London, British Library, BL Oriental 487
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 10
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
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r–108v ),
Books of Kings
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r–29v ), Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 29v–53r ), Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 53r–81r ), Kings 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 3
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 81r–108v ), Kings 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 4
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 109r–133v ), Book of Sirach
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 134r–174r ), Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic)
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 175r–183v ), Book of Esther
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 183v–195r ), Book of Judith
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 195r–202v ), Tobit, Book of
Contents
check the viewerFols 134r–174r Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic) (CAe 1819) in three parts
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በመንግሥተ፡ ሜዶናውያን፡ ወሞአባዊያን። ወሀሎ፡ ፩ንጉሥ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ፂሩፃይደን፡ ፈታዊሃ፡ ለእኪት፡
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈጸመ፡ ፫ብሔር፡ ዘመቃብያን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols. 2r, 202v, 203r (Type: Unclear)
List of clergy (dabtarā Kidāna Mǝḥrat, ʾalaqā ʾAbib, dabtarā qes Mikāʾel, etc.) who were to undertake certain duties during certain months
( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ ደብተራ፡ ዘኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ የቀኝ፡ መሪ፡ ዘመስከረም፡ አለቃ፡ አቢብ፡ ደብተራ፡ ቄስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ እንበረም፡ ጫሮ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ...
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Inventory)
Inventory of books, articles of dress, etc.
( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ መጻሕፍት፡ ወግምጃ፡ ዘደፈጫ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ ነገሥ ት፡ ሲራክ፡ መቃብያን፡ አስቴር፡ ፯ግ ምጀ፡ በርኖስ፡ ፩ቋቋቴ፡ በርኖስ፡ ፩ካፓ፡ ...
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ነገሥት፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
Catalogue Bibliography
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Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 9a-10a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.25in |
Width | 11in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 28
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
The manuscript is written in a good hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800More bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 487ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 30.5.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient487 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout, updated binding on 30.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski explicit type subscription introduced on 16.5.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Completed catalogue entry on 5.1.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 4.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor