London, British Library, BL Oriental 770
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXCVI, Wright 296
General description
The History of ʾAbbā Maqābis
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1400-1449 (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 1ra–161rb ), Zenā ḥǝywatu za-bǝḍuʿ Maqābis za-tagādala ba-gadāma Hor
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–161rb Zenā ḥǝywatu za-bǝḍuʿ Maqābis za-tagādala ba-gadāma Hor (CAe 6624)
Language of text:
Incomplete in the beginning. The text begins with a conversation between Maqābis and the pagan king Hǝrqālǝs, who then converts and becomes a monk (check the viewerfol. 22v ).Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 161r (Type: OwnershipNote)
Note stating that the manuscript belongs to ʾIyāsu of Dabra Wǝqro.
( gez ) ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘኢያሱ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ውቅሮ፡ ሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን።
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 193b-194a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 11.88in |
Width | 7.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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13 | 13 | 8 |
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14 | 14 | 8 |
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2, stub after 7 7, stub after 2 |
15 | 15 | 8 |
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16 | 16 | 8 |
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17 | 17 | 8 |
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18 | 18 | 8 |
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19 | 19 | 8 |
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20 | 20 | 9 |
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6, stub after 2 |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
2, stub after 7 7, stub after 2
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Quire ID:q16, number:16
Quire ID:q17, number:17
Quire ID:q18, number:18
Quire ID:q19, number:19
6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q20, number:20
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (9),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (9),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Stained and damaged.
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 27-31
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written below the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1400-1449
Written in a good hand. 1400-1449Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
Encoding Description
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 770ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-07-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient770 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 5.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Continued description from historical catalogue entry with consultation of images on 27.4.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 7.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, editor