Or. 2122 (University Library, Cambridge University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
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
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
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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. Napoli R. Istituto Orientale 1936
Funding of Cataloguing
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