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Or 615
- Record Id:
- 032-003394155
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003394155
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100055291036.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100132735603.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 615
- Title:
- ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
Discourses for the Festivals of the Archangel Michael, arranged for the 12 months of the year.
f.2r. Discourse of Timothy of Alexandria, for the 12th month of Hedar (ኅዳር).
f. 9r. Reading for the month of Tahsas ( ታኅሣሥ).
f. 16r. Reading for the month of Ter (ጥር).
f. 25r. Reading for the month Yakatit(የካቲት).
f. 30r. Reading for the month of Magabit(መጋቢት).
f. 47r. Reading for the month of Miyazya (ሚያዝያ).
f. 53r. Reading for the month Genbot (ግንቦት).
f. 55v. Reading for the month Sane (ሰኔ).
f. 63r. Reading for the month Hamle (ሐምሌ).
f. 68r. Reading for the month Nahase (ነሐሴ).
f. 72r. Reading for the month Maskarram (መስከረም).
f.76r. Reading for the month Tekemt (ጥቅምት).
f. 81r. Miracles of S. Michael.
ff. 104r-135r. Miracles and discourses for the Festival of the angel Gabriel.
f. 135r. Homly of John Chrysostom, discourses for the Festival of the angel Raphael.
f. 152v. The miracles of Raphael, including the history of Tobit and Tobiah (f. 157r)
f. 179v, is a list of plants with healing properties written in Amharic.
f. 180r. A hymn to S. Michael.
Decoration: ff. 8r, 8v, 103v, 134v, 182v, 183r, 183v.
Name of first owner erased; substitution, አናግደ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡, e.g., f. 111v, but also erased. Subsequently, in the time of king Bakafa (A.D. 1721-30), the volume belonged to a woman named ዓመተ፡ ድንግል፡ በረከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወሊቀ፡ ሐራ። ይኩኖ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ዘመዊእ፡ ጌራ። ወያብኦ፡ ሀገረ፡ ዓይነ፡ ንስር፡ እለ፡ ኢነጸራ። ነፍሳተ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ኅበ፡ የሐድራ። አመ፡ ይሠራዕ፡ ምሳሐ፡ ለጽዮን፡ ማኅበራ። ወዓዲ፡ ዘት፡ አጽሐፈ፡ ዘንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዓመተ፡ ድንግል፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅሩ፡ (sic) ለሚካኤል፡ መል አከ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ ይዝድር። በረከቱ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ ብእሲት፡ ኃጥእት።
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003394155", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 615: ድርሳነ ሚካኤል, Homiliary in Honor of the Archangel Michael." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003394155
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003394155
- 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_100132735603.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Parchment codex, 185 folios. Written in 2 columns of 18 lines each. 279 x 254 mm. In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with coloured silk.
- Custodial History:
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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), pp. 149-150.
- Publications:
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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)