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Or 12467

Record Id:

032-003375540

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032-003375540

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LARK:

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ISAD(G)

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Or 12467

Title:

Psalter, ዳዊት.

Scope & Content:

Psalter, ዳዊት.

ff. 1r-2v. Prayer for the dying.

ff. 3r-7v. A fragment of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary containing five miracles, the end of the last missing.

ff. 8r-129r . Psalms, Incipit: ፍካሬ ዘጻድቃን ወዘኃጥአን መዝሙር ዘዳዊት ፩ ብፁዕ ብእሲ ዘኢሖረ.

ff. 129v-142v. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments. The general title is joined to that of the first Canticle:

First Song of Moses, ጸሎቱ ለሙሴ.Second Song of Moses, ጸሎተ ሙሴ ዘዳግም ሕግ. Third Song of Moses, ጸሎተ ሙሴ ዘሣልስ ሕግ.Song of Hanna, ጸሎተ ሐና እመ ሳሙኤል ነቢይ.Prayer of Hezekiah, ጸሎተ ሕዝቅያስ ንጉሠ ይሁዳ.Prayer of Manasseh, ጸሎተ ምናሴ ነቢይ.Prayer of Jonah, ጸሎተ ዮናስ ነቢይ.First Song of the Three Holy Children, ጸሎተ ዳንኤል ነቢይ ስብሐት ዘእምአዛርያ.Second Song of the Three Holy Children, ጸሎተ ፫ደቂቅ.Third Song of the Three Holy Children, ኀበ ባረኩ አናንያ ወአዛርያ ወሚሳኤል ለእግዚአብሔር.Song of Habakkuk, ጸሎተ ዕንባቆም ነቢይ.Song of Isaiah, ጸሎተ ኢሳይያስ ነቢይ.Magnificat, ጸሎተ እግዝእትነ ማርያም ድንግል.Benedictus, ጸሎተ ዘካርያስ ነቢይ.Song of Simeon, ጸሎተ ስምዖን ነቢይ.

ff. 143r-151v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን.

ff. 152r-161v. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. The Praises of Mary, arranged for the days of the week.

ff. 161v-166v. The Praises of Mary: Anqäṣä Berhan (Gate of light).

ff. 166v-167v. Benediction, ቡራኬ attributed to Abba Samuel.

ff. 167v-169r. Second benediction.

f. 169v. Third benediction.

f. 166r. Colophon: ዝንቱ መጽሐፍ ተወጥነ በዘመነ ወንጌላዊ ወተፈጸመ በዘመነ ማቴዎስ. በ፸. ፻. ወ፮. ፻. ፶. ወ፫ ዓመተ ምሕረት. በ፩ ጥንትዮን. ፳ወ፰ አበቅቴ ፪ መጥቅዕ. ተፈጸመ በወርኃ ጥቅምት ፳ ወ፱ ሠርቀ ሌሊት. እም፴ ሠርቀ መዓልት በዕለተ ቀዳሚት ስንበት. ስብሐት ለእግዚ አብሔር ወለእግዝእትነ ማርያም ለዓለም ዓለም አሜን. The manuscript was completed on Saturday, the 30 ṭeqemt 7153 of the Alexandrine era of the world = 6 November 1660 A.D.

ff. 169. 20-2 lines to a page; ff. 8r-151v in one column, ff. 152r-169v in two columns. 1660.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1660

End Date:

1660

Date Range:

1660

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment. 169 folios. Text written 20-22 lines to a page. 170 x 175 mm. In the original binding, contained in a double leather case.

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:

f. 100v. In the left margin a note: “ This book was brought from Abyssinia by Mr. W. Edwards, Captain, Highland Transport Train. June 1868. A piece of paper (126 x 200 mm) has been stuck on to the inside of the back cover, containing on the recto and verso a description of the provenace of the manuscript taken at Magdala by Captain William W. Edwards of Madras Cavalry, who held an appointment under Lord Napier”.

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. 22-24.

Publications:

(1958). Mazmura Dawit: nebābunā targwāméw kaṭent kaʼItyop̣yā liqāwent siwārd siwārad ʼenda maṭa. ʼAdis ʼAbabā, ʼArtistik matamiyā bét.

Ludolf, H. (1701). Maṣḥafa mazmurāt za-Dawit hoc est Psalterivm [Psalterium] Davidis: Aethiopice et Latine, cum duobus impressis & tribus MSStis Codicibus diligenter collatum & emendatum, Nec non Variis Lectionibus & Notis Philologicis illustratum, Ut in Praefatione pluribus dicetur. Accedunt Aethiopicè tantùm Hymni Et Orationes Aliqvot Vet. Et Novi Testamenti, Item Canticvm Canticorvm [EST: Biblia. Canticum Canticorum]. Maṣḥafa Mazmurāt Za-Dawit Hoc Est: Psalterium Davidis Aethiopice Et Latine. Francofurti ad Moenum, Zunner Et Helwig.

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