London, British Library, BL Oriental 495
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Old Testament Wisdom books
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript had very probably belonged to a church in the Gondar↗ area, from where it was taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . It was then looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 5r–12v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 13r–48v ), Proverbs
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 49r–60v ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 60v–86v ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ሰሎሞን፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
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check the viewerFol. 86v (Type: GuestText)
Heads of knowledge, ነገረ፡ አርእስተ፡ አእምሮ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ወፍካሬሁ፡ ረቂቀ፡ ልቡ፡ :
( gez ) beginning: ለባሕታዊ፡ ገነተ፡ ተድላ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወእምኔሁ፡ ይፈለፍል፡ ነቅዓ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወይሰቅዮሙ፡ ለ፬ዘይቤ፡ አንብዕ።
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check the viewerFol. 88r (Type: GuestText)
A paragraph regarding ʾAragāwi and Yoḥannǝs . ( gez ) አረጋዊ፡ ወዮሐንስ፡ አኃው፡ እሙንቱ፡ ወነበሩ፡ በደብረ፡ ኮናብዮስ፡ etc.
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check the viewerFol. 88r (Type: GuestText)
A paragraph regarding George the Syrian , in Amharic. ( am ) ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሶርያዊ ፡ ድምሆኝን፡ የአትሮንስ፡ ማርያምን↗ ፡ ደብተሩ፡ ድምሆኝ፡ ገብረ፡ መድኅንን፡ ዘፃና፡ ገብረ፡ መድኅን፡ እጫ፡ በትረ፡ ጊዮርጊስን ፡ እጫ፡ በትረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ አበራንዮስን ፡ አብራንዮስ፡ መንፈቆ፡ ወልደ፡ ሃይማኖት ን፡ መንፈቆ፡ መምህሬ፡ ሙሴ ን፡ ዘአምሓራ።
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check the viewerFols 1v–4r (Type: Gloss)
A gloss on the Song of Songs in Amharic, BL orient 494. ( am ) ስባሔ፡ ስባሔያት፡ ሰርድስን። ይትና፡ ያፈቅ፡ በፍቅረ፡ ቃሉ። በነገረ፡ አፉሁ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚ፡ ፪ጽላት፡ ቦ፡ እስራኤል። እለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ ምግባ። ከቀደም፡ ምግባ። ቃለ፡ እስ፡ ቤተስ። etc.
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 17b-18a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 6.25in |
Width | 5.6in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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11 | 10 | 8 |
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12 | 11 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are mostly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
Good hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800More bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 495ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 31.5.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient495 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added collation and layout on 31.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: Created catalogue entry on 19.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor