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Record Id:

032-003433821

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032-003433821

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100070617089.0x000001

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ark:/81055/vdc_100132594293.0x000001

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Add MS 16211

Title:

Geʿez-Amharic vocabulary.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

ff. 4r-106r. ስዋስው፡ ዘ፡ መሸጋገርያ፡ ወዓዲ፡ መሰላል፡ (Sawāsǝw (general record)

ff. 4-20 Gǝʿǝz-Amharic vocabulary

ff. 20-33 Arabic-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary

ff. 33-34 Explanation of Greek and Hebrew words in Geʿez and Amharic

f. 34 Explanation of some words used in the Book of Sirach (work)

ff. 34-35 Latin-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary.Incipit (Gǝʿǝz): ንጽሕፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘጽርዕ፡

f. 35 Explanation of Armenian words in Geʿez Incipit : ሰዋስወ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘጽርዕ፡ ወዘሮማይስጥ፡

ff. 35-40 Explanation of some words used in Pauline Epistles, in Geʿez and Amharic

f. 40 Etymology of the names of the Twelve Apostles

ff. 40-41 Explanation of the abbreviations used in Ge’ez

ff. 41-43 Explanation of the names used in the Books of Kings (work) and the Books of Chronicles (work)

ff. 43-44 Explanation of the words concerning the body

ff. 44-45 On the clean and unclean animals

f. 45 On the sons of Jacob the Patriarch

f. 46 The names of the months in Latin and Coptic

ff. 46-48 Explanation of some words from the ScriptureIncipit : ወካዕበ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ እምኵሉ፡ መጻሕፍት፡

f. 55 On the cities in Syria and Palestine

f. 55 On the names of the celestial bodies

f. 55 On the names of Satan

f. 55 On the names of the idols

f. 55 On the words concerning the administration and the government

ff. 55-56 On money, the units of measurement and of weight

f. 56 On the Apostles and the tribes of Israel corresponding to each of them

ff. 56-59 Interpretation of some words from the books of the New Testament and the Senodos (work)

f. 59 On pots

ff. 59-60 On the measurements

f. 60 On fortifications

f. 60 On weapons

f. 60 On waters.

ff. 60-61 On towns

f. 61 On various words

ff. 61-62 On the subdivisions of the year

ff. 61-62 Enigms from the Octateuch and the Prophets

ff. 62-67 On the Hebrew and Roman months

ff. 67-68 On the three persons of the Trinity

f. 68 On the names of God and the angels

ff. 68-72 Etymological explanation of some Hebrew proper nouns

ff. 72-73 On the names of Jesus Christ

ff. 73-74 On Hebrew, Greek and Roman proper names

f. 74 On the Hebrew and Coptic names of the martyrs

ff. 74-75 On the Hebrew, Coptic, Greek and Latin names of the righteous ones

ff. 75-77 Demonstration of the Faith, from the Scripture

f. 78 On David , Daniel , Ezekiel , Jeremiah and the Prophets who lived before Jesus Christ

f. 78 On the names of God in several languages

ff. 78-88 Prayer of the lightning, starting with mystical names of God

f. 88 Explanation of some words from the Book of Revelation (work)

ff. 88-96 Explanation of some words from the Senodos (work)

ff. 96-104 Interpretation of the book of Proverbs (work)

ff. 1-3 ff. 105-106. Various magic drawings and prayers are written at the beginning and the end of the book.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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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:

1500

End Date:

1800

Date Range:

1500-1800

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, ff. 106. Written in 2 columns 13 or 14 lines. 120 x 140 mm. [2 unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning and 2 at the end].

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:

Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, Pars tertia: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (London: British Museum, 1847) , pp. 58-60.

Publications:

Gover, M. B. (1923) ‘An “Abyssinian” Vocabulary of the Seventeenth Century’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, 2(4), pp. 763–782.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)