EMML 1486, fol. 85a — Miniatures

F. 85a: st. John the Baptist being beheaded. Copied for Kefla Maryii.m and Walatta MikB.'el (ff. 3b, 59b, 61a and passim ), by more than one hand. F. lao pen trial. F. 98b: pen trial. Ff. 4a-5b and 6b blank. Ff. 6b-7a, 12b, 21b, 30a, 74b-75a and 97b-98a filmed twice. 616 E»IL Pr. No. 1488 Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa, MS. 384. Photocopy, 33.5 x 21 cm., 35 + 3 ff. (all on ~), 1 col., 36 lines, 20th c . 1) Ff. 1-34: An Amharic Play entitled [Affaggasenn]. Affaggasenn is the name of the girl who is the protagonist representing Ethiopia. [Affaggasenn] meaning "you made me die for you" is written though not indicated in the manuscript, by Yofta~e Neguse depicting the Italian fascistic invasion of Ethiopia. (1) Ff. 1-2: Introduction [Maqdem]. (yehecci ma~epaf ba-saw tafatro .yallawen tabay tasayyallacc ---) (2) Ff. 3-24: The play in three parts. 2) F. 35: An Amharic poem of 49 lines by Yoftape Neguse. Printed in Western Wallagga, (I1ubbabor) in 1929 E.C. (= 1936/7 A.D.), about the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. (1. dengel agare hoy tenta tadangelo/ teo tao te tao teo tao / pe~anatu tardaw yancemm lebb qWaslo/ a. tao a. tao a. tal ya-pe~anatun dam azakkeri kWello/ as~annaqann seddatesi / emmabete ta:mallaSi/tamallasi/e. ta.) Handed over to the Institute of Ethiopian Studies by Yopannes Admasu (f. 1) on 6/7/64, probably E.C. (= March 15, 1972 A.D.).