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Or 4611

Record Id:
032-003375542
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003375542
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100043555228.0x000001
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100147205962.0x000001
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4611
Title:

ዳዊት Psalter.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Psalter, ዳዊት. ff. 108

f. 1r. A hallelujatic prayer, almost illegible.

ff. 1v-2v. Magical prayers.

ff. 3r- 86v. Psalms, Incipit: ፍካሬ ዘጻድቃን ወዘኃጥአን መዝሙር ዘዳዊት ፩ ብፁዕ ብእሲ ዘኢሖረ.

ff. 86v-94r. 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. 94r-97v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን.

ff. 98r-104v. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. The Praises of Mary, with musical notation, arranged for the days of the week.

ff. 105r-108r. The Praises of Mary: Anqäṣä Berhan (Gate of light), with musical notation.

ff. 108. 24-26 lines (ff. 3r-18v) and 31-33 lines (ff. 19r-108r) to a page; ff. 1v-97v in one column, ff. 98r-108r in two columns.

Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Ethiopian Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003375542
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Hierarchy:
032-003375542
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_100147205962.0x000001
Thumbnail:
Languages:
Geez
Scripts:
Ethiopic (ge'ez)
Start Date:
1600
End Date:
1700
Date Range:
1600-1700
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:
Parchment. 108 folios. 80 x 190 mm. Modern European binding.
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 theEthiopian 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:
On the recto of the front unnumbered paper fly leaf: “Bought of Mr. F. Brion. Jan. 26. 1893.”
Finding Aids:
British Library. Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books, & Strelcyn, S., 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1877. London: British Museum Publications, pp. 25-26.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)