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Or 609

Record Id:

032-003394143

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003394143

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100055287222.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132735126.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 609

Title:

ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, arranged for the 12 months of the year.

f.5r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria, for the 12th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).

f. 15v. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).

f. 24r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).

f. 38v. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).

f. 45v. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).

f. 70r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).

f. 76r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት), beginning, ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ነገር፡ ዘበእንተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዘወፅ አ፡ እምድኅረ፡ አቡነ፡ ይስ ሐቅ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ…

f. 81r. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).

f . 99r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).

f. 108r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ).

f. 121r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).

f. 132r. Miracles of S. Michael, 12 in number.

Decoration : Unfinished and uncoloured drawing outlined ( ff. 2r, 2v, 3v, 4v, 16r, 17r, 25r, 26r, 39r, 39v, 40r, 40v, 46r, 46r, 47r, 68v, 69r, 79v, 80r, 80v, 97v, 98r.

The older portion of this volume contains many pictuires in outline. The scribe's name was Abraham, f. 126r; that of the first owner, Takla Haimanot, foil. 45 r, 70r, 126r. Later owners, Adara Giyorgis and his wife Sabla Wangel, f. 5r, and Walda Riifa'el, f. 108.

In the latter part occur as owners the names of Haila Mika'el and Walda Mika'el.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003394143

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-003394143

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

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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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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 155 folios, 2 unnumbered blank leaves at the end; written in 2 columns of 14 lines each. 203 x 177 mm .In the original boards, covered with stamped leather. Foliation notes: Number of folios provided is incorrect; the foliation is out of sequence. The entire manuscript requires re-foliating.

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 theEthiopian 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. 146

Publications:

Ayālēw, A., 1977. Dersāna Mikāʼēl ba-geʻez-ennā ba-Amāreññā. Addis Ababa: Tensāʼē Za-Gubāʼē Press.

Conti, R. C. (January 01, 1950). L' arcangelo Afnin nella letteratura etiopica. Analecta Bollandiana / Société Des Bollandistes, 424-435.

Theodosius, A. o. A., Severus, o. A., Eustathius, B. o. T., & Budge, E. A. W. S., 1894. Saint Michael the archangel: Three encomiums by Theodosius, archbishop of Alexandria, Severus, patriarch of Antioch, and Eustathius, bishop of Trake; the Coptic texts with extracts from Arabic and Ethiopic versions, edited, with a translation. London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)