London, British Library, BL Additional 24995
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXXVIII, Wright 398
General description
Chronographic works and tables
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
1800-1900
Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased by the British Library↗ between 1847-1867 .
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 322b-323b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Paper Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8in |
Width | 7in |
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Tables of the months
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 1v and following ), Tables arranged according to the days of the week
- p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 2v and following ), Tables indicating the lunar cycle and movable feasts
- p1_i4 (check the viewerFols 4v and following ), Other tables entitled
- p1_i5 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ),
- p1_i6 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), Ḥassaba Dǝmeṭros
- p1_i7 (check the viewerFols 30v and following ), Various chronological dates and calculations
Contents
check the viewerFols 20v and following [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. (CAe 6043)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዜና፡ አርእስተ፡ ሐሳብ፡ ዘእምፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም፡
check the viewerFols 21r and following Ḥassaba Dǝmeṭros (CAe 6042)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መጽሐፈ፡ ሐሳብ፡ ርቱዕ፡ ዘአስተራትኦ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጥሜሮስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘእስክንድርያ፡
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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Name of the scribe Gondare Habtu scribe is mentioned in check the viewerfol. 33v .
Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 14–15 ), Crudely written calendaric tables
Contents
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 24995ʼ, 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/BLadd24995 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Corrected history on 7.5.2022
- Daria Elagina Created catalogue entry on 12.5.2021
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Daria Elagina, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor