London, British Library, BL Oriental 748
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXXVI, Wright 326
General description
Qerǝllos
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1750 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868 from the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 2r and following ),
Qerǝllos
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), To the emperor Theodosius
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 23v and following ), To the Queens
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 66v and following ), The dialogue
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 100r and following ), Homily by Theodotus
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 102r and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 103v and following ), Homily by Severus of Synnada
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Qerǝllos (CAe 3309)
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check the viewerFols 1r and following To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus1)
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check the viewerFols 23v and following To the Queens de recta fide (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus2)
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check the viewerFols 66v and following The dialogue Quod Christus sit unus (CAe 3309 Dialogue)
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check the viewerFols 100r and following Homily by Theodotus (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus1)
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check the viewerFols 103v and following Homily by Severus of Synnada (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverus)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ቄርሎስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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 218b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9.625in |
Width | 8.625in |
Binding
In the original boards
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Of the earlier part of the 18th century according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a neat hand Of the earlier part of the 18th century according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 748ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-06-09) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient748 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 9.6.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry, added information on the provenance on 29.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Solomon Gebreyes, contributor