London, British Library, BL Oriental 697
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXIII, Wright 273
General description
Acts of Anthony
Number of Text units: 4
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
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Hagiographic Dossier of St Antony
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewer ), ዜናሁ፡ ለአቡነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እንጦንዮስ፡
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewer ), Hymn to Antony
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewer ), Hymn to Antony
Contents
Hagiographic Dossier of St Antony (CAe 1118)
check the viewer Hymn to Antony (CAe 2974)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ ስላሤ፡ እለ፡ ተእኅዙ፡ በሐብለ፡ አሐቲ፡ ባሕርይ። ፍሬያተ፡ ድርሳን፡ አሀብከ፡ አመ፡ ዕለተ፡ ቀስም፡ ዓባይ።
check the viewer Hymn to Antony (CAe 2753)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ሊቀ፡ ፈላስያን፡ አእላፍ፡ ወአበ፡ ብዙኃን፡ አበው።
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s.
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check the viewerFols 1r–3r, check the viewer55v (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to Jesus Christ and Mary (CAe 4338)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to Jesus Christ and Mary, Terr22Entonyos (CAe 4338 Terr22Entonyos) The commemoration of Anthony, extracted from the synaxarium, in a some what later hand
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 57r (Type: PoemArke)
Short arke-hymn to Antony (1)
( gez ) ዓርኬ፡ ዘሐምሌ፡
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check the viewerFol. 57r (Type: PoemArke)
Short arke-hymn to Antony (2)
( gez ) ዓርኬ፡ ዘሰኔ፡
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check the viewerFol. 57r (Type: PoemArke)
Short arke-hymn to Antony (3)
( gez ) ዓርኬ፡ ዘመስከረም፡
Extras
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The note state that the owners of this manuscripts were አባለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ , his brother መላልኤል፡ , and his sister ሐይከል፡ ድንግል፡
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 182a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 222mm |
Width | 197mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 3 |
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2, stub after 2 |
2 | 1 | 2 |
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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 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
2, stub after 2
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(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
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 partly visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible, horizontal pricks are partly 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: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a good hand, of the beginning of the 18th century 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
Encoding Description
Encoded according to TEI P5 Guidelines.
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Eugenia Sokolinski, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 697ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-15) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient697 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 15.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: corrections on 26.6.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: description to content on 2.4.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 8.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor