London, British Library, BL Oriental 614
Marcin Krawczuk
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXXI, Wright 221
General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel
Number of Text units: 17
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.
Contents
check the viewerFols 136r and following To Michael (CAe 2835)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምስለ፡ ስም፡ ልዑል፡ ዘተሳተፈ። ወልደ፡ ያሬድ፡ ሄኖክ፡ በከመ፡ ጸሐፈ።
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 144r and following To Raphael (CAe 2849)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ተጸውዖ፡ ዘቀደመ። በአፈ፡ አምላክ፡ አዳም፡ እንበለ፡ ይሰመይ፡ ስመ።
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 149r and following To Gabriel (CAe 2965)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ በላዕለ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘአዕረፈ። ከመ፡ እዜኑ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ ወአኮ፡ ትሩፈ።
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols 155r and following (Type: GuestText)
On auspicious and inauspicious days (CAe 4145)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሐሳበ፡ ጽንዕት፡ ወዘጽንጽንት፡ ፲ወ፭ለመስከረም፡ ጽንዕት፡ ወእምኔሁ፡ ጽንጽንት፡ ፳ወ፫ለጥቅምት፡ ጽንዕት፡ ወዘተርፈ፡ ጽንጽንት፡ ፱ለኅዳር፡ ጽንዕት፡ ወዘተርፈ፡ ጽንጽት፡
Extras
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check the viewerFols 1r and following
The name of the owner Ḥǝnṣā Hāymānot e. g. on check the viewerf. 1r .
Text in Gǝʿǝz በረከቱ፡ ወበረከተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ መላእክት፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ፡ ሕንጻ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 43v
A miniature depicting the saints Takla Haymānot and Gabra Manfas Qǝddus . A person (possibly the donor) is placed at Takla Haymānot's feet.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 67r
A miniature of the covenant of mercy.
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 148ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 11in |
Width | 8.375in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with blue cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
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: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
Written in a fine hand, of the 18th Century. 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Alessandro Bausi, Marcin Krawczuk, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 614ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-09) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient614 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout. on 9.6.2022
- Marcin Krawczuk Marcin Krawczuk: Created entity on 17.4.2021
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor