What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:f. 13r-13v. The Miracles of the blessed Virgin Mary, 30 miracles in number.ff. 1v-3v. Hymn to Mary. ff. 4r-7v. The tract on the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary.ff. 7v-13r. The Introduction to the Miracles.f. 1r. A miracle of the blessed Virgin Mary, written by Sarza Dengel.First owner, ዓመተ፡ አቢብ, ‘Ameta ‘Abibe, for whose name have been substituted to ወለተ፡ ወልድ፡, Walat Walde and ሣህለ፡ ሩፋኤል, Sahle Rufael. ff. 4r-9v. Were written for አውሳብዮስ, ʾAwsābiyos and ወለተ፡ ማርያም, Walatta Maryam.f. 118v. The name of a later owner ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, Takla Giyorgis.f. 13r. A list, in a hand of the 18th century , ኍልቍ፡ ቍጽር፡ ዘቃሮደ፡ ሩፋኤል፡ ቄስ፡ ኪሮስ፡ ዘሚልክያስ፡ አባ፡ ተዝካሮ፡ አ አባ፡ ጸደል፡ አባ፡ ዘመድኅን፡ ከቄስ፡ ተወልደ፡ አባ፡ ተክለ፡ ወንጌል፡ ከ አባ፡ እንድርያስ፡ መምሕ ር፡ ቶማስ፡ ከ አባ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ መምሕ ር፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ከ አባ፡ ኅንፃ፡ ክርስቶስ፡፡
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
- 16th century
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 651
- 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 032-003409273