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Or 11718A

Record Id:

032-003434123

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003434123

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100071076714.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132595430.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 11718A

Title:

The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

1.A. (p.1) A note in pencil: ቢሾብ፡ ጉዊን። ኦፍ፡ ከርቱም። ወደ፡ ኢ፡ መ፡ አ፡ ወ፡ ተፈሪ፡ መ። በላኩት፡ ጥያቄ፡ ከኢትዮጵያ። ሊቃውንቶች፡ የተመለሰ። ፩፱፻፩፮ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ “Answers given by Ethiopian Doctors to the questions addressed by Bishop Gwynne of Khartoum to the Heir to the Throne of Ethiopia Tafari Makonnen. The year of Grace 1916”. Below in Amharic text, in parentheses, the following remark: “ The above is written by Ras Taffari propria manu”.

B. (pp. 2-8) List of sixty question. Beginning: የ፰ጠያቂውች፡ አርእስት።በናንተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለሕፃናትና፡ ለልተማሩ፡ ስዎች፡ መጀመሯ፡ ስለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ባሕሪ። ሁለተኛ፡ ሰው፡ ስለ፡ ሆነ፡ ስለ፡ ጌታችን፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ የሚያስተምሩት፡ ምንድርነው።

C.(pp. 9-82) The sixty questions and answers. Beginning:፮ጥያቄ።በናንተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ ለሕፃናትና፡ ለልተማሩ፡ ስዎች፡ መጀመሯ፡ ስለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ የሚያስተምሩት፡ እንዴህ፡ ነው። እግዚአብሔር፡ በግብሩ፡ በስራው፡ በመንፈስ፡ ይገለጥልናልና፡ በዓይነ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ እናየዋለን፡ በዓይነ፡ ልቡና፡ እናውቀዋለን፡ እንጂ፡ እግዚአብሔርን፡ በባሕረው፡ ለማወቅ፡ እንኳን፡ ሥጋ፡ ለለበሰ፡ ሰው። ለቅዱስን፡ መላእክትም፡ አይቻላችውም። ዕብ፡ ፲፮ምዕ፡ ፮፡ ፫፡ ቍ። ኢዮ። ፴፯ ምዕ፡ ፭፡ ፳፫ ቍ። መዝ፡ ፸፯ቍ፡..

2.(ff. 1-16) English translation of the Amharic text.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Is part of:

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Hierarchy:

032-003434123

Container:

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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_100132595430.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1900

End Date:

1999

Date Range:

20th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. c. 80 folios. This volume has no unified foliation.

Composed of two different parts: (I) 82 numbered +7 unnumbered lined pages, the verso of p.I being text on recto only; 35 lines to a page. The original text of 17 folios is followed by a copy with folios numbered also from 1 to 17. European binding provided by British Museum.

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: Strelcyn, S., 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1877. London: British Museum Publications, pp. 81-82.

Publications:

Matthew, A. F. The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church, as Set Forth by the Doctors of the Same. Translated by Matthew, A. F. London: Faith Press. 1936. (ETHIOPIA et al., 1936)

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)