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Record Id:
032-003387092
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003387092
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100050168183.0x000001
LARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100132597091.0x000001
SLARK:
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Or 514
Title:
አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels
Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels

f.1r. Introduction to the Gospel Matthew.

f. 9r. The Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.

f. 11v, ዘእምሐዋርያት፡ እግዚእነ፡ ዘእምኊልቈ፡ ፸ወ፪

f. 13r, The Eusebian Canons,

f. 18r. Index of the sections of the Gospel of Matthew.f. 18r. The name of the first owner has been altered into that of Surahe Krestos,ሱራኄ፡ ክርስቶስ።

f. 18r. ወንጌል፡ ዘቅ፡ መ፡ ዓለም።

f. 20r. The Gospel of Matthew.

f. 80r. The Gospel of Mark with an Introduction and index of the sections on f. 78r.

f. 120r. The Gospel of Luke with an Introduction and index of the sections on f. 118r.

f. 177r. The Gospel of John with an Introduction and index of the sections on f.175r.

f. 223v. Deeds of the reigns of 'lyasu II, 'lyo'as, and Takla Haimanot II. On f.225v, deed from the reign of Hezekiah (Hezqeyas), ህዝቅያስ (1736 – 1737) .

Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Ethiopian Manuscripts
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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
Era:
CE
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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, written in 2 columns of 18 lines each (except ff. 1r to 12r which have 23 lines. 226 folios + 1 blank leaf. 330 x 279 mm. In the original boards, lined with cloth and covered with stamped leather.

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), p. 27.
Publications:

[Ethiopic New Testament]. (1949). Guilford [England: Printed by Billing and Son.Abraha, Tedros. (2016). The Ethiopic version of 1 and 2 Corinthians . [Italy Rome]

Chojnacki, S., 1983. Major themes in Ethiopian painting: Indigenous developments, the influence of foreign models, and their adaptation from the 13th to the 19th century. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner.

Leroy, J., 1967. Ethiopian painting in the late Middle Ages and under the Gondar dynasty. London: Merlin.

Mahạ̄ri, L. L. (1959). Masạ̄hẹfta hạddisāt sostu: Nebāb kanna-tergāmē. Addis Ababā: Artistic Press.

Wechsler, M. G., 2005. Evangelium Iohannis Aethiopicum. Lovanii [Louvain, Belgium]:

ወንጌል፡ቅዱስ፡ዘእግዚእነ፡ወመድኀኒነ፡ኢየሱስ፡ክርስቶስ : ወመጻሕፍቲሆሙ፡ለሐዋርያቱ፡ቅዱሳን-Wangél qedus zaʼegziʼena wamadh̲anina ʼIyasus Kerestos: Wamaṣāḥeftihomu laḥawāryātu qedusān. (1927). Guildford: Printed by Billing and Son.

Zuurmond, R., 1989. Novum Testamentum aethiopice: The synoptic Gospels. Wiesbaden: Steiner.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)