SHUMET SISHAGNE
A CATALOGUE OF
LAND TENURE RELATED MICROFILM
FROM
CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES OF GONDAR PROVINCE
RECORDED
IN 1984
AND BETWEEN
JANUARY AND JULY 1988 1984, 1.1 - 34 Gondär, Mädhane Aläm ript: As'e Iyyasu to the 20th century Charters including grant from As'e Fasil (film 1), and the charter for Mäkanä Iyäsus (film 15) registered by Eshäte Haylui grants to the däbtära of Mädhane Aläm and sales from the 18th century onwards.
:): 1984, 11.2 - 21 Ass'ass'ami Qeddus Mika'el ript: As'e Iyyasu Charter, including the charter of the church of Däfäya Kidanä Meherät by As'e Täklä Haymanoti detailed list of the däbtärai lands of the Mika'el church, sales
0: 1984, 11.22 - 37 Dämbeya, Achära Mareyam ript: from mid-19th century sales, bequeathals
0: 1984, V.1 - 4 Däbrä Tabor Mädhane Aläm ript: Ras Wäldä Giyorgis reconfirmation of the charter of Emperor Yohännes IV, särit, bequeathals, sales
0: 1984, V.5 - 7 Däbrä Tabor, Enatitu Mareyam ript: Ras Ali, Ras Gugsa rim lands of Etege Männän and Ras Alii bequeathal to Ras Gugsa
0: 1984, V.8 - 31 Mahdärä Mareyam ript: As'e Bäkaffa [?] to the 20th century salesi bequeathalsi charter of Emperor Bäkaffa [V.35,36,VI.1a,VI.1]i a list of the Mahdärä Mareyam däbtära and their särit [VI.7] excerpt from .Mäs'ehafä Tarik zä Mahdärä Mareyam [VI.8-9]i excerpt from Yältyoppeya Tarik ? [VI.10-31] -Je: 1984, VI.32 - 33; VII.1 - 19 1: Mäkanä Iyäsus :::ript: As'e Adeyam Sägäd Iyyasu to the 20th century Däbtära grants and a list of their service turns; grant of taxation rights to the church from Eyäge Tewoflos [VII.5]; confirmation of the särit from Empress Zäwditu [VII.7-8]; charter confirmation by Emperor Yohännes IV [VII.11-12]; excerpt from the Tarikä Nägäst concerning the charters of the Däbrä Tabor Iyäsus church
-Je: P88, 1.0 - IV.30 1 : Gendär, Qwesgwam ::ript: Mäzgäb Etege Mentewwab second version
-Je: P88, IV. 31 - 34 1 : Gondär, Addäbabay Täklä Haymanot ::ript: Mälka'e Iyäsus
a list ef the däbtära, and places of särit
\Te: P88, IV.35 - V.3; VI.22 - 26 Gondär, Addäbabay Täklä Haymanot ::ript: Deggwa, Wängel, private netes 20th century sales,list of guarantors; list of the däbtära established by Emperor Iyyasu [from the private notebook of Qes As'e sirak]
\Te: P88, V.4 - 21 .1 : Gondär, Qäha Iyäsus ::ript: Tamerä Iyäsus, private notebook As'e Iyyasu I to 20th century grant and a list of the rim holders; a genealogical list from Emperor Fasil to Ras Kassa Darge
\Te: P88, V.22 - 30 Gondär, Däbrä Berhan Sellase ::ript: Tarikä Nägäst As'e Iyyasu I, As'e Yohännes IV Charter of D.B. Sellase granted by Emperor Iyyasu I and later confirmations and bequeathals and further grants
\To: P88, V.30 - VI.5 1: Azäzo, Täklä Haymanot ::ript: Gädlä Täklä Haymanot, Fetha Nägäst mid-19th to 20th century sales No: P88, VI.6 - 20 :h: Gondär, Fit Mika'el cript: Notebook a history of Ethiopia from Adam to Haile Sellassie I
No: P88, VI.27 - VIII.1 h: Gondär, Bä'ata cript: Mäzgäb As'e Täklä Haymanot Bä'ata Mäzgäb
No: P88, VIII.3 - 6 h: Wäräta Giyorgis ::::ript: Etege Zäwditu grant of market revenue from Empress Zäwditui list of the turn of offices
'10 : P88, VIII.7 - 23 Wäräta Giyorgis ::ript: Nägärä Haymanot - on the nature of Christ and the ~~c.. history of the controversy between the Qebat and Täwahedo . ~"".-
ro: P88, VIII.25 - 33 Wäräta Giyorgis :ript: Ras Ali to the 20th century sale
0: P88, VIII.34 - IX.9 Washa Endreyas ript: Dawit
history in Ge'ez, frequent mention of fighting [?] with the Galla; stops with the reign of Emperor Iyyasu I
0: P88, IX.10 - 16 Washa Endreyas ript: loose leaves and Gädlä Säma'etat As'e Bäkaffa not legible
::>: P88, IX.17 - 18 T'ara Gädam ::-ipt: Wängel
list of rim lands No: P88, IX.19 - 26 :h: T'ara Gädam ,cript: T'are Kidan, Dersanä Mika'el a history of the establishment of T'ära Gädam during Emperor Gälawdewos's reign and the endowments it received from succeeding rulersi register of booksi ______-~tocOI (wäg zämä'aräg wämeker) [25-26J
No: P88, IX.33 - X.24 h: Mandaba Mädhane Aläm cript: land grant from Emperors Bäkaffa and Iyyasu II [X.20-21Ji list of lands of the monasterYi salesi bequeathalsi a list of the Zämänä Mäsafent rulers [from the Tarikä Nägäst ?J
No: P88, IX.28 - 31 h: Gorgora, Däbrä sina cript: Haymanotä Abäw
a history of the särit of Angara and Däbrä sina from ~~~ time of Emperor Yeshaq
No: P88, X.25 - XI.4 h: Fänja Mareyam ::::ript: Mäzgäb Däjazmac Maru the Mäzgäb of Fänja Mareyam
~o: P88, XI.6 - XII.5 1 : Washa Endreyas ~ript: Gädlä Endreyas [?J
hagiography of Abunä Endreyas
~o: P88, XII.6,7 Sändaba Iyäsus :::ript:
the särit of Sändaba Iyäsus
~o : P88, XII.8 - 15 Sändaba Iyäsus :::ript: Senkessar
Dersanä Abunä Wäldä Tänsa'e of Däbrä Hälib - on the struggle against the Roman religion at the time of Emperor Susenyos P88, XII.16 - 24 Gondär, Däbrä Met'maq Mareyam Tamerä Iyäsus As'e Täklä Giyorgis Charter of Däbrä Met'maq [17, 18]; 20th century sales
P88, XII.26 - XIII.4 Zuramba Tärikä Nägäst a portion of the Tarikä Nägäst incuding the history and charters of S'ereha Mareyam (Zuramba)
P88, XIII.5 - 10 Zuramba Senkessar a list of the number of shums (officials) in the various districts
P88, XIII.11 - 16 Mahdärä Mareyam loose leaves Vi excerpt from the Tärikä Nägäst[?]
P88, XIII.17 - XIV.30 Mahdärä Mareyam orit, Haymanotä Abäw, Senkessar 18th to the 20th centuries the särit of the däbtäras of Mahdärä Mareyam during Emperor Bäkaffa's reign [XIII, 24, 25], and the reign of Emperor Iyyasu 11 [XIII.30, 31]; individual listing of the däbtära with revenue of grain for each one [XIII.18]; inventory of books and other property; assigning rim rights over land granted to the church [XIII.22]; sales, bequeathal (a number of them to the church); the Charter of Mäkanä Iyäsus church [XIV.26, 27]
P88, XIV.31 - XVI.36 Mahdärä Mareyam loose letters 20th century letters to the mähber of Mahdärä Mareyam frorn Ernpress Zäwditu, Ras Wäle, Ras Gugsa, Emperor Haile Sellassie, Ernpress Männän, frorn various bishops and nobles No: P88, XVII.1 - XVII.34 h: Qwärat'a Wälätä P'et'ros cript: Four Gospels As'e Yohännes IV to the 20th century sales; inventories of books and other church properties; a list of the lands of the monastery [XVII.31] No: P88, XVII.35 h: Qwärat'a Wälätä P'et'ros cript: Senkessar 1915 sale of a Senkessar for 120 berr
No: P88, XVII.36 - XVIII.28 h: Qwärat'a Wälätä P'et'ros cript: Gädlä Wälätä P'et'ros As'e Iyyasu I, As'e Täklä Giyorgis, Ras Mariye, Ras Haylu, Däjazmac Gälämo, Ras Wäldä Giyorgis sales, inheritance, settlement of land disputes; hagiography of Wälätä P'et'ros [XVIII.11-16i 24-28]
No: P88, XVIII.29 - 36 h: Qwärat'a Wälätä P'et'ros cript: Gäbrä HaYmanot As'e Gwalu sales, bequeathals, settlement of land disputei list of däbtära lands
No: P88, XIX.3 - 15 h: T'ana c;:irqos cript: Arba'etu Wängel As'e Särs'ä Dengel - Emperor Särs'ä Dengel's Charter to T'ana c;:ergos; Emperor Fasil's Charter; history of the church in Ge'ezi sale No: P88, XIX.16 - 19 h: Qoma Fasilädäs cript: Senkessar (Mäskäräm) 18th century(?) sales
No: P88, XIX.20 - 27 h: Qoma Fasilädäs cript: Mäs'ehafä Liq As'e Fasilädäs The särit of Qoma Fasilädäs by Empress wäld Sä'ala No: P88, XIX.28 - 36 :h: Qoma Fasilädäs 3cript: Senkessar (Mägabit) sales and inventory of church property
No: P88, XX.4 - 25 ::h: Qoma Fasilädäs 3cript: Tamerä Mareyam
List of the däbtära established [4-6]i Charter (Arabic) [7-9]i Charter [20]i inventorYi bequeathalsi salesi
No: P88, XXI.5 - 17 ~h: Geshäna Täklä Haymanot 3cript: Tamerä Mareyami Qeddasse
Särit of the däbtära [5-8, 13-17]i sales, begueathals
No: P88, XXI.18 - XXII.21 ~h: Sheme Giyorgis 3cript: Wängel (Hamsa Fäj) Däjazmac Barentu, As'e Gigar to the late 19th century Charter [XXI.28, XXII.18]i sales, bequeathals No: P88, XXII.22 - 24 ~h: Dat Giyorgis 3cript: Fetha Nägäst
särit (1952 E.C)
No: P88, XXII.32 - XXIII.32 ~h: Mäkanä Iyäsus 3cript: Fetha Nägäst As'e Täklä Giyorgis to the 20th century Charters of emperors Täklä Giyorgis, Hezqeyas, Tewodros, Yohännes (Mäzgäb) [XXII.25-32, XXIII.16-27, XXIII.29-32]i sales, bequeathals
No: P88, XXIII.33 - XXIV.2 ::h: Krestos Sämra 3cript: Wängel As'e Täklä Giyorgis särit, sales
No: P88, XXIV.3 - 8 :::h: Betälehem 3cript: Qeddasse
list of däbtärai inventoriesi Emperor Menilek's letter of 1881 ordering the cancellation of unauthorized versions of the Dersanä Uru'el No: P88, XXIV.9 - 36a; XXV.2a - XXV.9a :h: Betälehem icript: Laha (?) Mareyam, Gädlä T. HaYmanot Empress DeI Mogäsa, As'e Särs'ä Dengel, As'e Dawit, As'e Fasilädäs to the 19th century Charters [XXIV.9-12, XXIV. 19-20, XXV.4a-6a]; bequeathals, sales
No: P88, XXV.10a - XXIX.34 h: Betälehem cript: Däjazmac Admasu Mäzgäb early 20th century to the Italian occupation including the occupation period Papers of Däjazmac Admasu Berru; Italian propaganda leaflets and newspapers
No: P88, XXIX.35 - XXX.27 h: Gälawdewos cript: Wängel, Gädlä Säma'etat, Arba'etu Wängel
Särit, bequeathals, sales
No: P88, XXX.28 - 36 h: Gälawdewos ::ript: Tarikä Nägäst -~---, the portion dealing with the destruction of Gran and the success of Emperor Gälawdewos, the founding of the church of Gälawdewos, grants made to it by emperors Särs'ä Dengel and Yohännes I; the rims of Gälawdewos
-Jo: P88, XXXI.2 - XXXIII.23 Gälawdewos ::ript: assorted papers from early 20th century letters to the church from Ras Wäldä Giyorgis, Ras Gugsa, Empress Zäwditu, Ras Täfäri...
10 : P88, XXXIII.24 - XXXIV.34 l: Gälawdewos :ript: Tarikä Nägäst
fo: P88, Color 5287.13 - 25 ~ : Gälawdewos :ript: Arba'etu Wängel As'e Menilek - 20th century bequeathals, sales ..
No: P88, XXXIV.36 - 36a ::h: Sheme Mareyam :;cript: Senkessar 1924 E.C. settlement of a dispute over proprietorship of a slave and her child
No: P88, XXXV.2 - 3 ::h: Gädamä Ema Shänqoru (Dära) :lcript: Sinodos
särit, adoption
No: P88, XXXV.4 - 28 ::h: Guna Mika'el ;cript: As'e Iyyasu division of lands [5-7]; the reconfirmation by Emperor Tewodros of grants by Emperor Iyyasu I, which had been taken away by Ras Gugsa [10]; särit [12-13]; marriage propertyarrangement [26-27]; will No: P88, XXXV.29 - 32 ~h : Wuqro Mädhane Aläm (Fart'a) ;cript: As'e Säyfä Aräd särit No: P88, XXXV.33 - XXXVI.10 ~h : Däbrä Enqu Mareyam (Semada) :cript: Nägäst the foundation of the church (Nubare Ser'at) andits särit (XXXV.33-36; XXXVI.4-10]; list of the serving däbtära
No: P88, XXXVI.13 - XXXVII.10 :h: Atkäna Giyorgis :cript: Wängel, Gädlä Giyorgis As'e Särs'ä Dengel list of rim (?) holdings; Charter of Atkäna Giyorgis granted by Wäldä Krestos with the permission of Emperor Särs'ä Dengel [XXXVI.21-22, 29]; the gebzenna turns; Däjazmac Särs'o's will to his son [XXXVI.32-33]; bequeathals, transfers, sales and various property settlements
No: P8S, XXXVII.11 - 13 h: Mandaba cript: Wängel
sales No: P88, XXXVII.14 - 25 :::h: Rema Mädhane Aläm 3cript: Mäs'ehafä Hawe As'e Yeshaq, As'e Fasilädäs the särit (revenue) of the monastery [14, 20, 21]; Emperor Yeshaq's Charter and a list of the monks and clergy brought in from Shäwa [16-18]; Emperor Fasilädäs's grant [18];
No: P88, XXXVIII.2 - XXXIX.12; P88, Color 5292.29 -36 ~h : Gond Täklä Haymanot ;cript: Gädlä Yohännes
the portion of the gädl dealing with the foundation and history of the monastery; the rules and regulations governing monks and monastic codes
No: P88, XXXVII.33 - 36; P88, XL.3 - 14 =h: Bergida Mareyam ;cript: Tamerä Iyäsus, Dawit
reconfirmation (20th century) of an earlier grant; däbtära list; rim sales; bequeathals
No: P88, XL.15 :h: Gondär, Elfen Giyorgis :cript: Senkessar 1917 E.C sales
No: P88, XL.16 - 23 h: Gondär, Addäbabay Iyäsus cript: private note
a list of the rim lands of the various Gondär churches
No: P88, XL.32 - XLI.9 h: Gondär, Fit Mika'el cript: Wängel As'e Adbar Sägäd Dawit Mäzgäb of Fit Mika'el
No: P88, XLI.10 - 21 h: Gondär, Fit Mika'el cript: Wängel As'e Täklä Haymanot the Mäzgäb of Däfäya Kidanä Meherät