Or. 2122 (University Library, Cambridge University)

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Summary of Contents: This Fetha Nagast (fətḥa nägäśt, "Law of the Kings") was copied for mamher (teacher) Germā Giyorgis and his father Ṣegē Mikā’ēl (ff. 144v, 147r) and was among the trove that fell into the hands of the British at Magdala in 1868 CE. The phrase ‘pillar of faith Tēwodros’ appears on 147r along with the names Habta Giyorgis and Eḫeta Giyorgis.

1r-147r

Author: Ibn al-ʻAssāl, al-Ṣafī Abū al-Faḍāʼil Mājid, active 13th century

Title: fətḥa nägäśt

Title: ፍትሐ ፡ ነገሥት

Incipit: በስመ ፡ አብ… ንወጥን ፡ በረድኤተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወስነ ፡ ሠርሖቱ ፡ በጽሒፈ ፡ መቅድመ ፡ ጉባኤ ፡ ዘአስተጋብእዎ ፡ ሊቃውንት… እምድኅረ ፡ ሐልቀ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ ሰማዕተ ፡ ሰማዕታት ፡ ሶበ ፡ ረሰይዎ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ፫፻፲ወ፰ ፡ ለቈስጠንጢኖስ ።

Language(s): Geez

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 147 ff., 4 flyleaves

Dimensions (leaf): 34.5 × 26.7 cm.

Collation

14 (f. iv) + 2–98 (f. 64) + 109 (f. 73) + 11–148 (f. 105) + 1510 (f. 115) + 16–198 (f. 147)

Layout

3 columns, 28-37 lines per page.

Hand(s)

written in black ink

Additions:

Marginalia: scribbles on f. 1v.
Marginalia: F. 147r contains the names Habta Giyorgis and Eḫeta Giyorgis.

Binding

Leather over wooden boards with full blind decoration on both late eighteenth/early nineteenth century CE

History

Origin: 19th cent. CE; Ethiopia. Copied for mamher Germā Giyorgis and his father Ṣegē Mikā’ēl f. 144v.

Provenance and Acquisition

Ethiopia

Sotheby’s auction (lot #149), 12 December 1966.

Record Sources

Codicological description provided by Ted Erho

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact Cambridge University Library Admissions. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Bibliography

Il Fetha Nagast : o Legislazione dei re ; codice ecclesiastico e civile di Abissinia / pubblicato da Ignazio Guidi a spese del R. Istit. orient. in Napoli. EdwardUllendorff Napoli R. Istituto Orientale 1936

Funding of Cataloguing

CUL

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