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Ethio-SPaRe
Ethio-SPaRe (acronym for ''Cultural Heritage of Christian Ethiopia: Salvation, Preservation, Research'') was a 2009–2015 research project hosted by the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies (HLCEES) of the University of Hamburg. The project documented various Orthodox Christian churches, monasteries, manuscripts (such as the Aksumite Collection), and cultural artefacts in the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. The project's principal investigator was Denis Nosnitsin. Project members also included Alessandro Bausi and others. Missions The following missions (field research trips) were undertaken by the Ethio-SPaRe project from 2010 to 2015. Over 100 ecclesiastical sites were documented in the Tigray Region. Some of these sites were documented by Western scholars for the first time, including Däbrä Maˁṣo, Däbrä Zäyt Qǝddǝst Maryam, Qəta Maryam, Məˀəsar Gwəḥila, ˁAddi Qolqwal Giyorgis, Däbri Däbrä Zakaryas Qǝddus Giyorgis (Däbri Giyorgis), and Mǝngaś Qǝd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadla Sama'tat Of Ura Qirqos
A 15th-century Geʽez manuscript containin the hagiography, hagiographical compilation known as the ''Gädlä Sämaʿtat'' (meaning "Vitae of the Martyrs") is currently held by the church of Ura Qirqos, ʿUra Qirqos, near Zalambessa, Zäla Ambässa, Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia. History The manuscript was originally held at the monastery (''gädam'' ገዳም) of Ura Mesqel, ʿUra Mäsqäl (now located within the borders of Eritrea), but was taken to ʿUra Qirqos at the start of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s. Currently, ʿUra Mäsqäl is located on a difficult-to-access rocky outcrop, surrounded by valleys littered with landmines from the war. In 2010, the manuscript was digitized by the Ethio-SPaRe project. In 2012 and 2013, Ethio-SPaRe performed restoration work on the manuscript, which was in poor condition at the time. Contents The manuscript is a codex made of parchment. Copied by three different scribes, it is 535 × 380 × 200 mm and contains 281 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |