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Or 604

Record Id:

032-003394141

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003394141

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100055286713.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132733584.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 604

Title:

ነገረ ፡ ማርያም, Nagara Māryām "The Story of Mary" and the homily for Festivals of the Virgin Mary.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

f. 5r. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria to be read on 6th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).

f. 18r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria.

f.40r. Discourse to be read on the 3rd month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ), beginning , ድርሳን፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ፫ ለታኅሣሥ፡ በእንተ፡ ልደታ፡ ለእግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ.

f. 45r. The history of the Death of the blessed Virgin, as narrated on the authority of S. John. To be read for the 21st month of Ter (ጥር).

f. 50r. Discourse on how the History of the blessed Virgin was discovered.

f. 53r. History of the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary.

f. 65r. Discourse to be read on the 16th of the month Yakatit(የካቲት).

f.67r. The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, to be read on the 29th month of Magabit (መጋቢት).

f.78r. Discourse on the Conception and Birth of the blessed Virgin, to be read on the 1st of the month Genbot (ግንቦት).

f. 84v. Discourse to be read on 21st month Sane (ሰኔ).

f. 85v. Discourse of Basil of Caesarea , beginning , በእንተ፡ ሕንፃ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያና፡ ለእግዚእትነ፡ ንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ በዕለተ፡ ቅዳሴሃ…

f. 92r. On the Assumption of the blessed Virgin, by Cyril of Jerusalem, for the 16th month of Nahase (ነሐሴ).

f. 104r. Discourse of Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa.

f. 112r. How Mary concealed herself and the Child from Herod in Mount Lebanon, and the history of Gigar, the judge of Syria, and Domitianus, ዜናሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘከመ፡ ተሠወረት፡ ውስተ፡ አድባረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ኃሠሣ፡ሄሮድስ፡ ለቀቲለ፡ ወልደ፡ ሕፃና፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ።

f. 125r. Discourse of Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa, በእንተ፡ ክብራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ንጽሕት፡ ማርያም።

This volume is full of lists of furniture, dress and books, deeds of gift, and similar documents, in Amharic, written on the blank pages and on the margins. They seem to belong chiefly to the reigns ኢያሱ (ዓለም ሰገድ), ኢያሱ III, ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, ሕዝቅያስ, ድሜጥሮስ, እጓለ ጽዮን, ኢዮአስ 2nd , ጊጋር, ኢያሱ IV, ገብረ ክሪስቶስ, ሣህለ ድንግል, and ቴዎድሮስ.

Owner: The name of the first owner has been erased, but the name of the king, in whose he Ms. was written, is gtill legible, namely David III (A.D. 1716—21). በረከቱ፡ ቅድስት፡ ተሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወምስለ፡ ገብሩ… ወምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን።

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003394141

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1716

End Date:

1716

Date Range:

1716

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 137 folios. Written in 3 columns of 28 lines. 355 x 304 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. 143-145

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)