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Or 633

Record Id:

032-003394188

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003394188

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100055292226.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132738178.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 633

Title:

ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, The Miracles of St. George.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

f. 4r. ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, the Miracles of St. George, 40 in number, ንዌጥን፡ በረድ ኤተ፡ እግዚእብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ተ አምራት፡ ዘገብረ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለሰማዕተ፡ ልደ፡ መክብበ፡ ኵሎን፡ ለሰማዕተ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ መስተጋድል፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘመጠወ፡ ነፍሶ፡ ለሞት፡ በእንተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምጻኤ፡ ዓለማት፡ እምኅበ፡ ኢከዊን፡ ኅበ፡ ኩነት። This part of the Ms. was written during the reign of king 'lyasu (I., A.D. 1682—1706), probably about A.D. 1700.

f. 34r. Prefixed is a salam to the blessed Virgin Mary, beginning, ኦርኅርኅተ፡ ሕሊና፡ አፍቅሮተ፡ ሰበእ፡ ልማደ.

f.36r. ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ, The Miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 miracles in numbers.

f. 36r.The first owners were መልክ አ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ and ቅድስተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡

f. 142r. Colophon; stating that this part of the Ms. was written in the reign of king David (whose name is clearly legible on f. 112 a), A.D. 1716-21, ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተ አምሪሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ [ንጉሥ]ነ፡ [ዳዊት]፡ ወልደ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወበሢመተ፡ አባ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሣህሉ፡ ወመሕረቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ኩሎሙ፡ ላእካነ፡ ቤት፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ጸሓፈሁ፡ The scribe's name ዘጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን።

f. 35r. A hymn with musical notes, beginning, በ፪ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ንስግድ፡ ለ አበ፡ ብርሃናት፡ ወወልዱ፡ ዋህድ፡ ወለመንፍስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዕሩይ፡ ፫ጊዜ፡ በል። ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሰላም፡ ለ[ማርያም፡] ንግሥት፡ ወዓጸድ፡ ዘበ አማን፡ ዘኢተገበርዋ፡ ተረክበት፡ አስካለ፡ በረከት.f. 142v. Deed in Amharic of the reign of king 'lyasu (III?)

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Hierarchy:

032-003394188

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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_100132738178.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

18th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 142 folios, 1 blank leaf at the end. Written in 3 columns of 22 to 25 lines. each. 330 x 279 mm. In the original boards, lined with flowered silk, and 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 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. 42

Publications:

An, K.-S. (2016). An Ethiopian reading of the Bible: Biblical interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church.

Budge, E. A. W. (1978). George of Lydda, the patron saint of England: a study of the cultus of St. George in Ethiopia : translations of the Ethiopic texts as found in the manuscripts from Makdalâ now in the British Museum, and an introduction. New York, AMS Press.

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.

Graffin, R., Irenaeus, ., Nau, F., Jacques, E., Brière, M., Ibn, A.-F. M., Severus, A., ... Wilson, S. G. (1919). Patrologia orientalis: His epideixin tu apostoliku kirygmatos : with seven fragments = The proof of the apostolic preaching. Paris.

Grébaut, S. (1919). Les miracles de Jésus: Texte éthiopien. Turnhout: Brepols.

Strelcyn, S. (1978). Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1877. London: British Library. see entry 16 (Or. 8824).

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)