London, British Library, BL Oriental 735
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXI, Wright 311
General description
Tǝrgʷāme Mātewos, theological texts
Number of Text units: 18
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1800 (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 3r and following ), Theological treatise on the Nature of God
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Another theological treatise
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 7v and following ),
ተስዕሎት፡ ሐዲስ፡
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 7v and following ), First question
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), Second question
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Third question
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Fourth question
- ms_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 11v and following ), Fifth question
- ms_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 12v and following ), Sixth question
- ms_i3.7 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Seventh question
- ms_i3.8 (check the viewerFols 13v and following ), Eighth question
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 13v and following ), Introduction from the work by .
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ), ሐተታ፡ በእንተ፡ ምንት፡ ኢዘከሮሙ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ለ፫ ነገሥት።
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), Tǝrgʷāme Mātewos
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 230r and following ), Theological treatise
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 233r and following ), Theological tract
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 235r and following ), Extracts from the Lives of Egyptian Fathers
- ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 241r and following ), Short chapters on the Soul
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Theological treatise on the Nature of God
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አንቀጽ፡ ሣልስ፡ በእንተ፡ ሀልዎተ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ልዑል፡ ወነገሩ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ተዋሕዶ፡ ወውእቱ፡ በዝየ፡ ፫ተ፡ ክፍላተ። አንቀጽ፡ ራብዕ፡ እስመ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ልዑል፡ ኢሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ መካን፡ ወኢውስተ፡ ግጽ፡ (…)ommission by አንቀጽ፡ ኃምስቱ፡ በእንተ፡ ረኪቦተ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ልዑል፡ ኵሉ፡ ግብር፡ ዘተሣረረ፡ ይፈቅድ፡ ኀበ፡ ሳራሪ፡ ወንሬእዮ፡ ለዓለም፡ ሱሩረ፡ ላዕለ፡ ፍጹም፡ ሱራሬ። (…)ommission by ክፍል፡ ፮ ውስተ፡ ብያኔ፡ ከመ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ልዑል፡ ፩ ወለዋህድናሁኒ፡ አልቦ፡ ዛይሳተፎ፡ ባቲ፡ ካልኡ። አንቀጽ፡ ሣልስ፡ (!) እስመ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ልዑል፡ የአምር፡ መክፈልታተ።
Incomplete at the beginning.check the viewerFols 7r and following Another theological treatise
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘከመ፡ እፎ፡ ይሄሉ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኵላንታሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ መካን፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይትአመር፡ በኀበ፡ ፩ እምኔሆሙ።
check the viewerFols 7v and following ተስዕሎት፡ ሐዲስ፡
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check the viewerFols 7v and following First question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ምንት፡ ምክንያቱ፡ ለዘ፡ በእንቲአሁ፡ መጽአ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በተፍጻሜተ፡ ዘመን፡ ወኢያስተርአየ፡ በቀዳሚ፡ ዘመን።
check the viewerFols 8r and following Second question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ምንትኑ፡ ምክንያት፡ ተዋሐዳ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ምስለ፡ ዘመድነ።
check the viewerFols 9v and following Third question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ምንት፡ ምክያቱ፡ (!) ዘበእንቲአሆሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ፍልጣን፡ ማእከለ፡ ፬ ወንጌላዊያን፡ እንዘ፡ የኃብሩ፡ በኵሉ፡ ትእዛዛተ፡ ወቃላተ፡ በእንተ፡ ጥምቀታት፡ ወፋሲካ፡ ወስቅለት፡ ወትንሣኤ፡
check the viewerFols 11r and following Fourth question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተስዕሎት፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ ማር፡ ዘተሰመየ፡ የርስኒ፡ (!) በእንተ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ ጉባኤ፡ ወተወክሎ፡ ላዕለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወአስተብቍዖት፡ ወባርኮት።
check the viewerFols 11v and following Fifth question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ነገር፡ በእንተ፡ ረባሐ፡ ጸሎታት፡ ወተጋንዮ፡ ወአስተብቍዖ፡ ወአንብቦ፡ መጻሕፍት፡ ብዙኃ፡ በከመ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ ሃይማኖቶሙ፡ ለፈላስፋ።
check the viewerFols 12v and following Sixth question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መርህ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘይፈደፍ፡ (!) ምጽዋት፡ እምጾም፡ ወጸሎት።
check the viewerFols 13r and following Seventh question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ምንትኑ፡ ምክንያት፡ ዘአዘዞሙ፡ ለክርስቲያን፡ ከመ፡ ይሰምይዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አበ፡ በጥንተ፡ ሀልዮቶሙ፡ ባቲ።
check the viewerFols 13v and following Eighth question
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቃል፡ አውሥኦ፡ ሐፂር፡ ዘኢያሱ፡ እልዠልትቅ፡ ተስዕሎት፡ ዘብእሲ፡ ጻድቅ፡ መነኮስ፡ ወኍልቆሙሰ፡ ፸፪ አውሥአ፡ ወይቤ፡ ምንት፡ ምክንያቱ፡ ለመዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡ ቦእምኔሁ፡ ዘያዜክር፡ በበ፪ፊደላት፡ ወቦ፡ በበ፡ ፩፩ፊደላት።
check the viewerFols 13v and following Introduction from the work by St Ephrem the Syrian . (CAe 5858)
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check the viewerFols 230r and following Theological treatise
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ይቤ፡ በዓለ፡ ጸዋትው፡ አእምር፡ እስመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሥርዓታተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘዘከሩ፡ በእንቲአሁ፡ ሐዋርያት። ሶበ፡ ጠየቀ፡ ጥያቄ፡ በልሳን፡ ትረክብ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኀበ፡ ፮ አክፋል፡ ጥዩቃት፡ ወለእመ፡ ኮኑ፡ እምድኅረ፡ መምህራን፡ ናሁ፡ ከፈልዋ፡ ኀበ፡ ፬ ክፍል። ክፍል፡ ክሂሎታዊ፡ ወክፍል፡ ጠባይዓዊ፡ ወክፍል፡ ሕጋዊ። ክፍል፡ ሥርዓተዊ። ወክፍል፡ ምግብናዊ፡ ክፍል፡ ትምህርታዊ፡ ወክፍል፡ መጽሐፋዊ።
check the viewerFols 233r and following Theological tract
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ይቤ፡ መተርጕም፡ ወባሕቱ፡ ይደልወነ፡ ከመ፡ ንክሥት፡ ዕበየ፡ ረባሐት፡ እንተ፡ ኮነት፡ ለነ፡ በሞት፡ ዲበ፡ መስቀል፡ ካልእ፡ እምነ፡ ካልኣኒሁ፡ እምፍኖት፡ መዊተ፡ መዊት።
check the viewerFols 241r and following Short chapters on the Soul
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ነገር፡ በእንተ፡ ኅድረተ፡ ነፍስ። ነገር፡ በእንተ፡ ስክረተ፡ ነፍስ። ነገር፡ በእንተ፡ ፍልጠተ፡ ነፍስ፡ እምሥጋ።
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of the owner has been erased.
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 202a-203a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12in |
Width | 10.25in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 33
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fair hand, of the 18th century. 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 735ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient735 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
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- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the preliminary encoding, refs to be added on 22.6.2021
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 25.4.2019