What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript written in a fine, elegant character, in the last year of the reign of 'lyasu II., A.D. 1755.containing:f. 1v. List of the contents of the treasury at Dabra Berhan f. 3r. Jeremiah f. 30r. Baruchf. f. 31r. Lamentations f. 32v. The Epistle of Jeremiah f. 33r. "Reliqua verborum Baruchi".f. 36r. Ezekielf. 56v. The four Books of Esdras. 1st Esdras, or 4th Esdras according to the Vulgate, Subseription, በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዝራ። በረከቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።f. 65v. 2nd Esdras, or 1st Esdras according to the Greek and 3rd Esdras according to the Vulgate.f. 72r. The canonical Book of Ezra.f. 76r. The canonical Book of Nehemiah. f. 168r The two Books of the Maccabees.f. 82r. 1st Maccabeesf. 95r. 2nd Maccabees.f. 105v. The Book of Maccabees. f. 131r. Tobit, Subscription, ተፈጸመ፡ ነገር፡ ዘጦቢት፡ ወጦቢያ፡ ወልዱ። በረከቶሙ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።f. 135r. Esther.f. 139r. Judith.f. 146r. Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirachff. 72r and 131r. the name of the owner, ክፍለ፡ ድንግል, Kefela Dengel.
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
- 1755
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 504
- 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 032-003390102