What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:ff. 4r-106r. ስዋስው፡ ዘ፡ መሸጋገርያ፡ ወዓዲ፡ መሰላል፡ (Sawāsǝw (general record) ff. 4-20 Gǝʿǝz-Amharic vocabularyff. 20-33 Arabic-Gǝʿǝz vocabularyff. 33-34 Explanation of Greek and Hebrew words in Geʿez and Amharicf. 34 Explanation of some words used in the Book of Sirach (work)ff. 34-35 Latin-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary.Incipit (Gǝʿǝz): ንጽሕፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘጽርዕ፡f. 35 Explanation of Armenian words in Geʿez Incipit : ሰዋስወ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘጽርዕ፡ ወዘሮማይስጥ፡ff. 35-40 Explanation of some words used in Pauline Epistles, in Geʿez and Amharicf. 40 Etymology of the names of the Twelve Apostlesff. 40-41 Explanation of the abbreviations used in Ge’ezff. 41-43 Explanation of the names used in the Books of Kings (work) and the Books of Chronicles (work)ff. 43-44 Explanation of the words concerning the bodyff. 44-45 On the clean and unclean animalsf. 45 On the sons of Jacob the Patriarch f. 46 The names of the months in Latin and Copticff. 46-48 Explanation of some words from the ScriptureIncipit : ወካዕበ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ እምኵሉ፡ መጻሕፍት፡f. 55 On the cities in Syria and Palestinef. 55 On the names of the celestial bodiesf. 55 On the names of Satanf. 55 On the names of the idolsf. 55 On the words concerning the ad…
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
- 1500-1800
- Date evidence
- Date range supplied by the British Library catalogue.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- Add MS 16211
- 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 032-003433821