London, British Library, BL Additional 16211
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. LXXII, Dillmann 72
General description
Sawāsǝw
Number of Text units: 50
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location:
350-1847 Not dated by the cataloguer.Provenance
Collected by Carl Wilhelm Isenberg and Johann Ludwig Krapf
Contents
check the viewerFols 4–106 ስዋስው፡ ዘ፡ መሸጋገርያ፡ ወዓዲ፡ መሰላል፡ (CAe 2293) Different from London, British Library, BL Additional 16239, (in ms_i4).
check the viewerFols 20–33 Arabic-Gǝʿǝz vocabulary Arabic words are written in Ethiopic script, e.g.,
( gez ) አላህ፡ ብሂል፡ እግዚአብሔር። ንጅም፡ ብ፡ ኮከብ። ንጁማት፡ ብ፡ ከዋክብት። አሸምሽ፡ ብ፡ ፀሐይ። እልቀመር፡ ብ፡ ወርኅ። አክትብ፡ ጸሐፍ። ከተብኩ፡ ጸሐፍኩ፡
. It also contains the Arabic numbers and Lord's Prayer.check the viewerFol. 34 Explanation of some words used in the Book of Sirach
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሃይማኖተ፡ ሲራክ፡ ነቢይ፡
check the viewerFol. 35 Explanation of Armenian words in Gǝʿǝz
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰዋስወ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘጽርዕ፡ ወዘሮማይስጥ፡
check the viewerFol. 40 Etymology of the names of the Twelve Apostles The title is:
( gez ) አስማት፡ ዘ፲ወ፪ሐዋርያት።
.check the viewerFols 41–43 Explanation of the names used in the Books of Kings and the Books of Chronicles The titles are:
( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ እምነገሥት።
and( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሕፁፃን።
.check the viewerFols 43–44 Explanation of the words concerning the body
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሥጋ።
check the viewerFols 44–45 On the clean and unclean animals The titles are:
( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ዘይትበልዑ፡ አራዊት፡ ዘገዳም።
and( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ አራዊት፡ ዘኢይትበልዑ።
.check the viewerFol. 45 On birds The titles are:
( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ አዕዋፍ።
and( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ዘዐቢይ፡ አሞራ፡ ዘኢይሰርር፡ በክንፍ፡ እለ፡ ይረውጹ፡ በእግር።
.check the viewerFol. 46 The names of the months in Latin and Coptic The title is:
( gez ) አስማተ፡ አውራኅ፡ በልሳነ፡ ጽርዕ፡ . . . . .ommission by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann በቅብጢ፡
.check the viewerFols 46–48 Explanation of some words from the Scripture
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወካዕበ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ እምኵሉ፡ መጻሕፍት፡
check the viewerFols 49–55 Interpretation of some words used in the Scripture, i.e., from Ṭǝbaba Salomon, Book of Sirach, Book of Ezekiel (General record), Book of Isaiah, Book of Ezra and Nehemiah, Book of Jeremiah, Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic), Maṣḥafa kufāle, ʾIyob, Daqiqa nabiyāt, Mazmura Dāwit.
check the viewerFol. 55 On the words concerning the administration and the government
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ መንግሥት።
check the viewerFols 55–56 On money, the units of measurement and of weight
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ወርቅ።
check the viewerFol. 56 On the Apostles and the tribes of Israel corresponding to each of them
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ በእንተ፡ ፲ወ፪ሐዋርያት፡ ነገደ፡ እስራኤል።
check the viewerFols 61–62 Enigms from the Octateuch and the Prophets The title is:
( gez ) ነገረ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘኦሪት፡ ወነቢያት፡
.check the viewerFols 67–68 On the three persons of the Trinity
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ነገር፡ በእንተ፡ ፫ገጹ፡
check the viewerFols 68–72 Etymological explanation of some Hebrew proper nouns The titles are:
( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ስመ፡ አበው፡ በዕብራይስጥ፡
and( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ አስማተ፡ አንስት፡ በዕብራይስጥ፡
.check the viewerFol. 74 On the Hebrew and Coptic names of the martyrs
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ስሞሙ፡ ለሰማዕታት፡ በልሳነ፡ ዕብራይስጥ፡ ወቅብጥ፡
check the viewerFols 75–77 Demonstration of the Faith, from the Scripture
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ኀይለ፡ ሃይማኖት።
check the viewerFol. 78 On the names of God in several languages
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ አስማተ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ዘልዑል፡ እምኵሉ፡ አምሳል፡
check the viewerFols 78–88 Prayer of the lightning, starting with mystical names of God The title is:
( gez ) ጸሎተ፡ መብረቅ፡
.check the viewerFol. 88 Explanation of some words from the Book of Revelation
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጽሕፍ፡ ነገር፡ ቀለምሲስ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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check the viewerFols 1–3, check the viewer105–106 (?)
Various magic drawings and prayers are written at the beginning and the end of the book.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, III: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (n.p.: E Museo Britannico, 1847). page 58b-60a
Physical Description
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Parchment Codex
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Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
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