London, British Library, BL Oriental 543
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXXIX, Wright 129
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe
Number of Text units: 24
Number of Codicological units: 1
For a table of all relations from and to this record, please go to the Relations view. In the Relations boxes on the right of this page, you can also find all available relations grouped by name.
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 ),
Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–12v ), Third Sunday before the Nativity to Good Friday
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 12v and following ),
Lectionary for the Festivals of the Whole Year
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 12v and following ), Maskaram
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 19v and following ), Ṭǝqǝmt
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), Ḫǝdār
- ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 34v and following ), Tāḫśāś
- ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 40v and following ), Ṭǝrr
- ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 47r and following ), Yakkātit
- ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFols 53r and following ), Maggābit
- ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 59r and following ), Miyāzyā
- ms_i1.2.9 (check the viewerFols 64v and following ), Gǝnbot
- ms_i1.2.10 (check the viewerFols 70v and following ), Seni
- ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), Ḥamle
- ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFols 82v and following ), Naḥasi
- ms_i1.2.13 (check the viewerFols 88v and following ), Ṗāgʷǝmen
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 90r and following ),
Daily Lessons from John to John
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 90r and following ), Maskaram
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 92r and following ), Ṭǝqǝmt
- ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 94r and following ), Ḫǝdār
- ms_i1.3.4 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), Tāḫśāś
- ms_i1.3.5 (check the viewerFols 98r and following ), Ṭǝrr
- ms_i1.3.6 (check the viewerFols 100v and following ), Yakkātit
- ms_i1.3.7 (check the viewerFols 102r and following ), Lent
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe (CAe 1932)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 1r በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ዘድትነበብ፡ በዐውደ፡ ዐመት፡ ፍሉጣን።
check the viewerFols 1r–12v Third Sunday before the Nativity to Good Friday (CAe 1932 SundaysFirstHalf) See the transcription of the incipit in div, and of the incipit of the final portion for Good Friday in div.
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 12v ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ ግጻዌ፡ ግብጽ፡ ለለዕለቱ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 12v and following Lectionary for the Festivals of the Whole Year (CAe 1932 SaturdaySunday)
Inscriptio (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 12v በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ጸሐፍነ፡ ግጻዌ፡ ግብጽ፡ ዘበዓውልት፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ እሰከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 89v ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ ግጻዊ፡ ዘበዓውልት፡ ወዘይደሉ፡ አንብቦቱ፡ እምነ፡ ቃላት፡ እምዓመት፡ እስከ፡ ዓመት፡ እምቀዳሚ፡ ወርኃ፡ መስከረም፡ ወእስከ፡ ወርኃ፡ ጳጕሜን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን።
Supplication ( ): The supplication contained the name of the scribe, Takla s , and of his parents. It has mostly been erased, over a part of it (a1) has been added.
check the viewerFols 12v and following Maskaram (CAe 1932 SMaskaram)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሠረቀ፡ መስከረም፡ እመ፡ አእሚሩ፡ ዮሐንሰ፡ መጥምቀ፡ ወበርተሎምዎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ወሜሎስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ወፊስጦስ፡ ወዮሴዕ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወጳጠልዎን፡ ሰማዕት፡ በመኃትው፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ቆሮንቶስ፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ዘ፯፡ እስመ፡ በአሚን፡ ነሐውር። እስከ፡ ኀበ፡ ይብል፡ ንሕነ፡ ውእቱ፡ ለእግዚኢበሔር፡ ሕያው፡
check the viewerFols 90r and following Daily Lessons from John to John (CAe 1932 DailyFirstHalf)
Inscriptio (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 90r በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright በከመ፡ ጸሐፍነ፡ መገጻዊት፡ ዘግብ፡ (!) sic by Dorothea Reule ዘመጻሕፍት፡ ዘድትነበብ። እምዮሐንስ፡ እስከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ በኵሉ፡ መዋዕል፡
check the viewerFols 102r and following Lent (CAe 1932)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 102r በመኅተወ፡ ድራረ፡ ጾም፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
-
check the viewerFol. 89v (?) (Type: Unclear)
An Amharic note is written over a part of the final 'note', probably a supplication.
Text in Amharic
-
check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አስልጥ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Catalogue Bibliography
-
Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 85a-86a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9.88in |
Width | 6.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 8 |
|
|
2 | 2 | 8 |
|
|
3 | 3 | 8 |
|
|
4 | 4 | 8 |
|
|
5 | 5 | 8 |
|
3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 |
6 | 6 | 8 |
|
|
7 | 7 | 8 |
|
|
8 | 8 | 8 |
|
3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 |
9 | 9 | 8 |
|
|
10 | 10 | 8 |
|
|
11 | 11 | 9 |
|
1, stub after 9 8, stub after 1 9, stub after 1 |
12 | 12 | 8 |
|
|
13 | 13 | 8 |
|
|
14 | 14 | 6 |
|
|
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
1, stub after 9 8, stub after 1 9, stub after 1
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original wooden boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 25-37
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
Encoding Description
Encoded according to TEI P5 Guidelines.
Encoded according to the Beta maṣāḥǝft Guidelines. These Guidelines detail the TEI format ruled by the Beta maṣāḥǝft Schema. The present TEI file is enriched with an Xquery transformation taking advantage of the exist-db database instance where the data is stored and of the many external resources to which this data points to.
Definitions of prefixes used.
Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:BLorient543 in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.
Suggested Citation of this record
To cite a precise version, please, click on load permalinks and to the desired version (see documentation on permalinks), then import the metadata or copy the below, with the correct link.
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 543ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-07) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient543 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 7.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Begun description on 23.3.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 16.4.2019