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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
historicalContext pre-modern Ethiopian Judaism
language Geʿez NERFINISHED
liturgicalCategory book of hours
liturgicalFunction guides communal worship
guides private devotion
materialForm paper manuscripts
parchment manuscripts
organizesBy hours of the day
region Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
relatedConcept canonical hours
religiousCommunity Beta Israel NERFINISHED
Ethiopian Jews NERFINISHED
religiousFunction regulates daily religious life
religiousLawContext Beta Israel halakhic practice
religiousPurpose sanctification of time
religiousTradition Judaism
script Geʿez script NERFINISHED
structureCharacteristic hour-based order of prayers
timeOrganization fixed sequence of hours
timeScope daily cycle
liturgical year
titleMeaning Book of Hours NERFINISHED
traditionType traditional Ethiopian Jewish text
transmission manuscript tradition
usedBy Beta Israel laypeople
Beta Israel priests NERFINISHED
usedFor daily prayer
liturgical services
seasonal prayer

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Beta Israel liturgy includesBook Mäṣḥafä Sa'atat