A Catalogue of Some Manuscripts in Ankobarr Madhanealam Church Museum
dc.contributor.advisor | Seyoum, Phd. Mulugeta | |
dc.contributor.author | Admasu Woldehanna, Wondwosen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-16T07:42:02Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-30T04:32:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-16T07:42:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-30T04:32:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ethiopia is a home of enormous ancient written cultures. It is also a residence of southern Semitic written accounts. G~'~z scripts are the most dominant heritage of the country. Usually they are preserved by Ethiopian Orthodox Churches especially in each church yard commonly known as [ '.;>qabetj. Even if they are more of religious they contain many secular aspects which are useful for researchers. The collection of Ankobiirr Miidbane 'Aliim Church is the selected site for this study because it was one of the five churches established by the Shoan Kings in their capital during the Medieval Period. There are three kinds of scripts such as codices, scrolls and epigraphic in the collection. From the group of codices sixty nine vellum manuscripts are taken as the total population of this study and fifteen of them are as a subject of it. The study employed on focused group discussion and document analysis as primary data sources. It was for the purpose of achieving historical references about the selected collections of this study. It also engaged secondary tools such as cataloguing works of other scholars in the same locality. After gathering data the work of catalogue has conducted with the analysis of colophons. Based on this chapter one is an introduction, chapter two the body and chapter three summaries, conclusion and recommendation. Based on the obtained major findings essential suggestions were forwarded to ameliorate the observed drawback by the researcher. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/26152 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
dc.subject | Ankobarr Madhanealam Church Museum | en_US |
dc.title | A Catalogue of Some Manuscripts in Ankobarr Madhanealam Church Museum | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |