Mazgaba Maṣāḥəft

CAe 1931

 

Title

  • መጽሐፈ፡ ግንዘት፡, Maṣḥafa gǝnzat (general record), Book of the Funeral Ritual

Description

Collection of texts used for the funeral service and the preparation of the body for the burial. It is also supposed to grant forgiveness to the sins of the dead. The time of the composition of the work is unknown. The oldest extant manuscripts date to the 15th century. There is a number of versions of the work, apart from the standard text printed in the contemporary church editions and found in recent manuscripts.

Contributors

  • Alessandro Bausi, general editor
  • Massimo Villa, editor
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
  • Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor
  • Dorothea Reule, contributor
  • Daria Elagina, contributor

History

Former clavis numbers: 6155

  • Massimo Villa on :
    Added additional textparts
  • Daria Elagina on :
    Updated abstract and bibliography, upgraded to general record
  • Daria Elagina on :
    Updated text structure
  • Dorothea Reule on :
    Added keywords
  • Dorothea Reule on :
    Small change
  • Massimo Villa on :
    Added witnesses
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo on :
    Created file from google spreadsheet
  • Eugenia Sokolinski on :
    CREATED: text record