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Record Id:

032-003409244

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003409244

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100057762450.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100162172099.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 650

Title:

ተአምረ ማርያም, Miracles of Mary.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

f.18r-18v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 51 miracles in number. The last miracle is the composition of the ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም, Weddase Maryam, f. 131r. with the dialogue of Mary and the Angel, f. 134r.

f. 1r. The Vision of St. John. f. 8r. A miracle followed by the extract from John Chrysostom, beginning, እሰግድ ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ ፡ ኦእግዝትነ ፡ ማርያም…hese leaves were written for someone named ሣህለ፡ ሩፋኤል ፡, Sahle Rufael.

f. 12r. A tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary,

Documents: On the upper margins of ff. 5v, 6r-v, an ordinance of the reign of Susenyos, Seltan Sagad (A.D. 1607—32) ; much effaced. A deed of the 16th year (A.D. 1578) of Sarza Dengel, Malak Sagad, when he was going to war with Isaac, giving lands to certain monks, f. 7r.

A deed of Sarza Dengel (A.D. 1563— 97), confirming gifts of Zar'a Ya'kob and Asnaf Sagad (Galiiwdewos), f. 7r.Deeds of Sarza Dengel, much effaced, one of them of the 14th year of his reign (A.D. 1576), f. 7v. List of furniture, ff. 13 b, 14r, upper margin.A deed of Sarza Dengel, Malak Sagad, in the 16th year of his reign (A.D. 1578), f. 16v.

A deed of 'lyasii (I., 'Adyam Sagad), son of John (I., A'laf Sagad), granting lands, ለኪደነ፡ ምሕረት፡ እንተ፡ ሰመይናሃ፡ ደብረ፡ እንቍ, when Sinoda አባ፡ ዮሐንስ was ኢጬጌ (AD. 1682 and 1693). f.16v. A list of furniture and books, dated A.M. 7207 = A.D. 1714 ; and, on the verso, a later copy of the deed, f. 17r.

A deed of gift of Sarza Dengel, when Abba Abyatar was መምህር፡ ዘደብረ፡ ማርያም. f. 135v.

f. 136v, This Ms. was written for king Zar'a Yakob, Kwastantmos, A.D. 1434-68, who gave it to a church of the blessed Virgin Mary.

Decoration: St George, f. 7v.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003409244

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Hierarchy:

032-003409244

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:

1400

End Date:

1499

Date Range:

15th and 18th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, 148 folios. Written in 2 columns of 19 to 23 lines. 304 x 228 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. 46-47.

Publications:

Berzock, K. B. (2002). The miracles of Mary: a seventeenth-century Ethiopian manuscript. Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago.

Budge, E. A. T. W. (1900). The miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the life of Ḥannâ (Saint Anne), and the magical prayers of 'Ahĕta Mîkâêl. London, W. Griggs.

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.

Getatchew Haile. (2013). Voices from Däbrä Zämäddo: acts of Abba Bärtälomewos and Abba Yohannes : 45 miracles of Mary.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)