'Orit (Ethiopic MS 25)
A copy of an 'Orit (Octateuch): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.
Information about this document
- Physical Location: The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
- Collection: Ethiopic Manuscripts
- Classmark: Ethiopic MS 25
- Title: 'Orit
- Alternative Title(s): ኦሪት; Octateuch
- Language(s): Ge'ez
- Origin Place: Ethiopia
- Date of Creation: 1682
- Former Owner(s): Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913
- Donor(s): Enriqueta Rylands, 1843-1908
- Excerpts:Colophon: 271r: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ ፡ በዘመነ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዮሐንስ ። ወስመ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ አእላፍ ፡ ሰገድ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ሰገድ ። እምዘ ፡ ነግሠ ፡ በ፲ወ፬ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ መንግሥቱ " ወጳጳስሂ ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ ፡ አቡነ ፡ ሲኖዳ ወሐሳበ ፡ ዓለምሂ ኮነ ፡ አሜሃ ፡ ፸፻ ፡ ፩፻ ፡ ፸ወ፱ ፡ ዓመተ ምሕረት። ወአበቅቴሂ፡ ፳ ' ወ፲ ፡ መጥቅዕ ። ወወንጌላዊሂ ፡ ማርቆስ ። ። ። ወእለ ፡ አነበብክሙ ፡ ኢትርግሙኒ ፡ ለእመሂ ፡ ገደፍኩ ፡ ወወሰኩ ፡ ወአንሰ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ እክል ፡ ጸሐፍኩ ፡ በቃልክሙ ፡ አስተራትዑ ፡ ክህናት ፡ ወዲያቆናት ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ወማእምራን ፡ አንትሙ ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም : ዓለም ፡ አሜን ፡፡ ፡፡ ፡፡
- Format: Codex
- Material(s): Parchment
- Extent: 173 folios: Leaf height: 400 mm, width: 335 mm.
- Foliation:
Modern pencil foliation in Arabic numerals on the upper right corner of each recto folio.
- Collation:
Quinions.
- Layout:
Two columns, 25 to 26 lines per leaf.
- Script:
Written in a Ge'ez script, in black and red ink, by a single hand; large careful script.
- Binding:
Rebound in a full leather binding in maroon colour with gold tooling and false raised bands. Hollow back. European rebinding by Zaehnsdorf - printed on inside of front cover. Boards made of millboard. Pastedowns and paper/card spine lining. Blue, brown and cream wound double core with bead endbands tied down at switch of colour, and glued to the spine lining. Supported sewing on recessed cords at 4 stations with a kettle stitch at either end.
Gilt edgesBinding height: 425 mm, width: 379 mm, depth: 121 mm.
- Provenance:
A colonphon on 271r states the following: Written in the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor John I, Johannəs--Alaf Sägäd, in the time of Sinoda, Metropolitan of Ethiopia, in the year 7174 since the creation of the world (i.e. 1682).
James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913). The inner upper cover (pastedown) bears the armorial bookplate (Ex Libris) identifying the codex as having once been part of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, the private library of the Lindsay family, Earls of Crawford and Balcarres | Armorial bookplate (Ex Libris): ARMS: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a fess chequy Argent and Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Or a lion rampant Gules, debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable. CREST: a swan’s head, neck, and wings proper, issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or. SUPPORTERS: two lions, rampant guardant Gules. MOTTO in Latin: Endure fort (Endure bravely) | Bibliotheca Lindesiana | pencilled: 5/G. Pencilled on left inner upper cover: Ethiopic MSS | No 25.
Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913).
- Acquisition:
Bequeathed by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1908 to The John Rylands Library.
- Date of Acquisition: 1908
- Data Source(s): Description based on Stefan Strelcyn, Catalogue of Ethiopic manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1974), revised and expanded by Jeremy Penner and Jeremy Brown.
- Funding: The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester
Want to know more?
Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the item, any transcription and translation we have of the text and find out about downloading or sharing this image.
Zooming image © University of Manchester Library, All rights reserved.
- Physical Location: The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
- Collection: Ethiopic Manuscripts
- Classmark: Ethiopic MS 25
- Title: 'Orit
- Alternative Title(s): ኦሪት; Octateuch
- Language(s): Ge'ez
- Origin Place: Ethiopia
- Date of Creation: 1682
- Former Owner(s): Lindsay, James Ludovic, 1847-1913
- Donor(s): Enriqueta Rylands, 1843-1908
- Excerpts:Colophon: 271r: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ ፡ በዘመነ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዮሐንስ ። ወስመ ፡ መንግሥቱ ፡ አእላፍ ፡ ሰገድ ፡ ወልደ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ሰገድ ። እምዘ ፡ ነግሠ ፡ በ፲ወ፬ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ መንግሥቱ " ወጳጳስሂ ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ ፡ አቡነ ፡ ሲኖዳ ወሐሳበ ፡ ዓለምሂ ኮነ ፡ አሜሃ ፡ ፸፻ ፡ ፩፻ ፡ ፸ወ፱ ፡ ዓመተ ምሕረት። ወአበቅቴሂ፡ ፳ ' ወ፲ ፡ መጥቅዕ ። ወወንጌላዊሂ ፡ ማርቆስ ። ። ። ወእለ ፡ አነበብክሙ ፡ ኢትርግሙኒ ፡ ለእመሂ ፡ ገደፍኩ ፡ ወወሰኩ ፡ ወአንሰ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ እክል ፡ ጸሐፍኩ ፡ በቃልክሙ ፡ አስተራትዑ ፡ ክህናት ፡ ወዲያቆናት ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ ወማእምራን ፡ አንትሙ ፡ ለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም : ዓለም ፡ አሜን ፡፡ ፡፡ ፡፡
- Format: Codex
- Material(s): Parchment
- Extent: 173 folios: Leaf height: 400 mm, width: 335 mm.
- Foliation:
Modern pencil foliation in Arabic numerals on the upper right corner of each recto folio.
- Collation:
Quinions.
- Layout:
Two columns, 25 to 26 lines per leaf.
- Script:
Written in a Ge'ez script, in black and red ink, by a single hand; large careful script.
- Binding:
Rebound in a full leather binding in maroon colour with gold tooling and false raised bands. Hollow back. European rebinding by Zaehnsdorf - printed on inside of front cover. Boards made of millboard. Pastedowns and paper/card spine lining. Blue, brown and cream wound double core with bead endbands tied down at switch of colour, and glued to the spine lining. Supported sewing on recessed cords at 4 stations with a kettle stitch at either end.
Gilt edgesBinding height: 425 mm, width: 379 mm, depth: 121 mm.
- Provenance:
A colonphon on 271r states the following: Written in the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor John I, Johannəs--Alaf Sägäd, in the time of Sinoda, Metropolitan of Ethiopia, in the year 7174 since the creation of the world (i.e. 1682).
James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913). The inner upper cover (pastedown) bears the armorial bookplate (Ex Libris) identifying the codex as having once been part of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, the private library of the Lindsay family, Earls of Crawford and Balcarres | Armorial bookplate (Ex Libris): ARMS: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a fess chequy Argent and Azure; 2nd and 3rd, Or a lion rampant Gules, debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable. CREST: a swan’s head, neck, and wings proper, issuing from an antique ducal coronet Or. SUPPORTERS: two lions, rampant guardant Gules. MOTTO in Latin: Endure fort (Endure bravely) | Bibliotheca Lindesiana | pencilled: 5/G. Pencilled on left inner upper cover: Ethiopic MSS | No 25.
Purchased by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1901 from James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847-1913).
- Acquisition:
Bequeathed by Enriqueta Rylands (1843–1908) in 1908 to The John Rylands Library.
- Date of Acquisition: 1908
- Data Source(s): Description based on Stefan Strelcyn, Catalogue of Ethiopic manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester (Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1974), revised and expanded by Jeremy Penner and Jeremy Brown.
- Funding: The John Rylands Research Institute and Library, The University of Manchester
- Title: ዘፍጥረት
- Alternative Title(s): Genesis
- Title: ዘኅዋርያ
- Alternative Title(s): Exodus
- Title: ዘሌዋውያን
- Alternative Title(s): Leviticus
- Title: ኀልቅ
- Alternative Title(s): Numbers
- Title: ዘዳግም
- Alternative Title(s): Deuteronomy
- Title: ኢያሱ
- Alternative Title(s): Joshua
- Title: መልአክ
- Alternative Title(s): Judges
- Title: ሩት
- Alternative Title(s): Ruth
