London, British Library, BL Additional 18994
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXI, Wright 111
General description
Dāwit, Lessons from the New Testament and readings for the canonical hours
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1400-1499 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased by the British Library↗ between 1847-1867 .
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Psalter (non-standard)
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Canticles
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 138r and following ), Lessons from the New Testament and prayers for the canonical hours
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 159r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Psalter (non-standard) (CAe 5852)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1r and following Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
The manuscript begins with Psalm 3:6.check the viewerFols 159r and following Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)
Language of text:
The text begins with Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary and is incomplete at the end.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 72a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 7.13in |
Width | 4.75in |
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
A few leaves are stained and torn.
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–137, check the viewerFols 159–166 )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 20-30
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1400-1499
1400-1499 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 18994ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-05-07) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLadd18994 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Corrected history on 7.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Created record from historical catalogue entry on 11.3.2020
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor