http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/11084 2026-08-27T20:59:44Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/17067 Catalogue of Some Selected Manuscripts of Dabra SǝbähMǝkra Iyäsus Church, Aweke, Asrat Ethiopia possesses an ancient and continuous written culture preserved in Gəʿəz parchment manuscripts, which serve as primary sources for theology, history, and philology. Despite their global significance, many collections in remote regions remain undocumented and are deteriorating due to poor storage conditions, environmental threats such as humidity and pests, and the risk of illicit trafficking. This study focuses on the previously unrecorded collection at Däbrä Səbäh Məkra Iyasus Church in Dabärq, North Gondar, which houses a repository of approximately 25 historic manuscripts. The primary goal of this research is to provide a systematic descriptive catalogue of 12 selected manuscripts from this church to ensure their long-term preservation and enhance their scholarly accessibility. Employing a descriptive- qualitative research design, data were gathered through direct physical observation, codicological inspection, and high-resolution photography. The analytical framework involved a systematic evaluation of codicological, paleographic, and textual features to characterize the material construction, chronology, and provenance of each codex. The findings reveal a diverse range of genres, including hagiographies (Gädl), miracles (Täʾammər), and liturgical texts, with the majority of the collection exhibiting the 19th-century Gondarine scribal hand. While some manuscripts remain in fair condition, others are significantly damaged and require urgent conservation intervention. By documenting these "hidden" artifacts, this research fills a critical gap in the ecclesiastical heritage of North Gondar and provides a foundation for future preservation strategies. The resulting descriptive catalogue serves as a vital management tool for church administrators and a primary resource for scholars in the field of Ethiopian Manuscript Studies. 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16872 ፍጹም አማርኛ የመስሉትን ጥቂት የግእዝ ቃላትን ማስተዋወቅ ተዋበ, ሞስዬ ይህ ጥናት ፍጹም አማርኛ የመስሉትን ጥቂት የግእዝ ቃላትን መተንተን እና ማስተዋወቅ በሚል ርእስ ተመሥርቶ የተከናወነ ሲሆን አነሣሽ ምክንያቱ በተለምዶ የግእዝ ቃላትን የአማርኛ ቃላት አስመስሎ የመረዳት ባኅሪ በማኅበረሰቡ ዘንድ ይስተዋላል፡፡እንዲሁም የግእዝ ቋንቋ በአካባቢው ማኅበረሰብ ዘንድ መነገሩ እየተዳከመ ከመምጣቱ ጋር ተየይዞ ጨርሶ እንደሞተ ቋንቋ ተደርጎ በመወሰዱ ነው ፡፡ ዐላማውም በግእዝ፣በአማረኛ መጻሕፍት እና በምሁራን መጣጥፎች እነዚህ ፍጹም አማርኛ የመሰሉ የግእዝ ቃላትን መፈለግ፤መኖራቸውን እና አለመኖራቸውን ማረጋገጥ ነው፡፡ ምርምሩ አይነታዊ የምርምር ዘዴን የተከተለ ነው፡፡ የጥናቱ መረጃ የተሰበሰበው በዋናነት ሰነድ በመፈተሽ ሲኾን ለሙያው ቅርብ የኾኑ ሰዎችን ቃለ መጠይቅ በመጠየቅ ተጨማሪ ሐሳብ ወስዷል፡፡ በአማርኛ ቋንቋ ውስጥ ፍጹም አማርኛ የመሰሉ የግእዝ ቃላት መኖር እና አለመኖራቸውን በመሠረታዊነት ማረጋገጥ እንዲቻል ነው፡፡ እንደዚሁም እነዚህ የሚፈለጉ ቃላት በተጨባጭ እንዳሉ ጥናቱ አሳይቷል፡፡ አጥኝዉ ሰነድ ፍተሻ ሲያደርግ በየቅኔ ቤቱ የሚገኙ የግስና የአገባብ መጻሕፍትን ፍጹም አማርኛ የመሰሉ የግእዝ ቃላት እንዳሉት ተመልክቷል፡፡ የጥናቱ ውጤት ላንባቢያን ግልጥ ይሆን ዘንድ በዘር አወጣጥ ምደባ እና በቅርፀ ፊደል ልየታ እንዲሁም የግእዝ ቋንቋ ቃላትን በመለየት ፍጹም አማረኛ የመሰሉትን የግእዝ ቃላት እንዳሉ ተመላክቷል፡፡ በመጨረሻም ይህ ጥናት ፍጹም አማረኛ የመሰሉ የግእዝ ቃላት በአማርኛ ቋንቋ ውስጥ በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች የተገኙ እንደሆነ እና ጥናት እና ምርምር ለማድረግ ለሚፈልግ ተመራማሪ ቁጥራቸው ያልተገደበ በመኾኑ ለዠደፊት ለተጨማሪ ጥናት መነቃቃትን በመፍጠር በኩል አስተዋፅኦ እንደሚኖረው ተመላክቷል፡፡ 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16864 Analyzing Traditional Remedies for Chronic Cough Treatment in Ge ez Manuscripts Simeneh, Haymanot This study examines traditional remedies for chronic cough preserved in three ancient Gəʽəz medicinal manuscripts: ʾƎšädäbdäbbe (IES 713), Mäṣḥafä Mädḥanit (IES 2444), and Mäṣḥafä Fäws (ETHIOPIEN 402 GURIAULE 98), to document, analyze, and interpreting indigenous therapeutic knowledge to contribute to the preservation and scholarly understanding of Ethiopian traditional medicine. A qualitative research approach was employed, using a descriptive and analytical design to systematically document remedies and interpret their cultural significance. Purposive sampling was applied to deliberately select key informants, including traditional healers, scholars, modern physicians, and patients, who provided in-depth perspectives. The primary data were obtained from detailed analyses of the three medicinal manuscripts and from semi-structured interviews with selected informants, whereas the secondary data were drawn from books, journal articles, and related literature that offered historical and cultural perspectives. Data were analyzed thematically following Braun and Clarke’s framework. Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis is a qualitative approach that involves identifying implicit or explicit ideas within the data. The findings revealed over twenty medicinal herbs, nine medicinal foods, five functional foods, as well as minerals and animal-derived substances such as bile and urine employed in treatment protocols, with dosage, frequency, and modes of administration guided by prescriptive rules (Gäbir). Significant regional variations in plant nomenclature, remedy preparation, and ceremonial practices were observed, reflecting both cultural richness and the lack of standardization, while diagnostic techniques, therapeutic procedures, and indigenous naming systems further illuminated the depth of Ethiopian traditional medical knowledge. The study concludes that these manuscripts and practices embody not only therapeutic knowledge but also cultural values and worldviews, and by preserving this heritage, it provides a solid foundation for future ethnobotanical and pharmacological research while contributing to the safeguarding of Ethiopia’s intangible cultural heritage. 2025-08-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16849 የይዘት ትንተና በገድለ አቡነ አናንያ ያሬድ, ደስታው ይህ ጥናት በገድለ አቡነ አናንያ የይዘት ትንተና ላይ በሚል ርእስ የተነሣዉ፡ በጥናቱ ዳራ የተለያዩ ምሁራን ስለ ኢትዮጵያ ፊደልና ሥነ ጽሑፍ ሀብት የሰጡትን አስተያየት ለማስተዋወቅ ሞክሯል። የጥናቱን አነሣሽ ምክንያት የጠቆመ ሲኾን ጥናቱ በምርምር ሥራዉ፣ ዐላማዉን በግልጽ አስቀምጧል። ጥናቱ ከተካሄደ በኋላ ጥቅም ላይ መዋል እንዳለበት ኹሉም የሚያምንበት እንደመኾኑ መጠን ይህ ጥናትም መጠነ ሰፊ የኾነ ጠቀሜታ እንደሚሰጥ በዝርዝር ተቀምጧል። ምርምሩ ዐይነታዊ የምርምር ዘዴን የተከተለ ነው። በተጨማሪም የጥናቱ መሠረታዊ የአጠናን ዘዴ ኹለንተናዊ አካላት የኾኑት የመረጃ ምንጮች፣ የናሙና አመራረጥ ዘዴ፣ የመረጃ ማሰባሰቢያ መሣሪያዎች እና የመረጃ መተንተኛ ዘዴ የሚሉት በየቅደም ተከተል ደረጃቸዉ ተብራርተዋል። በአጠቃላይ አጥኚዉ መሪ ጥያቄዎቹን ለመመለስ ባደረገዉ ጥረት ከተለያዩ የጥናት ውጤቶችና መዛግብት የተገኙ መረጃዎችን በመፈተሽ ምርምር በማድረግ የገድሉን ይዘት በመተንተን መልእክቱን በማብራራት አቅርቧል። 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z