London, British Library, BL Oriental 531
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Catholic Epistles, Revelation, Acts of the Apostles, Pauline Epistles
Number of Text units: 25
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1699 (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 2r and following ),
Catholic Epistles
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), First Epistle of Peter
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Second Epistle of Peter
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), First Epistle of John
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Second Epistle of John
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 16r and following ), Third Epistle of John
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), Epistle of James
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), Epistle of Jude
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 23r and following ), Revelation of John
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 47r and following ), Gǝbra ḥawāryāt
- ms_i4
(check the viewerFols 91r and following ),
Pauline Epistles
- ms_i4.1 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), Epistle to the Romans
- ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), First Epistle to the Corinthians
- ms_i4.3 (check the viewerFols 134r and following ), Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- ms_i4.4 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), Epistle to the Galatians
- ms_i4.5 (check the viewerFols 153v and following ), Epistle to the Ephesians
- ms_i4.6 (check the viewerFols 159v and following ), Epistle to the Philippians
- ms_i4.7 (check the viewerFols 164r and following ), Epistle to the Colossians
- ms_i4.8 (check the viewerFols 168r and following ), First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- ms_i4.9 (check the viewerFols 172v and following ), Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
- ms_i4.10 (check the viewerFols 175r and following ), First Epistle to Timothy
- ms_i4.11 (check the viewerFols 180r and following ), Second Epistle to Timothy
- ms_i4.12 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), Epistle to Titus
- ms_i4.13 (check the viewerFols 185v and following ), Epistle to Philemon
- ms_i4.14 (check the viewerFols 186v and following ), Epistle to the Hebrews
Contents
check the viewerFols 91r and following Pauline Epistles (CAe 3505)
Language of text:
Colophon
check the viewerFols 199v and following
ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘታቦተ፡ ቃዱስ፡ ዘ[…]ommission by ፡ ዘተጠርየ፡ ለነ፡ በስሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያኑኅ፡ መዋዕሊሁ፡ እስከ፡ ርስዓን፡ አሜን። ዘአውፅኦሂ፡ ውጉዝ።
The colophon, written in the hand of the scribe, once contained the name of the church to which this manuscript belonged.
check the viewerFols 113r and following First Epistle to the Corinthians (CAe 3516)
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check the viewerFols 134r and following Second Epistle to the Corinthians (CAe 3517)
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check the viewerFols 168r and following First Epistle to the Thessalonians (CAe 3522)
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check the viewerFols 172v and following Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (CAe 3523)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFols 2r and following (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ሐዲሳት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ [ዓለም።(?)]supplied by William Wright ↗
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check the viewerFols 44v and following (Type: Unclear)
Hymn added by a later hand.
( gez ) ወንጌላውያን፡ ናቂርብ፡ አምኃ፡ ሰላም፡ ወፍቅር። ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ክሉለ፡ ረድኤት፡ ወክብር። መዝገበ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ሐሊብ፡ መገበ፡ ሥላሴ፡ መዓር። እስመ፡ አንተ፡ ውስተ፡ ማኅደሩ፡ አርአያ፡ እፀ፡ ዘይት፡ ሥሙር። ለንቡር፡ መልዕልተ፡ ኵሉ፡ በእሳት፡ መንበር።
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check the viewerFols 45r and following (Type: Unclear)
Hymn added by a later hand.
( gez ) ምሥጢረ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ኅበአ፡ በፆታ፡ ነጊር፡ ወጠይቆ። ሰብሖትከ፡ […]ommission by ኩ[…]ommission by ትከ፡ አምላከ፡ እስመ፡ ለሰይጣን፡ አውደቆ።
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 37b-38a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.38in |
Width | 7.38in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20-23
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a fine hand.
Date: 1600-1699
1600-1699More bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 531ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 13.2.2018) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient531 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]
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- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 13.2.2018