An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1-94 Taʾammǝra Māryām. ff. 1-2 Introduction to the Miracles of Mary (Introduction to the Taʾammǝra Māryām ) ff. 3-8 Maṣḥafa śerʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾem-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾem-makāna maʿālleqā ff. 8v-22 Mysteries revealed by Jesus Christ to John son of Z...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 4r-106r. ስዋስው፡ ዘ፡ መሸጋገርያ፡ ወዓዲ፡ መሰላል፡ (Sawāsǝw (general record) ff. 4-20 Gǝʿǝz-Amharic vocabulary ff. 20-33 Arabic-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary ff. 33-34 Explanation of Greek and Hebrew words in Geʿez and Amharic f. 34 Explanation of some words used in the Book o...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1-154. Sǝnkǝssār for the first half of the year Sǝnkǝssār. Sǝnkǝssār for the first half of the year (ff. 1-154) Explicit: (f. 154) ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተሣየጦ፡ በወርቁ፡ 〚...〛 ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለመቅደስ፡ 〚...〛 ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ይኩን፡ በአፈ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጰውሎስ፡ ለዓለመ...
Divination, Amharic treatise on the creation of the world.
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff.1r- 23v. The manuscript is largely composed of treatises that are associated with divination. Awda nagaśt, Rules concerning divination, Amharic treatise on the creation of the world. It consists of 30 chapters, each surrounded by 15 lines or sentences con...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 1r-8v. Various prayers and magic texts. ff. 9r-61v. አውደ፡ ነገሥት። ʿAwda nagaśt “Cycle of the kings” Sixteen circular tables, each subdivided into sixteen parts with questions on various topics. ʿAwda nagaśt, Sixteen "seas" (ባሕር፡), each containing 16 senten...
PRAYERS for several occasions, ascribed to Simeon Stylites and Philoxenus of Mabug; tables for calculating Easter, etc.; a chronological treatise; and a hymn [salám] to the Holy Trinity. Ethiopic. Vellum; XVIIth cent. In the original binding. Quarto. [Add. 19,658.]
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Prayers: Prayers for various occasions.: Æthiopic.
THE PSALMS, with the Canticles, the Song of Songs, Weddásé Máryám, or encomium of the Virgin Mary, etc. Ethiopic. Vellum; XVIIth cent. In the original binding. Quarto. [Add. 19,659.]