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London, British Library, BL Oriental 484

Eugenia Sokolinski

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient484
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. VII, Wright 7

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General description

Old Testament books

Number of Text units: 30

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

(dating on palaeographic grounds)

Provenance

The manuscript had very probably belonged to a church in the Gondar↗ area, from where it was taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . It was then looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r–13r ), Maṣḥafa Henok
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 14r–95v ), Octateuch
    1. ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 14r–29r ), Genesis
    2. ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 29v–42r ), Exodus
    3. ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 43r–52v ), Leviticus
    4. ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 53r–66r ), Book of Numbers
    5. ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 66v–78r ), Deuteronomy
    6. ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 78v–86r ), Book of Joshua
    7. ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFols 86v–94v ), Book of Judges
    8. ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 95r–95v ), Book of Ruth
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 96r–98r ), Book of Jeremiah
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFol. 98v ),
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 99r–121r ), Books of Jeremiah
    1. ms_i5.1 (check the viewerFols 99r–115r ), Book of Jeremiah
    2. ms_i5.2 (check the viewerFols 115v–116r ), Book of Baruch
    3. ms_i5.3 (check the viewerFols 116r–118r ), Lamentations
    4. ms_i5.4 (check the viewerFols 118r–118v ), Epistle of Jeremiah
    5. ms_i5.5 (check the viewerFols 118v–118v ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
    6. ms_i5.6 (check the viewerFols 118v–121r ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 121r–128r ), Daniel, Book of (includes Daniel, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon)
  7. ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 128r–143v ), Book of Ezekiel (General record)
  8. ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 144r–164v ), The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
    1. ms_i8.1 (check the viewerFols 144r–150v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
    2. ms_i8.2 (check the viewerFols 151r–156v ), Book of Ezra
    3. ms_i8.3 (check the viewerFols 156v–160r ), Book of Ezra
    4. ms_i8.4 (check the viewerFols 160r–165r ), Book of Nehemiah
  9. ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 165r–167v ), Tobit, Book of
  10. ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 167v–172v ), Book of Judith
  11. ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 172v–176r ), Book of Esther
  12. ms_i12 (check the viewerFols 176r–188v ), Book of Sirach

Contents

check the viewerFols 14r–95v Octateuch (CAe 2083)
check the viewerFols 96r–98r Book of Jeremiah (CAe 1685) Chapter XLVI, 2 to LI, 64
check the viewerFol. 98v

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሱባዔ፡ ኤርምያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ ፫፻፴ወ፫ሱባዔ፡ ዕለታት፡

check the viewerFols 99r–121r Books of Jeremiah (CAe 2035)
check the viewerFols 118v–118v Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur (CAe 2193)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ክፍ፡ ፻፹፡ ትንቢት፡ ዘኤርምያስ፡

check the viewerFols 118v–121r Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon (CAe 2167)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ክፍል፡ ፻፹፩፡ ተረ፡ ነገር፡ ዘባሮክ፡

Colophon

ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ መጽሐ ፈ፡ ባሮክ፡ ወትሩፉተ፡ ነገሩ፡ ለኤርምያስ። ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቄሩ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

The subscription mentions the owner of the manuscript Zawalda Māryām owner .

check the viewerFols 144r–164v The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
check the viewerFols 144r–150v Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘዕዝራ፡ ነቢይ፡

check the viewerFols 151r–156v Book of Ezra (CAe 1377) The Second Book of Esdras or 3 Esdras according to the Vulgate (1 Esdras according to the Greek)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዕዝራ፡ ካልእ፡

check the viewerFols 156v–160r Book of Ezra (CAe 3581) The Third Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Esdras
check the viewerFols 160r–165r Book of Nehemiah (CAe 2070) The Fourth Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Nehemiah (without title)

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 188v (Type: GuestText)

    A short section on the Law, in a modern hand.

    ( gez ) ኦሪት፡ ብሃል፡ ዜና። እስመ፡ ይትናገር፡ ዜና፡ አበዉ። ደግመኒ፡ ብሄለ፡ ሕግ፡ ወስምዕ፡ እስመ፡ ሀለው፡ ቦቱ፡ ሕግ፡ ወስምዕ። ዓዲ፡ ደሰመይ፡ ብርሃነ፡ በልሳነ፡ ሶርያ። ወሀለው፡ ዉስቴቱ፡ ፱ነገሬት፡ ዘዉእቶሙ፡ ጥበብ፡ ሥጋዊ፡

    Then follow other short sections, on the comparison of the Law, ምስሌሁ፡ ለኦሪት፡ ; on the four causes of the creation of the world, ምክንያታተ፡ ፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም፡ ፬እሙንቱ፡; and on the nature of air and fire, ባሕርዩ፡ ለነፉስ፡ ዉዕየት፡ ወርጥበት። ወባሕርዩ፡ ለእሳት፡ ዉዕ የት፡ ወይብሰት፡ etc.

  2. check the viewerFols. 1r, 18r, 26r (Type: Unclear)

    The names at the foot of ff. 1r, 18r and 26r are probably those of the three scribes, Walda Giyorgis scribe , Giyorgis scribe , and ʾAdarā Krǝstos scribe .

  3. check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗

    ( gez ) ሄኖክ፡ ዘመ'፡ ዓለም።

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877).
    page 8a-9a
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This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

190 (leaf) .Entered as 190 13.88 12
Outer dimensions
Height 13.88in
Width 12in

Foliation

Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. check the viewerFols. 1, is preceded by three large stubs, referred to inaccurately as check the vieweri–ii in the library's digitization, which probably form part of the manuscript's binding.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quire marks, in the first part of the manuscript decorated, in the upper inner margin of the first folium of each quire.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Two wooden boards.

Blind-tooled leather cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 41

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
  • The upper line is written above the ruling.
  • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1700-1800

    Several hands. 1700-1800

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1850-1868

    Recent hand. 1850-1868

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

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    date
    2016-06-07T17:34:44.685+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    5.7.2022 at 14:24:19
    date
    type=lastModified
    27.5.2022
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient484/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient484
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient484.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient484

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    Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 484ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 27.5.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient484 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Dorothea Reule Updated codicological description with consultation of images on 27.5.2022
    • Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
    • Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 3.1.2017

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, editor

    Dorothea Reule, contributor

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