London, British Library, BL Additional 16253
Massimo Villa
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Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XXXVIII, Dillmann 38
General description
History of Ethiopia
Number of Text units: 11
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1–30 ),
የግራኝ፡ ታሪክ፡ የነገሥታትና፡ የመነኮሳት፡ ታሪክ፡ የሚቀርም።
ጸሓፊሁ፡ ወርቅነህ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ በሀገረ፡ አንኮ፡ ባር፡ ፲ወ፰፻ወ፵ዘኍልቈ፡ ፈረንጅ።
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1–4 ), Genealogy of the kings of Ethiopia from to ʾAdbǝʾal
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4–7 ), Vita of , who lived at the time of king
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 7–9 ), On the Christianization in Ethiopia
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 9–12 ), Chronicle of the kings from to
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 12v–14 ), History of the monasticism in Ethiopia, from
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFol. 14 ), Genealogy of the twelve apostles
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 14–20 ), History of the
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 20–23 ), History of
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 23–24 ), On the Oromo people
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 24v–30 ), History of , king of Ethiopia
Contents
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የግራኝ፡ ታሪክ፡ የነገሥታትና፡ የመነኮሳት፡ ታሪክ፡ የሚቀርም።
ጸሓፊሁ፡ ወርቅነህ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ በሀገረ፡ አንኮ፡ ባር፡ ፲ወ፰፻ወ፵ዘኍልቈ፡ ፈረንጅ። (CAe 2422 t2amharic) The title is written according to the European style. It mentions Warqǝnah Habta Giyorgis scribe as the scribe and states that the manuscript was written in Ankobar↗ in the year 1840 AD, during the reign of king Śāhla Śǝllāse .
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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 45a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Paper Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Warqǝnah Habta Giyorgis scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red.
Rubrication: Titles are rubricated.
Date: First half of the 19th century.
Warqǝnah Habta Giyorgis scribe First half of the 19th century.Check for additional bibliography
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 16253ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-09-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLadd16253 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 2.9.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor