Princeton University, Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 16

Metadata

DS ID:

DS26376

Shelfmark:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 16

Title:

Princeton Ethiopic Manuscript No. 16: Tablets With Engravings of Saints

Tablets With Engravings of Saints

Place:

Ethiopia

Ethiopia TGN

Date:

1800s

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

gez

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

Geez

Ge'ez WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 item; 8.7 x 10.7 cm

Note:

Decoration: Eight miniatures.
Two tablets. One side of each tablet has only one engraving, the other side has four engravings. Written in black and red ink. No case. Slates tied together with string yarned through three holes
Illustration: Fol. 1r: Engraving of Abba Samuel of Walddəba, holding a long cross and riding a lion.
Illustration: Fol. 1v left: Engraving of Abunä Gäbrä Mänfäs Qədus, an Ethiopian saint.
Illustration: Fol. 1v right: Engraving of Abba Zä-Mika'əl (Arägwi) of Däbrä Damo, one of the nine saints of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Illustration: Fol. 2v left top: Engraving of Je

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Ethiopic

Psalters

Ethiopia

Institutional Record:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xd07gs74n

Holding Institution:

Princeton University