London, British Library, BL Oriental 805
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXIII, Wright 373
General description
Fǝtḥa nagaśt
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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 ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Introduction
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Index of Part 1
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 7v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 1: On religious matters
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 70r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 2: On civil matters
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 152v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Appendix on heritages, not present in all Arabic manuscripts
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Introduction (CAe 1395 Introduction)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 7r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Index of Part 1 (CAe 1395 IndexPart1)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 7v and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 1: On religious matters (CAe 1395 Part1)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 70r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 2: On civil matters (CAe 1395 Part2)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 152v and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Appendix on heritages, not present in all Arabic manuscripts (CAe 1395 Appendix)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ፍትሐ፡ ነገሥት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 156r (Type: DonationNote)
It was donated by Walda Māryām to the church of ʾAzazo Takla Hāymānot↗
( gez ) ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ ብለዋል፡ እጨጌ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም። እጨጌ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ በሞተዎ፡ ጊዜ፡ ይህነን፤ ፍትሐ፡ ነገሥት፡ ለአዘዞ፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ስትጥቻለሁ ect
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols. 1r, 2r
Pictures, drawn by a person named Sirāk illustrator
Legend: ( ) ዘሲራክ፡ ነው፡ ዝሥዕል።
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 283b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 302mm |
Width | 244mm |
Binding
In the original boards covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with red cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1800
The manuscript is well written of the latter part of 18th century. 1750-1800Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 805ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2019-05-16) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient805 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 16.5.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Complete description on 16.5.2019