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Or 597 — ገብረ ሕመማት, Book of the Rite of the Holy Week

British Library · Or 597 · 8 catalogue-identified art canvases

14th–15th centuriesManuscript paintingsBritish Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
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Plate 1Or 597, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.

British Library, Or 597

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Or 597, f.1r. The British Library catalogue identifies this folio within its art inventory; no additional scene attribution is inferred here.British Library, Or 597
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What the catalogue identifies

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:Mäṣḥafä gәbrä ḥəmamat “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week” f. 1r. A leaf from a Ms. of the Revelation of St. John, in 2 columns of 22 lines, of the 15th cent.f. 4v. Eve of Palm Sunday, Homily of John Chrysostom. f. 17r. Monday homily.f. 42r. Tuesday homily. f. 66r. Wednesday, homily.f. 87v. Thursday, homily of John Chrysostom.f. 124r. Friday, homily of John Chrysostom. f. 215r. The Song of Songs. f. 223r. Saturday – f. 225r. Raˀəyä Yoḥannəs “Revelation of John” f. 257r.Təmḫərtä ḫəbuˀat “Teaching of Mysteries” f. 260v. A prayer, and below it an excommunication by the ‘abuna Yemrehana Krestos, ይምርሐ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአውዕአ፡ እምዛቲ፡ መቅደስ፡[ እንቲ፡ ይእቲ፡ ድበረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡] በአፈ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን:: This ‘abuna lived under Zar’a Yakob and ‘Eskender, the former of whom died A.D. 1468, the latter A.D. 1494.f. 261r. Prayers in a later hand.f. 262r. Hymns, with musical notes.Colophon : f.259v. ተፈጸመ: በዝየ: በጸጋሁ: ለክርስቶስ: መጽሐፈ: ኅብረተ: ቃላት: ዘይደሉ: ለአንብቦ: በሰሙነ: ሕማማት: እምቀደሚት: ሰንበት: ሆሣዕና: ሰርክ: እስከ: እሑደ: ሰንበተ: ትንሣኤ: ሰርክ:: አቡነ: መንፈሳዊ: መልአልክ: ዘእምሰማያዊ: አባ: አቡነ: ሰላማ: ጳጳስ: ዘብሔረ: አግዓዚ: በቃለ: ወንጌል: መርዔቶ: ናዛዚ: አበሳ: በትምህርቱ: አምዓዚ:: ለዛቲ: ግብረ: ሕማማት: ዘአጽሐፋ: አቡነ: መርሐ: ክርስቶስ: ሠርፀ…

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Source date
14th 15th century
Date evidence
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Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
Or 597
Folio
8 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 032-003392825