Me‘eraf (structure of the divine office)

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Text 1: ff. 1va,1-7rb,end: Introductory prayers (e.g. Sälam to Mary, (f.1va,1-), Listen to my prayer, O Lord (3ra,1- , with musical notation), The Heights (Aryam): Alleluya to the Father… (5vc,11- , with music. notation) Text 2: ff. 7rc,1- 11rc,end: Praises to Mary … for Monday (etc.) (Wəddaseha lä-᾽əgzə᾽ətnä Maryam), with musical notation Text 3: ff. 11va-12vb,end: The Chapters (“Gates”) of Haleluya chanting Text 4: ff. 13ra,1-118va: Me‘eraf for all the days from (the feast of) John (the Baptist) to (the feast of) John, (i.e. for the entire year), (13ra,1-2: ምዕራፍ፡ በኵሉ፡ መዋዕል፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ እስከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ …)

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Gunda Gunde Manuscripts

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Address

Monastery of Gunda Gunde

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Local Identifier

GG-079

Title

On the front cover: ምዕራፍ፡ (Məʽəraf)

Contributors

Michael Gervers (researcher)

Witold Witakowski (data contributor)

General Note

f. 1r - unidentified, poorly preserved text; f. 118va-c: a text written by another hand

Physical Description Note

Number of folios: 118; European foliation; Number of quires: 14; Number of columns of the text: 3; Number of lines in columns: 27-31

Topic

Liturgical books

Country

Ethiopia

State/Province

Tigray