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Or 6466

Record Id:

032-003375543

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003375543

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100043555490.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132742362.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 6466

Title:

Psalter, ዳዊት.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

ff. 2r- 145v. Psalms, Incipit: ፍካሬ ዘጻድቃን ወዘኃጥአን መዝሙር ዘዳዊት ፩ ብፁዕ ብእሲ ዘኢሖረ.

ff. 146r- 161r. The Canticles of the Prophets of the Old and New Testaments:

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 (Nunc dimittis), ጸሎተ ስምዖን ነቢይ.

ff. 161r-169v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. Divivded into five sections.

ff. 170r-181v. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. The Praises of the Virgin Mary, arranged for the days of the week.

ff. 181v-186v. The Praises of the Virgin Mary, Anqäṣä Berhan.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003375543

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003375543

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century 18th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment. 186 folios. 185 x 218 mm. in the original binding, the leather spine has been renewed; on the inside of the front cover is a mirror 45 x 58 mm. set in a lead frame.

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.

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.26-27

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)