London, British Library, BL Oriental 638
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXXIX, Wright 89
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1708-1711 (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 2ra–246vc ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–246vc Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains 202 miracles.Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 247r (Type: LandGrant)
Copy of a deed of gift by Takla Hāymānot II to the priests of Däbrä Ṭǝbäb↗ . The ʾabuna role: title of the time was Yosāb II and the ʾǝč̣č̣age role: title Tasfā Giyorgis .
( gez ) ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘትሰመይ፡ ደብረ፡ ጥበብ፡↗ እንተ፡ ተሐንጸት፡ በጽንፈ፡ ጎንደር።
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check the viewerFol. 246v (Type: LandGrant)
Deed of gift by Takla Giyorgis I .
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check the viewerFol. 247v (Type: LandGrant)
Deed of gift by Yonās .
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check the viewerFol. 248r (Type: LandGrant)
Deed of gift by Tewodros II .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of Tewoflos occurs repeatedly, showing that the manuscript was written during his reign.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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The name of Zamikāʾel is written at the foot of check the viewerfol. 170r .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 117v
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 149v
Miniature of the kidāna mǝḥrat.
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 169v
Other Decorations
- other:
check the viewerFol. 1v
A woodcut is pasted on check the viewerfol. 2v , which has been subsequently coloured with coarse paints.
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 54ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 16in |
Width | 13.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
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: 3
Number of lines: 24
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 and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1708-1711
1708-1711 Written in a fine hand.More bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 638ʼ, 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/BLorient638 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 9.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 4.6.2019
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added decoration reference on 6.4.2019
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 11.9.2018