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Or 603

Record Id:

032-003394140

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003394140

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100055286376.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132733123.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 603

Title:

ነገረ ፡ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary".

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Nagara Māryām ነገረ ፡ ማርያም. History and Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, arranged for the 12 months of the year.

f. 2r. Reading for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).

f. 22r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).

f. 46r. Reading for the month of Hedar (ኅዳር).

f. 66r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).

f. 77r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).

f. 80r. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).

f. 104r. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).

f. 124r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).

f. 138r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).

f. 148v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).

f. 158r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).

f. 176r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ).

f. 182v. The story of the son of Caiaphas.

f. 20r. This Ms. was written for king Bakafa, A.D. 1721—30; ወከማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ወለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። on f. 45r. ወለኪሃ፡ እሲብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ ባካፍ.f. 157v and 175v, portrait of king Bakafa.

Decoration: This manuscript is illuminated by illustrating the Life and Miracles of Mary: (ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4r, 4v, 5r, 6v, 7v, 8v, 9v, 10v, 11v, 12r, 12v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 15v, 16r, 17r, 19v, 20r, 22r, 23r, 24r, 27v, 30r, 31r, 32v, 36r, 38v, 39r, 40v, 41v, 42r, 43r, 43v, 44r, 44v, 45r, 46r, 46v, 47r, 47v, 48r, 48v, 49r, 49v, 50v, 51r, 51v, 52r, 53v, 54r, 55r, 55v, 56r, 56v, 57r, 58r, 59r, 59v, 60v, 61v, 62v, 63v, 64v, 65r, 66r, 66v, 67r, 67v, 68r, 68v, 69r, 69v, 70r, 70v, 71r, 71v, 72r, 72v,73r, 73v, 74r, 74v, 75v, 77r, 78r, 79r, 80r, 80v, 81v, 82r, 82v, 83r, 83v, 84v, 85r, 86r, 86v, 87r, 88r, 88v, 89r, 89v, 90r, 90v, 91r, 91v, 92r, 93r, 93v, 94v, 95v, 96v, 97v, 98r, 98v, 99v, 100r, 100v, 101r, 102r, 104r, 104v, 105r, 105v, 106r, 106v, 107r, 107v, 108r, 108v, 109r, 109v, 110r, 110v, 111r, 111v, 112r, 112v, 113r, 113v, 114r, 114v, 115r, 115v, 116r, 117r, 117v, 118r, 118v, 119r, 119v, 120r, 120v, 121r, 121v, 124r, 124v, 125r, 125v, 126r, 126v, 127r, 127v, 128r, 128v, 129r, 129v, 130r, 130v, 131r, 131v, 132r, 132v, 133r, 133v, 134r, 134v, 135r, 135v, 136r, 138r, 138v, 139r, 139v, 140r, 140v, 141r, 141v, 142r, 143r, 143v, 144r, 144v, 145r, 145v, 146r, 146v, 147r, 148r, 149r, 149v, 150r, 151r, 151v, 152v, 153r, 153v, 155r, 155v, 156r, 156v, 157v, 158r, 159r, 159v, 160v, 161r, 161v, 162r, 162v, 163v, 164r, 164v, 165v, 166v, 167r, 167v, 168r, 168v, 169v, 170r, 170v, 171r, 171v, 172r, 172v, 173r, 173v, 175v, 176r, 176v, 177r, 177v, 178r, 178v, 179r, 179v, 181v, 182r, 182v, 183r, 183v, 184r, 184v, 185r.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Is part of:

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Hierarchy:

032-003394140

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100132733123.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1721

End Date:

1730

Date Range:

1721-1730

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 185 folios with 3 unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, and 4 at the end; text written in 2 columns, of 19 to 23 lines each. 406 x 381 mm. In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with striped silk.

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. 141.

Publications:

Nagara Maryam: Baʼamāreñā. ʼAdis ʼAbabā: BaTasfā mātamiyā bét, 1968. Print.Chojnacki, S., 1983. Major themes in Ethiopian painting: Indigenous developments, the influence of foreign models, and their adaptation from the 13th to the 19th century. Wiesbaden: F. Steiner.Heldman, M., Grierson, R., Crummey, D., & Munro-Hay, S. C. 1., 1993. African Zion: The sacred art of Ethiopia. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press in association with InterCultura Fort Worth, Walters Art Gallery Baltimore, Institute of Ethiopian Studies Addis Ababa.Roman, André. 1922. Un hymne du Nagara Maryam [Texte éthiopien et traduction].

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)