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Or 719

Record Id:

032-003411418

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003411418

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100059686743.0x000001

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ark:/81055/vdc_100149953993.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 719

Title:

ገድለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ላሊበላ, The Acts of Lālibalā.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

ff. 1r-5v. ‘Introduction and supplication: በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩ አምላክ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘኢይሰደቅ፡ ዋሕድ፨ ዕሩይ፡ ታሉት፡ ዘኢይነፍድ፤ ዘሀሎ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ክዋኒሁ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይትበዓድ፨ ወእምህላዊሁ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢየሐፅፅ፡ወኢይፈደፍድ፨ በአናስረ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘኢይተረጐም፡ ወኢይትዔለድ፨ ወዘኢይትፈለጥ፡ ወልድ፡ እምአቡሁ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ እምወልድ፨

Supplication: ሰአሉ፡ ሊተ፡ ከመ፡ የሀበኒ፡ ልሳነ፡ ጥበብ፡ ከመ፡ አእምር፡ ዘእንብብ፨ እስመ፡ አነ፡ ሕፁፀ፡ ልብ፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ፡ ኢገሠሥኩ፡ ማእዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ዚአሁ፡ ለዘእትናገር፡ በእንቲአሁ፡ እስመ፡ ነዋህ፡ ነገሩ፡ ወልጐት፡ ክሥተተ፡ ምሥጢሩ፨ ወባሕቱ፡ እነግረክሙ፡ በሐሳበ፡ ክህልኩ፡ እንዘ፡ እትአመን፡ በኃይለ፡ ጸሎትክሙ፨ ወበጸሎቱ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኮከበ፡ ክብር፡ ጽባሐዊ፡ ዘየኃይድ፡ ብርሃኑ፡ እምብርሃነ፡ ካልአን፡ ከዋክብት፨ እንዘ፡ አብ፡ ይረድእ፡ለወጢን፡ በለብዎ፡ ወእንዘ፡ ወልድ፡ ያጸንዕ፡ በአስተሰናእዎ፨ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይከውን፡ ፈጸሜ፡ ኃይለ፡ ቃል፡ በአስተታልዎ፨ በሰላመ፡ ዚአሁ፡ አሜን፨ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ብፁዕ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቅርቱ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ወምስለ፡ ወልዳ፡ መስፍን፡ ኃይለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ወሀብተ፡ ረድኤቱ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ ብፁዕ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቅርቱ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ወልዳ፡ መስፍን፡ ኃይለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨

ff. 5v- 162v. The life and Acts of Lālibalā. The first leaf is missing, but its contents have been supplied on f. 2.

f.3v. this Ms. was written by one ‘Abba 'Amḥa, for the church or convent of Golgotha, before the reign of Zar'a Ya'kob or Constantine, by whom the first of these two notes has been altered. Zar'a Yaqob began to reign in A.D. 1434.

Supplication: f. 154v-155r. ንትማኅጸንኬ፡ በኃይለ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ለገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ከመ፡ ያዑሮ፡ ለሰይጣን፡ ዘያስሕተነ፡ ወዘይሜሕረነ፡ ከመ፡ ንጽርፍ፨ በከመ፡ አዖሮ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘጸረፈ፡ ላዕሌሁ፨ ጸሎቱ፡ ወስእለቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ ወይባርከነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Hierarchy:

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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:

1431

End Date:

1440

Date Range:

14314

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex. 163 folios. Text written in 2 columns of 16 or 20 lines. [2 unnumbered blank leave at the end]. 228 x 177 mm.

In the original boards, covered with stamped leather and lined with red silk.

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), p.193.

Publications:

Perruchon, J. 1892. Vie de Lalibala roi d’Éthiopie. Texte éthiopien publié d’après un manuscrit du Musée Britannique et traduction française avec un résumé de l’histoire des Zagüés et la description des églises monolithes de Lalibala (Paris: Ernest Leroux Éditeur, 1892).

Nafisa Valieva, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 718ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

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