London, British Library, BL Oriental 644
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXIX, Wright 79
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
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
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām
- p2_i3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki
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 47b-48a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.5in |
Width | 12.25in |
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 | 2 |
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3 | 2 | 4 |
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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 | 8 |
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13 | 12 | 6 |
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14 | 13 | 8 |
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15 | 14 | 8 |
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16 | 15 | 8 |
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17 | 16 | 8 |
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2, stub after 7 4, stub after 6 |
18 | 17 | 8 |
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19 | 18 | 8 |
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20 | 19 | 7 |
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2, stub after 6 |
21 | 20 | 8 |
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22 | 21 | 7 |
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2, stub after 6 |
23 | 22 | 8 |
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24 | 23 | 8 |
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25 | 24 | 4 |
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26 | 25 | 4 |
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27 | 26 | 4 |
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1, stub after 3 4, stub before 1 |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
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
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire ID:q16, number:15
2, stub after 7 4, stub after 6
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire ID:q19, number:18
2, stub after 6
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Quire ID:q21, number:20
2, stub after 6
Quire ID:q22, number:21
Quire ID:q23, number:22
Quire ID:q24, number:23
Quire ID:q25, number:24
Quire ID:q26, number:25
1, stub after 3 4, stub before 1
Quire ID:q27, number:26
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (2), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (7), 21 (8), 22 (7), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4), 26 (4), 27 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (2), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (7), 21 (8), 22 (7), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4), 26 (4), 27 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with red silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1607-1632 (reign)
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 11r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains 154 miracles.Colophon
ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሐመልማለ፡ ወርቅ፡ owner ወለተ፡ ኮለ፡ ድንግል፡ ወወልዳ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ ከናፍረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.ማርቆስ። የማነ፡ አብ፡ ወልደ፡ ሐፈ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ የማነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሥዕለ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወንጌላዊት፡ መለኮታዊት፡ ገሊላዊት፡ አንስጣስያ፡ ወለተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡ እኅወ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዕደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘማርያም፡ እምኀበ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ላዕከ፡ ማርያም፡ ቃለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ መርዓተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ባዝግና፡ ድንግል፡ ልሳነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይዕቀቦሙ፡ በሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ እምዘመነ፡ ምንሳዌ፡ ወባእስ፡ እስከ፡ ምጽአተ፡ ግብር፡ ሐዳስ፡ ወክብረ፡ ሕይወቶሙ፡ ኢያፍልስ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አሜን። ናሁ፡ ወሀብኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ ተአምረ፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ለ[...]ommission by William Wrightት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ እመሂ፡ ዘሄደ፡ ወዘተዓገለ፡ ወእመሂ፡ ዘሠረቀ፡ ዘአውፅኦ፡ እመሂ፡ መኰንን፡ ወእመሂ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ።
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 11r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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: 20
Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are mostly visible, horizontal pricks are partly visible.
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām
- p2_i3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki
Contents
check the viewerFols 7r and following Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 9r and following Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3584)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 9v and following ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki (CAe 3058)
Language of text:
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: GuestText)
Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 3993) written by Sarḍa Dǝngǝl
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 1–4 (Type: Inventory)
Various lists and inventories from the reigns of [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. It might alternatively be PRS9152TaklaHa. , ʾIyāsu III , Takla Giyorgis I , Ḥǝzqǝyās and ʾƎgʷāla Ṣǝyon .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: Inventory)
Inventory of the furniture of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ ንዋየ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡↗
Decoration of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5v
Full-page miniature.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6r
Full-page miniature.
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
Ruling of codicological unit 2
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 2
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 644ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.7.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient644 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added collation and layout, split into msParts on 20.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.4.2019
- Dorothea Reule Created record on 8.8.2018
Attributions of the contents
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