London, British Library, BL Oriental 656
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXXXIV, Wright 234
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maskaram-Yakkātit)
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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 4r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Maskaram (CAe 2375 Maskaram)
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check the viewerFols 39v and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Ṭǝqǝmt (CAe 2375 Teqemt)
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check the viewerFols 72r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Ḫǝdar (CAe 2375 Hedar)
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check the viewerFols 110r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Tāḫśāś (CAe 2375 Tahsas)
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check the viewerFols 154r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Ṭǝrr (CAe 2375 Terr)
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check the viewerFols 200r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Generic record), Commemorative notices for the month of Yakkātit (CAe 2375 Yakkatit)
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Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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check the viewerFols. 72r, 200r
On check the viewerf. 72r and check the viewerf. 200r a name partially erased, perhaps that of the scribe or owner, 〚 〛ጊዮርጊስ፡
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The names of king John I , his mother እኅተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ , and his queen ሰብለ፡ ወንጌል፡ , have been substituted everywhere for those which were originally written.
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 154a-b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 19.875in |
Width | 18in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
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
6Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30-33
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: 1600-1667 (internal)
The manuscript is written in a fine hand of the 17th century. 1600-1667 (internal)Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, Marcin Krawczuk, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 656ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-07-04) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient656 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 4.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 13.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Corrected shelfmarks on 26.11.2021
- Marcin Krawczuk Completed the description on 25.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 30.10.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 20.5.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor
Marcin Krawczuk, contributor