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Or 594

Record Id:

032-003392786

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003392786

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100054290842.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132729487.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 594

Title:

Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise”, Weddase Maryam “Praise of Mary” and Weddase Amlak.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

f. 1r. The significations of the Ge’ez letters of the alphabet.

f. 2r. A hymn and note of the efficacy of prayer, ጸሎተ፡ ዘይትገበር፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት…

ff. 3r-180r. Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise”, Weddase Maryam “Praise of Mary” and Weddase Amlak ““Praise of God””. Combined together and arranged for the days of the week.

f. 197r. A later hand, a hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary.

f. 198r. Notes in Amharic.

f. 77v. The blessed Virgin and Child and f.141v the Crucifixion.

Names of first owners erased ; ተንስ አ፡ ወልድ፡ (f.110r and 142r) ኀደራ፡ ጽዮን፡ (f.151r, 152r;) … ክርስቶስ (ff. 153v, 167v, 169v, 196a,) and ስርጉ፡ ሥላሴ f. 189v. ሰላመ፡ ወልደ ff. 2v, 19r.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003392786

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003392786

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_100132729487.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

Era:

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 198 folios. The last folio is mutilated. Text written in 2 columns, of 20 or 21 lines each. 254 x 228 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. 108

Publications:

Getatchew, H. (1983). The different collections of Nägś hymns in Ethiopic literature and their contributions. Erlangen: Lehrstuhl für Geschichte und Theologie des christlichen Ostens.

Marsh, R. (2004). Prayers from the East: Traditions of Eastern Christianity. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

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

Woolfenden, G. W. (2017). Daily Liturgical Prayer: Origins and Theology. Milton: Taylor and Francis.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)