London, British Library, BL Oriental 498
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXII, Wright 22
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 19
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–12v ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 13r–26v ), ʾIyob
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 26v–45v ), Book of Sirach
- ms_i4
(check the viewerFols 45v–53v ),
Part of the 12 Minor Prophets
- ms_i4.1 (check the viewerFols 45v–48v ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 49r–51r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i4.3 (check the viewerFols 51r–52v ), Book of Joel
- ms_i4.4 (check the viewerFols 52v–53r ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i4.5 (check the viewerFols 53v and following ),
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 54r–58v ), Tobit, Book of
- ms_i6
(check the viewerFols 59r–70r ),
Second part of the 12 Minor Prophets
- ms_i6.7 (check the viewerFols 59r–60r ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i6.8 (check the viewerFols 60r–60v ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i6.9 (check the viewerFols 60v–62r ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i6.10 (check the viewerFols 62r–62v ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i6.11 (check the viewerFols 62v–68r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i6.12 (check the viewerFols 68r–70r ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
Contents
check the viewerFols 45v–53v Part of the 12 Minor Prophets (CAe 1315) From Hosea to Jonah. Amos and Obadiah are omitted.
check the viewerFols 59r–70r Second part of the 12 Minor Prophets (CAe 1315)
check the viewerFols 60r–60v Book of Habakkuk (CAe 1567) The prayer is omitted here and appears with the first part above.
check the viewerFols 68r–70r Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy (CAe 3151) The book originally ended with Ch. IV.4 (III. 22), but the remainder has been added by a later hand, with a subscription
Subscription ( ):The subscription, added by the later hand, gives the name of the writer and owner, Walda Fāsiladas scribe : ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘ፲ወ፪፡ ደቂቀ፡ ነቢያት። ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚ' ፡ ሣህሉ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ወልደ፡ ፋሲለደስ። ዘትሣየጦ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols. 1r, (Type: Unclear)
Trials of pen by Walda Fāsiladas
( gez ) ፈቲነ፡ ብርዕ፡ ዘፈትነ፡ ወልደ፡ ፋሲለደስ።
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 19a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14in |
Width | 11.85in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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1, stub after 7
2, stub after 7
3, stub after 7
8, stub after 8
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
1, stub after 7 2, stub after 7 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 8
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 34
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1600-1700
Fine hand of the 17th century. 1600-1700Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
Hand of the second part of Content Item 6.12 , item 6 Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy (CAe 3151) and of coloph1 not found in this file, i.e. Walda Fāsiladas 1700-1800More bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 498ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 31.5.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient498 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added collation and layout on 31.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: explicit type subscription introduced on 16.5.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: Created catalogue entry on 19.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor