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Or 607

Record Id:

032-003352898

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003352898

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100036550365.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100054869380.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 607

Title:

ነገረ ፡ ማርያም Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary" .

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Nagara Māryām ነገረ ፡ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 month of the year.

f. 2v. illustration of St. Michael.

f. 3r. for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).

f. 21r. for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).

f. 45r. for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).

f. 65r. for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).

f. 76r. for the month of Ter (ጥር),

f. 80r. for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).

f. 102a. for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).

f. 122a. for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).

f. 136r. for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).

f. 146r. for the month Sane (ሰኔ).

f. 156r. for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).

f. 173r. for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ).

Colophon: This Ms. was written for king ‘Iyasu (II., A.D. 1730-55). ወለኪኒ፡ እሴብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ይእዜኒ፡ ወዘልፈኒ። Fol 120v.

Decoration: This manuscripts is illuminated by 265 illustrating the Life and Miracles of Mary:(ff. 2r, 4r, 6r, 7v, 8v, 9v, 10v, 11v, 12v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 14v, 15v, 15r, 17r, 17v, 18r, 20v, 21r, 22r, 23r, 26v, 26v, 29r, 30r, 31v, 35r, 37r, 38r, 39r, 40r, 40v, 44v, 45r, 46r, 46v, 47r, 47v, 48r, 48v, 49r, 50r, 50v, 51r, 52v, 53r, 54r, 54v, 55r, 55v, 56v, 57r, 58r, 58v, 59v, 60v, 61v, 62v, 63r, 64r, 65r, 65v, 66r, 66v, 67r, 67v, 67r, 67v, 68r, 68v, 69r, 69v, 70r, 70v, 71r, 71v, 72r, 72v, 73r, 73v, 74r, 76r, 77r, 78r, 80r, 80v, 81r, 81v, 82r, 82v, 83r, 83v, 84r, 84r, 85r, 86r, 86v, 87r, 88r, 88v, 89r, 89v, 90r, 90v, 91r, 91v, 92r, 92v, 93r, 93v, 94v, 95v, 96v, 97v, 98r, 98v, 99v, 100r, 100v, 101r, 102r, 102v, 103r, 103v, 104r, 104v, 105r, 105v, 106r, 106v, 107r, 107v, 108r, 108v, 109r, 109v, 110r, 110v, 111r, 111v, 112r, 112v, 113r, 113v, 114r, 114v, 115r, 115v, 116r, 116v, 117r, 117v, 118r, 118v, 119r, 119v, 120r, 120v -portrait of ‘Iyasu II-,122r, 122v, 123r, 123v, 124r, 124v, 125r, 125v, 126r, 126v, 127r, 127v, 128r, 128v, 129r, 129v, 130r, 130v, 131r, 131v, 132r, 132v, 133r, 133v, 134r, 134v, 136r, 136v, 137r, 137v, 138r, 138v, 139r, 139v, 140r, 140v, 141r, 141v, 142r, 142v, 143r, 143v, 144r, 144v, 145r, 145v, 146r, 146v, 147r, 147v, 148r, 148v, 149r, 149v, 150r, 150v, 151r, 151v, 153r, 153v, 154r, 154v, 156r, 156v, 157r, 157v, 158v, 159r, 159v, 160r, 160v, 161v, 162r, 162v, 163v, 164r, 165r, 165v, 166r, 166v, 167v, 168r, 168v, 169r, 169v, 170r, 170v, 171r, 171v, 173r, 173v, 174r, 174v, 175r, 175v, 176r, 176v, 178v, 179r- portrait Sabla Wangēl- 179v, 180r, 180v, 181r, 181v, 182r).

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy:

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Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100054869380.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1730

End Date:

1755

Date Range:

1730-1755

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 438 x 381 mm. 3 columns, 22 or 23 lines. 3 columns, 22 or 23 lines. ff.184 . (i+184+ii) (+ 1 unfoliated flyleaf at the beginning and 2 unfoliated flyleaves at the end of the manuscript). In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with silk.

Custodial History:

Usage Statement: The Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.

Magdala Collection of 1868

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see:Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp. 142

Publications:

Nagara Maryam: Baʼamāreñā. ʼAdis ʼAbabā: BaTasfā mātamiyā bét, 1968. Print.

Chojnacki, S., 1983. Major themes in Ethiopian painting: Indigenous developments, the influence of foreign models, and their adaptation from the 13th to the 19th century. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner.

Heldman, M., Grierson, R., Crummey, D., & Munro-Hay, S. C. 1., 1993. African Zion: The sacred art of Ethiopia. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press in association with InterCultura Fort Worth, Walters Art Gallery Baltimore, Institute of Ethiopian Studies Addis Ababa.

Roman, André. 1922. Un hymne du Nagara Maryam [Texte éthiopien et traduction].

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)