London, British Library, BL Oriental 603
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXIII, Wright 213
General description
Nagara Māryām
Number of Text units: 14
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
The manuscript was copied for Bakāffā owner . 1721-1730 (reign)
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 ),
Nagara Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Maskaram
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 22r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ṭǝqǝmt
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ḫǝdār
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 66r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Tāḫśāś
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ṭǝrr
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 80r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Yakkatit
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Maggabit
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Miyāzyā
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 138r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Gǝnbot
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 148r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Sane
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 158r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ḥamle
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Naḥāse
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 182r and following ), Nagara Māryām, Narrative regarding the raising to life of the son of Caiaphas
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Nagara Māryām (CAe 2051)
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check the viewerFols 2r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Maskaram (CAe 2051 Maskaram)
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Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 20r ወከማሁ፡ ይባርኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ወለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 22r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ṭǝqǝmt (CAe 2051 Teqemt)
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Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 45r ወለኪሂ፡ እሴብሐኪ፡ አነ፡ ገብርኪ፡ በካፋ፡ (…)ommission by
check the viewerFols 46r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ḫǝdār (CAe 2051 Hedar)
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check the viewerFols 66r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Tāḫśāś (CAe 2051 Tahsas)
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check the viewerFols 77r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ṭǝrr (CAe 2051 Terr)
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check the viewerFols 80r and following Nagara Māryām, Yakkatit (CAe 2051 Yakkatit)
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check the viewerFols 104r and following Nagara Māryām, Maggabit (CAe 2051 Maggabit)
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check the viewerFols 124r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Miyāzyā (CAe 2051 Miyazya)
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check the viewerFols 138r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Gǝnbot (CAe 2051 Genbot)
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check the viewerFols 148r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Sane (CAe 2051 Sane)
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check the viewerFols 158r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Ḥamle (CAe 2051 Hamle)
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check the viewerFols 176r and following Nagara Māryām, Reading for the 21st of Naḥāse (CAe 2051 Nahase)
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check the viewerFols 182r and following Nagara Māryām, Narrative regarding the raising to life of the son of Caiaphas (CAe 2051 SonCaiaphas)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ነገረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 47 s, 10 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 3v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 4r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 5r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 5v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 6v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 7v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 8v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 93
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 10v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 11v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 12r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 12v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 13r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 13v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 14r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 15v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 16r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 17r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 19v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 20r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 22r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 23r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 24r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 27v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 30r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 31r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 32v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 36r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 38v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 39v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 40v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 41v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 42r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 43r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 43v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 44r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 44v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 45r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 46r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 46v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 47r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 47v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 48r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 48v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 49r
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 2r
Polychrome ornamental band at the beginning of the text, with the inscription ዘመስከረም፡.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 46r
Polychrome ornamental band.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 66r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 77r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 80r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 104r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 124r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 138r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 148r
Polychrome ornamental band
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 176r
Polychrome ornamental band
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 140b-141b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 16.75in |
Width | 15in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Four unnumbered blank leaves each at the beginning and at the end, both referred to as check the viewerfols i–iv in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with striped silk
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19-23
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: 1721-1730 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fine hand, between 1721-1730 . 1721-1730 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 603ʼ, 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/BLorient603 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout. on 8.6.2022
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 26.7.2021
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 4.6.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor