London, British Library, BL Oriental 672
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXLV, Wright 245
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maggābit-Ṗagʷǝmen)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1749 (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 2ra–253vc ),
Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Second half of the year
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–43rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Maggabit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 44ra–73vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Miyazya
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 74ra–114vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Genbot
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 115ra–152va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), : Sane
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 153ra–208rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hamle
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 209ra–246vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Nahase
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 247ra–253vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Pagwemen
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–253vc Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Second half of the year (CAe 4035 SecondHalf)
Language of text:
Salām-hymns directly follow the commemorations to which they refer.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ስንክሳር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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Mentioned in the supplications throughout are FāsikāwitFāsikāyǝt , Mikāʾel , and their son ʾElyās (e.g. check the viewerFol. 114vc ).
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 157b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 16.75in |
Width | 13.13in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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1, stub after 1 |
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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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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15 | 14 | 9 |
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8, stub after 1 |
16 | 15 | 8 |
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17 | 16 | 8 |
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18 | 17 | 10 |
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19 | 18 | 12 |
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20 | 19 | 10 |
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21 | 20 | 10 |
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22 | 21 | 10 |
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23 | 22 | 10 |
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24 | 23 | 10 |
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25 | 24 | 6 |
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26 | 25 | 10 |
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27 | 26 | 10 |
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28 | 27 | 10 |
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29 | 28 | 10 |
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30 | 29 | 6 |
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2, stub before 6 3, stub after 5 |
Collation diagrams
1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
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
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire ID:q14, number:13
8, stub after 1
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Quire ID:q21, number:20
Quire ID:q22, number:21
Quire ID:q23, number:22
Quire ID:q24, number:23
Quire ID:q25, number:24
Quire ID:q26, number:25
Quire ID:q27, number:26
Quire ID:q28, number:27
Quire ID:q29, number:28
2, stub before 6 3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q30, number:29
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 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), 15 (9), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (12), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (10), 23 (10), 24 (10), 25 (6), 26 (10), 27 (10), 28 (10), 29 (10), 30 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (), 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), 15 (9), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (12), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (10), 23 (10), 24 (10), 25 (6), 26 (10), 27 (10), 28 (10), 29 (10), 30 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards. Both inner boards are darkened aróund the edges, possibly showing traces of a former cover.
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
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31-33
There is some irregularity in the vertical ruled lines, which often stop at the vertical pricks.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: 1700-1749
1700-1749 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 672ʼ, 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/BLorient672 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 4.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry from the historical catalogue, updated with textual and codicological data from the images on 16.2.2022
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor