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Or 718
- Record Id:
- 032-003358963
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003358963
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038675805.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100054939146.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 718
- Title:
- ገደለ ላሊበላ Gädlä Lalibla ("The Acts of Lalibla") or History of King Lalibala of Lasta.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
ff. 1r-130. ገደለ ላሊበላ Gädlä Lalibla, The Acts of Lalibla
Decoration: f.76r “Lalibla receiving covenant”.
f.76v, The death of Lalibla.
f.99v. The Patriarch and Lalibla.
f.100r. The Patriarch washing the feet of Lalibla and below portrait of queen Walatta 'lyasus.
f.126r. The churches of Lalibla.
f.127v. Lalibla depicted building his church.
Written for queen Walatta ‘Iyasus and her family, namely, her sons ኃይለ ኡየሱስ, ኃይለ ሚካኤል and ወልደ ማርያም, and her daughters ወለተ ማርያም and ኂሩት ሥላሌ.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003358963", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 718: ገደለ ላሊበላ Gädlä Lalibla ('The Acts of Lalibla') or History of King Lalibala of Lasta." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003358963
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003358963
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100054939146.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Parchment codex, 330 x 254 mm. ff. 130 (iiii+130+iiii). In 2 columns, 21 lines. In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with flowered cloth.
- 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. 193-194.
- Publications:
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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.
Bidder, I. (1959). Lalibela: The monolithic churches of Ethiopia. London: Thames and Hudson.
Lepage, C., & Mercier, J., 2011. Lalibela: Wonder of Ethiopia, the monolithic churches and their treasures. Paul Holberton Pub.
Uhlig, S. (., Bausi, A. (., Baye Yimam., Crummey, D. (., & Fiaccadori, G., 2014. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: Supplementa, Addenda et corrigenda, Maps, Index. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)