London, British Library, BL Oriental 693
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXIX, Wright 269
General description
The Acts of Aaron
Number of Text units: 3
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.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r and following ),
Gadla ʾAron za-Dabra Dāret, gadle
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 53r ), በመሠረተ፡ ቃል፡ አንበርኩ፡ ለማኅፈደ፡ ዝክረከ፡ ስሞ፡ ላዕላአ፡ ልሳን፡ ወልድከ፡ በጽሒቅ፡ አስተኃምሞ።
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 58 ), contains part of another hymn to various saints
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Gadla ʾAron za-Dabra Dāret, gadle (CAe 1423 Gadle)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ገድለ፡ ፃማሆሙ፡ ለአቡነ፡ አሮን፡ መንክራዊ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The name of scribe Falātāwos scribe and name of owner Talāwe Krǝstos owner is mentioned check the viewerfols 44v and following . The name of the a later owner was Yoḥannǝs
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check the viewercontains a prayer or charm, in Amharic, of recent date
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 179a-b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 171mm |
Width | 213mm |
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. Both inner boards are darkened around 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: 2
Number of lines: 16-19
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.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in good hand: check the viewerfols 14–58 are written of the earlier part of the 18 century, the rest is of much later date. 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 693ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-07-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient693 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 5.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 15.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes encoded content on 28.3.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 1.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor