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Book/Printed Material Towards Salvation through Fervent Prayer.

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Title

  • Towards Salvation through Fervent Prayer.

Summary

  • This manuscript of devotions attributed to Butrus al-Sadamanti appears to have been copied in the 19th century by an anonymous scribe. The manuscript includes a 40-page introduction to the devotions. The title is not found in the work itself, but is noted on the inside front cover. The binding is small and tight and the text block is generally sound except for the last pages, which are missing. Little is known of the life of the presumed author, named in the incipit as anba (bishop) and qiddis (saint) Butrus al-Sadamanti. Scholars are uncertain about his date of birth. He appears to have flourished in the 13th century and may have been of Armenian origin. His name points to an association with the Coptic monastery of Sadamant, in Middle Egypt. No other copies of Matla' al-Najat (Towards salvation through fervent prayer) are known to exist. It is significant that al-Sadamanti lived and wrote at a time of transition when the Coptic language ceded its place to Arabic as the written language among Copts. The manuscript consists of devotions of an intensely personal, even mystical nature. The introduction discusses the necessity and benefits of prayer and how the faithful should prepare for dialogue with God. The work is part of the Iryan Moftah Collection of Coptic Books and Manuscripts at the American University in Cairo.

Names

  • al-Sadamantī, Buṭrus, 13th century Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1800 to 1899]

Headings

  • -  1200 to 1299
  • -  Arabic manuscripts
  • -  Coptic Church
  • -  Monastic and religious life
  • -  Prayers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource at: The American University in Cairo Rare Books and Special Collections Library.
  • -  Content in Arabic.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Iryan Moftah Collection of Coptic Books and Manuscripts

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667305

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Al-Sadamantī, Buṭrus, 13Th Century Author. Towards Salvation through Fervent Prayer. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1899, 1800] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667305/.

APA citation style:

Al-Sadamantī, B. (1800) Towards Salvation through Fervent Prayer. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1899] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667305/.

MLA citation style:

Al-Sadamantī, Buṭrus, 13Th Century Author. Towards Salvation through Fervent Prayer. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1899, 1800] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667305/>.