London, British Library, BL Oriental 761
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXVIII, Wright 268
General description
Filkǝsyos
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (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 (), Filkǝsyos
Contents
Filkǝsyos (CAe 1399)
Language of text:
See the transcription of Filkǝsyos, : ColophonTranslation in div.Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 95r (Type: GuestText)
Nagara ʾarʾǝsta ʾaʾǝmro (CAe 5627)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 95v (Type: GuestText)
Excerpt from Cyril I .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols. 98r, check the viewer2r (Type: GuestText)
Excerpts from several fathers.
Text in Gǝʿǝz ዜነዉ፡ በእንተ፡ አባ፡ እንጦንስ፡ ሶበ፡ ሐለየ፡ ማዕምቀ፡ ጥበቡ፡ ለእግዚአብ፡ ወትእዛዛቲ (!) ፡ ሰአለ፡ ወይቤ፡
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗ .
( gez ) ፊልክስዩስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ አለም።
Extras
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The name of the owner was Liqānos owner .
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 178b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9.75in |
Width | 8.75in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20-22
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1799 according to William Wright
Fairly written. 1700-1799 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Standard date | ፲፻፳ወ፩ ዓመተ፡ ለሰማዕታት፡ ንጹሓን፡ |
Date in current calendar | 1021 |
Calendar | diocletian |
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 761ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-03-09) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient761 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Continued description from historical catalogue entry on 9.3.2022
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 21.3.2019