An Armeno-Turkish sermon for Good Friday, focused on the Crucifixion. The full Armenian title of the text is:. Հայր եւ Որդի եւ Հոգի Ա[սդուա]ծ օգնեայ ինձ ըստ նըվաստութեան իմոյ շարատրեցից առ ի հաւադացեալ Ժողովըրդոցհասվանուլ եւ լըսել Վասն ուրբաթի մեծի վըտայկի խաչելութեան Քրիստոսի:. The first and last paragraphs of the text are in Western Armenian, with the interceding text in Armeno-Turkish, except for scriptural quotes in Classical Armenian (signaled by round brackets). The manuscript contains no colophon or dating.
[Armeno-Turkish Sermon for Good Friday]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 15911
- Dates of Creation
- 19th century
- Language of Material
- Armenian Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 9 ff Materials : Paper. Dimensions : 317 mm x 240 mm. Foliation : Western, 9 ff. Ruling : No text boxes, text area of approximately 295 mm x 223 mm; 37 lines to the page. Script : Notrgir. Ink : Black ink. Watermarks : 8 lines each 25 mm apart horizontally across the page with three crescents of diminishing size visible in the gutter of the page; closest to Velkov and Andreev, Plate 960 (dated 1793). Binding : No binding; top cover is blank.
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1997 from the Taron Armenian Library of A. Der Khatchaturian.