Gǝ‘ǝz (Ethiopic) psalter with folios from the Mazmura Dāwit (Book of Psalms) and Wǝddāse Māryām (Praises of Mary) exemplars.

Mazmura Dāwit.

Book of Psalms. Gǝ‘ǝz.

Wǝddāse Māryām (Praises of Mary).

Praises of Mary. Gǝ‘ǝz.

In Ethiopic manuscripts the Psalter and extracts from the Old and New Testaments are generally found together. This one includes the Psalms of David (Mazmura Dāwit) and the Praises of Mary (Wǝddāse Māryām), which are learned and memorised in traditional Ethiopian schools. Monks are required to recit...

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Full title: Gǝ‘ǝz (Ethiopic) psalter with folios from the Mazmura Dāwit (Book of Psalms) and Wǝddāse Māryām (Praises of Mary) [electronic resource] exemplars.
Alternative titles: Mazmura Dāwit.
Book of Psalms. Gǝ‘ǝz.
Wǝddāse Māryām (Praises of Mary).
Praises of Mary. Gǝ‘ǝz.
Format: Physical Object           
Language: English
Published: ? 19th century.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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246 3 5 |i Added title page title:  |a Mazmura Dāwit. 
246 3 5 |i Added title page title:  |a Book of Psalms. Gǝ‘ǝz. 
246 3 5 |i Added title page title:  |a Wǝddāse Māryām (Praises of Mary). 
246 3 5 |i Added title page title:  |a Praises of Mary. Gǝ‘ǝz. 
260 |c ? 19th century. 
490 |a Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS. 
500 |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. 
500 |a Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.114, no.89. 
500 |a Folio 1r of MS 44494 
520 3 |a In Ethiopic manuscripts the Psalter and extracts from the Old and New Testaments are generally found together. This one includes the Psalms of David (Mazmura Dāwit) and the Praises of Mary (Wǝddāse Māryām), which are learned and memorised in traditional Ethiopian schools. Monks are required to recite all 150 psalms every week - 30 psalms a day for five days. Secular priests recite at least 50 psalms a week. The Waddase Maryam is also recited before religious services. It is ascribed to St Ephraim (306-373), the Syrian poet-theologian, whose influence may have reached Ethiopia in the sixth century with the arrival of the nine saints from Rum (the Byzantine empire), who introduced monasticism, founded several monasteries and encouraged manuscript production (Text by Tania Tribe, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) 
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