Cambridge, Cambridge University Library Collections, CUL Add. 3682
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Service book.
Number of Text units: 17
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
18th cent.
Original Location: Ethiopia.
Provenance
The manuscript was purchased by William Simpson, an illustrator for the Illustrated London News and member of the 1868 Napier expedition to
Original Location: Magdala
. According to a note on the check the viewerinside front cover , William Simpson, , whose monogram is also included, obtained it from an Ethiopian as the troops returned to Aden after the defeat of Tewodros II: “This book of Devotion, 350 or 400, years old, I bought from an Abyssinnian [sic], at the tent door, during the return march fromOriginal Location: Magdala
, 1868”. The seller may have been either Waldä Giyorgis or Śarḍa Māryām, both of whose names appear in the manuscript.Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewer1v-3v ), A Miracle of Our Lord
- ms_i2 (check the viewer6r-30v ), Hymns and Prayers Arranged for the Hours
- ms_i3 (check the viewer31r-37v ), Prayers
- ms_i3a (check the viewer31r-36r ), ኪዳን ፡ ዘነግህKidan zä-nägh (Morning Prayer)
- ms_i3b (check the viewer36v-37v ), ኪዳን ፡ ዘሰርክKidan zä-särk (Evening Prayer)
- ms_i4 (check the viewer38r-43v ), ትምህርተ ፡ ህቡኣትMystagogiaDoctrina arcanorum
- ms_i5 (check the viewer44r-46v ), እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘብርሃናት Prayer ‘God of Luminaries’
- ms_i6 (check the viewer47r-49r ), በእንተ ፡ ቅድሳት ፡ ሰላማዊት ፡ ሰላመ ፡ ናስተበቍዕ Prayer of intercession
- ms_i7 (check the viewer49v-56v ), Anaphora of Our Lord
- ms_i8 (check the viewer57r-57v ), Miracle of Mary
- ms_i9 (check the viewer58r-59v ), እሴብሕ ፡ ጸጋኪ ፡ ዑጽፍተ ፡ ልብሰ ፡ ወርቅ Hymn to Mary
- ms_i10 (check the viewer60r-70v ), Readings from the gospels, prayers, and hymns arranged for the hours
- ms_i11 (check the viewer72v-74v ), Prayers and Readings
- ms_i12 (check the viewer75r-78v, 71r-72r ), Easter Tables
- ms_i13 (check the viewer79r-92r ), Morning service and prayers for other hours
- ms_i14 (check the viewer92v-94r ), Miracle of Mary
- ms_i15 (check the viewer94v-95r ), Address to Mary
Contents
check the viewer6r-30v Hymns and Prayers Arranged for the Hours (CAe 4097) See in FIHRIST.
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Prayers for the daily hours
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Prime, f. 6r; Terce, f. 11r; Sext, f. 13v; None, f. 16v; Vespers, f. 20r; Compline, f. 23v; Midnight, f. 27rcheck the viewer31r-36r ኪዳን ፡ ዘነግህ (CAe 1716) See in FIHRIST.
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Kidān za-nagh
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Kidān za-nagh
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Kidān za-sark
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check the viewer38r-43v ትምህርተ ፡ ህቡኣት (CAe 3978) See in FIHRIST.
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ʾƎlmasṭoʾagya
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check the viewer47r-49r በእንተ ፡ ቅድሳት ፡ ሰላማዊት ፡ ሰላመ ፡ ናስተበቍዕ Prayer of intercession
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check the viewer60r-70v Readings from the gospels, prayers, and hymns arranged for the hours
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Prime, f. 60r; Terce, f. 61r; Sext, f. 61v; None, f. 64v; Vespers, f. 65v; Compline, f. 66r; Midnight, f. 66vcheck the viewer72v-74v Prayers and Readings
Language of text:
The gathering beginning at f. 71 is wrongly arranged; the text of f. 70v continues on f. 72r, col. 2; it then runs consecutively through vv. 72v to 78v, then goes to f. 71, ending on f. 72, col. 1.Decoration In this unit there are in total .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Ullendorff, E. and S. Wright 1961. Catalogue of Ethiopian manuscripts in the Cambridge University Library (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1961).
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Extent
Leaf dimensions | |
Height | 14.0cm |
Width | 10.2cm |
Binding
Boards are partly covered with stamped leather. Has linen chemise with ‘tail’ that extends to cover the exposed edges of the text block. No endbands. Pictorial inserts at front and back – not original.
Accompanying Material
Loose paper slip with monogram of William Simpson
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1 2
Number of lines: 17-20
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Various hands, mostly poor
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Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Transformed file from Fihrist, Add_3682. Original file for transformation viewable at https://www.fihrist.org.uk/catalog/manuscript_11851 downloaded from GitHub at https://github.com/fihristorg/fihrist-mss/blob/master/collections/cambridge%20university/Add_3682.xml on 28.10.2021
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor