London, British Library, BL Oriental 586
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CLXXVI, Wright 176
General description
Mǝʿrāf, Mawaśǝʿǝt, Hymns
Number of Text units: 4
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 1ra–67ra ), Mǝʿrāf
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 68ra–110vc ), Mawāśǝʾǝt
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 113ra–128rb ), School Chants
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 129ra–195vc ), Zǝmmāre
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–67ra Mǝʿrāf (CAe 3186)
Language of text:
With musical notes.
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ተፀዊነነ፡ ቦቱ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ምዕራፍ፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ ዘይትቀነዩ፡ በበዘመኑ፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ እስከ፡ ዮሐንስ።
Colophon
ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ጊዮርጉስ፡ owner ወጸሐፊሁ፡ ምክሃ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ scribe ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወኣሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን። በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ምዕራፍ።
check the viewerFols 68ra–110vc Mawāśǝʾǝt (CAe 1990)
Language of text:
With musical notes.
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መዋሥዕት፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ እስከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ።
check the viewerFols 129ra–195vc Zǝmmāre (CAe 2610)
Language of text:
With musical notes.
The text ends with creeds, Our Father, etc.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s.
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ምዕራፍ፡ ዝማሬ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 111r (Type: GuestText)
Mǝʿrāf, Chants for the office of Rogationምዕራፍ፡ ዘአርእስት፡ ምህል፡ በምሉእ፡ ወበጐደሎ። (CAe 3186 Mehella)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ምህላ፡ ፱ ዘምሉእ፡ ፫ እምኔሆሙ፡ ምህላ፡ ዘሆሣዕና፡ ዘዓርብ፡ ወምህላ፡ በበዓለ፡ ፶ ዘረቡዕ።
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check the viewerFol. 111v (Type: GuestText)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ወግ፡ ዘፋሲካ፡ እምፋሲካ፡ እስከ፡ ዕርገት፡ ዘእኁድ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ዮም፡ ፋሲካ፡ ይትበሀል። እምፋሲካ፡ እስከ፡ ዕርገት፡ በሰኑይ፡ ፀአተ፡ ሲኦል፡ ይትበሀል።
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check the viewerFol. 128v (Type: GuestText)
Probably an excerpt from Zǝmmāre (CAe 2610) .
Text in Gǝʿǝz ዝማሬ፡ ዘደብረ፡ 〚 〛 ወአመ፡ ሰዱስ፡ ነሥኦሙ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ለጴጥሮስ፡ ወለያዕቆብ፡ ወለዮሐንስ፡ ወአዕረጎሙ፡ ደብረ፡ ነዋህ፡
Extras
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The name of the owner was Walda Giyorgis owner and that of the scribe Mǝkḥa Giyorgis scribe (check the viewerfol. 67r ).
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 116a-116b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9in |
Width | 8in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
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 | 8 |
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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 | 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 | 8 |
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15 | 15 | 8 |
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16 | 16 | 8 |
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17 | 17 | 8 |
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18 | 18 | 8 |
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19 | 19 | 8 |
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20 | 20 | 8 |
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21 | 21 | 8 |
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22 | 22 | 8 |
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23 | 23 | 8 |
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24 | 24 | 8 |
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25 | 25 | 4 |
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26 | B | 1 |
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1, stub before 1 |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q13, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q14, number:14, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Quire ID:q16, number:16
Quire ID:q17, number:17
Quire ID:q18, number:18
Quire ID:q19, number:19, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q20, number:20, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q21, number:21, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q22, number:22, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q23, number:23, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q24, number:24
Quire ID:q25, number:25
1, stub before 1
Quire ID:q26, number:B
Ethio-SPaRe formula : B(0+1/s.l. 1, stub before 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4), 26 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4), 26 (1),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover.Sewing Stations
The sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
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.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Mǝkḥa Giyorgis scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1799
Written in a small hand. 1700-1799 Mǝkḥa Giyorgis scribeCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 586ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-05-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient586 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Continued description from historical catalogue entry with consultation of images on 5.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 10.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, editor