London, British Library, BL Oriental 488
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Dated
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 23
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(internal-date)
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 2r–86v ),
Books of Kings
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r–23v ), Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 24r–42v ), Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 43r–64v ), Kings 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 3
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 65r–85v ), Kings 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 4
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 86r and following ), List of the Kings of Israel
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 86v and following ), List of the Prophets and High-priests
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 87r–133v ),
Chronicles, Book of
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 87r–107v ), 1 Chronicles
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 107v–133r ), 2 Chronicles
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 134r–138v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 134r–138v ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 138v–142r ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 142r–145r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 145r–147r ), Book of Joel
- ms_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 147r–147v ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 147v–148v ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i3.7 (check the viewerFols 148v–149v ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i3.8 (check the viewerFols 149v–151r ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i3.9 (check the viewerFols 151r–152v ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i3.10 (check the viewerFols 152v–153v ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i3.11 (check the viewerFols 153v–159r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i3.12 (check the viewerFols 159r–161v ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–86v Books of Kings (CAe 1719)
check the viewerFols 2r–23v Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1 (CAe 2697)
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ነገሥት፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ዘወጠኖ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ወፈጸዎ፡ (sic) ናታን፡ ወጋድ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚ' ፡ ሣህሉ፡ ለእግዚ' ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ በካፉ ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜ።
check the viewerFols 24r–42v Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2 (CAe 2698)
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ነገሥት፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ዘጸሐፍዎ፡ ናታን፡ ወጋድ። ሣህሉ፡ ለእግዚ' ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ 、ኢያሱ፡ ወምስለ፡ ወልዱ፡ ንጉሥ፡ በካፋ ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 87r–133v Chronicles, Book of (CAe 1243)
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ኅፁፃነ፡ ነገሥተ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ፍጹማን፡ ፪ቱ፡ በ፸፻ወ፪፻፲ ወ፱ዓመተ፡ ዓለም ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፯ለወርኃ፡ ኅዳር ።
check the viewerFol. 133r The colophon provides the exact date, 1726 AD (7219 AM) (internal), during the reign of King Bakāffā .
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ነገሥት፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 1v
A rude effigy drawn by one Sirach illustrator .
Legend: ( am ) ዘሲራክ፡ ነዉ፡ ይህ፡ ሥዕል።
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 9ab
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.5in |
Width | 12.15in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. The last leaf is not foliated and is referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover, with textile inlays of striped silk, with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine.Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular wayBinding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31
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: 1726-1726
The manuscript is written in a fine hand. 1726-1726More bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 488ʼ, 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/BLorient488 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout, updated binding on 30.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 4.6.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Completed catalogue entry on 5.1.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 3.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor