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Or 481
- Record Id:
- 032-003358958
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003358958
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038674565.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054861575.0x000001
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- ISAD(G)
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- Or 481
- Title:
- 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 later hand. Dated 1743.
f. 3r-4v. deeds of gift, grant and donations of various kings.
The Octateuch.
f. 5r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት.
f. 21r. Exodus, ዘፀአት.
f. 35r. Leviticus, ዘሌዋውያን.
f. 46r. Numbers, ዘኍልቍ .
f. 61r. Deuteronomy, ዘዳግም.
f. 74.r Joshua, መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ.
f. 83r. Judges, ዘመሳፍንት.
f. 91r. Ruth, ዘሩት.
f. 91r. Subscription, ተፈጸመ በዝየ ኦሪት ሰመንቱ ብሔር በሰላመ እግዚአብሔር.
The four Gospels, አርባዕቱ ወንጌል.
f. 94r. Gospels preceded by the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.
ff. 95r-98v. The Canons of Eusebius.
f. 112r. The Gospel of Matthew, ማቴዎስ.
f. 126r. The Gospel of Mark, ማርቆስ.
f. 134r. The Gospel of Luke, ሉቃስ.
f. 146r. The Gospel of John, ዮሐንስ.
f. 155r. Synodos, ሲኖዶስ, a corpus of Juris Ecclesiastici and the orders of the Apostles.
f. 155v. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, fifty-seven in number.
f. 157r. Orders of the Apostles given through Clement, seventy-two in number, ሲኖደስ ዘአበው ሐዋርያት ዘሠርዑ ለአርትዖ ቤተ ክርስቲያን.
f. 167v. St. Simon the Canaanite, ሥርዓተ ክህነት ዘስምዖን ቍናዊ በእንተ ሥርዓተ ክርስታያን ቅድስት.
f. 168r. The Apostle, በእንተ ዕረፍተ አግብርት በዕለታት ዘይደሉ.
f. 168v. St Peter and St. Paul, በእንተ ዓቂበ መዓርገ ክህንት.
f. 169r. St. Paul. ትእዛዝ ወቀኖና ዘጳውሎስ ላእክ በእንተ እለ ይመጽኡ ኀበ ምሥጢርነ ሐዲሳንወባእደንሂ.
f. 170r. Canons of the Apostles, given through Clement, eight-one in number.
f. 172r. Canons of the Apostles, given through Clement, fifty-six in number.
f. 174v. Canons of the Apostles, eight-one in number.
f. 177r. Canons of the Apostles, twenty –five in number.
f. 179v. Canons of the Apostles, after the Ascension of Christ, thirty in number.
f. 181r. Canons of the Apostles, seventy-nine in number.
f. 182v. Canons of Clement, which he received in a letter from St. Peter.
f. 183v. Canons of the Councils; Nicaea (f.185r), Gangra (f.189v), Sardes (f.190r) and Antioch (f.191r).
Various discourses:
f. 192r. Exposition of the Ten Commandments ascribed to John Chrysostom.
f. 194r. Discourse on the essence of the Holy Trinity.
f. 195r. Discourse on how to distinguish between Good and Evil.
f. 196v. On the Ancient People, and refutation of the Jews,
f. 199r. Discourse on Gregory of Armenia against the Jews.
f. 200r. Hortatory discourse to believers, who desire to walk in the path of wisdom and knowledge.
f. 203v. Penitential Canons of Jesus to St. Peter.
f. 205r. Discourse of the Nicene Fathers on the holy Trinity.
f. 205v. Canons of the Council of Neo-Caesarea, fourteen in number.
f. 206v. Canons of the Council of Ancyra, twenty-four in number.
f. 208r. Colophon, ተፈጸመ በዝየ ሲኖደሶሙ ለሐዋርያት ወለጳጳሳት.
This volume contains the following illustrations;
f. 4v. Moses receiving the Tables of the Law.
f. 20v. Moses writing the Law.
f. 34v. Aaron with the staff which budded.
f. 45v. Aaron.
f. 60v. Moses.
f. 73v. Joshua and the Angel.
f. 82v. Judah (sic) and Caleb.
f. 91v. Ruth, Naomi and Boaz.
f. 93v. Eusebius and Carpianus.
f. 99r. the Annunciation of Zacharia.
f. 99v. Anna and Joachim giving over Mary to the service of the Temple, and the Angel bringing food to Mary in the Temple.
f. 100r. the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary.
f. 100v. the Nativity.
f. 101r. the three Magi.
f. 101v. the Baptism of Jesus.
f. 102r. the Massacre of the Innocents.
f. 102v. the Transfiguration.
f. 103r. the Entry into Jerusalem.
f. 103v. Zacchaeus.
f. 104r. washing of the Disciples’ feet.
f. 104v. St. Peter’s sorrow when the rock crowed.
f. 105r. the Soldiers taking Jesus.
f. 105v. Jesus Christ on the Cross, committing Mary to the care of St. John.
f. 106r. the Crucifixion.
f. 106v. the Descent from the Cross.
f. 107r. the Women mourning over the Body of Christ.
f. 107v. the Burial of the Jesus.
f. 108r. the Woman at the Tomb and the Angel.
f. 108v. the Harrying of Hell.
f. 109r. Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene.
f. 109v. the Ascension. .
f. 110r. God the Father, “the Ancient of days” and the Four Beasts.
f. 110v. God the Father, surrounded by the Cherubim and adoring Angels.
f. 111r. St. Matthew.
f. 111v. St. Mathew and Mark, writing their Gospels.
f. 125v. St. Matthew and Mark.
f. 134v. St. Luke and John.
f. 156v. the twelve Apostles.
This MS contains important copies of many deeds of gift, grant and donations of various kings; f.3v. Sahla Dengel (1832-40 and 1841-55) to the priests of Dasage, in Amharic. F.4r. King ‘Iyasu (II) builds Debra Berhan in the 10th year of his reign (A.D. 1739-40). Various visits of the king to this place are mentioned, with gifts to priests. Partly in Ethiopic, partly in Amharic. F.20r. List of books left after the persecution (?), Fasiladas reigned A.D 1632-67. F.60r. King Na’od died A.D. 1508, Lebna Dengel 1540, Claudius 1559, and Wanag Sagda (Minas) 1563. F.92r. Gwelt of king Gabra Maskal (‘ʿamda ṣiyōn). F.132v. king Serṣe Dingil (1550-97). F.154r. king Zar'ā Yāʿiqōb (1448-9). F.208v. a deed of the time of Iyasu (III?), in a Amharic gweltat of amda ṣiyōn, Na’od, Zar'ā Yāʿiqōb and ‘Eskender. F.209v. deeds of Zar'ā Yāʿiqōb.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1660
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- Late 17th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Parchment codex 355 x 355 mm. ff. 203. In 2 columns, 40 lines. Second half of the 17th century. In the original boards, covered with stamped leather.
- Custodial History:
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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.
- 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.1-2.
- Publications:
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Abraha, Tedros. (2016). The Ethiopic version of 1 and 2 Corinthians . [Italy Rome]
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.
Dillmann, A., 1853. Biblia Veteris Testamenti. Lipsiae: Vogel.
Knibb, M. A. 1., 1999. Translating the Bible: The Ethiopic version of the Old Testament. Oxford: Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press.
Orgawi, Flad, J. M. 1., & Krapf, J. L. 1., 1886. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Basle: British and Foreign Bible Society.
[Ethiopic New Testament]. (1949). Guilford [England: Printed by Billing and Son.
Leroy, J., 1967. Ethiopian painting in the late Middle Ages and under the Gondar dynasty. London: Merlin.
Mahạ̄ri, L. L. (1959). Masạ̄hẹfta hạddisāt sostu: Nebāb kanna-tergāmē. Addis Ababā: Artistic Press.
Wechsler, M. G., 2005. Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum. Lovanii [Louvain, Belgium]: Peeters.
ወንጌል፡ቅዱስ፡ዘእግዚእነ፡ወመድኀኒነ፡ኢየሱስ፡ክርስቶስ : ወመጻሕፍቲሆሙ፡ለሐዋርያቱ፡ቅዱሳን-Top of Form
Wangél qedus zaʼegziʼena wamadh̲anina ʼIyasus Kerestos: Wamaṣāḥeftihomu laḥawāryātu qedusān. (1927). Guildford: Printed by Billing and Son.
Zuurmond, R., 1989. Novum Testamentum aethiopice: The synoptic Gospels. Wiesbaden: Steiner.
- Exhibitions:
- British Library Treasures, (online), 27 February 2016-
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)