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...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: ff. 3v-5r. Hymn to the Saviour of the World. ff. 5r-112r. Psalms, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት. ff. 112r- 122v. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments. ff. 122v-128v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. ff. 128v-136r. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. Th...
ኦሪት Octateuch, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል Gospels and Ecclesiastical works.
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing: Octateuch, ኦሪት and Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል and Ecclesiastical works. Late 17th century. Profusely illustrated with decorated coloured borders and devices. ff.209. (209+i) ff. 2r-3v. a letter of John, patriarch of Alexandria, to king ‘Iyasu (II), written by a lat...
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f. 1r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘልደት. f. 24v. Exodus, ኦሪት ዘፀአት. f. 43r. Leviticus, ኦሪት ዘሌዋውያን. f. 57v. Numbers, ኦሪት ዘኍልቍ . f. 77v. Deuteronomy, ኦሪት ዘዳግም. f. 94v. Joshua, ኦሪት መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ. f. 107r. Judges, ኦሪት ዘመሳፍንት. f. 119v. Ruth, ዘሩት. f. 121v. a short ext...