Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 92
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Codices aethiopici, Bruce
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XXVIII, Dillmann 28, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 3190
General description
Chronicles
Number of Text units: 33
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1769-1772
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
Provenance
It is not certain whether the entire manuscript or only the last quire were produced for James Bruce . Wion 2009a
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1–6 ),
Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record)
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1–2 ), ንጽሕፍ፡ ሕገ፡ ወሥርዓተ፡ መንግሥት፡ ዘወጽአ፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡ ምስለ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘውእቱ፡
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 2–4 ), Description of various court ceremonies
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 4–6 ),
Various statutes concerning administration and jurisdiction
of the kindgom and the royal camps
- ms_i1.3.1 (), Two statutes on the and the
- ms_i1.3.2 (), On the
- ms_i1.3.3 (), On the appointment of a
- ms_i1.3.4 (), On the appointment of the
- ms_i1.3.5 (), ወግ፡ አመ፡ ይሠፍሩ፡ ንጉሥ፡ በጉዞ፡
- ms_i1.3.6 (), ወግ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ ቤቱሂ፡ ለንጉሥ፡
- ms_i1.3.7 (), ወግ፡ ወጉዞኒ፡ አመ፡ የሐውር፡ ንጉሥ፡
- ms_i1.3.8 (), Two statutes on the provinces' tributes
- ms_i1.3.9 (), ታሪክ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ነገረ፡ ወግ፡ አመ፡ በዓለ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ወ በምክንያተ፡ ዳኝነት፡ ዘቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እንዘ፡ ይትባሐሉ፡ ዚአነ፡ ወዚአነ፡
- ms_i1.3.10 (), On the order of votes in the royal council
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 7–46 ),
Short Chronicles
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 7–8 ), በስመ፡ አብ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዜና፡ ልደቶሙ፡ ለነገሥት፡ እምአዳም፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ፡
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFol. 8 ), ታሪክ፡ ዘ
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 9–10 ), List of kings from to
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 10–14 ), Maṣḥafa sǝddat
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFol. 14 ), Chronicle of Minās
- ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 14–16 ), Short Chronicle of
- ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFols 16–17 ), Short Chronicles of
- ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 17–18 ), Chronicle of Susǝnyos
- ms_i2.9 (check the viewerFols 19–20 ), Chronicle of Fāsiladas
- ms_i2.10 (check the viewerFols 20–21 ), Chronicle of Yohānnǝs I
- ms_i2.11 (check the viewerFols 21–31 ), ታሪክ፡ ዘ ዘስመ፡ መንግሥቱ፡
- ms_i2.12 (check the viewerFols 31–33 ), Chronicle of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i2.13 (check the viewerFols 33–35 ), Chronicle of Tewoflos
- ms_i2.14 (check the viewerFols 35–36 ), ራስ፡ ዮስጦስ፡ ነግሠ፡ በኀይል፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይደልዎ፡ መንግሥት፡
- ms_i2.15 (check the viewerFols 36–40 ), Chronicle of Dāwit
- ms_i2.16 (check the viewerFols 40–46 ), Chronicle of Bakāffā
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 47–48 ), በስመ፡ ንወጥን፡ በጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኍልቍ፡ ዓመታተ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘአስተጋብአ፡ አብ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፍ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ተሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ አሜን፡
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFol. 48 ), Chronology of the Ethiopian kings from to
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–6 Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record) (CAe 2341)
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Secondary Bibliography , item 1
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Nosnitsin, D. 2010. ‘Śǝrʿatä mängǝśt’, in S. Uhlig and A. Bausi, eds, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, IV (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010), 632b–634a. page 633b
check the viewerFols 1–2 ንጽሕፍ፡ ሕገ፡ ወሥርዓተ፡ መንግሥት፡ ዘወጽአ፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡ ምስለ፡ እብነ፡ ሐኪም፡ ወልደ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ምንይልክ፡
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Description of the functions of the royal residence and kingdom, stating the titles and functions of the highest dignitaries.check the viewerFols 2–4 Description of various court ceremonies
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The description of each ceremony is introduced by ወግ፡ or ወግ፡ ወሥርዓተ፡ መንግሥት፡. Description of coronation ceremonies, funerals and weddings of members of the royal household, the nomination of the bǝḥtwaddad, the daǧ ʾazmāč, the celebration of the feast of the Holy Cross, of the feast of Flowers, the appointment of the ʾǝččage and of judges.check the viewerFols 4–6 Various statutes concerning administration and jurisdiction of the kindgom and the royal camps
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ታሪክ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ነገረ፡ ወግ፡ አመ፡ ተቀሐው፡ (!) sic by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann በዓለ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘ?ምስለ፡ ? ወ? በምክንያተ፡ ዳኝነት፡ ዘቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እንዘ፡ ይትባሐሉ፡ ዚአነ፡ ወዚአነ፡ On the division of jurisdiction between ecclesiastic and secular courts.
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check the viewerFols 7–46 Short Chronicles (CAe 2352)
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check the viewerFols 7–8 በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann ንጽሕፍ፡ ዜና፡ ልደቶሙ፡ ለነገሥት፡ እምአዳም፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ፡ (CAe 3854)
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Genealogy of the Ethiopian kings from Adam to Yǝkunno ʾAmlāk .check the viewerFols 9–10 List of kings from Sayfa ʾArʿad to Nāʿod
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The end of this list agrees with that in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 93, (in p2_i4)check the viewerFols 21–31 ታሪክ፡ ዘ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ role: title ኢያሱ፡ ዘስመ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ አድያም፡ ሰገድ፡ (CAe 3950)
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check the viewerFols 47–48 በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann ንወጥን፡ በጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይነግር፡ ኍልቍ፡ ዓመታተ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘአስተጋብአ፡ አብ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፍ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወልደ፡ አሚድ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ግብጽ፡↗ ጸሎቱ፡ ተሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ አሜን፡
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Colophon
A colophon states that the manuscript was produced in Gondar↗ for James Bruce . But this might refer only to the last quire. Wion 2009a
check the viewerFol. 48 Chronology of the Ethiopian kings from Yǝkunno ʾAmlāk to Yoḥannǝs I
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Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 74b–76b
Secondary Bibliography
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 138
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
Foliation in pencil probably by James Bruce .
Secondary Bibliography
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 138, note 10
Quire Structure Collation
Binding
European binding; leather covering with gold leaf. The inner cover is reinforced with decorative paper. The title is given on the spine by James Bruce in French with golden letters. Many false paper and parchment guard leaves have been added. The edges were gilded, probably after the folios were recut.
Secondary Bibliography
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Wion, A. 2009. ‘Le Liber Aksumae selon le manuscrit Bodleian Bruce 93 : le plus ancien témoin d’un projet historiographique sans cesse réactivé’, Oriens Christianus, 93 (2009), 135–171. page 138, note 10
Binding material
leather
metal
paper
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Copied by many hands.
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Publication Statement
Edition Statement
Digitized by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻOxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 92ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-05-04) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLbruce92 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski added EMIP on 4.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added binding description on 26.7.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 23.5.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor