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Or 590

Record Id:

032-003381842

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003381842

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100049380579.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100147206632.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 590

Title:

ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”. A hymnological composition.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”.

f.2r. The hymn ጥበበ ጠቢባን “Wisest among the Wise”, a hymnological composition. The hymn beginning : እግዚ አብሔር አብ እምቅድመ ዓለማት እንደንበረf.2v. ዘከመ ፈጠሮሙ ለመላእክት በዕለተ እኁድ f.3r. ዘከመ ነጻሕኮ ለዲያብሎስ በትዕቢቱf.3v. ዘከመ አሠርኮሙ ለ አጋንንት

This volume is profusely illustrated, the subject of each picture being usually stated on the upper margin; ff.2r-73v.

ff.52r-73v. Hymns to Angels, Saints, and Martyrs, consisting of a verse addressed to each,; namely, S. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, 'Afnin, all Angels, the 4 Cherubim, George, Fasiladas, S. Stephen, Eustathius, Minas, Behniim (Marmehnam), Mercurius, Arsema, Arwa, the 12 Apostles, Cyrus, Abib, Abba Milkl, Aaron, the Nicene Pathers, Gabra Manfas Kedus, Samuel, Alef and Sehma, Takla Haimanot, Eustathius, Theodore, Claudius, Sebastian, John of 'Esyiit, Victor, Abba Latzun, the 2 Macarii, S. Matthew, Antony, Macarius, Abba Anbas, Demetrius, Moses, Theophilus, John the dwarf (ሐጺር), and St. Andrew.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003381842

Is part of:

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Hierarchy:

032-003381842

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_100147206632.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1800

Date Range:

1700-1800

Era:

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 73 folios + 1. 406 x 355 mm. In the original boards, covered with stamped red leather, and lined with cloth.

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.

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see: Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp.132-133

Publications:

Dillmann, A. (1866). Chrestomathia aethiopica. Lipsiae, T.O. Weigel.

Giyorgis. (1961). Maṣeḥafa ṭabiba ṭabibān wa7tu kidānāt. [Asmara, Ethiopia?], [Demétros Gabramāryām].

Grébaut, S. (1934). Tabiba tabibân. Oriens Christianus ; 31, 1934.

Schall, A. (1964). Zum Text Des Tabiba Tabiban. Journal Of Semitic Studies. 9, 100-106.

Uhlig, S., & Yimam, B., 2003. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Exhibitions:

Treasures of Islam in Africa. From Timbuktu to Zanzibar, Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris, 14 April 2017 - 30 July 2017

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)