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London, British Library, BL Oriental 786

Marcin Krawczuk

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient786
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright 330, Wright cat. CCCXLIII

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General description

Rǝtuʿa Haymānot

Number of Text units: 18

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1800-1812

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.

Contents

check the viewerFols 5r–167v Rǝtuʿa Hāymānōt, or "the Orthodox", a collection of homilies for various occasions (CAe 2222)

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Colophon

check the viewerFols 167v and following

ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘእራስ፡ ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ owner ወአቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወሰን፡ ሰገድ፡ ወእሙ፡ ኢያሲሜር፡ ዘነመ፡ ወርቅ፡ ወጸሐፊሁ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወድኩም፡ አስበ፡ ጊዮርጊስ scribe ።

check the viewerFols 5r–10v Introduction (CAe 6799)

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check the viewerFols 10v–24v On the birth of our Lord of the blessed Virgin Mary (CAe 2113)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 10v ድርሳን፡ ዘርቱዐ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ በእንተ፡ ልደተ፡ አምላክ፡ እማርያም፡ እምቅድስት፡

check the viewerFols 24v–40r On the baptism of our Lord (CAe 2095)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 24v በእንተ፡ ዘከመ፡ ተጠምቀ፡ አምላክነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በፈለገ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ በዕደ፡ ዮሐንስ፡

check the viewerFols 40r–47r For the beginning of Lent (CAe 6060)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 40r ዘይትነበብ፡ በቀበላ፡ ጾም፡

check the viewerFols 47r–51r For the (first) Sunday of Lent (CAe 6049)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 47r ድርሳን፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በቅድስት፡ ጾም፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በእንተ፡ ጾም፡ እመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ምግባራት፡

check the viewerFols 51r–54v For the second Sunday of Lent (CAe 6050)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 51r ድርሳን፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በካዕብ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ጾም፡ በዕለተ፡ ቦአ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ምኵራበ፡ ወመሐረ፡ በእንተ፡ ጾም፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ እመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ምግባራት፡

check the viewerFols 54v–57r For the third Sunday of Lent (CAe 6061)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 54r ድርሳን፡ ዘሣልስ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ጾም፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በመጻጉዕ፡ በእንተ፡ ጾም፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ እመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ምግባራት፡

check the viewerFols 57r–72r Services for the close of Lent (CAe 6045)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 57r ሥርዓተ፡ ስግደት፡ በተፍጻሜተ፡ በዓለ፡ ቅድስት፡

check the viewerFols 72r–88v On the incarnation of the Word (CAe 2097)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 72v በከመ፡ ተሠገወ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወእማርያም፡

check the viewerFols 88v–92v For Palm Sunday (CAe 6048)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 88v ዘይትነበብ፡ በዕለተ፡ ሆሣዕና፡

check the viewerFols 92v–109v On our Lord washing the feet of his disciples, and on the Last Supper (CAe 2149)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 92v በእንተ፡ ዘከመ፡ ሐፀበ፡ እግረ፡ አርዳኢሁ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ወሀበ፡ ኅብስተ፡ ወወይነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ድራር፡ ለአርዳኢሁ፡

check the viewerFols 109v–124v On the death of our Lord (CAe 2118)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 109v በእንተ፡ ሞቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጊዜ፡ ፱ሰዓት፡ በዲበ፡ ዕፀ፡ መስቀል፡ ወበእንተ፡ ፈያታዊ፡ ዘየማን፡ ወበእንተ፡ ሞት፡ ወሰይጣን፡ ዘከመ፡ ተበሃሉ፡

check the viewerFols 125r–132v On the ascension of our Lord (CAe 2109)

Language of text: Gǝʿǝz

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 125r ድርሳን፡ በእንተ፡ ዘከመ፡ ዓርገ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ መልዕልተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ስም፡ ወነበረ፡ በየማነ፡ ኃይል፡

check the viewerFols 132v–148v On the Trinity in unity (CAe 2137)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 132v ርድአኒ፡ ወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ እትናገር፡ በእንተ፡ ህሉና፡ መስልሥትከ፡ በተዋህዶትከ፡

check the viewerFols 148v–153v On the twelve apostles (CAe 6047)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 148v በእንተ፡ ፲ወ፪ሐዋርያት፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ፭ሐምሌ፡ gez፡

check the viewerFols 154r–160v On the transfiguration of our Lord (CAe 2145)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 154r ድርሳን፡ ዘደብረ፡ ታቦር፡ ዘከመ፡ ተወለጠ፡ ራዕዩ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ በውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ታቦር፡

check the viewerFols 160v–167v On the four beasts (CAe 2124)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 160v ድርሳን፡ ዘ፬እንስሳ፡ ክቡራን፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗

    ( gez ) ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘቅዱስ ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።

Extras

  1. check the viewerFol. 168r (Type: MixedNote)

    ( am ) ደብተራ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ቁም፡ ጾመ፡ ድጓ፡ ተጉለቲ፡ ድጓ፡ ወደዱ። መምሬ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ባለምዕራፍ፡ ጾመ፡ ድጓ፡ ወሰዱ።

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 231b-232b
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) , Entered as 168+2 2 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 2 14.375 10.25
Outer dimensions
Height 14.375in
Width 10.25in

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 4
2 1 10 Fols 5r–14v The quire number has been omitted, probably due to the presence of a ḥarag on f. 5r.
3 2 10 Fols 15r–24v ፪
4 3 10 Fols 25r–34v ፫
5 4 10 Fols 35r–44v ፬
6 5 10 Fols 45r–54v ፭
7 6 10 Fols 55r–64v ፮
8 7 10 Fols 65r–74v ፯
9 8 10 Fols 75r–84v ፰
10 9 10 Fols 85r–94v ፱
11 10 10 Fols 95r–104v ፲
12 11 10 Fols 105r–114v ፲፩
13 12 10 Fols 115r–124v ፲፪
14 13 10 Fols 125r–134v ፲፫
15 14 10 Fols 135r–144v ፲፬
16 15 10 Fols 145r–154v ፲፭
17 16 14 Fols 155r–168v ፲፮

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Notes: 1) The quire number has been omitted, probably due to the presence of a ḥarag on f. 5r.
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number: ፪
Collation diagram Quire 3 15 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number: ፫
Collation diagram Quire 4 25 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number: ፬
Collation diagram Quire 5 35 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number: ፭
Collation diagram Quire 6 45 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number: ፮
Collation diagram Quire 7 55 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number: ፯
Collation diagram Quire 8 65 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number: ፰
Collation diagram Quire 9 75 84 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number: ፱
Collation diagram Quire 10 85 94 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number: ፲
Collation diagram Quire 11 95 104 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፩
Collation diagram Quire 12 105 114 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፪
Collation diagram Quire 13 115 124 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q14, number:13, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፫
Collation diagram Quire 14 125 134 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q15, number:14, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፬
Collation diagram Quire 15 135 144 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q16, number:15, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፭
Collation diagram Quire 16 145 154 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q17, number:16, Ethiopic quire number: ፲፮
Collation diagram Quire 17 155 168 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/) – I(10/Fols 5r–14v) – ፪II(10/Fols 15r–24v) – ፫III(10/Fols 25r–34v) – ፬IV(10/Fols 35r–44v) – ፭V(10/Fols 45r–54v) – ፮VI(10/Fols 55r–64v) – ፯VII(10/Fols 65r–74v) – ፰VIII(10/Fols 75r–84v) – ፱IX(10/Fols 85r–94v) – ፲X(10/Fols 95r–104v) – ፲፩XI(10/Fols 105r–114v) – ፲፪XII(10/Fols 115r–124v) – ፲፫XIII(10/Fols 125r–134v) – ፲፬XIV(10/Fols 135r–144v) – ፲፭XV(10/Fols 145r–154v) – ፲፮XVI(14/Fols 155r–168v) –

Formula: ; Fols 5r–14v; Fols 15r–24v; Fols 25r–34v; Fols 35r–44v; Fols 45r–54v; Fols 55r–64v; Fols 65r–74v; Fols 75r–84v; Fols 85r–94v; Fols 95r–104v; Fols 105r–114v; Fols 115r–124v; Fols 125r–134v; Fols 135r–144v; Fols 145r–154v; Fols 155r–168v;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (14),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (14),

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 25

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: The names ኢየሲስ፡, ማርያም፡ and ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡, titles of the homilies, elements of numerals and punctuation signs.

    Date: 1800-1812 according to William Wright

    Written in a good hand, during the earlier part of the 19th Century (before 1812). 1800-1812 according to William Wright

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
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    date
    type=expanded
    24.5.2023 at 10:24:11
    date
    type=lastModified
    23.5.2023
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient786/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient786
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient786.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient786

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    Alessandro Bausi, Marcin Krawczuk, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 786ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2023-05-23) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient786 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]

    Revisions of the data

    • Marcin Krawczuk Added quire structure on 23.5.2023
    • Marcin Krawczuk Corrected incipit in ms_i1.15 on 21.11.2020
    • Marcin Krawczuk Created entity on 4.6.2020

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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Marcin Krawczuk, editor

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