Motä Aron - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ

A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
A Syriac homily by Jacob of Serug, translated to Arabic and then to Ge'ez.

Canonical Versions

Version	Modern or critical edition	Selected manuscript/s
Motä Aron: Beta Israel version - in Ge'ez	ዜና ፡ ምቱ ፡ ለአሮን ። ዐይን: Max Wurmbrand. "Snippet view" only.	Faitlovitch Ms. 8 (p: 21. Less "de-Christianised" text.); Faitlovitch Ms. 16 (More "de-Christianised" text.)

Non-Canonical Versions

Version	Modern or critical edition	Selected manuscript/s
Homily on the Death of Aaron by Jacob of Serug: Christian Ethiopic version - in Ge'ez	ድርሳን ፡ ... በእንተ ፡ ዕረፍቱ ፡ ለአሮን ፡ ካህን ... (no printed edition appears to exist.)	EMML 1939 [p: 121]
Homily On Aaron the Priest by Jacob of Serug - in Syriac Aramaic	ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܒܘܥܐ: Paulus Bedjan. "Recension 1" text.; See also: text with translation, commentary, and info on recensions. (not available at this link)	"Recension 1" manuscripts: Vat.sir.117 (f. 151r) (basis of Bedjan's edition); Oxford Bodleian Or. 19 (not digitised) "Recension 2" manuscripts: Harvard Ms. Syriac 85; DIYR 32 [p: 75r]; MGMT 300 [p: 148v]; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Ms. Sachau 113; SMMJ 163 [p: 23]; MGMT 284 [p: 121r] "Recension 3" manuscripts: DIYR 3 [p: 462r]; DIYR 292 [p: 35]; CFMM 132 [p: 62v]; CFMM 137 [p: 332r]; CFMM 142 [p: 26r] "Recension 4" manuscript: BNF Syriaque 122

Significantly related biblical texts:

The Book of Numbers.

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