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EAP432/1/2
- Record Id:
- 040-002361125
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002361123
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000988.0x00006c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100176096295.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP432/1/2
- Title:
- Wuddase Amlak, Lalibela. [15th Century]
- Scope & Content:
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It is a parchment manuscript of different prayers composed from the Psalms. According to the chief guardian of the collection, it was brought from one of the churches of Lalibela in Wollo. It has a big colophon which describes about the establishment of the monastery and the number of books and other heritages which were donated by different noble men.
241 folios, sewed together with a wooden cover. It is written with two columns. The measurement of the manuscript is 34x29x5.6 and the lines in each page are from 28-32. Sewed together
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preserving East Gojjam: A Rich Culture in Jeopardy
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002361123
040-002361125 - Is part of:
- EAP432/1 : Dabra Koreb We Qeraneyo Medhanealem Monastery [14th-17th centuries]
EAP432/1/2 : Wuddase Amlak, Lalibela. [15th Century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002361123[0002]/040-002361125
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP432/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- One volume copied as 262 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP432-1-2 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Ethiopic (ge’ez) - Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th Century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Information About Originals:
- Original material is located in the Däbrä Koreb wä Qäraneyo Mädhanealäm Monastery, East Gojjam, Gorge of Abay
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)