannot have been made before 1867. It probably was not made after 1889 because the text mentions the current metropolitan, Abba Pətəros. The text also mentions King Mənilək [r. 1889-1913] who only overlaps with the current metropolitan, Abba Pətəros, for one year, 1889 AD. The latest date actually mentioned in the manuscript, in another hand, is 1896 EC [1904 AD].

Owners: Kəfəlä Maryam, Gäbrä Maryam, Kəfəlä Səyon.

No scribe listed.

Gift of Bruce Willsie, Princeton Class of 1986.

Arrangement

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

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This collection is open for research use.

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Credit this material:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 48: Missal (Mäśəhäfä Qədasse); Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, C0776, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Item 48
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Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Illustration: Fol. 2r: Outline of decorative häräg

Illustrations: Fols. 5r, 8r, 10v, 17r, 20r, 34v, 35r, 45r, 49r, 59r, 69r, 78r, 85r, 90r, 91v, 101r, 108r, 112r, 116r, 118v: Decorative härägs.

Illustration: Fol. 4v: Outline in black ink of angel with drawn sword. With decorative border

Illustration: Fol. 84v: Outline of priest with hand cross (not original to the text).

Fol. 3r: A note made in 1896 EC listing the witnesses who can confirm the paternity of a daughter (in another hand).

Fols. 9v, 16v, 36v: In the supplications for the king, the king mentioned is King Mənilək [r. 1889-1913].

Fols. 20v, 45r, 49r, 59r, 78r, 91v, 114v, 116r: Some owners' names mentioned: Kəfəlä Maryam and his father Gäbrä Maryam.

Fols. 24r: Another owner's name is mentioned: Kəfəlä Səyon.

Fols. 24v, 25v, 33v, 35r, 39r: Metropolitan bishops' names mentioned: Abba Sälama [r. 1841-1867] and Abba Pətəros [r. 1876-1889].

Fols. 49v: Metropolitan bishop's name mentioned: Abba Matewos [r. 1889-1926].

Date of text (1889 AD) is estimated based on several items in the text, including mention of the bishops' names and the king's name. Abba Sälama [r. 1841-1867] died in 1867. Abba Pətəros [r. 1876-1889] was replaced by Abba Matewos [r. 1889-1926] in 1889, who was in Ethiopia since 1881. The text includes a prayer for the recently deceased Abba Sälama on fol. 25v, so it cannot have been made before 1867. It probably was not made after 1889 because the text mentions the current metropolitan, Abba Pətəros. The text also mentions King Mənilək [r. 1889-1913] who only overlaps with the current metropolitan, Abba Pətəros, for one year, 1889 AD. The latest date actually mentioned in the manuscript, in another hand, is 1896 EC [1904 AD].

Owners: Kəfəlä Maryam, Gäbrä Maryam, Kəfəlä Səyon.

No scribe listed.

Gift of Bruce Willsie, Princeton Class of 1986.

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.

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. 48: Missal (Mäśəhäfä Qədasse); 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: Marcos Daoud and H. E. Blatta Marsie Hazen, The Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church (Cairo, Egyptian Book Press, 1959); Ernest Hammerschmidt, Studies in Ethiopic Anaphoras, 2nd rev. ed., (Stuttgart 1987). Catalogs: EMIP 27, 46, 59, 72; Streclyn ?