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WAQF DOCUMENTS IN ARABIC AUTHORED BY COPTIC METROPOLITANS OF ETHIOPIA IN THE MID 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES [Abstract ID: 0705-04]
This article aimed to present the translation of three rare pious endowment documents inscribed in the Wängél Zäwärq of the church of Hawzen Täklaä Haymanot(folios 98v-99r) in Eastern Tegray and in Däbra Marqos Täklaä Haymanot church at Addiabeto, (Addi Abun) in Central Tegray. The first document labeled here Hawzen Täklaä Haymanot text (herein after HTHt) contains endowments provided by Djazmatch Sahlu a local ruler under the over lordship of Djazmatch Wube Hayle Mariyam of Wube of Semen and Tegray. This endowment was provided to three churches i.e Hawzen Täklaä Haymanot, Medhane Alem and Tsegereda Mariyam and rim lands to the priests serving them. These endowments were granted in 1570 of the era of Martyrs (1850 AD) when the Metropolitan Abba Sälama was in Tigray. The document labelled here Addiabeto Däbra Marqos Täklaä Haymanot texts (hereinafter ADMTHt) contain four documents. The first (folio-xx, ADMTHt-a) is a reconfirmation document of Abunä Petros (1881-1917), Metropolitan of Ethiopia brought by Emperor Yohannes IV (1872-1889) to the land endowed to May Ayene by his predecessor Abba Sälama III, Metropolitan of Ethiopia (1841-1867). ADMTHt-b confirms previous endowment granted to Manbärä Marcos at Addabeto. ADMTHt-c is about the book (the book which contains these texts) was donated by the monastery of Waldba to the Mânbärä Marcos church at Addabeto. The last document in Arabic, ADMTHt-d, deals with the consecration of the church of Abba Gäbrä Mänfäs Qəddus and a rym grant to an individual. The last document is also accompanied by an Amharic text presented here as ADMTHt-d (bis).