What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 1r. The significations of the Ge’ez letters of the alphabet.f. 2r. A hymn and note of the efficacy of prayer, ጸሎተ፡ ዘይትገበር፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት…ff. 3r-180r. Arganona Weddase “The Harp of Praise”, Weddase Maryam “Praise of Mary” and Weddase Amlak ““Praise of God””. Combined together and arranged for the days of the week.f. 197r. A later hand, a hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary.f. 198r. Notes in Amharic.f. 77v. The blessed Virgin and Child and f.141v the Crucifixion.Names of first owners erased ; ተንስ አ፡ ወልድ፡ (f.110r and 142r) ኀደራ፡ ጽዮን፡ (f.151r, 152r;) … ክርስቶስ (ff. 153v, 167v, 169v, 196a,) and ስርጉ፡ ሥላሴ f. 189v. ሰላመ፡ ወልደ ff. 2v, 19r.
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
- 17th century
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 594
- 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 032-003392786