London, British Library, BL Oriental 642
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXXI, Wright 81
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1660-1699 (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 8r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 8r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains 200 miracles.Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 9 s, 1 , 1 , 1 .
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Salām to a saint, incomplete. The name of the saint is omitted.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Salām to a saint. The name of the saint is omitted.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2810) . The following is the incipit:
( gez ) ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እሙ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስ፡ ከሃሊ
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Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 2970) . The following is the incipit:
( gez ) በሰጊድ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘመዓዛ፡ ስምከ፡ አፈዋት፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ቅቡዕ፡ ዘአልባስጥሮስ፡ ዕፍረት፤ ሀገረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ለቤዛ፡ ነፍሳት፡
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Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 3993)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅ'፡ መ'፡ ዓለም።↗
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Deed of gift by Fāsiladas of certain lands, the following the recipient:
( gez ) ቤተ፡ ክርስተያነ፡ አእዳወ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እኅወ፡ ኢ ፲ቤጌ፡ አባ፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡ ^ወልደ፡ አባለ፡ ክ ርስቶስ፡
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Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3065) , the end is missing. The following is the incipit:
( gez ) እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦዑጽፍተ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወርቅ፡ ንግስትየ፡ ወለተ፡ ዳዊት፡ ንጉሥ።
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Malkǝʾ-hymn to John the Evangelist (CAe 2833) . The following is the incipit:
( gez ) ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምሉዓ፡ ሞገስ፡ ወጸጋ።
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ʾƎsebbǝḥ ṣaggāki ʾo-mǝlʾǝta ṣaggā (CAe 3064) . The following is the incipit:
( gez ) እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦምልእተ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወእትጋነይ፡ ለኪ፡ ኦምልእተ፡ ውዳሴ፡
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Possibly a land grant. The writing in check the viewerfol. 180rc has been erased, except the last six lines.
( gez ) በጸሎታ፡ ወበስእለተ (!) sic by William Wright፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ተሣሀለነ፡ እግዚኦ፤ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ ዘወሀቡ፡ ለስልጣነ፡ ከርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ሎቱ፡ ምድረ፡ መስቀል፡ ፪መዓረ፡ ዘዘ ስቀል፡ ወዘዮ፤፤ . . . . .ommission by William Wright 〚 〛 ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ ዘወሀቡ፡ ለስልጣነ፡ ከርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ሎቱ፡ ምድረ፡ መስቀል፡ ፪መዓረ፡ ዘዘመስቀል፡ ወዘዮ፤፤
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Maṣḥaf za-ḫʷǝlqʷ marhočč for Maskaram and Ṭǝqǝmt.
( am ) መጽሐፍ፡ ዘኍልቍ፡ መርሆች፡
Extras
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The name of Fāsiladas is mentioned throughout the manuscript.
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The names of ʾElyās , ʾIsāyǝyyās , ʿĀmata Dǝngǝl and ʾElyud occur in (a7) .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
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Picture
- miniature:
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Picture
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 49b-50b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.88in |
Width | 13.38in |
Binding
In the original boards, lined with flowered 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: 28
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1632-1667
1632-1667 Written in a fine hand.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
check the viewerFol. 1 The writing is older than Hand h3 (about:London, British Library, BL Oriental 642, No item: , could not check for h3No item: , could not check for a4No item: , could not check for a5).Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1725-1775
1725-1775 check the viewerFols 2r–3Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1725-1775
1725-1775 check the viewerFols 4r–7 Of about the same date as Hand h3 (about:London, British Library, BL Oriental 642, No item: , could not check for h3No item: , could not check for a4No item: , could not check for a5).More bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 642ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 26.4.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient642 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.4.2019
- Dorothea Reule Created record on 21.8.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor