What the catalogue identifies
An Ethiopian manuscript containing:1.A. (p.1) A note in pencil: ቢሾብ፡ ጉዊን። ኦፍ፡ ከርቱም። ወደ፡ ኢ፡ መ፡ አ፡ ወ፡ ተፈሪ፡ መ። በላኩት፡ ጥያቄ፡ ከኢትዮጵያ። ሊቃውንቶች፡ የተመለሰ። ፩፱፻፩፮ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ “Answers given by Ethiopian Doctors to the questions addressed by Bishop Gwynne of Khartoum to the Heir to the Throne of Ethiopia Tafari Makonnen. The year of Grace 1916”. Below in Amharic text, in parentheses, the following remark: “ The above is written by Ras Taffari propria manu”.B. (pp. 2-8) List of sixty question. Beginning: የ፰ጠያቂውች፡ አርእስት።በናንተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለሕፃናትና፡ ለልተማሩ፡ ስዎች፡ መጀመሯ፡ ስለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ባሕሪ። ሁለተኛ፡ ሰው፡ ስለ፡ ሆነ፡ ስለ፡ ጌታችን፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ የሚያስተምሩት፡ ምንድርነው።C.(pp. 9-82) The sixty questions and answers. Beginning:፮ጥያቄ።በናንተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ ለሕፃናትና፡ ለልተማሩ፡ ስዎች፡ መጀመሯ፡ ስለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ የሚያስተምሩት፡ እንዴህ፡ ነው። እግዚአብሔር፡ በግብሩ፡ በስራው፡ በመንፈስ፡ ይገለጥልናልና፡ በዓይነ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ እናየዋለን፡ በዓይነ፡ ልቡና፡ እናውቀዋለን፡ እንጂ፡ እግዚአብሔርን፡ በባሕረው፡ ለማወቅ፡ እንኳን፡ ሥጋ፡ ለለበሰ፡ ሰው። ለቅዱስን፡ መላእክትም፡ አይቻላችውም። ዕብ፡ ፲፮ምዕ፡ ፮፡ ፫፡ ቍ። ኢዮ። ፴፯ ምዕ፡ ፭፡ ፳፫ ቍ። መዝ፡ ፸፯ቍ፡..2.(ff. 1-16) English translation of the Amharic text.
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- 20th century
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- British Library
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- Or 11718A
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- Catalogue source
- British Library Ethiopian manuscripts catalogue
- Source record
- British Library catalogue 032-003434123