Psalter

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Text 1: ff. 2r-181v,end: 151 Psalms; Inc. f. 2r,1(-6): ነዓ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ኦዳዊት፡ ንጉሠ፡ እስራኤል፡ …; the proper text of Ps. 1:1 begins on f. 1r,6: ብፁዕ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘኢሖረ፡ በምክረ፡ ረሲዓን። …; The psalms are interwoven with short poetic additions; Text 2: ff. 182r-201r,7: Canticles of the Prophets etc.: 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 Prophet”, of Daniel “the Prophet”, of the Three Youths (in the oven), of Habbakuk, of Isaiah, of Mary (Magnificat), of Zachariah (Benedictus), of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) Text 3: ff. 201r,8-211v,end: Song of Songs (Mäḫaləyä mäḫaləy zə-wə᾽ətu zä-Sälomon) Text 4: ff. 212ra,3fb-238va,8: Praise of Mary (Wəddase Maryam); Text 5: ff. 238va,9-247rb,end: Praise and thanksgiving (to Mary) = (Wəddase wä-gənay)

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Gunda Gunde Manuscripts

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Address

Monastery of Gunda Gunde

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Local Identifier

GG-135

Title

On the front cover, written in large letters: ዳዊት - Dawit

Contributors

Michael Gervers (researcher)

Witold Witakowski (data contributor)

f. 247v: "This book belongs to Gu[…]" (i.e. Gundä Gunde) (owner)

General Note

f. I & I bis - see Physical description; f. 1r - added as foreguard from another ms

Physical Description Note

Number of folios: I (& I bis) + 247; ff. I and I bis is a foreguard bifolio, but shorter than regular fols and only ca. 1/3rd wide; European foliation; Number of quires: 27 (?); Number of columns of the text: ff. 2-211: 1 col.; ff. 212r-247r: 2 cols; Number of lines in columns: 16-17

Country

Ethiopia

State/Province

Tigray