London, British Library, BL Oriental 626
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXV, Wright 75
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus, Rāʾǝya Māryām
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1799 (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 (), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 107v and following ), አቃርዮስ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሮሃ፡
Contents
check the viewerFols 107v and following አቃርዮስ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሮሃ፡ (CAe 2382 Abgar)
Language of text:
Colophon
ወጸሐፊሁኒ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወን〚 〛 ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡
Colophon
〚 〛ም፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለክንፈ፡ ገብርኤል፡ በንዋዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols. 1, check the viewer115r–117v (Type: GuestText)
Rāʾǝya [ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna] Māryām (CAe 1124)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Extras
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The name of the original owner has been erased, only his title አቡነ፡ remains on check the viewerfol. 5r .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Many names were inserted from time to time after the erasure of the original owner's name.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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The names of ዘፈረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ and ወለተ፡ ጽዮን፡ were inserted after the erasure of the original owner's name.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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The names of ክንፈ፡ ገብርኤል፡ and ወለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ were inserted after the erasure of the original owner's name.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2
Rude picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3
Rude picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 4
Rude picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 75v
Rude picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 76r
Rude picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 112–115r
Rude pictures.
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 45b-46a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12in |
Width | 9.25in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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12 | 11 | 8 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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14 | 13 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
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:
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q14, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 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),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 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),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25-26
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 mostly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1799
1750-1799 Written in a fair hand.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Recent hand.More bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 626ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 9.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient626 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 9.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 1.8.2018