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Or 597

Record Id:

032-003392825

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003392825

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100054347020.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132729927.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 597

Title:

ገብረ ሕመማት, Book of the Rite of the Holy Week

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Mäṣḥafä gәbrä ḥəmamat “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week”

f. 1r. A leaf from a Ms. of the Revelation of St. John, in 2 columns of 22 lines, of the 15th cent.

f. 4v. Eve of Palm Sunday, Homily of John Chrysostom.

f. 17r. Monday homily.

f. 42r. Tuesday homily.

f. 66r. Wednesday, homily.

f. 87v. Thursday, homily of John Chrysostom.

f. 124r. Friday, homily of John Chrysostom.

f. 215r. The Song of Songs.

f. 223r. Saturday –

f. 225r. Raˀəyä Yoḥannəs “Revelation of John”

f. 257r.Təmḫərtä ḫəbuˀat “Teaching of Mysteries”

f. 260v. A prayer, and below it an excommunication by the ‘abuna Yemrehana Krestos, ይምርሐ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአውዕአ፡ እምዛቲ፡ መቅደስ፡[ እንቲ፡ ይእቲ፡ ድበረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡] በአፈ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን:: This ‘abuna lived under Zar’a Yakob and ‘Eskender, the former of whom died A.D. 1468, the latter A.D. 1494.

f. 261r. Prayers in a later hand.

f. 262r. Hymns, with musical notes.

Colophon : f.259v. ተፈጸመ: በዝየ: በጸጋሁ: ለክርስቶስ: መጽሐፈ: ኅብረተ: ቃላት: ዘይደሉ: ለአንብቦ: በሰሙነ: ሕማማት: እምቀደሚት: ሰንበት: ሆሣዕና: ሰርክ: እስከ: እሑደ: ሰንበተ: ትንሣኤ: ሰርክ:: አቡነ: መንፈሳዊ: መልአልክ: ዘእምሰማያዊ: አባ: አቡነ: ሰላማ: ጳጳስ: ዘብሔረ: አግዓዚ: በቃለ: ወንጌል: መርዔቶ: ናዛዚ: አበሳ: በትምህርቱ: አምዓዚ:: ለዛቲ: ግብረ: ሕማማት: ዘአጽሐፋ: አቡነ: መርሐ: ክርስቶስ: ሠርፀ: አቡነ: ተክለ: ሃይማኖት: ይጽሐፍ: ስሞ: እግዚአብሔር: ጻባኦት: ኅበ: ዓመደ: ወርቅ: በሰማያት::

Decoration : ff. 1r, 17r, 42r, 46r, 87v, 101r, 143v, 225r.

f. 31v. Scribe Gabra Krestos, written for Abuna Marha Krestos (f. 31v) ጻሓፊሁ: ገብረ: ክርስቶስ: እኅወ: ዚአክሙ: ጥቡዕ: ለመልእክተ: አቡክሙ::

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003392825

Is part of:

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Hierarchy:

032-003392825

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_100132729927.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1300

End Date:

1399

Date Range:

14th 15th century

Era:

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 262 folios, written in 2 columns, 29 to 34 lines. Some leaves are slightly stained and torn. 406 x 304 mm.

In the original boards, covered with 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. 136-138

Publications:

Tadesse Tamrat, "The Abbots of Dabra Hayq, 1248-1535," Journal of Ethiopian Studies, 8 (1970), p. 102

Ullendorff, Ethiopia and the Bible: The Schweich Lectures (Oxford: British Academy, 1967)

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)