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Or 483

Record Id:

032-003390083

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003390083

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100051898836.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132595912.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 483

Title:

The Octateuch

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

f. 3r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት.

f. 27r. Exodus, ኦሪት ዘፀአት.

f. 47v. Leviticus, ኦሪት ዘሌዋውያን.

f. 63r. Numbers, ኦሪት ዘኍልቍ .

f. 85r. Deuteronomy, ኦሪት ዘዳግም.

f. 104r. Joshua, ኦሪት መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ.

f. 118r. Judges, ኦሪት ዘመሳፍንት.

f. 131r. Ruth, ዘሩት.

f. 133r. The Books of Samuel and Kings, 1st Kings (Samuel). Subscription, ተፈጸመ፡ ነገሥት፡ ቀደማዊ፡ ዘወጠኖ፡ ስሙኤል፡ ወፈጸምዎ፡ ናታን፡ ወጋድ። ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ሣህሉ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ የሁሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ዳዊት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

f. 149r. 2nd Kings (Samuel), Subscription, ተፈጸመ፡ ነገሥት፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ዘጸሐፍዎ፡ናታን፡ ወጋድ። ሣህሉ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ የሁሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ዳዊት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

f. 162v. 3d (1st) Kings,

f. 179r. 4th (2nd) Kings.

f. 195r. Lists of the Kings of Israel and of the Prophets and High priests in their times.

Colophon: f. 195v. The Ms. was finished just after the death of king David, who reigned A.D. 1716 -21. ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ነገሥት፡ ፬ በሥምረተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ሣህሉ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ዳዊት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003390083

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003390083

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100132595912.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1721

End Date:

1721

Date Range:

1721

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, written in 3 columns of 32 lines each. 195 folios + 2 end leaves at front, and 4 end leaves at back. 330 x 304 mm. In the original boards, lined with flowered 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 theEthiopian 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. 6-7.

Publications:

Assefa, Daniel. 2007. L'apocalypse des animaux (1 Hen 85-90): une propagande militaire? : approches narrative, historico-critique, perspectives théologiques. Leiden: Brill.

Charles, R. H. 2009. The Ethiopic version of the book of Enoch: edited from twenty-three mss. together with the fragmentary Greek and Latin versions. Charleston, S.C.: Bibliolife.

Dillmann, August. 2005. The Ethiopic text of 1 Enoch. Eugene, Ore: Wipf & Stock Publishers.

Flemming, Johannes Paul Gotthilf. 1902. Das Buch Henoch: äthiopischer Text. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.

Knibb, Michael A., and Edward Ullendorff. 1978. The Ethiopic book of Enoch: a new edition in the light of the Aramaic Dead Sea fragments. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Neugebauer, O., and Matthew Black. 1981. The "Astronomical" chapters of the Ethiopic book of Enoch (72 to 82). København: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab.

Olson, Daniel C., and Melkesedek. 2004. Enoch: a new translation : the Ethiopic book of Enoch, or 1 Enoch. North Richland Hills, Tex: BIBAL Press.

Tiller, Patrick A. 1993. A commentary on the Animal apocalypse of I Enoch. Atlanta, Ga: Scholars Press.

Uhlig, S., & Bausi, A. (2003). “ Octateuch”. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Vol 4. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)