London, British Library, BL Oriental 525
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XLVI, Wright 46
General description
Sayfa Śǝllāse, Nicene Creed, Gospel of John, Psalm 90, Prayers
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1450-1499 (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 1r and following ),
Sayfa Śǝllāse
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Sayfa Śǝllāse, Praise for Monday
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), Sayfa Śǝllāse, div SalamMonday
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Sayfa Śǝllāse, div PrayerMonday
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), Gospel of John
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Sayfa Śǝllāse (CAe 2296)
Language of text:
It is not clear from the catalogue description whether the text of Sayfa Śǝllāse is contained in this manuscript in its entirety.check the viewerFols 1r and following Sayfa Śǝllāse, Praise for Monday (CAe 2296 Monday)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አአምን። በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright እትማኃፀን። አአትብ፡ ገጽየ፡ በማእዘረ፡ ገጹ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኢያንቃዕደወ፡ ኀበ፡ ገጸ፡ ካልእ። አአትብ፡ አዕይንትየ፡ በማእዘረ፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ ለእግዚ'፡ ዘያርእዮ፡ ኀበ፡ ነጸረ።
The text seems to start in the middle of the prayer for Monday, see Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Kadiḥ Dabra Tawāḥǝdo Qǝddǝst Māryām, KTM-012, f. 10va.check the viewerFols 2r and following Sayfa Śǝllāse, div SalamMonday (CAe 2296 SalamMonday)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለአብ፡ ነቅዓ፡ ዘይት፡ ምሕርት፡ ጥሉል። ሰ'፡ ለወልድ፡ ነ'፡ ዘ'፡ ም'፡ ጥ'። ሰ'፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ነ'፡ ዘ'፡ ም'፡ ጥ'፡ ፫ፈልፈል።
check the viewerFols 3r and following Sayfa Śǝllāse, div PrayerMonday (CAe 2296 PrayerMonday)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright መለኮተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ፍጽምት፡ አሐቲ፡ ስምረት፡ ወሠለስቱ፡ 〚 〛 አካል፡ በዋህድ፡ ጽምረት፡ ፩መንበር፡ በ፩ህላዌ፡ 〚 〛 በትሥልስት፡ ወበ፩መንግሥት፡ ወሥሉስ፡ እንበለ፡ ፍልጠት፡ ዕሩይ፡ እንበለ፡ ሐፀት። ኅብረት፡ ወአሐቲ፡ ፍትወት፡ ሥላሴ፡ ምጥቅት፡ እምሰማየ፡ ሰማያት። ሥላሴ፡ ምጥቅት፡ እምሰማየ፡ ሰማያት። ሥላሴ፡ እኃዜያት። ሥላሴ፡ ድምርት፡ በስልጣን፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መልዕልት፡ በመልዕልተ፡ መልዕልት፡ ወመትሕተ፡ መትሕት። ። ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 47v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅ'፡ መድ
ኃኔ ኄ (!) sic by William Wright(!)corrected by Dorothea Reule፡ ዓለም።↗ -
check the viewerFols 45v–46 (Type: GuestText)
Psalms of David, Psalmus 90 (CAe 2000 Ps90)
( gez ) ዘየሐድር፡ በረድኤተ፡ ልዑል። ወይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ጽላሎቱ፡ ለአምላከሰማት። ይቤሎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ምስካይየ፡ ወጸወንየ፡ አንተ። . . . . .ommission by William Wright
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check the viewerFols 46v and following (Type: GuestText)
Prayer for the Eucharist (CAe 4912)
( gez ) ሥጋ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወደምክቡር፡ ዘለ፡ እግዙእነወመድሀኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክነ፡ ዘበአማን። . . . . .ommission by William Wright
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check the viewerFols 47v and following (Type: GuestText)
ጸሎተ፡ ሐይማኖት። (CAe 3308)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 108–109 (Type: Unclear)
Prayers.
Extras
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The title of Content Item 1 Sayfa Śǝllāse (CAe 2296) was written by a later hand at the top of check the viewerfol. 1r .
( gez ) ሰይፈ፡ ሥላሴ፡
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The beginning of Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Sayfa Śǝllāse, div PrayerMonday (CAe 2296 PrayerMonday) is disfigured by many erasures.
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The writing on check the viewerfols 44v–45r has been in great part erased.
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The text of Content Item 1 Sayfa Śǝllāse (CAe 2296) has been altered by readers in various places.
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The name of the first owner of the manuscript, as indicated in Content Item 2 Gospel of John (CAe 2715) , was Masanqo Dǝngǝl owner .
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 30b-31b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 6.5in |
Width | 5.38in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 7 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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13 | 13 | 8 |
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14 | 14 | 4 |
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1, stub after 4 2, stub after 4 3, stub after 4 4, stub after 4 |
15 | B | 2 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
4, stub after 3
Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q13, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
1, stub after 4 2, stub after 4 3, stub after 4 4, stub after 4
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire ID:q15, number:B
Ethio-SPaRe formula : B(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (2),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The outer half of check the viewerfol. 44 has been cut away.
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 13-20
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is probably written both above and below the ruling (not always well visible), in the second part of the manuscript it is also written on the third ruled line; the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are partly visible.
- Upper primary pricks are visible, lower primary pricks are partly visible, horizontal pricks are partly visible. Upper primary pricks are located very closely to the upper ruled line.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a good hand.
Date: 1450-1499 ?
1450-1499 ?Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Characterized by William Wright as different from Hand h1 , but still ancient.
Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Different hand.
Ink: Paler ink.
Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Modern hand.
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