London, British Library, BL Oriental 648
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XCII, Wright 92
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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. The manuscript was then sent to the Royal Library at Windsor and presented by Victoria II to the British Library↗ on the 21st January 1869.
Secondary 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 iv
Summary
- ms_i1
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Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–2vb ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 2vb–3ra ), Introductory Prayer to the Miracles of Mary
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 3ra–6rb ), ራእየ፡ ተአምር፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ ዘርእየ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያ፡
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 7ra–150vb ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1ra–2vb Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 2vb–3ra Introductory Prayer to the Miracles of Mary (CAe 6052)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 3ra–6rb ራእየ፡ ተአምር፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ ዘርእየ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያ፡ (CAe 2216)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 7ra–150vb Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains 54 (wrongly altered to 55) miracles. Incomplete at the end.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (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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Written during the reign of Bakāffā , whose name appears continually.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Contains numerous 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 55ab
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.13in |
Width | 12.25in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 6 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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10 | 9 | 10 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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12 | 11 | 10 |
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13 | 12 | 10 |
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14 | 13 | 10 |
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15 | 14 | 10 |
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16 | 15 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q2, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q14, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q15, number:14, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q16, number:15, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : ፩A(6/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
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.
- (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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1721-1730
1721-1730 Written in a fine hand.More bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 648ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.7.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient648 [Accessed: 2024-04-23+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added collation and layout on 20.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 4.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 4.6.2019
- Dorothea Reule Added decoration reference on 6.4.2019
- Dorothea Reule Created record on 11.9.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor