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Or 9798
- Record Id:
- 032-003434319
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003434319
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071138968.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100149972209.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 9798
- Title:
- Sawasew, poems, calendar for the movable feasts and Amharic explanation of the Creed.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
ff. 1r- 39r. Ethiopic-Amharic Vocabulary.
ff. 36v-39r. Poem.
ff. 39v- 49r. Symbolic explanation of the character of the Ethiopic alphabet and Mazgaba dersan, a collection of 90 qene.
ff. 49r-50r. Calculation.
ff. 50r-56v. Calendar of the movable feasts.
ff. 57v-58r. Nine qene attributed to Gabra Masih.
ff. 58v-61v. Amharic explanation of the Creed followed by Geez text.
ff. Stains 1r-v, 2r-v, 9r, 48v, 49r, 59r, 60r-v.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003434319", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 9798: Sawasew, poems, calendar for the movable feasts and Amharic explanation of the Creed." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003434319
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003434319
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100149972209.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Parchment codex. ff. 61. Written in 2 columns of 21 lines. 170 x 200 mm. [4 unnumbered blank leaves at beginning and 4 at the end].
- Custodial History:
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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.82-84.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)