London, British Library, BL Oriental 695
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXI, Wright 271
General description
Acts of ʿAbiya ʾƎgziʾ, Acts of ʾArkaledǝs
Number of Text units: 5
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 viewerFol. 6r ), Introduction
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 5r ), Acts of ʿAbiya ʾƎgziʾ
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFol. 63v ), Acts of ʾArkaledǝs
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFol. 74v ), ዜና፡ ልደቶሙ፡ ለአበዊነ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ መነኮሳት፡
- ms_i24 (check the viewerFol. 75v ), Hymn to ʿAbiya ʾƎgziʾ
Contents
check the viewerFol. 74v ዜና፡ ልደቶሙ፡ ለአበዊነ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ መነኮሳት፡ (CAe 6591)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አባ፡ እንጦንስ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ መቃርስ፤ ወአባ፡ መቃርስ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ጳኲሚስ፤ ወአባ፡ ጳኲሚስ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ መጣዕ፤ ወአባ፡ መጣዕ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ብእሴ፡ ሰላም፤ ወአባ፡ ብእሴ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ አድኃኒ፤ ወአባ፡ አድኃኒ፡ ወልዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ቅቡዕ፡ በእግዚእ፤ ወአባ፡ ቅቡዕ፡ በእግዚእ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ወላጢነ፡ እግዚእ፤ ወአባ፡ ወላጢነ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ይኅረየነ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወአባ፡ ይኅረየነ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፤ ወአባ፡ ዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፤ ወአባ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ዓርከሌድስ፤ ወአባ፡ ዓርከሌድስ፡ ወለዶ፡ ለአባ፡ ታዴዎስ፡ etc. The last name on the list is አባ፡ ባስልዮስ።
check the viewerFol. 75v Hymn to ʿAbiya ʾƎgziʾ (CAe 2735)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እለ፡ ዕሩያነ፡ በመንበር። ዜና፡ ውዳሴሁ፡ ንግሩኒ፡ ለዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ክቡር።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of the owner is ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡
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 180a-b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 264mm |
Width | 235mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. One unnumbered blank leaf each at the beginning and the end, both referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 5 |
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2, stub after 4 |
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 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
2, stub after 4
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4+1/s.l. 2, stub after 4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (5), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (8), 9 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (5), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (8), 9 (8),
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
4Binding 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.
- (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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a good hand of the later part of the 18th century. 1750-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 695ʼ, 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/BLorient695 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 5.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added layout and collation on 15.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Complete record 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