London, British Library, BL Oriental 524
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Gospel of John
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (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 and following ), Gospel of John
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: Unclear)
Prayer in the handwriting of Zamāryām
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note, which is written over (a1) , states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።
Extras
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The name of the first owner seems to have been Walda Ḥannā , for which those of Yoḥannǝs Walda Yoḥannǝs and Zamāryām have been substituted.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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 33b-34a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 6.25in |
Width | 5.5in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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1, stub after 1 |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 15-16
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.
- Upper primary pricks are mostly visible, lower primary pricks are rarely visible, horizontal pricks are mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a good hand.
Date: 1700-1799
1700-1799Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
ZamāryāmCheck for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 524ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-01) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient524 [Accessed: 2024-05-09]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 1.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 15.1.2018