London, British Library, BL Oriental 708
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXXIV, Wright 284
General description
The Acts of Fāsiladas
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 5r–91r ), The Acts of Fāsiladas
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 91r–95v ), The Miracle of Fāsiladas
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 95v–101v, check the viewer1v–4r ), Malkǝʾa Fāsiladas
Contents
check the viewerFols 91r–95v The Miracle of Fāsiladas (CAe 1893 Taamer)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኃይለ፡ ተአምር፡ ዘገብረ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ በደሴት፡ እንተ፡ ትሰመይ፡ ምጽሌ።
check the viewerFols 95v–101v, check the viewer1v–4r Malkǝʾa Fāsiladas (CAe 3004)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፀባዖት፡ ዘይትወሐድ፡ በመለኮት። እንዘ፡ ይሤለስ፡ በገጻት፡ ወበአካላት። ውዳሴ፡ መልዕከ፡ እጽሐፍ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ሰማዕት።
Ff. 95v-101v contain stanzas 1-39 plus the first line of stanza 40. The remaining lines and stanzas 41-52 are continued on ff. 1v-4r.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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Documents in Amharic of the reign of Gʷālu , 1801-1818
Extras
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The name of the first owner has been erased, and that of Ḍamra Dǝngǝl owner substituted.
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 188a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 191mm |
Width | 127mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 |
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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 | 7 |
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14 | 13 | 1 |
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1, stub after 1 |
15 | 14 | 1 |
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1, stub before 1 |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
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, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q14, number:13
1, stub before 1
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (), 14 (), 15 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (), 14 (), 15 (1),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with silk.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/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 for a two column layout 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: 1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fair hand, about 1800. 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, Dorothea Reule, Augustine Dickinson, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 708ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-16) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient708 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 16.6.2022
- Augustine Dickinson Augustine Dickinson: Updated folio numbers and malkǝʾ on 11.4.2021
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: complete record on 26.3.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: added content on 25.3.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 5.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor
Augustine Dickinson, contributor