London, British Library, BL Oriental 808
Marcin Krawczuk, Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXI, Wright 371
General description
Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Faws manfasāwi
Number of Text units: 7
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.
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt (CAe 1395)
Language of text:
Colophon
መልአ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቀኖና፡ ዘፍትሐ፡ ኵነኔ፡ ሕግ፡ መሲሓዊት፡ ወእምዓመተ፡ ሥጋዌ፡ ፲፻ወ፯፻፷ወ፪፡ ወበ፲፻፡ ወ በ፫፻፹ወ፫ዓመተ፡ ሰማዕታት። ወእምተንባላት፡ በ፲፻ወ፳ዓመት ። ወተጽሐፈ፡ በዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ በ፩አበቅቴ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ወበ፩አበቅቴ፡ ወርኅ። ወበ፪ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ሃይማኖት፡. . . . .ommission by ወለእግዚእነ፡ አኰቴት፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም።
The name of the owner Walda Māryām owner is given in arithmetical figures i. e. ፷፪፻፬፯፺፬.
check the viewerFols 1r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Introduction (CAe 1395 Introduction)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 5r and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 1: On religious matters (CAe 1395 Part1)
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check the viewerFols 58v and following Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Part 2: On civil matters (CAe 1395 Part2)
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check the viewerFols 131r and following The penitential of ʾabbā Michael (CAe 4017)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 168v (Type: GuestText)
A chapter on a particular kind of fasting, in Amharic.
Text in Amharicአንቀጽ፡ በእንተ፡ ጾም፡ ለእመ፡ ገብረ፡ ካሕን፡ ግብረ፡ ሕማማት፡ እምቅድመ፡ ያዕሪ፡ መአልተ፡ ወሌሊተ፡
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check the viewerFol. 169r (Type: GuestText)
ʾAnqaṣa ʾamin (CAe 1109) A section compiled from the Qurʾān (CAe 1089) , the Maṣḥafa Ṭabibān, and other books, such as the pseudo-Clementines, by the ʾǝč̣č̣age ʾƎnbāqom .
Text in Gǝʿǝz ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተርጐመ፡ ዕጨጌ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ እመጽሐፈ፡ ቁራን፡ ወእመጽሐፈ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ወመጻሕተ፡ ካልዓን፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ወልደ፡ . . . . .ommission by ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ወይእዜኒ፡ ንጹር፡ ኦይማም፡ ከመ፡ ምሉዕ፡ ቁርዓን፡ እምስጢራትተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቀዳሚ፡ ይቤለከ፡ ዘኢየአምን፡ በዖሪት፡ ወበነቢያት፡ ወበዳዊት፡ ወበወንጌል፡ ይከውን፡ እምከሀድያን፡ ወበዳግመ፡ ይቤለከ፡ እሰብሖ፡ ለዝኩ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ነውር፡ ውስቴቱ፡ ወበሳልስ፡ ይቤለከ፡ ጽድቅሰ፡ ከመ፡ ትእመኑ፡ በመጽሐፍ፡ ወበነቢያት፡ ወበራብዕ፡ ይቤለከ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ወበሓምስ፡ ይቤለከ፡ ነዋ፡ አማኑኤል፡ አምላክ፡ ሕያው።
The text is unfinished.
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 282b-283a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.75in |
Width | 11.125in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Four unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfols i–iv in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather, and lined with striped silk and green cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 32-34
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1769-1770
The manuscript is well written, about 1769-1770 , 1769-1770Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
Encoding Description
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Definitions of prefixes used.
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Standard date | ፲፻ወ፯፻፷ወ፪፡ |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | ethiopian |
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Standard date | ፲፻ወ፳ዓመት |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | islamic |
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Marcin Krawczuk, Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 808ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient808 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 22.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Marcin Krawczuk Completed description on 3.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 17.5.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Marcin Krawczuk, editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor