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London, British Library, BL Oriental 821

Solomon Gebreyes

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient821
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXCII, Wright 392

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General description

Ḫāylu Compilation

Number of Text units: 51

Number of Codicological units: 1

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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

  1. ms_i1 (), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record)
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–28rc ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), (same as LIT4724WaldaAmidIntroduction)
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r–11r ), The History of Jews
      2. ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 12v–27v ), The History of the Roman Empire
      3. ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 28r–28v ), Leading dates from creation to the time of Muḥammad
    2. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 28v–30r ), List of the Ethiopian kings
    3. ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 28v–29r ), List of the Aksumite kings
    4. ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 29v and following ), List of the kings of the Zāgʷe dynasty
    5. ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 29v and following ), List of the kings from the line of , with duration of their reigns and successors of until
  2. ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 30v and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Subscription following the end of the introduction and king lists, preceding the Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt.
  3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 31v–34r ), Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record)
  4. ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 31v–34r ), Laws and statutes of the kingdom
  5. ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 34r–36r ), Statutes regarding the royal household
  6. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 36v–38v ), Genealogy of the Kings of Ethiopia from to
  7. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 38r and following ), The line of Zāgʷe
  8. ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 38v–39r ), The line of , from
  9. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 39r–64v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of ʿAmda Ṣǝyon I (same as LIT4275ChronAmdS)
  10. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 64v and following ), ዘውእቱ፡ , ዘውእቱ፡, son of , , son of , son of , ዘውእቱ፡
  11. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 65r and following ), Annals of the reign of
  12. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Baʾǝda Māryām I (same as LIT4647ChronBaEd)
  13. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 95v and following ), Annals of the reign of
  14. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 98r and following ), Chronicle of
  15. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 113v and following ), Chronicle of
  16. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 116r and following ), Chronicle of
  17. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 145v–155v ), Chronicle of
  18. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 155v–247v ), Chronicle of
    1. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 247v and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Reign of ʾaṣe Yāʿqob
    2. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 248v and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Reign of Zadǝngǝl
    3. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 248v–250v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), A short summary of the Chronicle of Susǝnyos
    4. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 250v–253v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Fāsiladas (same as LIT4640Chronicle)
    5. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 253v and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Different abridged version of the chronicle of Yoḥannǝs I
    6. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 254r–266r ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Different abridged version of the chronicle of ʾIyāsu I
    7. ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 266r–269v ), Chronicle of Takla Hāymānot
    8. ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 269v–271v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Tewoflos Short Chronicle, forma volgata BNFet142 BassÉth (same as LIT4636Chronicle)
    9. ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 271v–273r ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Yosṭos Short Chronicle, forma volgata BNFet142 BassÉth (same as LIT4637Chronicle)
    10. ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 273r–277v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Dāwit III Short Chronicle, forma volgata BNFet142 BassÉth (same as LIT4639Chronicle)
    11. ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 277v–286v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Different abridged version of the chronicle of Bäkaffa
    12. ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 286v–379r ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of ʾIyāsu II (same as LIT4634Chronicle)
    13. ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 379r–431r ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of ʾIyoʾas I (same as LIT4635Chronicle)
    14. ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 432r–446v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Takla Hāymānot II
    15. ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 446r–501v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of Takla Giyorgis I, with an intermission for the reign of Salomon I
    16. ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 506r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Chronicle of ʾIyāsu III
    17. ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 514r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Reinstitution of Takla Giyorgis I
    18. ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 537r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Deeds of Aligaz , King Ḥǝzqǝyās, the years 7283-7289, civil wars.
    19. ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 537r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Reinstitution of Takla Giyorgis I
    20. ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 561vr and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Salomon II, Yonās
    21. ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 578r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Capture of Salomon II, ascension of Dǝmeṭros
    22. ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFols 582r and following ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), ʾƎgʷāla Ṣǝyon
    23. ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 586r–587r ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Successors of ʾƎgʷāla Ṣǝyon
    24. ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 587r–595v ), Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), a short summary of the history of Śāhla Dǝngǝl
    25. ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 596r–598v ), Genealogy of royal family

Contents

Ḫāylu Compilation (general record) (CAe 4090)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በ፸፻፡ ፴፻፴ወ፬ዓመት፡ እምፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም፡ ሠረቀ፡ መስከረም፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ማርቆስ፡ በዕለተ፡ ዓርብ፡ እንዘ፡ አበቅቴ፡ ወ፱፡ መጥቅዕ፡ ፳፩። ወቦ፡ ዘይቤሉ፡ አልቦ፡ መጥቅዕ፡ ወአልቦ፡ አበቅቴ። ወኮነ፡ ጽሕፈቱ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በማኅደረ፡ ማርያም፡ ↗ ደጅአዝማች፡ role: titleጎሹ፡ (originally ኃይሉ፡) ልዑል፡ ወክቡር፡ ጠቢብ፡ ወማዕምር፡ ዘአኅበረ፡ ኵሎ፡ ውርዛዌ፡ ምስለ፡ ቃለ፡ ምስጢር። ወበጽሐ፡ ስሙ፡ እምጽንፈ፡ ምድር፡ እስከ፡ ጽንፈ፡ ምድር። እምባሕር፡ ወእስከ፡ ባሕር፡ ሀልዎቱኒ፡ ኮነ፡ በተሰደ፡ መክንያት፡ ተሰዶቱ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይትአመር፡ ምንተኒ። ነገረ፡ ዓመፃ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይገብር፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

Secondary Bibliography , item 1

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1909. ‘Les listes des rois d’Aksoum’, Journal Asiatique, Dixième Série, 14 (1909), 263–320. page 285
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check the viewerFols 1r–28rc Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), (same as LIT4724WaldaAmidIntroduction) (CAe 4090 IntroductionWaldaAmid)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):

check the viewerFols 2r–11r The History of Jews (CAe 4090 )

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 29v and following List of the kings from the line of Dǝlnāʿod , with duration of their reigns and successors of Yǝkunno ʾAmlāk until Dǝmeṭros (CAe 4090 )

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 30v and following Ḫāylu Compilation (general record), Subscription following the end of the introduction and king lists, preceding the Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt. (CAe 4090 SubscriptionIntroduction)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ዝንቱ፡ ታሪክ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፸፻፡ ወ ፪፻፡ ፸ወ፮፡ ዓመተ፡ ዓለም፡ ወእምኔሁ፡ በ፲፻፡ ወ፯፻፡ ፸ወ፮፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ሠረቀ፡ መስከረም፡ በዕለት፡ ሐሙስ፡ እንዘ፡ አበቅቴ፡ ነ፡ ፲ወ፰፡ ወመጥቅዕ፡ ፲ወ ፰፡ ወጥንትዮን፡ ፪፡ እምአመ፡ ነግሠ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ role: title ኢያሱ፡ በ፯፡ አውራህ፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ role: title ኃይሉ፡ ወልዱ፡ ለ ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ role: titleእሸቴ፡

check the viewerFols 31v–34r Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record) (CAe 2341)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንጽሕፍ፡ ሕግ፡ ወሥርዓተ፡ መንግሥት፡ ዘወጽአ፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡↗ ምስለ፡ ዕብነ፡ ሐኪም፡ ወልደ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ዘውእቱ፡ምንይልክ።

check the viewerFols 116r and following

Language of text:

Chronicle of Galāwdewos (CAe 4090 Galawdewos)
check the viewerFols 145v–155v

Language of text:

Chronicle of Minās (CAe 4090 Minas)
check the viewerFols 155v–247v

Language of text:

Chronicle of Śarḍa Dǝngǝl (CAe 4090 SardaDengel)

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Catalogue Bibliography

    • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 315a-318b
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    Secondary Bibliography

    • Kropp, M. 2016. Zekra Nagar. Die universalhistorische Einleitung nach Giyorgis Walda-Amid in der Chronikensammlung des Haylu (Speyer: Kartoffeldruck-Verlag Kai Brodersen, 2016). page 10; 1704
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    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Paper Codex

    Extent

    +NaN (leaf) .Entered as 598+3 327 216
    Outer dimensions
    Height 327mm
    Width 216mm

    Foliation

    Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Three unnumbered blank leaves at the end, referred to as check the viewerfols i–iii in the library's digitization.

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    Binding

    In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather, and lined with striped cloth

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    textile

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 3

    Number of lines: 26

    Ruling
    • (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
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: black, red

    Date: 1851 according to William Wright

    The manuscript is neatly written in 1851. 1851 according to William Wright

    2. Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    19.7.2022 at 11:38:50
    date
    type=lastModified
    23.6.2022
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient821/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient821
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient821.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient821

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    Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Daria Elagina, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 821ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 23.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient821 [Accessed: 2024-04-18+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Dorothea Reule Added layout on 23.6.2022
    • Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
    • Daria Elagina Corrected transliteration. on 12.3.2020
    • Solomon Gebreyes encoding on 28.1.2019
    • Solomon Gebreyes Text added on 19.9.2017
    • Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 22.8.2016

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Solomon Gebreyes, editor

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