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Or 691
- Record Id:
- 032-003434590
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003434590
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071663821.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100149950063.0x000001
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 691
- Title:
- Acts of Saints and Martyrs, and homilies for various festivals.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
Acts of Saints and Martyrs, and Homilies for various Festivals.
f. 1r. Manifestation of the Prophet Habakkuk Karṭasa ( 3rd of Ḫedar ኅዳር). አመ ፡ ሡሉሱ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ አስተርእዮቱ ፡ ለእንባቆም ፡ ነቢይ…
f. 2v. ገደለ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ ዘቅ ፡ መ ፡ ዓለም ።
f. 20r. Commemoration of Eleazar, the son of Aaron ( 3rd of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ወበይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ገድለ ፡ አልዓዛር ፡ ወልደ ፡ አሮን ፡ ወትረክብ ፡ ነገሮ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ኦሪት ፡ ስብሓት ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ፡ አሜን ።
f. 20v. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria, on the blessed Virgin Mary ( 6th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ንቀድም ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ንጽሕፍ ፡ ድርሳን ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ወኅሩይ ፡ ወብፁዕ ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ ፡ ሊቅ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘዓባይ ፡ ሀገር ፡ እለ ፡ እስክንድርያ ፡ ጸሎቱ ፡ ተሀሉ ፡ ምስሌነ ፡ አሜን ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ በእንተ ፡ እግዚእትነ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ንጽሕት ፡ ድንግል ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወበእንተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ኅበ ፡ ኅደረት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ፍቁር ፡ ወልደ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ በገደመ ፡ አድባረ ፡ ቁስ ።
f. 49r. The Invention of the holy Cross by the empress Helena (8th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ነገረ ፡ አስተርእዮተ ፡ መስቀሉ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ማሕየዊ ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ አመ ፡ ሰሙኑ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ቁስጠንጢኖስ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ መሀይምን ፡ ኄር ፡ ወወደየ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልባ ፡ ለእሙ ፡ እሌኒ ፡ ቅድስት ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ሰመያዌ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትኅሥሥ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ወስቅለቱ ፡ ወትንሣኤሁ… Imperfect.
f. 76v. Acts and Miracles of St. George ( 7th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ንቀድም ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ ንጽሕፍ ፡ ኀይለ ፡ ወተአምረ ፡ ዘገበረ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ ለሰማዕቱ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ…
f. 79v. The Invention of the holy Cross by the empress Helena.
f. 91v. Homily of John Chrysostom on the four Beasts ( 8th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ድርሳን ፡ ዘብፁዕ ፡ ወቅዱስ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ቁስጠንጢኖስ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ፬ እንስ ሳ ፡ ዐበይት ፡ መንፈሳዊያን ፡ አመ ፡ ሰሙኑ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ ዘይትነበብ ፡ በሰላመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አሜን ።
f. 106r. Treatise of Severus (of ‘Ashmunain) on the Council of the 318 Fathers at Nicaea (9th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). ነገር ፡ በእንተ ፡ ማኅበር ፡ ሠለስቱ ፡ ምእት ፡ ዐሠርቱ ፡ ወሰመንቱ ፡ ዘአባ ፡ ሳዊሮስ ፡ አመ ፡ ፱ ፡ ለኅደር… It is divided into 4 sections: ff. 108r; f..115r, f. 123v, f. 134 v.
f. 156r. On the Archangel Michael (12th Ḫedar ኅዳር) by the patriarch of Antioch (Severus). ድርሳን ፡ አመ ፡ ዓሡሩ ፡ ወሰኑዩ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ ዘደረሰ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ዘአንጾኪያ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ሚካኤል ፡ ወአፍቅሮቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ወተናገረ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ሰንበት ፡ ቅድስት…
f. 170r. The martyrdom and miracles of Menas (15th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). አመ ፡ ፲ወ፭ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ ስምዕ ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ወብፁዕ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ መስተጋድል ፡ ሰማዕቱ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ሚናስ ፡ ጽሎቱ ፡ ተሀሉ ፡ ምስሌነ ፡ አሜን ። At the end we read ወተአሪሁ ፡ ለቅዱስ ፡ አባ ፡ ሚናስ…
f. 179r. St Philip. አመ ፡ ፲ወ፰ ፡ ፈልጶስ ፡ ሐዋርያ ፡ ትነሥእ ፡ እምነገረ ፡ ሐዋርያት ፡ ወታነብብ ፡ አመ ፡ ፲ወ፰ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ በሰላም ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አሜን ።
f. 179r. Cosmas and Daminus ( 24th of Ḫedar ኅዳር) ቆዝሞስ ፡ ወደሚያኖስ.
f. 199v. Martyrdom of Mercurius, መርቆርዮስ ( 25th of Ḫedar ኅዳር)
f. 219r. Jacob the Persian, who was cut in pieces (27th of Ḫedar ኅዳር). Discourse on St. Matthew, ch. x. 37-39. አመ ፡ ፳ወ፯ ፡ ለኅደር ፡ ስሞዕ ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ግሙድ ፡ መስተጋድል ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ዘረከቦ ፡ ዘተፈጸመ ፡ ስምዑ ፡ በምድረ ፡ ፋርስ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ሰርደ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ወውእቱሰ ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ ፡ ያአምን ፡ በክርስቶስ ፡ በሰላመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አሜን።
f. 223v. Discourse on St. Luke, ch. ix. 23-25.
f 224r. Martyrdom of Eustathius, ኤውስጣቴዎስ. Imperfect at the end.
f. 228r. Martyrdom of Eustathius, ኤውስታትዮስ his wife and two children, under Marcianus (23rd Mäskäräm መስከረም). ገድል ፡ ወስምዕ ፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ ኤውስታቲዮስ ፡ ወብእሲቱ ፡ ወክልኤቱ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ዘኮኑ ፡ ስማዕተ…
f. 241v. መልአ ፡ መጽሐፈ ፡ እንበእቆም ፡ ነቢይ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ አመ ፡ ፲ወ፰ለጥቅምት ፡ በ፬፻፸፯ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ ምሕረት ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ያግባ ፡ ጽዮን ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ መፍቀሬ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘተሠርዐ ፡ በመዋዕሊሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትአዘዙ፡ ኢትዮጲያ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትዓገሱ፡ ከመ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ያግባ፡ ጽዮን፡ Yāgbā Ṣǝyon reigned from A.D. 1285 to 1294.
f. 218v. A record of the purchase of this volume by Ṣaga Krestös from the daughter of ‘Abba Habla Seläse. ለዝንቱ ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ አጥረይክዎ ፡ አነ ፡ ጸጋ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ በ፫ሽማ ፡ ወ፬አሞሌ ፡ እምወለተ ፡ አባ ፡ ሐብለ ፡ ሥላሴ ፡ ዘአትሮንስ ፡ ማርያም ። ወመሳክርትሂ ፡ በዢርወንድ ፡ ክፍለ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ተስፋ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ጸሓፈ ፤ ጸሓፈ ፡ ባስልዮስ ፡ የማነ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ አቤቶ ፡ እደ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ዘዋረብ።
Decoration: Rubric ff. 51r.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
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- [{ "id" : "032-003434590", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 691: Acts of Saints and Martyrs, and homilies for various festivals." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-003434590
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- 032-003434590
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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_100149950063.0x000001
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1299
- Date Range:
- 13th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Parchment codex. 243 folios. Text written in 2 columns 22 to 26 lines. 355 x 228 mm. In the original boards.
- 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: Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp. 162-164.
- Publications:
- Esteves Pereira, F. M. (1907) Acta Martyrum. Romae: Excudebat Karolus de Luigi (Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, Series Altera 28)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
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- Not Public Record(s)