Ge'ez (Ethiopic) Psalter with folios from the Mazmura Dawit [Book of Psalms] and Waddase Maryam [Praises of Mary].
In Ethiopic manuscripts the Psalter and extracts from the Old and New Testaments are generally found together. This mansucript includes the Psalms of David (Mazmura Dawit) and the Praises of Mary (Waddase Maryam) which are learned and memorised in traditional Ethiopian schools.
| Date(s) of creation: |
? 19th century |
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| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Reference number: |
MS 44494 |
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| Summary: |
In Ethiopic manuscripts the Psalter and extracts from the Old and New Testaments are generally found together. This mansucript includes the Psalms of David (Mazmura Dawit) and the Praises of Mary (Waddase Maryam) which are learned and memorised in traditional Ethiopian schools. |
| Main author: |
Unknown
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| Extent: |
1 item |
| Acquisition: |
Donated by R.C. Reid, Esq (D.D. Dickson bequest), 1943. |
| Access status: |
Open |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | Ge'ez |
| Physical description: |
H14 x W14cm |
| Format: | Archive |