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Harley MS 5471
- Record Id:
- 032-003433713
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003433713
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100070563693.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100132594915.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 5471
- Title:
- Formula of absolution, Psalm 119, Song of Songs, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾtena Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā.
- Scope & Content:
-
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
ff. 1r-3r. Formula of absolution (ፍትሐት፡) (Fetḥat za-wald ) ff. 4r-14r. Psalms of David, Psalmus. ff. 14v-26v. Song of Songs. Divided into five sections
ff. 26v-38v ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም (ʾAnqaṣa berhān ) Incipit (): f. 26 ቅድስት፡ ወብፅዕት፡ ስብሕት፡ ወቡርክት፡ ወልዕልት፡ አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡ መዓርገ፡ ሐይወት፡ ወማኅደረ፡ መለኮት፡ ቅድስተ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ . . . . .Called Wǝddāse Māryām (work) in the title, the work is in reality the ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
ff. 39r-58r ጸሎታ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘጸለየት፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩ለወርኀ፡ ስኔ፡ በደብረ፡ ጎልጎታ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ መቃብረ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ (Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003433713", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Harley MS 5471: Formula of absolution, Psalm 119, Song of Songs, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾtena Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003433713
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003433713
- 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_100132594915.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1753
- Date Range:
- 1600-1753
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Parchment codex. 58 folios. Text written in 1 column of 14 to 15 lines. [3 unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning and 3 at the end].
90 x 110 mm.
- 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: Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, Pars tertia: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (London: British Museum, 1847), p. 52.
- Publications:
- Gleave, H. C. (ed.) (1951) The Ethiopic Version of the Song of Songs. London: Taylor’s Foreign Press.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)