London, British Library, BL Additional 20740
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCVI, Wright 206
General description
Calendar, Hymn to the Cross
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Summary
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Calendar of saint commemorations
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), Hymns to the Cross
Contents
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 134b-135b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 5.25in |
Width | 4.63in |
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1600-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Calendar of saint commemorations
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Calendar of saint commemorations
Language of text:
The prefatory hymn is incomplete at the beginning, and the end is missing, the text ends abruptly on 16th Ḥamle.Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFols 2r and following በምሕረቱ፡ ለአምላከ፡ ሰላም፡ ሠረቀ፡ መስከረም። አመ፡ ፩። ኦአምላከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡ ወሜልዮስ፡ ጳጳስ፤ ወበርተሎሜዎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ወኢዮብ፡ ዕጉሥ፤ ወራጉኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ወሄኖክ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወመልኪ። አመ፡ ፪። ኦአምላከ፡ ደስያ፡ ሰማዕት፤ ዲድሞስ፡ ወመሪና፤ ወዲዮስ፡ ቆሮስ። ወዮልዮስ።
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 12
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1600-1699 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), Hymns to the Cross
Contents
check the viewerFols 46r and following Hymns to the Cross
Language of text:
Incomplete at the beginning and end.Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 2
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The name of the original owner has been erased, together with him were mentioned Ṗeṭros (check the viewerfols. 47r, 59v ) and Takla Hāymānot (check the viewerfol. 57r ). Subsequently, the manuscript belonged to Lāhya Dǝngǝl owner (check the viewerfols. 49r, 67r ), whose name has also been effaced.
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 11-12
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 20740ʼ, 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/BLadd20740 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Corrected history on 7.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Created record based on catalogue description on 19.4.2022
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor