What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 4r-200r. The first part of the Synaxarium, monthly reading for:Maskarram, f. 4r; Tekemt, f. 39v ; Hedar, f. 72 r; Tahsas, f. 110r; Ter, f. 154r; Yakatlt, f. 200r. ff. 72r-200r. Partially erased name, perhaps that of the scribe or owner, ጊዮርጊስ, Giyorgis.The names of king John (I., A.D. 1667 -82), his mother እኅተ፡ ክርስቶስ ‘Eḫǝta Krǝsto and and his queen ስበለ ፡ ወንጌል, Sabla Wangel have been substituted, everywhere for those which were originally written. f. 3v. Deed of king John, A'laf Sagad, and queen Sabla Wangel, presenting this Synaxarium ለታቦተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ዘጸደ። In it are named their mother እኅተ፡ ክርስቶስ ‘Eḫǝta their brother ስሞዖን Semo’an and their son ዮስጦስ Yosṭos.f.3v. Sinodā was 'abuna. It is dated A.M. 7174 (A.D. 1681),በ፸፡ ፪፡ ወ፩፡ ፻፡ ፸፡ ወ፱፡ ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። በ፸፡ ፻፡ ፶ወ፰፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ እንዝ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ማርቆስ፡ ወ ፳፡ አበቅቴ፡ አመ፡ ፭፡ ለወርኃ፡ ታኅሣሥ። ወበ፲ወ፭፡ ዓመት፡ እምዘ፡ እንበረ፡ ኪያነ፡ በመንበረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወሰሎሞን፡ አበዊነ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥታት፡ እግዚአብሔር።f. 1r. A list of presents made by king John and queen Sabla Wangel to the samechurch, in Amharic.ff. 1v-2r. list of furniture from the time of king David.
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
- 1600-1667
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Or 656
- 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 032-003409278