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Or 504
- Record Id:
- 032-003390102
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003390102
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100051902910.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100132596665.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 504
- Title:
- Ezekiel, Jeremiah, The four books of Esdras.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript written in a fine, elegant character, in the last year of the reign of 'lyasu II., A.D. 1755.
containing:
f. 1v. List of the contents of the treasury at Dabra Berhan
f. 3r. Jeremiah
f. 30r. Baruchf.
f. 31r. Lamentations
f. 32v. The Epistle of Jeremiah
f. 33r. "Reliqua verborum Baruchi".
f. 36r. Ezekiel
f. 56v. The four Books of Esdras. 1st Esdras, or 4th Esdras according to the Vulgate, Subseription, በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዝራ። በረከቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።
f. 65v. 2nd Esdras, or 1st Esdras according to the Greek and 3rd Esdras according to the Vulgate.
f. 72r. The canonical Book of Ezra.
f. 76r. The canonical Book of Nehemiah.
f. 168r The two Books of the Maccabees.
f. 82r. 1st Maccabeesf. 95r. 2nd Maccabees.
f. 105v. The Book of Maccabees.
f. 131r. Tobit, Subscription, ተፈጸመ፡ ነገር፡ ዘጦቢት፡ ወጦቢያ፡ ወልዱ። በረከቶሙ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።
f. 135r. Esther.
f. 139r. Judith.
f. 146r. Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach
ff. 72r and 131r. the name of the owner, ክፍለ፡ ድንግል, Kefela Dengel.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003390102", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 504: Ezekiel, Jeremiah, The four books of Esdras." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003390102
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003390102
- 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_100132596665.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1755
- End Date:
- 1755
- Date Range:
- 1755
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Parchment codex written in a fine, elegant character. 155 folios. 381 x 355 mm. In the original boards 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. 19-20
- Publications:
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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.
Knibb, M. A. (2015). The Ethiopic text of the Book of Ezekiel: A critical edition. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press.
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)