What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:The Octateuch. ( Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth) ff.242. (ii+242+i) f. 1r. Genesis, ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት.f. 50r. Exodus, ኦሪት ዘፀአት. f. 88r. Leviticus, ኦሪት ዘሌዋውያን.f. 120r. Numbers, ኦሪት ዘኍልቍ .f. 160r. Deuteronomy, ኦሪት ዘዳግም.f. 196.r Joshua, ኦሪት መጽሐፈ ኢያሱ ወልደ ነዌ.f. 218r. Judges, ኦሪት ዘመሳፍንት. f. 239r. Ruth, ዘሩት. On f.2r. Upper margin ኦሪት ዘቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓለም, “the Law, belonging to the Holy Saviour of the World”. The church Holy Saviour of the World built by King Theodore at Magdala. on f. 119v. a note in of modern date: ዝ፡ መጽሐፍ ዘአባ ማሩ ወእምየኒ አበሱደ መምሕርየኒ አባ ዩሴፍ ሕፃን መናረ አኀውየኒ ሽቱ ካሱ ይቤ ዑጉዝ በአፈ ሙሴ ወአሮን.The commencement of each book, is ornamented with interlacing in red and black ink, except for the Book of Ruth. Ornamental band on ff. 1r, 50r, 88r, 120r, 160r, 196r, 218r.
The official manuscript record and IIIF manifest are documented. No art folios were safely mapped from the catalogue prose, so a full page-by-page visual audit remains pending.
- Source date
- 14th century -15th century
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 480
- Folio
- Full visual audit pending
- Place evidence
- No place is inferred from the shelfmark or repository. Consult the linked catalogue record for the source wording.
- Catalogue source
- British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
- Source record
- British Library catalogue 032-003357787