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Or 6801
- Record Id:
- 032-003256328
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003256328
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100027119434.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100171516337.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6801
- Title:
- Mercurius the General, Miscellany in honour of St Mercurius (with Festival lessons)
- Scope & Content:
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a) St Mercurius’ martyrdom under Emperor Decius (249-251 AD); b) Miracle of St Mercurius and Julian the Emperor; c) Lessons for the Feast of St Mercurius.
Scribe: Aurillios Biktor
Illustrations: f. 1v portrait of St Mercurius on horseback menacing the Emperor Julian; f. 2v – text with colourful Islamic style embellishments
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Coptic Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003256328", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 6801: Mercurius the General, Miscellany in honour of St Mercurius (with Festival lessons)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003256328
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003256328
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 32 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100171516337.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Coptic
- Scripts:
- Greek
- Start Date:
- 0996
- End Date:
- 1004
- Date Range:
- 996-1004
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Parchment
Dimensions: 275 x 218 mm
Script: Greek with a small number of Demotic characters
Binding: c. 1907; half bound in very dark bluish green leather; gold tooled
- Custodial History:
- The manuscript was donated to a monastery of St Mercurius in Edfu, Egypt; acquired by the British Museum on November 9th, 1907 from Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Publications:
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Bentley Leyton. Catalogue of Coptic literary manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1906. London: the British Library, 1987, entry 130, pp. 146-148
The Martyrdom of Saint Mercurius the General (Brit. Mus. MS. Oriental, No. 6801) / Budge E.A. Wallis. — [52 p.] In : Miscellaneous Coptic Texts in the Dialect of Upper Egypt / Budge E.A. Wallis. - New York : AMS Press, 1977. - p.231-282
- Exhibitions:
- Egypt: Faith after the Pharoahs, British Museum, London, 29 October 2015 - 7 February 2016
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)