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Or 518

Record Id:

032-003387093

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003387093

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100050168484.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132597345.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 518

Title:

አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

አርባዕቱ ወንጌል The Four Gospels

f. 3r. The Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus.

f. 8v, The Eusebian Canons,

f.14r, ዘእምሐዋርያት፡ እግዚእነ፡ ዘእምኊልቈ፡ ፸ወ፪

f. 14r. Index of the sections of the Gospel of Matthew.

ff. 15r and 16v, contain a list of lands granted to the Church of the Saviour of the World, in the reigns of various kings, such as Fasiladas, 'lyasu I. 'Adyam Sagad, Theophilus, 'lyo'as, Takla Haimanot II., Takla Giyorgis, and Gwalu. or 'Egwala Seyon.

f. 17r. The Gospel of Matthew with an Introduction and index of the sections on f. 14r.

f.61r. The Gospel of Mark with an Introduction and index of the sections on f. 59r.

f. 89r. The Gospel of Luke with an Introduction and index of the sections on f. 59r.

f. 137r. The Gospel of John with an Introduction and index of the sections on f.134r.

ff. 170v and 171r, contain documents of the reigns of Theophilus, 'lyo'as, Takla Giyorgis, Gwalu, Sahlu or Sahla Dengel, and Theodore.

ff. 171v, contains a donation of lands by Takla Giyorgis to the Church of the Saviour of the World and a list of books and other property belonging to that church in the year 7343 (1843) =A.D. 1851, in the reign of Sahlu.

f. 172r, is a note , መ፡ ዓ፡ was found by Fasiladas in the 7th year of his reign. ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘንተ፡ ሥራተ፡ ዘደበረ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘሐነጾ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ዘተሰምየ፡ በጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በሳብዕ፡ ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ። Then follow ኁልቍ፡ ደብተራ፡ ዘ’፡ መ’፡ ዓ’፡ and ኁልቍ፡ ምድር፡ ዘመ’፡ ዓ’፡ ጉቢያ፡ አፄ፡ ፋሲል.

f. 172v, ኁልቍ፡ ምድር፡ ዘመ’፡ ዓ፡ ጉቢያ፡ አፄ፡ ፋሲል.

Colophon : At the end is a note, stating that the Ms. was written in the 22nd year of the reign of Fasiladas, A.M. 7147. ተጽሕፈት፡ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በ፸፻፡ ወ፩፻፡ በ፵ወ፯አመተ፡ ምሕረት። አመ፡ ፳ወ፪ አመተ፡መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት። በዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ። አመ፡ ፳ወ፬ ወርኃ፡ ነሐሴ፡ በ፲ወ፩ ሠርቀ፡ ሌሊት። በዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ በጊዜ፡ ፱ሰዓት። በሥምረቱ፡ ለእግዝ አብሔር፡ ልዑል። ለዘክሮቱ፡ ሰጊድ፡ ወለመንግሥቱ፡ ጋደ፡ ተጋዮ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

f. 14r. the name of the first owner is erased.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

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Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100132597345.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1655

End Date:

1655

Date Range:

1655

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, ff. 173. 279 x 254 mm. In 2 columns, 20 lines, except ff. 3r-15r in 30 lines. In the original boards, lined with red silk 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), pp. 23-24

Publications:

[Ethiopic New Testament]. (1949). Guilford [England: Printed by Billing and Son.

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)