Mäṣḥafä Sa'atat

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Mäṣḥafä Sa'atat is a traditional Ethiopian Jewish (Beta Israel) prayer book that organizes daily and seasonal liturgical services according to specific hours of the day.

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Mäṣḥafä Sa'atat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf prayer book
religious text
associatedWith Beta Israel liturgy
Ethiopian Jewish liturgy
contains biblical passages
blessings
hymns
prayers
countryOfOrigin Ethiopia
culturalSignificance core text of Beta Israel religious practice
devotionalRole supports observance of fixed prayer times
genre Jewish prayer book
horologion-type text
hasPart daily services
seasonal services
hasTitleLanguage Geʿez
linked to: Geʽez
historicalContext pre-modern Ethiopian Judaism
language Geʿez
linked to: Geʽez
liturgicalCategory book of hours
liturgicalFunction guides communal worship
guides private devotion
materialForm paper manuscripts
parchment manuscripts
organizesBy hours of the day
region Ethiopian Highlands
relatedConcept canonical hours
religiousCommunity Beta Israel
linked to: Ethiopian Jews

Ethiopian Jews
religiousFunction regulates daily religious life
religiousLawContext Beta Israel halakhic practice
religiousPurpose sanctification of time
religiousTradition Judaism
script Geʿez script
linked to: Geʽez script
structureCharacteristic hour-based order of prayers
timeOrganization fixed sequence of hours
timeScope daily cycle
liturgical year
titleMeaning Book of Hours
traditionType traditional Ethiopian Jewish text
transmission manuscript tradition
usedBy Beta Israel laypeople
Beta Israel priests
usedFor daily prayer
liturgical services
seasonal prayer

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Beta Israel liturgy includesBook Mäṣḥafä Sa'atat