London, British Library, BL Oriental 544
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXXXI, Wright 131
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe
Number of Text units: 10
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
1700-1749
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.
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 86b-87b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.75in |
Width | 10.13in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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2, stub after 2 |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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10 | 9 | 10 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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12 | 11 | 10 |
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13 | 12 | 3 |
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Collation diagrams
2, stub after 2
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:
Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
3, stub before 1
Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 2, stub after 2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (1), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (1), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original wooden boards, covered with blind-tooled leather. With textile inlays of blue cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1700-1749 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
Lectionary for Sundays
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Eve of the beginning of Lent
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 30r and following ), Pentecost
- p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 47v and following ), Thursday of the Ascension
- p1_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 54v and following ), Third Sunday of Gǝnbot
- p1_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 59v and following ), Fourth Sunday of Gǝnbot
- p1_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 63v and following ), Four Sundays of Sene
- p1_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 80r and following ), Four Sundays of Ḥamle
- p1_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), Four Sundays of Naḥase
Contents
check the viewerFols 4r and following Lectionary for Sundays (CAe 1932 SaturdaySunday)
Language of text:
The following are the principal divisions.check the viewerFols 4r and following Eve of the beginning of Lent (CAe 1932 Lent)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 4r and following በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ዘይትነበብ፡ በመኃትወ፡ ድራረ፡ ጾም፡ በ፲ወ፪ሰዓት፡ ወውእቱ፡ ጾመ፡ ፵ዓቢይ። እስከ፡ ፍጻሜ፡ ፯አውራኅ።
check the viewerFols 30r and following Pentecost (CAe 1932 Pentecost)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 30r and following በቀዳሚት፡ ሰንበት፡ ዘበዓለ፡ ፶ቅድስት፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ እሑድ፡ ዘግብረ፡ ወሀብከኒ።
check the viewerFols 47v and following Thursday of the Ascension (CAe 1932 Ascension)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 47v and following በሠርከ፡ ሐሙስ፡ በዓለ፡ ዕርገት።
check the viewerFols 63v and following Four Sundays of Sene (CAe 1932 SSane) The name of the month is spelled here ሴኔ፡
check the viewerFols 96r and following Four Sundays of Naḥase (CAe 1932 SNahase)
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): እኁድ፡ ራብዒት፡ እምነሐሴ፡ ትትነበብ፡ ዳግመ። ለእመ፡ ሀሎ፡ እኁድ፡ በጳጕሜን።
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Inventory)
A short catalogue of biblical books by a later hand.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አስተዋጽዖ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras of codicological unit 1
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Pen trials, one of which by Walda Krǝstos , who was probably the scribe.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1
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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 86b-87b
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: 2
Number of lines: 24
Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (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 of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1749
1700-1749 Walda Krǝstos Written in a good hand. See also (e1) of codicological unit 1 .Hand 2
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1868
1700-1868 A later hand.Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1700-1749 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 2 check the viewerFol. 113 ), Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe
Contents
check the viewerFol. 2 check the viewerFol. 113 Maṣḥafa gǝṣṣāwe (CAe 1932)
Language of text:
Described by the catalogue as a having belonged to a 'similar volume' as Codicological Unit p1 , and written by the same hand.Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2
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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 86b-87b
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
Ruling of codicological unit 2
- (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 of codicological unit 2
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 544ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-27) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient544 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout and collation on 27.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Continued description on 3.8.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 16.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, editor