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E.Or Ms 461: Gadala Georgios (The Life of St George); Taʾāmmǝra Giyorgis (The Miracles of St George). Vol. 1 of 2, undated (c. 18th C.E.)

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 461
Scope and Contents This is a copy of Gadla Giyorgis (The Life of St George), CAe 1455, and Taʾāmmǝra Giyorgis (The Miracles of St George), CAe 4006, according to Theodotus of Ancyra, and in two volumes (E.Or Ms 461 and 462).The contents of the current volume are:7ra–91rb: Gadla Giyorgis (The Life of St George)Supplications for Tawalda Madḫǝn (fols 18ra, 58ra, 60ra, 91rab, 158vb,...
Dates: undated (c. 18th C.E.)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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E.Or Ms 462: Gadala Georgios (The Life of St George); Taʾāmmǝra Giyorgis (The Miracles of St George) Vol. 2 of 2, undated (c. 18th C.E.)

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 462
Scope and Contents This is a copy of Gadla Giyorgis (The Life of St George), CAe 1455, and Taʾāmmǝra Giyorgis (The Miracles of St George), CAe 4006, according to Theodotus of Ancyra, and in two volumes (E.Or Ms 461 and 462).The contents of the current manuscript are:5ra–72ra: Gadla Giyorgis (The Life of St George, CAe 1455).73ra–121vb: Taʾāmmǝra...
Dates: undated (c. 18th C.E.)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

E.Or Ms 651: Ethiopic New Testament, Vol. II. The Book of Acts and the Epistles, undated (c. 17th–18th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 651
Scope and Contents A copy of the New Testament, including Acts and Epistles, on vellum. It includes one miniature painting which is inserted loose between a paper flyleaf and fol. 1. It measures 17 by 16.5 cm, smaller in size than the main manuscript. The leaf contains a depiction of King David and could date from the 16th century.3ra–145vb: New Testament Epistles 147ra–193rb: ActsDetailed description: fols 3ra–23ra: Romans; 23ra–43va: 1 Corinthians (23ra–23va: Introduction,...
Dates: undated (c. 17th–18th cent. C.E.)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

E.Or Ms 654: Ethiopic Manuscript [Collection of prayers], undated

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 654
Scope and Contents

This Ethiopic codex may be a collection of prayers. It has a frontispiece illuminated in red and black ink, and text is written in two columns throughout. Specialist research is needed.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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E.Or Ms 673: Ethiopic Scroll, undated (c. 19th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 673
Scope and Contents

This is a protective scroll. It begins with an illumination in yellow, blue, brown and black, featuring three figures and a type of ornate cross. There are five sections of text down the length of the scroll, each separated by an illumination. There are six illuminations in total. They feature human images, crosses and patterns. Specialist research is needed.

Dates: undated (c. 19th cent. C.E.)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

E.Or Ms 686: ʾArdǝʾt (‘The Disciples’); a protective scroll, undated (c. 19th-20th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: E.Or Ms 686
Scope and Contents

An Ethiopic codex and scroll, together in a small leather pouch.

The codex contains ʾArdǝʾt (‘The Disciples’) a magico-apocryphal text. This is the Christian recension (as opposed to the Beta ʾƎsrāʾel/Ethiopian Jewish recension).


The second item is a protective scroll.

Dates: undated (c. 19th-20th cent. C.E.)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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