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Or 12125

Record Id:

032-003372095

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003372095

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100042380430.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132595535.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 12125

Title:

The Octateuch in Amharic.

Scope & Content:

The Ethiopian foliation has in general the number on the verso of one leaf repeated on the recto of the following one.

(f.Iv) Enumeration of the Books of the Old Testament, 39 in number. Title: የብሉይ ኪዳን መጻሕፍት እሊህ ናቸው .

(ff. 2ra-55 vb) Genesis- ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት በዕብራይስጥ ብርሺት ይባላል (the leaves are numbered with some errors from 1 to 50)

(ff. 56r- 101va) Exodus- ኦሪት ዘጸአት. በዕብራይስጥ ብርሺት ይባላል ወኤሌ ሸሞች. (sic). The leaves are numbered with some errors 1 to 40).

(ff. 102ra-136vb) Leviticus-ኦሪት ዘሌዋውያን. በዕብራይስጥ ወይቅራ ይባላል. (The leaves are numbered from 1 to 27)

(ff.137ra-188ra) Numbers -ኦሪት ዘኍልቍ. ዘዕብራይስጥም ወይዳብር ይባላል. (The leaves are numbered from 1 to 36)

(ff. 188va-228vb) Deuteronomy-ኦሪት ዘዳግም. በዕብራይስጥ ኤሌ ሐደፈሪም ይባላል. (The leaves are not numbered )

(ff. 229ra-256rb) Joshua-መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ. በዕብራይስጥ ይሆሹዓ ይባላል. (The leaves are numbered 1 to 24)

(ff. 256va-282ra) Judges-መጽሐፈ መሣፍንት. በዕብራይስጥ ሾፍጢም ይባላል. (The leaves are numbered 1 to 21)

(ff. 282va-286v) Ruth-መጽሐፈ ሩት ሞዓባዊት. (The leaves are numbered 1 to 4.)

(f. 229r) The seal of Empress Taytu, wife of Menelik II.

(Front flyleaf 1v) Scribbles.

(End flyleaf) 1v. A note: “Bought of C. R. Alkson, Esq., Brentwood, Essex”.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003372095

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003372095

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_100132595535.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1900

End Date:

1900

Date Range:

1900

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Codex, vellum and paper, 286 folios. Text written 24 lines to a page. 9 unnumbered front flyleaves and 2 unnumbered end flyleaves.

Dimension: 210 x 295 mm.

Binding- wooden boards; leather spine repaired in the B.M

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.

Source of Acquisition:

A note on end flyleaf 1v: “Bought of C. R. Alkson, Esq., Brentwood, Essex”.

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see: Strelcyn, S., 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1877. London: British Museum Publications. pp. 124-127.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)