What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing: A series of meditations on the Holy Trinity, interspersed with hymns and prayers, the title of which, as written by a later hand at the top of f. 1r. f.1r. ሰይፈ፡ ሥላሴ፡ Saifa Selase " the Sword of the Trinity." f. 2r. Hymn. ሰላም፡ አብ፡ ነቅዓ፡ ዘይት፡ ምሕረት፡ ጥሉል።f. 3v. the first section begins as follows, but is disfigured by several erasures, መለኮተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ፍጽምት፡ አሐቲ፡ ስምረት፡ ወሠለስቱ… አካል፡ በዋህድ፡ ጽምረት፡ ፩ መንበር፡ በ፩ህላዊ፡ The text has been altered by readers in various places.The outer half of f. 44r-v has been cut away, and the writing on ff. 44v, and 45r, has been in great part effaced.f. 46r, begins extract, in a different hand and in paler ink; ሥጋ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወደምክቡር፡ ዘለ፡ እግእነወመድሀኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክነ፡ ዘበአማን።f. 48r. The Gospel of John.ff. 108r-109v. Prayers, in different hand.f. 48r. Name of the first owner, Masenqo Dengle መስንቆ፡ ድንግል።
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
- 15th century
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 525
- 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 032-003387096