London, British Library, BL Oriental 829
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCCI, Wright 401
General description
Maṣḥafa madḫānit,
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1868 (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
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Maṣḥafa madḫānit
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Index
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), Main text
Contents
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Language of text:
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Language of text:
The text is incomplete at the beginning, check the viewerfol. 8rCatalogue 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 324b
Physical Description
Form of support
Paper Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8in |
Width | 6.125in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 30-41
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1800-1868
The manuscript is neatly written, of the beginning of the 19th century. 1800-1868More bibliography
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 829ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 19.5.2021) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient829 [Accessed: 2024-04-23+02:00]
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- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Created catalogue entry on 19.5.2021