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Record Id:

032-003387076

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Reference (shelfmark):

Add 11678

Title:

Prayers to the Virgin Mary, Trinity, biblical prayer compilation and prayers against evil.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Prayers to Mary, Trinity, biblical prayer compilation (almost illegible) and prayers against evil.

Inscription on f. 1r reads: Ex codicibus Joannis AngeliDucis ab Altaemps PsalteriumLiteris Abyssinorum, seu Aethiopum. Accordingly, the previous owner of this manuscript was Johannes Angelus, Duke of Altemps.

ff. 2r-v9. Prayers Beginning: እኪ፡ ዳዊት፡ ብፁዕ፡ ፈኑ፡ እዴከ ፡እምአርያም። አድኀነኒ ወባልሐኒ፡ እማይ፡ ብዙኀ።ወካዕበ፡ይቤ፡ ፈኑ፡ ብርሃነከ፡ ወጽድቀከ። ተ፡ በከ፡ አእማኑኤል፡ ምስክ፡ ቀስተከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይሕምመኒ፡ በ አክፈከ፡ አሜን።

ff.9 r-13v. Didascalia, beginning: ለገ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ ሶበ፡ ነበረ፡ ዲበ፡ ርእስከ፡ በርእየ[ት]፡ ርግብ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መንፈስ፡ ወ አመ፡ ስምየ፡ ኮነ፡ አብነ፡ ወለድየ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ እ መስማያዊ፡ ምቅድስ። በከመ፡ ነበየ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ቃለ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል።

ff 13v-16r Prayer. Beginning: በስመ፡ አበ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላ። በቅድስት፡ ስላሴ፡ እንዘ፡ እትመኀፀን፡ እክሕደከ፡ ሰይጣን፡ እንዝ፡ እረግመከ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚብ አሔር፡ ረገመከ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ እምቅድም፡ ለያኀስርከ፡ እግዚብ አሔር፡ ዘኃረያ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም፡ አሜን።

ff. 16r-17v. Prayer. Beginning: ዘዕዝራ፡ እትመኀፀን፡ ብከ፡ ኦእግዚእ፡ እግዚ አብሔር፡ አምላኪየ።

Colophon: f. 6r. the name King Zar’a- Yaqob. ሶበ፡ ጸዋዕክዎ፡ አድኀን፡ እምፀርየ፡ ሊተ፡ ለፀርዐ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ቆስጠንጢኖስ፡ ስመ፡ መንግ ሥትየ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይልክፉ፡ ነፍስየ፡ ወሥጋየ፡ አሜን።

Coloured (black and red) ornamental band interlace motifs: ff. 13v, 14r, 14v, 18r.

f.2r. the names ወልደ፡ እግዝ አብሔር፡ and ወወልደ፡ ማርይም። are written in the supplications.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1434

End Date:

1468

Date Range:

1434-1468

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex. 19 folios with 5 blank leaves at the beginning, and 9 blank leaves at end. 120 x 115 mm. Wooden boards with a British Museum leather covered spine. Text on spine: preces variae Athiopice.

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: Dillmann, A. (1847). Codices Aethiopici: August Dillmann. Londini, Curatorium Musei Britannici. pp.53

Publications:

An, K.-S. (2016). An Ethiopian reading of the Bible: Biblical interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church.

Binns, J. (2017). The Orthodox Church of Ethiopia: A history.

Isaac, E., LeMay, M., & Thomas Leiper Kane Collection (Library of Congress. Hebraic Section). (1968). The Ethiopian Church. Boston: H.N. Sawyer Co.

Melkesedek. (1997). The teaching of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Danville, CA: Alem Publishers.

Ullendorff, E. (1997). Ethiopia and the bible: The Schweich lectures of the British Academy 1967. Oxford [u.a.: Univ. Press.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)