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Or 536 — Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel

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Plate 1Or 536, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing: f. 2r. Psalms, with Mazmura Dengel, beginning, ውዳሴ ዕበይኪ ማርያም እንተ ጸሐፈ በዓቅሙ. መዝሙረ ድንግል. The margin are in Amharic, and a few notes in the same language.f. 171r. The Canticles or Biblical Hymns, partly with musical notes, and accompanied with the Mazmura Dengel and Amharic glosses:1st Song of Moses, f. 171r. 2nd Song of Moses, f. 172r.3rd Song of Moses, f. 174r.Prayer of Hannah, f. 176v.Hezekiah, f. 177v. Manasseh, f. 178v.Jonah, f. 180r. Song of Azariah, f. 180v.Prayer and Song of the three Holy Children, f. 182r.Prayer of Habakkuk, f. 181r.Isaiah, f. 186r.Song of the blessed Virgin Mary, f. 187r.Prayer of Zacharias, f. 187v;St. Simeon the Aged, f. 188v.f. 189r.The Song of Songs, with the Mazmura Dengel and Amharic notes, f. 209r. The Encomium of the blessed Virgin Mary, divided into lessons for the days of the week:Monday, f. 200r. Tuesday, f. 202r.Wednesday, f. 205r.Thursday, f.207r.Friday, f.210v.Saturday, f.212v.Sunday. f.214v.f. 217r. The Encomium of the blessed Virgin Mary.Decoration: f. 1r. Unfinished pictures of St. Michael.

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Source date: 17th century
Date evidence: Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: Or 536
Folio: 1 catalogue-identified art canvases
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 032-003391474