Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. e. 8
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
ʾArgānona Dǝngǝl
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 3
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Origin
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Provenance
The manuscript was given to the Bodleian Library↗ by Weld Herbert Blundell donor in 1910.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Ullendorff, E. 1951. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, II, Catalogi Codd. Mss. Bibliothecae Bodleianae, 7 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951). page 13b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 7in |
Width | 6.25in |
Binding
Ethiopian binding; wooden boards covered with leather; kept in a leather case with straps.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols. 1v, 143r ), Amharic prayer to
Contents
check the viewerFols. 1v, 143r Amharic prayer to St Mary
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
Prayer to St Mary in Amharic with extensive quotations in Gǝʿǝz.Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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The owner of Codicological Unit p1 is Gabra ʾAb owner .
Text in Amharic
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ገብረ፡ ሲላሴ፡ written in a crude hand.
Text in Amharic
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 7in |
Width | 6.25in |
Quire Structure Collation
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r–3r ), መጽሐፈ፡ ጥንበሆ፡ / ጥበሆ፡
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–3r መጽሐፈ፡ ጥንበሆ፡ / ጥበሆ፡ (CAe 4508)
Language of text:
Amharic work dealing with the passionPhysical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 2
Quire Structure Collation
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
Codicological Unit p3
Origin of codicological unit 3
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 4r–4va ), List of Saints' days from to
- p3_i2 (check the viewerFol. 4vb ), Brief introductory prayer
- p3_i3
(check the viewerFols 5r and following ),
ʾArgānona wǝddāse
- p3_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Monday
- p3_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 29r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Tuesday
- p3_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 52v and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Wednesday
- p3_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Thursday
- p3_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 99r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Friday
- p3_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Saturday
- p3_i3.7 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Sunday
- p3_i3.8 (check the viewerFols 142v and following ), Brief concluding prayer, illegible towards the end
Contents
check the viewerFols 5r and following ʾArgānona wǝddāse (CAe 1146)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 29r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Tuesday (CAe 1146 Tuesday)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 52v and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Wednesday (CAe 1146 Wednesday)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 76r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Thursday (CAe 1146 Thursday)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 120r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Saturday (CAe 1146 Saturday)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 131r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Sunday (CAe 1146 Sunday)
Language of text:
Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 3
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The name of the original owner has been consistently erased.
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The last owner was Gabra ʾAb owner . The names of other members of his family are recorded on check the viewerfol. 130v .
Physical Description of codicological unit 3
Form of support of codicological unit 3
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 3
Layout of codicological unit 3
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻOxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. e. 8ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2017-06-13) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLaethe8 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Changes on 13.6.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 15.2.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor