London, British Library, BL Oriental 502
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXVI, Wright 26
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 33
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
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
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r–23v ), Book of Isaiah
- p2_i2
(check the viewerFols 24r–62v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 24r–54v ), Book of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 55r–56v ), Book of Baruch
- p2_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 56v–58v ), Lamentations
- p2_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 58v–59r ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 59r–59r ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- p2_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 59r–62v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
- p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 63r–88b ), Book of Ezekiel - Eth II
- p1_i4 (check the viewerFols 89r–98v ), Daniel, Book of
- p1_i5
(check the viewerFols 99r–118v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- p1_i5.1 (check the viewerFols 99r–102r ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- p1_i5.2 (check the viewerFols 102r–105r ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- p1_i5.3 (check the viewerFols 105r–107r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- p1_i5.4 (check the viewerFols 107r–108r ), Book of Joel
- p1_i5.5 (check the viewerFols 108r–108v ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- p1_i5.6 (check the viewerFols 108v–109v ), Book of Jonah
- p1_i5.7 (check the viewerFols 109v–110r ), Book of Nahum
- p1_i5.8 (check the viewerFols 110r–111r ), Book of Habakkuk
- p1_i5.9 (check the viewerFols 111r–112r ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- p1_i5.10 (check the viewerFols 112r–113r ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- p1_i5.11 (check the viewerFols 113r–117r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- p1_i5.12 (check the viewerFols 117r–118v ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
- p1_i6
(check the viewerFols 119r–150v ),
The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
- p1_i6.1 (check the viewerFols 119r–129v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- p1_i6.2 (check the viewerFols 129v–137v ), Book of Ezra
- p1_i6.3 (check the viewerFols 137v–143r ), Book of Ezra
- p1_i6.4 (check the viewerFols 143r–150v ), Book of Nehemiah
- p1_i7 (check the viewerFols 151r–155v ), Tobit, Book of
- p1_i8 (check the viewerFols 155v–163r ), Book of Judith
- p1_i9 (check the viewerFols 163r–169r ), Book of Esther
- p1_i10 (check the viewerFols 169r–200r ), Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic)
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 201r–201v ), Hymn to Walatta Giyorgis
Contents
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 20ab
Secondary Bibliography
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Knibb, M. A. 2015. The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel: A Critical Edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). page 24-25
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14in |
Width | 12.15in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
(dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r–23v ), Book of Isaiah
- p2_i2
(check the viewerFols 24r–62v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 24r–54v ), Book of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 55r–56v ), Book of Baruch
- p2_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 56v–58v ), Lamentations
- p2_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 58v–59r ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- p2_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 59r–59r ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- p2_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 59r–62v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
- p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 63r–88b ), Book of Ezekiel - Eth II
- p1_i4 (check the viewerFols 89r–98v ), Daniel, Book of
- p1_i5
(check the viewerFols 99r–118v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- p1_i5.1 (check the viewerFols 99r–102r ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- p1_i5.2 (check the viewerFols 102r–105r ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- p1_i5.3 (check the viewerFols 105r–107r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- p1_i5.4 (check the viewerFols 107r–108r ), Book of Joel
- p1_i5.5 (check the viewerFols 108r–108v ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- p1_i5.6 (check the viewerFols 108v–109v ), Book of Jonah
- p1_i5.7 (check the viewerFols 109v–110r ), Book of Nahum
- p1_i5.8 (check the viewerFols 110r–111r ), Book of Habakkuk
- p1_i5.9 (check the viewerFols 111r–112r ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- p1_i5.10 (check the viewerFols 112r–113r ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- p1_i5.11 (check the viewerFols 113r–117r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- p1_i5.12 (check the viewerFols 117r–118v ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
- p1_i6
(check the viewerFols 119r–150v ),
The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
- p1_i6.1 (check the viewerFols 119r–129v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- p1_i6.2 (check the viewerFols 129v–137v ), Book of Ezra
- p1_i6.3 (check the viewerFols 137v–143r ), Book of Ezra
- p1_i6.4 (check the viewerFols 143r–150v ), Book of Nehemiah
- p1_i7 (check the viewerFols 151r–155v ), Tobit, Book of
- p1_i8 (check the viewerFols 155v–163r ), Book of Judith
- p1_i9 (check the viewerFols 163r–169r ), Book of Esther
- p1_i10 (check the viewerFols 169r–200r ), Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic)
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–23v Book of Isaiah (CAe 1672)
Subscription ( ):The subscription gives the name of the owner Walda Giyorgis owner
check the viewerFols 119r–150v The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
check the viewerFols 119r–129v Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate
check the viewerFols 129v–137v Book of Ezra (CAe 1377) The Second Book of Esdras or 3 Esdras according to the Vulgate (1 Esdras according to the Greek)
check the viewerFols 137v–143r Book of Ezra (CAe 3581) The Third Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Esdras
check the viewerFols 143r–150v Book of Nehemiah (CAe 2070) The Fourth Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Nehemiah
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 200v (Type: GuestText)
Daniel ch. XI. 13-15, written in a different and more recent hand
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ኢሳይያስ፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 32
Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
The manuscript is written in a good hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800Hand 2
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1800-1868
Later hand of the addition 1 1800-1868Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
(dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 201r–201v ), Hymn to Walatta Giyorgis
Contents
check the viewerFols 201r–201v Hymn to Walatta Giyorgis A part of the hymn; the writing has been partially effaced by washing.
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 502ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 1.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient502 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 1.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Updated Ezekiel ID, keywords and catalogue range on 4.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: explicit type subscription introduced on 16.5.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: Created catalogue entry on 1.2.2017
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor