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The Book of Mystery; (a treatise in heresiology)
Title:

The Book of Mystery; (a treatise in heresiology)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-46ra-b,12 (end); The Book of Mystery
Manuscript Number:
GG-125
The Book of Mystery; (a treatise in heresiology)

The Book of Mystery; (a treatise in heresiology)
Gospel of John; Revelation of John
Title:

Gospel of John; Revelation of John

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra-49vb,end: Gospel of John
Text 2: ff. 50ra,1-79vb: Revelation of John
Manuscript Number:
GG-137
Gospel of John; Revelation of John

Gospel of John; Revelation of John
Didascalia. Eth. title: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles
Title:

Didascalia. Eth. title: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles

Description:
Text 1: Didascalia
Manuscript Number:
GG-145
Didascalia. Eth. title: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles

Didascalia. Eth. title: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles
Hymnal (a collection of hymns)
Title:

Hymnal (a collection of hymns)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1r,1-135r,3(end): A collection of hymns called Zəmmare, in the mood gəʽəz, or ᾽əzəl, wazema, etc.; the hymns are written in scriptio contnua, but are often separeted by added dotted lines
Manuscript Number:
GG-075
Hymnal (a collection of hymns)

Hymnal (a collection of hymns)
The Harp; Homily on St Michael
Title:

The Harp; Homily on St Michael

Description:
Text 1: ff. 2ra,1-4vb,end; Four Miracles of Mary;
Text 2: ff. 5ra,1-121ra-b,9; The Harp: Hymns to Mary divided into weekday readings
ff. 5r-, upper margin: Monday;
ff. 25r-, upper margin: [Tuesday]
ff. 45v-, upper margin:…
Manuscript Number:
GG-127
The Harp; Homily on St Michael

The Harp; Homily on St Michael
Hymnal: the collection of hymns /antiphonal chants
Title:

Hymnal: the collection of hymns /antiphonal chants

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1r,1-41rb,10: Məʽəraf (hymns for the Common of the Divine Office) for all the days (of the year) from (the feast of) John to (the feast of ) John;
Text 2: ff. 41rc,1-82vb,16: Mäwaśə'ət from (the feast of) John to (the feast of )…
Manuscript Number:
GG-139
Hymnal: the collection of hymns /antiphonal chants

Hymnal: the collection of hymns /antiphonal chants
The Prayer of Incense
Title:

The Prayer of Incense

Description:
Text 1: 1ra,1-34rb,end: The Prayer of Incense at dawn; without the beginning
Manuscript Number:
GG-074
The Prayer of Incense

The Prayer of Incense
Commentary on the Pentateuch and the Prophets
Title:

Commentary on the Pentateuch and the Prophets

Description:
Text 1: ff. 3ra,1-19va,16(end): Commentary on Genesis (part 1);
Text 2: ff. 20ra,1- 45va,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Kings; (f.20ra,3-4: ትርጓሜ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ነገሥት፡);
Text 3: ff. 46ra,1-62ra-b,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Job; (f. 46ra,2-3…
Manuscript Number:
GG-112
Commentary on the Pentateuch and the Prophets

Commentary on the Pentateuch and the Prophets
Praise of God
Title:

Praise of God

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra-120rb,end: Praise of God; (f. Ir: ውዳሴ / ኣምላክ); divided into weekday readings (unfinished)
ff. 1ra,1- [Monday]
ff. 15v,1-: Tuesday
ff. 38va,1-: Wednesday
ff. 56va,1-: Thursday
ff. 79rb,1-: Friday…
Manuscript Number:
GG-129
Praise of God

Praise of God
Book of the Commemorations (of the deceased)
Title:

Book of the Commemorations (of the deceased)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1r-142v: Book of Commemorations; (i.e., a list of the names of the deceased members of a congregation (?), male and female, and /or monks and nuns to be commemorated, updated by additions by other hands; ff. 1r-8v: with dates of the…
Manuscript Number:
GG-077
Book of the Commemorations (of the deceased)

Book of the Commemorations (of the deceased)
Psalter
Title:

Psalter

Description:
Text 1: ff. 3r-169va: Psalms:
Text 2: ff. 169vb-190rb: Canticles of the Prophets: The Prayer of Moses 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Prayer of Hanna, the mother of Samuel, of Hezekiah, king of Judah, of Manasseh "the Prophet", of Jonah, "the…
Manuscript Number:
GG-136
Psalter

Psalter
Book of Jubilees, Tobit and Judith
Title:

Book of Jubilees, Tobit and Judith

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-71vb,13: Jubilees (ኩፋሌ፡ መዋዕልት፡);
Text 2: ff. 72ra,1-81vb,end: Tobit (Tobias); (ጦቢት፡ ወጦቢያ፡ ወልዱ፡);
Text 3: ff. 82ra,1-100vb,18 (end): Judith; [the title and the beginning illegible; but at the end (100vb,3fb) Judith (ዮዲት፡)…
Manuscript Number:
GG-146
Book of Jubilees, Tobit and Judith

Book of Jubilees, Tobit and Judith
The Stories of the (Desert) Fathers
Title:

The Stories of the (Desert) Fathers

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-128ra,19(end); The Stories of the Fathers
Manuscript Number:
GG-165
The Stories of the (Desert) Fathers

The Stories of the (Desert) Fathers
Didascalia Apostolorum; (Eth.: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles)
Title:

Didascalia Apostolorum; (Eth.: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-163va7: Didascalia
Manuscript Number:
GG-168
Didascalia Apostolorum; (Eth.: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles)

Didascalia Apostolorum; (Eth.: The Teaching of Didascalia of the Holy Fathers, the Apostles)
Books of Kings (Old Testament)
Title:

Books of Kings (Old Testament)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-25ra,9(end): 2 Kings; (the preserved text begins at 2 Kings 16:9);
Text 2: ff. 26ra,1-55vb,end: 1 Kings; (the ms is bound erroneously !; the text is not complete, it ends at 1 Kings 18:35)
Manuscript Number:
GG-170
Books of Kings (Old Testament)

Books of Kings (Old Testament)
Books of Daniel, Ezra, and other texts
Title:

Books of Daniel, Ezra, and other texts

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-51ra,14(end): Daniel; Beginning missing; the preserved text begins at Dan 2:1, (f. 51ra,7-9, end formula: ዘዳንኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ / ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ ዘዳንኤል፡ ነቢይ።);
Text 2: ff. 51rb,1-53vb,end: An exhortation to services to God, without title,…
Manuscript Number:
GG-177
Books of Daniel, Ezra, and other texts

Books of Daniel, Ezra, and other texts
Filekseyos
Title:

Filekseyos

Description:
Text 1: ff. 3ra-148va,16: Filəksəyos (ፊልክስዮስ)
(title in the text: f. 3ra,8-11: History of the Fathers, Egyptian Monks, Saint Philoxenus the Syrian, bishop of Mabbog wrote it; (…ዜናሆሙ፡ ለአበው፡ መነኮሳት፡ ግብጻውያን፡ ወጸሐፎ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፊልክስዩስ፡ ሶርያዊ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘመንበግ…
Manuscript Number:
GG-115
Filekseyos

Filekseyos
Synaxary (for the second half-year: Mäggabit-Näḥasse)
Title:

Synaxary (for the second half-year: Mäggabit-Näḥasse)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra--188vb: Synaxary for the second half-year:
1. ff. 1ra-31rc: Synaxary for the month of Mäggabit; (March 7-April 5);
2. ff. 32ra-55vc,end; Synaxary for the month of Miyazya; (April 6-May 5)
3. ff. 56ra-83vb; Synaxary…
Manuscript Number:
GG-147
Synaxary (for the second half-year: Mäggabit-Näḥasse)

Synaxary (for the second half-year: Mäggabit-Näḥasse)
John Chrysostom and "Spiritual Elder" (= St. Saba)
Title:

John Chrysostom and "Spiritual Elder" (= St. Saba)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-2vb,6: Introduction (without title) to the Treatise presenting the author, John Chrysostom, and
ff. 2vb,7-3vb,32(end): Life (Zena) of John Chrysostom excerpted from the Chronicle of Giworgis (= Giyorgis) Wäldä Amid; (f. 2vb,10-13…
Manuscript Number:
GG-142
John Chrysostom and "Spiritual Elder" (= St. Saba)

John Chrysostom and "Spiritual Elder" (= St. Saba)
Commentary on the Book of Daniel
Title:

Commentary on the Book of Daniel

Description:
ff. 1ra,1-183vb,end; Commentary on the Book of Daniel
Manuscript Number:
GG-131
Commentary on the Book of Daniel

Commentary on the Book of Daniel
Synaxary (for the first half-year, months Mäskäräm-Yäkkatit)
Title:

Synaxary (for the first half-year, months Mäskäräm-Yäkkatit)

Description:
Text 1: Synaxary:
1. 4ra,1(9-8fb)-37vb,17: Mäskäräm (4ra,9-8fb); (Sept. 11-Oct. 10);
2. 38ra,1-70vc,2: Ṭəqəmt; (Oct. 11-Nov. 09)
3. 71ra,1-102rc,8(end): Ḫədar; (Nov. 10- Dec. 09)
4. 103ra,1-134vc,end: Taḫśaś; (Dec. 10-Jan…
Manuscript Number:
GG-167
Synaxary (for the first half-year, months Mäskäräm-Yäkkatit)

Synaxary (for the first half-year, months Mäskäräm-Yäkkatit)
Commenatry on the Psalter
Title:

Commenatry on the Psalter

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1r,1-223v,7(end): Commentary on the Psalter
Manuscript Number:
GG-116
Commenatry on the Psalter

Commenatry on the Psalter
1-4 Kings; (i.e., 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings)
Title:

1-4 Kings; (i.e., 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings)

Description:
Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-41rb,end: [1 Kings] (= 1 Samuel);
Text 2: ff. 42ra,1-77vb,20(end): 2 Kings (= 2 Samuel);
Text 3: ff. 78va,1-117vb,2: 3 Kings (= 1 Kings);
Text 4: ff. 118ra,1-155vb,8(as preserved): 4 Kings (= 2 Kings)
Manuscript Number:
GG-119
1-4 Kings; (i.e., 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings)

1-4 Kings; (i.e., 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings)
Miscellaneous prayers, called erroneously "Spiritual Elder"
Title:

Miscellaneous prayers, called erroneously "Spiritual Elder"

Description:
Text 1: ff. 3ra,1-18ra,1; Requests and supplications that holy Basil Bishop of Caesarea pronounced;
Text 2: ff. 18ra,3-41va,end; Prayer and request for Tuesday, from a Homily by holy Mari Ephrem the Syrian, the mouth of blessing and supplication…
Manuscript Number:
GG-149
Miscellaneous prayers, called erroneously "Spiritual Elder"

Miscellaneous prayers, called erroneously "Spiritual Elder"
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Identifier
61220/utsc76554
Linked Agent
Contributor: Michael Gervers
Contributor: Ewa Balicka-Witakowska
Contributor: Jan Retsö
Contributor: Denis Nosnitsin
Contributor: Gordon Belray
Contributor: Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Publisher: University of Toronto Scarborough Library
Language
English
Geʽez
Resource Type
collection
Description
The Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection contains a collection of 219 complete Ethiopian manuscripts that were photographed in 2006 during a field trip to the Gunda Gunde Former Stephanite Monastery. These manuscripts range in date from the 12/13th to the 20th centuries.
Physical Form
electronic resource
Extent
219 manuscripts
Rights

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Subject
Bible
Bible exegesis
New Testament
Old Testament
Old Testament (Ethiopian canon)
Gospels
Pseudepigrapha
Canon law
Biblical poetry
Lives of monks
Illuminated manuscript
Hagiography
Theology
Geographic Subject
Monastery of Gunda Gunde
Tigray
Irob
Yebileyn
Temporal Subject
1200s
1300s
1400s
1500s
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s
Schema Type
Collection