E.Or Ms 656: Maṣḥafa qǝddāse (Missal), undated (c. 19th–20th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
This is an Ethiopic Missal, a liturgical book that contains the instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. It contains numerous anaphoras.
Dates
- Creation: undated (c. 19th–20th cent. C.E.)
Language of Materials
Amharic (Script: Ge'ez)
Physical Description
152 folios (17.5 by 16 cm). It is on vellum with a wooden board binding backed in leather. The folios are much darkened with age and there is splitting on the spine.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
Clavis Aethiopica (Hamburg-based project Beta maṣāḥǝft) [external link. Accessed 30 May 2023].
Custodial History
Likely to pertain to a donation by Charles McInroy in 1869 via David Laing and the Society of Antiquaries. McInroy was a member of the Madras Staff Corps, and Captain of the Transport Corps of the British Abyssinian Expedition of 1868. The proceedings of the Society (11th February 1869) record McInroy as having acquired the manuscripts "... mostly in the neighbourhoods of Senafé, from churches and villages." Senafé lies within the borders of modern day Eritrea and lay on the route taken by the British Abyssinian Expedition as they travelled to Magdala.
Physical Description
152 folios (17.5 by 16 cm). It is on vellum with a wooden board binding backed in leather. The folios are much darkened with age and there is splitting on the spine.
Source
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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