London, British Library, BL Oriental 579
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXXVI, Wright 126
General description
Collection of Psalter excerpts and malkǝʾ-hymns
Number of Text units: 34
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 1r and following ),
Collection of Psalter excerpts and malkǝʾ-hymns
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Prayer
- ms_i1.2
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Psalms for various occasions
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 2v and following ), ሶበ፡ በዝኁ፡ ጸላእትከ፡ ወሶበ፡ አብዝኁ፡ ነገረ፡ ላዕሌከ፡
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), ሶበ፡ ንብረትከ፡ ማእከለ፡ ጸላእትከ፡
- ms_i1.2.3 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 6
- ms_i1.2.4 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 11
- ms_i1.2.5 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 12
- ms_i1.2.6 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 22
- ms_i1.2.7 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 24
- ms_i1.2.8 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 26
- ms_i1.2.9 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 27
- ms_i1.2.10 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 34
- ms_i1.2.11 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 42
- ms_i1.2.12 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 50
- ms_i1.2.13 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 69
- ms_i1.2.14 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 70
- ms_i1.2.15 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 101
- ms_i1.2.16 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 108
- ms_i1.2.17 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 119
- ms_i1.2.18 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 123
- ms_i1.2.19 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 129
- ms_i1.2.20 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 135
- ms_i1.2.21 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 142
- ms_i1.2.22 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 146
- ms_i1.2.23 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 147
- ms_i1.2.24 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 148
- ms_i1.2.25 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 150
- ms_i1.2.26 (), Psalms of David, Psalmus 151
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), Book of Odes
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 47v and following ), Malkǝʾa Śǝllāse
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 58v and following ), Māḫbara mǝʾmanān
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 62v and following ), A service
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 68r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Apostles
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Collection of Psalter excerpts and malkǝʾ-hymns Though the manuscript is called Gubāʾe malk in (a1) , it differs from most known witnesses of this work by containing psalms and comparatively few malkǝʾ-hymns.
Psalms for various occasions (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
The psalms listed in the catalogue are probably not the complete set of psalms contained in this manuscript.check the viewerFols 2v and following ሶበ፡ በዝኁ፡ ጸላእትከ፡ ወሶበ፡ አብዝኁ፡ ነገረ፡ ላዕሌከ፡ (CAe 2000 Ps3)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 47v and following Malkǝʾa Śǝllāse (CAe 2736)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለህላዌክሙ፡ ዘይመውእ፡ ህላዌያተ።
check the viewerFols 68r and following Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Apostles (CAe 2802)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ተልሚድ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗ .
( gez ) ጉባኤ፡ መልክ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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check the viewerFols. 1, check the viewer2r, check the viewer68r
The name of the owner has been erased.
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 81a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9.13in |
Width | 5.63in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
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 | 2 |
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1, stub after 2 2, stub after 1 |
5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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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 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
1, stub after 2 2, stub after 1
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original wooden boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
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.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1799
1700-1799 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 579ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-08) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient579 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 8.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added msContent, additions, binding on 19.3.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 28.5.2019