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Or 12114 (A)

Record Id:

032-003375544

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003375544

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 12114 (A)

Title:

Psalter, ዳዊት.

Scope & Content:

ff. 1r-128v. Psalms, መዝሙር ዘዳዊት.

ff. 128v-141v. . 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. 142r-149v. Song of Songs of Solomon, መኃልየ መኃልይ ዘሰሎሞን. Divided into five sections, all except the first preceded by the doxology: ስብሐት ለ አብ ወወልድ ወመንፈስ ቅዱስ. ለዓለም ወለዓለመ ዓለም.

ff. 150r-159v. Weddase Maryam, ውዳሴ ማርያም. The Praises of the Virgin Mary, arranged for the days of the week. The end is missing.

ff. 160r-163v. The Praises of Mary, Anqäṣä Berhan.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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032-003375544

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not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003375544

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1700

Date Range:

1600-1700

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment. 164 folios. 18 lines to a page; ff. 1r-149v in one column, ff. 150r-163v in two columns. 142 x 138 mm.

Wooden boards, the binding is badly damaged; contained in a leather case, also damaged.

Source of Acquisition:

On the inside of the back cover a label bearing the following note: “ Presented by Kenneth Smith, Esq. 14 July 1956”

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.20-21

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)