DANIEL AYANA

A CATALOGUE OF

LAND TENURE RELATED MICROFILM

FROM

GOJJAM CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES

RECORDED

BETWEEN

JANUARY AND JULY 1989 Um No: 1989 I. 2-12 lurch Däbrä Marqos, Gemjabet Kidanä Mehrät muscript Tä'amrä Maryam ' ite As'e Yohannes to 1940s >te Täklä Haymanot's charters including land grants to Gemjabet Kidanä Mehrät. List of the lands granted; their boundaries, the amount of tribute from each land, list of the clergy assigned to the land and their graduated rights to the tribute. Includes a few land sales.

.lm No: 1989, I. 13-32 lurch Däbrä Marqos, Gemjabet Kidanä Mehrät .nuscript Tä'amrä Iyäsus lte 1882 Ite Charter of Negus Täklä Haymanot granting land to Gemjabet Kidanä Mehrät, detailed list of the lands and the names of the clergy assigned to the land .

.lm No: 1989, I. 33-35 ,urch Däbrä Elyas .nuscript Haymanotä Abäw te Negus Täklä Haymanot ,te A few land transactions.

1m No: 1989, II. 2 urch Bicäna, Bicäna Giyorgis nuscript Gädlä Giyorgis te 1907 te Land transaction.

1m No: 1989, II. 3-8 urch Bicäna, Bicäna Giyorgis nuscript Arat Wängel te 7385 Amäta Aläm te List of lands granted by Täklä Haymanot to Bicäna Giyorgis. List of the clergy assigned to the lands. The nature and amount of tribute from the lands.

1m No: 1989, II. 9 Llrch Bicäna, Enäkärkär Giyorgis nuscript Tä'amrä Maryam te As'e Iyo'as, As'e Lebnä Dengel, As'e Täklä Giyorgis te List of land transactions. Catalogue, page 2

film No: 1989, 11. 11-37; 1989, 111. 3-18. ""braU WaOOrq Maryam - .. l ~-\. ~ ::hurch Da _ ",,".:""Q";;("";' VVV----J ofanuscript Tärik ZäItyoppya _ .-~~ )ate lote Religious history, introduction of Christianity to and its expansion in Gojjam. Regulations governing three monasteries supposedly approved by As'e Asfeha. Divided into chapters. Includes religious, social and economic issues. Chs. 26 and 30 list the lands attached to the various offices of the monasteries. Ch. 27 contains procedures for civil marriages undertaken at the monastery. Ch. 28 regulations governing the property of a newly initiated monk/nun. Ch. 31 contains a list of lands supposedly granted by As'e Dawit to Däbrä Wärq Maryam and the tribute which they yield. ilm No: 1989, 111. 19-21 hurch Dima Giyorgis anuscript Wängel: Luqas, Yohannes ate As'e Yohannes Dte List of donations to Dima Giyorgis. Includes Ernperor Yohannes' donation of his crown.

Um No: 1989, 111. 22-25 lurch Dima Giyorgis inuscript Qäläment'os lte )te Written in Ge'ez. Refers to senior monks of the monastery and their activities•

.lm No: 1989, 111. 26-27 lurch Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus .nuscript Tä ' amrä Maryam .te As'e Yohannes te Land grants to Däbrä Iyäsus.

1m No: 1989, 111. 28-30 urch Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus nuscript Tä'amrä 1yäsus te Däjazmac Amonyos te Charter of Däjazmac Amonyos. Married couples' property listed on marriage. Gojjam Catalogue, page 3

Film No: 1989, III. 32-37 Church Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus Manuscript Arat Wangel Date As'e Yeshaq to 20th century. Note Charter of As'e Yeshaq to Däbrä Iyäsus. List of land grants and the clergies assigned to'the land.

Film No: 1989, IV. 4-9 Church Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus Manuscript Arat Wängel Date 20th century Note Land transactions.

Film No: 1989, IV. 10-15 Church Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus Manuscript Tä'amrä Iyäsus Date As'e Yeshaq Note Charters and land grants. Partly similar copies of 1989, III. 32-37.

Film No: 1989, IV. 16 Church Muga, Däbrä Iyäsus. Manuscript Senkessar Date Abeto Sahlu, äbeto Erko's daughter Wälätä Iyäsus Note Agreement on property disposition.

Film No: 1989, IV. 17-24 Church Märt'ulä Maryam Manuscript Mäs'hafä Hawaryat Date Ras Ali, to 1902 Note will of Wäyzäro Sehin. Reconfirmations of previous grants by Ras Ali, Emperor Yohannes and Negus Täklä HaYmanot.

Film No: 1989, IV. 25 Church Märt ' ulä Maryam Manuscript Gädlä Abräha Date Note Geneology of Negus Täklä HaYmanot.

Film No: 1989, IV. 26-36 Church Qäranyo, Mädhane Aläm Manuscript Dersanä Mädhane Aläm Date As'e Solomon to Ras Gugsa. Note Land transactions. List of church properties. As'e Solomon's charter for Qäranyo Gojjam Catalogue, page 4

Film No: 1989, V. 12-13 Church Gonj Tewodros Manuscript Synodos Date Note Zedäbdabe ZeAbunä Germa, A kind of charter outline, the list of tributes imposed on the parishes and the share of each clergy. Includes some transaction notes,

Film No: 1989, V. 16-22 Church S'ellallo Ammanuel Manuscript Nägästat Date Iyo'as Note Transaction Notes.

Film No: 1989, V. 26 Church S'ellallo Ammanuel Manuscript Qäläment'os Date Note List of lands and their tributes.

Film No: 1989, V. 27-36 :hurch S'ellallo Ammanuel -tanuscript Mäzgäb )ate 1920s onwards lote Sales Register.

'ilm No: 1989, VI. 9-28 'hurch S'ellallo Ammanuel anuscript Mäzgäb ate 1940s onwards ote Sales Register.

tIm No: 1989, VI. 29. lurch S'eIlallo Ammanuel lnuscript Mäzgäb lte Miyazeya 4, 1904. lte A letter to Fitawrari Mängäsha Wände (placed in the Mäzgäb). The sender demands a mule in tribute on the eve of his going to Wällo to meet Ras Mikael and Lej Iyasu. / ijjam Catalogue, page 5

.lm No: 1989, VI. 30-36 lurch Däbrä Mäw'i .nuscript Mäzgäb .te 1703 onwards Ite List of lands granted to the church by succeeding Ethiopian rulers. Compiled from different manuscripts. Includes the yearly tribute from the lands •

.lm No: 1989, VII. 6-9. Lurch Däbrä Mäw'i .nuscript Mäzgäb .te ,te Same

.lm No: 1989, VII. 10-15 Lurch Däbrä Mäw'i lnuscript Mäzgäb lte 1950s lte Court cases over church lands.

.lm No: 1989, VII. 16. lurch Däbrä Mäw'i Lnuscript Mäzgäb lte 1895 >te T'aytu's letter to the church of Däbrä Mäw'i (placed in the Mäzgäb) .

.lm No: 1989, VII. 17-18 LUrch Däbrä Mäw'i Lnuscript Mäzgäb lte Tahesas 26, 1905 and Mägabit 7, 1905 >te Letter decrees sent out via the church. The gist of the decrees is directed at maintaining stability. (Placed in the Mäzgäb.)

.lm No: 1989, VII. 20 lurch Däbrä Mäw'i muscript Mäzgäb lte T'er 10, 1895 >te Menilek's letter to Däbrä Mäw'i in response to their appeal on land related issues. (Placed in the Mäzgäb.) The letter is related to T'aytu's letter, 1989/VII.16, mentioned above.) Gojjam catalogue, page 6

Film No: 1989, VII. 21-22 Church Däbrä Mäw'i M:anuscript Mäzgäb Date T'eqemt 15, 1904 and Säne 11 ~ote Letters of decree sent to the local people via the church. Directed at maintaining stability, similar in content to the above mentioned decrees, 1989.VII.17-18. (Placed in the Mäzgäb)

~i1m No: 1989, VII. 23 -24 :hurch Däbrä Mäw'i fanuscript Mäzgäb )ate Genbot 10, 1922 lote Haylä Sellase's letter seeking spritual support from the clergy. (Two copies placed in the Mäzgäb.)

~ilm No: 1989, VII. 25 :hurch Däbrä Mäw'i [anuscript Mäzgäb late fote Haylä Sellase's letter on the rebuilding of the church.

'ilm No: 1989, VII. 26-34 'hurch Däbrä Mäw'i 'anuscript Mäzgäb ate ote List of individuals and the lands they donated to the church. Compiled from the original. ilm No: 1989, VII. 35 hurch Däbrä Mäw'i ate ote Transaction note. ilm No: 1989, VII. 36 !lurch Däbrä Mäw'i :s.nuscript Mäzgäb :ite 1950s ::>te Court case over church land. llm No: 1989, VIII. 6-9 lurch Qäranyo Mädhane Aläm lnuscript ite 18th century )te Ras Märed's charter. Gojjam catalogue, page 7

Film No: 1989, VIII. 10 Church Qäranyo Mädhane Aläm Manuscript Dersanä Mädhane Aläm Date Note Transaction note.

Film No: 1989, VIII. 11-18 Church Qäranyo Mädhane Aläm M:anuscript Dersanä Mädhane Aläm Date 1769 ~ote As'e Solomon's charter.

~ilm No: 1989, VIII. 19-21 ::hurch Qäranyo Mädhane Aläm 1:anuscript Dersanä Mädhane Aläm Jate As'e Gwalu lote Transaction note.

~ilm No: 1989, VIII. 22-24 :hurch Mot'a Giyorgis lanuscript Giyorgis Wäldä-Hamik >ate fote Wälätä Israel's charter for Mot'a.

'ilm No: 1989, VIII. 25-27 :hurch Mot'a Giyorgis :anuscript Mäs'hafä Mänäkosat late 1939 ote Court case over church land

ilm No: 1989, VIII. 28-30 hurch Mot'a Giyorgis anuscript Mäs'hafä Mänäkosat ate Iyo'as ote Wälätä Israel's charter for Mot'a. List of the lands.

ilm No: 1989, VIII. 31-36 ~urch Mot'a Giyorgis 3.nuscript Wängel 3.te :>te Transaction notes. Gbjjam Catalogue, page 8

Film No: 1989, IX. 3 Church Mot'a Giyorgis Manuscript WängeH Date Note Construction of the stone wall around the church.

Film No: 1989, IX. 4-6 Church Mot'a Giyorgis Manuscript WängeH Date Note List of the clergy assigned to the lands granted by Wälätä Israel and the tributes they receive.

Film No: 1989, IX. 7-8 Church Mot'a Giyorgis Manuscript WängeH Date t'lote Täklä Haymanot's charter for Mot'a, and the list of clergy assigned to the lands.

:;'ilm No: 1989, IX. 10 ::hurch Mot'a Giyorgis fanuscript Wängel )ate rote Täklä Haymanot's charter with seal, and his shurn-sher of the clergy, accompanied by Mämher Wäldä Giyorgis' letter to the Mot'a clergy supporting the shurn-sher.

ilm No: 1989, IX. 11-19 hurch Mot'a Giyorgis anuscript Wängel ate ote List of the clergy, their lands, tributes and the overseers of the parishes.

llm No: 1989, IX. 20 lurch Mot'a Giyorgis lnuscript Wängel lte >te Transaction note. :;oj'j am Catalogue, page 9

~ilm No: 1989, IX. 22 :::hurch Mot'a Giyorgis 1anuscript WängE!l )ate lote Construction of a bridge by some Greeks. Financed by T'aytu and Menilek

'ilm No: 1989, IX. 23-24 :hurch Mot'a Giyorgis [anuscript Wängel late 1919 'ote Bequeathals of Fitawrari Emru and Wäyzäro Bezunäsh.

ilm No: 1989, IX. 25-26 hurch Mot'a Giyorgis anuscript Wängel ate ote Transaction notes.

ilm No: 1989, IX. 27 hurch Mot'a Giyorgis anuscript Wängel ate :lte List of church properties.

ilm No: 1989, IX. 28-29 lurch Mot'a Giyorgis :lnuscript Wängel ite )te Transaction notes.

Llm No: 1989, IX. 30-34 lurch Mängesto Kidanä Mehrät lnuscript Nägärä Maryam lte 1870s ,te Charter reconfirmed by Yohannes. List of the lands and the clergy assigned to them.

1m No: 1989, X. 4-34. urch Mängesto Kidanä Mehrät nuscript Tarikä Nägäst te te Commentaries on creation, the introduction of Christianity to Ethiopia and Gojjam (4-19). Chronicle of Negus Täklä HaYmanot (19-34). Gojjam Catalogue, page 10

Film No: 1989, XI. 5. Church Däbrä S'emona Yohannes Manuscript Tä'amrä Maryam Date Note List of church lands and their tributes.

Film No: 1989, XI. 6-7. Church Bicäna Giyorgis Manuscript Arägawi Mänfäsawi Date Note List of church lands and their tributes.

Film No: 1989, XI. 8-9. Church Bicäna Giyorgis Manuscript Mäzgäb Date Note Definition and use of the Mäzgäb.

Film No: 1989, XI. 10-36. Church Bicäna Giyorgis Manuscript Mäzgäb Date 1880s onwards Note Sales Register.

Film No: 1989, XII. 15-34. Church Bicäna Giyorgis Manuscript Mäzgäb Date ~ote Sales Register.

Film No: 1989, XIII. 4-36. :hurch Bicäna Giyorgis 'i:anuscript Mäzgäb )ate ~ote Sales Register, and index of the sales.

~ilm No: 1989, XIV. 4. ::hurch Debu Kidanä Mehrät Ifanuscript Afä wärq )ate Yohannes IV lote Transaction note. ;ojjam catalogue, page 11

~ilm No: 1989, XIV. 5 ~hurch Dima Giyorgis ianuscript Abu Shakir )ate lote List of lands granted by different emperors and their tributes.

~ilm No: 1989, XIV. 7. =hurch Dima Giyorgis. [anuscript Giyorgis Ta1mid. )ate fote List of lands said to have been granted by As'e Yeshaq.

'ilm No: 1989, XIV. 8-9. :hurch Dima Giyorgis [anuscript Gädlä Giyorgis. late rote List of the clergy and their duties.

'ilm No: 1989, XIV. 10. :hurch Dima Giyorgis :anuscript Haymanotä Abäw. late' Däjazmac Haylu 'ote Transaction note.

ilm No: 1989, XIV. 11-20. hurch Abba Asrat anuscript Mäzgäb ate ote Hagiography of Abba Asrat, founder of the monastery.

ilm No: 1989, XIV. 21-26. hurch Abba Asrat. anuscript Mäzgäb ate ote Tarikä ZäGalla. ilm No: 1989, XIV. 27-28. hurch Abba Asrat anuscript Mäzgäb ate ote Fasting dates and their procedures, written argumentatively. Gojjam Catalogue, page 12

Film No: 1989, XIV. 28-36. Church Abba Asrat. Manuscript Mäzgäb Date 1940s Note Contractual agreement with peasants on monastery land use rights.

Film No: 1989, xv. 5-15. Church Abba Asrat Manuscript Mäzgäb Date 1940s Note Contractual agreement with peasants on monastery land use rights.

Film No: 1989, xv. 16-21. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät. Manuscript Nägäst. Date Note Täklä Haymanot's charter for Yälämäläm. List of lands and the clergy.

Film No: 1989, xv. 22-28. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date Note Additional land grants by Täklä Haymanot, and their tributes.

Film No: 1989, XV. 29-32. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date Note Transaction notes.

Film No: 1989, XV. 33 Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date Genbot 24, 1924. N'ote Haylä Sellase's letter to Yälämäläm clergy notifying them of the reasons for Ras Haylu's removal and Ras Emru's appointment (Placed in the Nägäst.) 30jjam Catalogue, page 13

Film No: 1989, XV. 34-35. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date ~ote other letters of the local nobility.

Film No: 1989, XV. 36. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät. Manuscript Nägäst Date Mägabit 10, 1911 ~ote Ras Täfäri's letter with a gift of 50 berr.

Film No: 1989, XVI. 3. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date 1911 Note Qännazmac Negusse's letter to Yälämäläm clergy.

Film No: 1989, XVI. 5. Church Yälämäläm Kidanä Mehrät Manuscript Nägäst Date Hämle 1, 1924. Note Ras Emru's letter to Yälämäläm clergy notifying them of his appointment.

Film No: 1989, XVI. 6-8 Church yäWush Mikael Manuscript Fetha Nägäst Date 1769 Note As'e Solomon's charter for YäWush. List of the lands and the clergy (copy of the original).

Film No: 1989, XVI. 9 Church YäWush Mikael Manuscript Fekarä Iyassus Date 18th century Note As'e Solomon's charter for YäWush (original).

Film No: 1989, XVI. 14 Church YäGäwära Qwesqwam Manuscript Psalms Date Note Transaction note. ;ojjam Catalogue, page 14

~ilm No: 1989, XVI. 15 ~hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam ianuscript Gädlä Täklä Häwaryat )ate lote Ras Adal's charter for YäGäwära

~ilm No: 1989, XVI. 16 ~hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam lanuscript Gädlä Säma'etat )ate lote Transaction note.

~ilm No: 1989, XVI. 17-19 =hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam lanuscript Gädlä Häwaryat )ate 1779 rote Däjazmac Wälta's charter for YäGäwära and list of the clergy.

~ilm No: 1989, XVI. 23-25. :hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam lanuscript Gädlä Häwaryat )ate rote A letter from Däbrä Elyas clergy to YäGwära, underlying disagreements (placed in the manuscript).

'ilm No: 1989, XVI. 26. :hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam lanuscript Gädlä Häwaryat )ate Mäskäräm 7, 1904 rote A letter of Negus Täklä Haymanot resolving the disagreement between YäGäwära and Däbrä Elyas.

'ilm No: 1989, XVI. 27. ~hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam [anuscript Gädlä Häwaryat late rote Haylä Sellase's message about the impending Italian invasion (placed in the manuscript). ;ojjam Catalogue, page 15

'ilm No: 1989, XVII. 3-5. :hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam [anuscript Mäzgäb late 1769. fote As'e Solomon's charter for YäGäwära. List of the lands granted and the clergy and the tributes attached to the land.

'ilm No: 1989, XVIII. 7 :hurch YäGäwära Qwesqwam [anuscript Mäzgäb late 1769 rote As'e Solomon's charter for YäGäwära (copy of the original).

'ilm No: 1989, XVIII. 9-31. :hurch Däbrä Elyas [anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate 1874 rote Yohannes IV charter for Däbrä Elyas. A detailed list of the clergy with their rights and responsibilities. A list of the lands, their boundaries and tributes. continued on the next reels.

~ilm No: 1989, XIX. 9-13. :hurch Däbrä Elyas lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate 1874 lote Yohannes IV charter cont'd.

~ilm No: 1989, XX. 5-10 :hurch Däbrä Elyas lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate 1874 lote Yohannes IV charter cont'd.

~ilm No: 1989, XX. 13-20 =hurch Däbrä Elyas lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate lote A charter for Däbrä Elyas copied from Adwa Sellase, with the support of the late Abunä Tewoflos. 30jjam Catalogue, page 16

~ilm No: 1989, XX. 21-22. :::hurch Däbrä Elyas 'ianuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate -lote Ordinance of Däbrä Elyas.

~ilm No: 1989, XX. 23. :hurch Däbrä Elyas. 1anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate lote Transaction note.

~ilm No: 1989, XX. 24. :hurch Däbrä Elyas lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate Yohannes IV. Jote Regulations governing the restänna and the clergy of Elyas on the lands granted by Yohannes' charter.

~ilm No: 1989, XXI. 15-17 :hurch Däbrä Marqos [anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb >ate rote Täklä Haymanot's charter for Abmma.

'ilm No: 1989, XXI. 18. :hurch Däbrä Marqos [anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb late fote Ordinance of Däbrä Marqos written in Arabic with a kind of seal not common in the Ethiopian church and a translation into Amharic.

'ilm No: 1989, XXI. 19 • ~hurch Däbrä Marqos :anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb late ote Land granted to Aläqa Tägänna by Taklä Haymanot for his secretarial services. Gojjam Catalogue, page 17

Film No: 1989, XXI. 20-27 Church Däbrä Marqos Manuscript Wanna Mäzgäb Date Note Additional lands granted to the church by Täklä Haymanot and the regulations governing the clergy and the restänna on the land. Includes names of the clergy and the lands assigned to them and the tributes. clergy of Däbrä Marqos and Getäsämani laid down by Täklä Haymanot.

Film No: 1989, XXI. 29. Church Däbrä Marqos Manuscript Wanna Mäzgäb Date ~ote Täklä Haymanot's land grant to Washära. Ordinance of Mot~a Giyorgis at the time of Wälätä Israel.

E"ilm No: 1989, XXI. 30-31. :hurch Däbrä Marqos ~anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb. Date 1891 ~ote Täklä Haymanot's reconfirmation of Ammanuel's charter earlier established by Däjazmac Berru.

F'ilm No: 1989, XXI. 31-34. :hurch Däbrä Marqos 1anuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate Täklä Haymanot. ~ote List of the clergy assigned to S'embuti and their lands.

"ilm No: 1989, XXI. 35-36 ~hurch Däbrä Marqos ianuscript Wanna Mäzgäb )ate lote Täklä Haymanot's reconfirmation of Abmma's charter established by Yohannes IV. Cont'd on the next reel.

~ilm No: 1989, XXII.3-7. =hurch Däbrä Marqos lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb rote continued from the previous reel. List of lands granted to Abmma in the reconfirmed charter by Täklä Haymanot. List of the clergy and the lands assigned to them. ~oJJam catalogue, page 18

Film No: 1989, XXII. 8-9. Church Däbrä Margos Manuscript Wanna Mazgäb Date Note Terms of resolution of a conflict between Zhan Gädäl Täklä Haymanot clergy and those of Mähal Zäge laid by ( Negus Täklä HaYmnot.

Film No: 1989, XXII. 9-10. Church Däbrä Margos Manuscript Wanna Mäzgäb Date Note Täklä Haymanot's charter for Agaw Gemja Bet. List of the lands, the clergy and their tributes.

Film No: 1989, XXII. 11. Church Däbrä Margos Manuscript Wanna Mäzgäb Date Note Additional lands granted to Agaw Gemja Bet and other churches. Täklä Haymanot's gult grant to individuals.

Film No: 1989, XXII. 12-16. Church Däbrä Margos. Manuscript Wanna Mäzgäb. Date t'{ote Grant of Wänqa Giyorgis to Däbrä Marqos and the regulations governing the clergy and the restänna on the land.

?'ilm No: 1989, XXII. 17-19. ~hurch Däbrä Marqos. lanuscript Wanna Mäzgäb >ate rote Copiesof Täklä Haymanot's correspondence with the Alexandrian patriarch to establish the church of Karqos. (Restored by Däjazmac S'ähayu who received the copies from Blatta Märs'e).

ilm No: 1989, XXIII. 4-7. hurch Abba Asrat. anuscript Arba'etu Wängel ate ote Täklä Haymanot's charter for the monastery. Includes regulations governing the relationships of the men and women's parts of the monastery.