London, British Library, BL Oriental 750
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXXIV, Wright 324
General description
Qerǝllos
Number of Text units: 29
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1730
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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Qerǝllos
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Qerǝllos, VitaOfCyri
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), To the emperor Theodosius
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 27v and following ), To the Queens
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 73r and following ), The dialogue
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 110r and following ), Homily by Theodotus
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 111v and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 112v and following ), Homily by Severus of Synnada
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), Homily by Acacius
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), Homily by Juvenalius
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 115v and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), Homily by Rheginus
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 118v and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), Homily by Eusebius of Heraclea
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 120v and following ), Homily by Theodotus
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 122r and following ), Homily by Firmus
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 122v and following ), Epistle of the Synod of Ephesus to John of Antioch
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 123r and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 123v and following ), Epistle of John to Cyril
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 125r and following ), Epistle of Cyril to John
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 127v and following ), Homily by Epiphanius
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), Symbol of faith by Epiphanius
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 132r and following ), Homily by Proclus
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 136r and following ), Homily by Severianus
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 143r and following ), Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus
- ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 143v and following ), First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
- ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 146r and following ), Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
- ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 149v and following ), On Melchizedek
- ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 150r and following ), On the Council of Nicaea
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Qerǝllos (CAe 3309)
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check the viewerFols 7r and following To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus1)
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check the viewerFols 27v and following To the Queens de recta fide (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus2)
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check the viewerFols 73r and following The dialogue Quod Christus sit unus (CAe 3309 Dialogue)
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check the viewerFols 110r and following Homily by Theodotus (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus1)
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check the viewerFols 112v and following Homily by Severus of Synnada (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverus)
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check the viewerFols 113r and following Homily by Acacius (CAe 3309 HomilyByAcacius)
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check the viewerFols 115r and following Homily by Juvenalius (CAe 3309 HomilyByJuvenal)
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check the viewerFols 117v and following Homily by Rheginus ዘርጊኖስ፡ (!) sic by William Wright (CAe 3309 HomilyByRheginus)
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check the viewerFols 120r and following Homily by Eusebius of Heraclea (CAe 3309 HomilyByEusebius)
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check the viewerFols 120v and following Homily by Theodotus (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus2)
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check the viewerFols 122r and following Homily by Firmus (CAe 3309 HomilyByFirmus)
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check the viewerFols 122v and following Epistle of the Synod of Ephesus to John of Antioch (CAe 3309 LetterOfTheCouncil)
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check the viewerFols 123v and following Epistle of John to Cyril (CAe 3309 LetterOfJohn)
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check the viewerFols 125r and following Epistle of Cyril to John (CAe 3309 LetterOfCyril)
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check the viewerFols 127v and following Homily by Epiphanius (CAe 3309 HomilyByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 131r and following Symbol of faith by Epiphanius (CAe 3309 SymbolByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 132r and following Homily by Proclus ቅርጵሎስ፡ (!) sic by William Wright (CAe 3309 HomilyByProclus)
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check the viewerFols 136r and following Homily by Severianus (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverianus)
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check the viewerFols 143r and following Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus (CAe 3309 SymbolByGregory)
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check the viewerFols 143v and following First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek1)
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check the viewerFols 146r and following Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek2)
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check the viewerFols 149v and following On Melchizedek (CAe 3309 TreatiseOnMelchizedek)
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check the viewerFols 150r and following On the Council of Nicaea (CAe 3309 TreatiseOn318Bishops)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ቄርሎስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of the older scribe was ʿĀmda Masqal .
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The name of the younger scribe was Ḥǝzqǝʾǝl .
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Some glosses.
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The name of the owner was erased, the preserved last part of the name is ማርያም፡
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
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A portrait in outline
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 217a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.625in |
Width | 7.625in |
Foliation
One unnumbered blank leaf at the end
Binding
Original wooden boards covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: ʿĀmda Masqal scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1725 according to William Wright
1700-1725 according to William Wright ʿĀmda Masqal scribeHand 2
Scribe: Ḥǝzqǝʾǝl scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1750 according to William Wright
1700-1750 according to William Wright The second hand Hand h2 (about:London, British Library, BL Oriental 750, Qerǝllos, VitaOfCyri (in ms_i1.1)No item: , could not check for ms_i1.12No item: , could not check for ms_i1.13No item: , could not check for ms_i1.14No item: , could not check for ms_i1.15No item: , could not check for ms_i1.16No item: , could not check for ms_i1.17No item: , could not check for ms_i1.18No item: , could not check for ms_i1.19No item: , could not check for ms_i1.20No item: , could not check for ms_i1.21No item: , could not check for ms_i1.22No item: , could not check for ms_i1.23No item: , could not check for ms_i1.24No item: , could not check for ms_i1.25No item: , could not check for ms_i1.26No item: , could not check for ms_i1.27No item: , could not check for ms_i1.28) is a little later than the first one Hand h1 (about:London, British Library, BL Oriental 750, Qerǝllos, Prosphoneticus to the Emperor Theodosius II on the right faith (same as https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3310Prosph) (in ms_i1.2)No item: , could not check for ms_i1.3No item: , could not check for ms_i1.4No item: , could not check for ms_i1.5No item: , could not check for ms_i1.6No item: , could not check for ms_i1.7No item: , could not check for ms_i1.8No item: , could not check for ms_i1.9No item: , could not check for ms_i1.10No item: , could not check for ms_i1.11) Ḥǝzqǝʾǝl scribeCheck for additional bibliography
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 750ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-06-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient750 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 2.6.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry, added information on the provenance on 30.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Solomon Gebreyes, contributor