Identity Card from Jordan State; Ministry of Interior sent to Wäldä Maryam
- JM-EARJ/AD/154-005
- Item
- 1940-06-14-1940-06-14
182 النتائج مع الكائنات الرقمية إظهار النتائج مع الكائنات الرقمية
Identity Card from Jordan State; Ministry of Interior sent to Wäldä Maryam
Curfew Pass from General Officer Commanding the Forces in Palestine (Jerusalem) sent to Yehayes
File n°172, Memorendum from Wäldä Mädhen Arägawi about the history of Dayr Al-Sultan monastery
Memorendum concerning the history of Dayr Al-Sultan monastery and other properties of Ethiopians in Jerusalem (in Amharic).
File n°216, Memorendum from Boris Nolde about the history of Dayr Al-Sultan monastery
Memorendum concerning the history of Dayr Al-Sultan monastery and the conflict with Coptic community (in French).
Agreement of Tenancy from Government of Palestine sent to Amaretchi
Agreement for Agricultural Land, knows as Mudawara (Jericho); valid for one year until 1938.03.31 (in English, Arabic).
Scheme of the repairs of the Abyssinian Building, Prophetes Road, Jerusalem
Letter from Grazmatch Nätsärä Ab sent to the Superior of Ethiopian Convent
Payment of the rent for the house for Dädjazmatch Baltcha (in Amharic). Marginal note: Ethiopian date: 1914.05.01 (Terr 1, 1914).
Testimony of witnesses from Eshaq Käräbid
Eshaq Käräbid witnesses that the convent called Dayr Al-Sultan is managed by Ethiopians (in Arabic, Amharic) . Date in arabic: 15 ab 1905 (15 August 1905).
Ethiopian Archbishop Residence in Jerusalem
The Ethiopian archbishop’s residence in the old city preserves a part of Ethiopian community’s archives. These archives are divided into two main sections: the current administrative archival office, which includes all types of administrative documents, and the manuscript section.
The Administrative section
In the current administrative archival office, there is an heterogeneous set of documents dated from the end of 19th century to present. There is no historical archives properly speaking. These archives are still used by the local administration for current affairs.
Among all the folders stored in that place, seven include documents created before 1950: folders n°6, 154, 356, 358, 359, 360 and a last one entitled in Amharic “yä-leyu leyu guday däräseññoč käzih yegäññalu” including different types of documents unclassified. In addition to these folders, a book written in 1903-1904 (manuscript in Amharic) was recorded as “folder” n°172 and a report written in 1925 as “folder” 216.
Documents dated before to 1950 found in the archives (ca. 160 documents) are administrative and financial documents, such as payment receipts, cheques, bank documents, financial reports, letters and correspondence including daily issues of the community, etc. These documents are written in Arabic, English, French, German languages. Amharic marginalia are often added to documents in order to give a clue to the topic of the document. Very few documents are fully written in Amharic. 55 documents are written in Arabic.
The manuscripts section
The manuscripts section carefully preserves numerous parchment and paper manuscripts written in Ethiopian languages (Geez and Amharic). The collection represents more than 760 manuscripts. The oldest one dates back to the 15th century.
Through this collection, one could study the daily life of the Ethiopian religious community established in Jerusalem, and get information to understand all their problems and opportunities, such as housing, supplies, access to public services, administration or worship. Receipts and payment document are witnesses of Ethiopian involvement in local life.
Archbishopric of Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem (AEOCJ)