London, British Library, BL Oriental 492
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 18
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 6r–33v ), Maṣḥafa Henok
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 34r–45v ), Proverbs
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 45v–49v ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 49v–58v ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 59r–82v ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i6
(check the viewerFols 83r–121v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- ms_i6.1 (check the viewerFols 83r–113v ), Book of Jeremiah
- ms_i6.2 (check the viewerFols 113v–114v ), Book of Baruch
- ms_i6.3 (check the viewerFols 114v–117r ), Lamentations
- ms_i6.4 (check the viewerFols 117r–117v ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- ms_i6.5 (check the viewerFols 117v–117v ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- ms_i6.6 (check the viewerFols 117v–121v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 122r–134v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 135a–140v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 141r–160v ), Book of Sirach
- ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 160v–167v ), Book of Judith
- ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 167v–172v ), Book of Esther
- ms_i12 (check the viewerFols 172v–172v ), Tobit, Book of
Contents
check the viewerFols 6r–33v Maṣḥafa Henok (CAe 1340)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘሄኖክ፡ ነቢይ፡ በረከተ፡ አምላኩ፡ ወኀብተ፡ ረድኤቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ መምሕሩ፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ረድኡ፡ ማርቆስ፡ አሜን።
Subscription ( ): check the viewerFol. 33v In the subscription the name of Mark (Mārqos) owner has been erased, but that of Theodore (Tewodros) owner is left.
check the viewerFols 122r–134v Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 33v (Type: Poem)
ተረፈ፡ ነገሩ፡ ለኤልሳዕ፡ ቀሊል፡ ስረት፡ ዖፍ። (CAe 4013 t2) , by the main hand
( gez ) ተረፈ፡ ነገሩ፡ ለኤልሳዕ፡ ቀሊል፡ ስረት፡ ዖፍ።
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check the viewerFol. 58v (Type: Poem)
እምሐቅለ፡ አኢርሞን፡ ጸውዕ፡ እጓለ፡ አንበሳ፡ ግሩመ። (CAe 4013 t3) , by the main hand
( gez ) ዘማርቆሰ author ፡ እግዚኣ ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡
( gez ) እምሐቅለ፡ አኤርሞ ን፡ ጸውዕ፡ እጓለ፡ አንበሳ፡ ግሩመ።
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check the viewerFol. 82v (Type: Excerpt)
Same text as in ms BL orient 484, item 4, by the main hand
( gez ) ሱባዔ፡ ኤርምያስ ፡ ነቢይ፡ ፫፻፴ወ፫ሱበዔ፡ ዕለታት፡
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check the viewerFol. 137v (Type: GuestText)
King list (general record) (CAe 3852) Lists of kings of Judah and Israel↗ , followed on f. 138r by a list of those over the Jews↗ after the Captivity, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar , and coming down, through Alexander the Great, the Ptolemies, and the Roman and Byzantine Emperors, to ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, ዕመር፡ ወልደ፡ እልላጽ፡, the first Muslim governor of Egypt. By the main hand.
( gez ) check the viewerFol. 138r ንጽሕፍ፡ ካዕበ፡ ታሪክ፡ ነገሥተ፡ አሕዛብ፡ እለ፡ ኰነንዎሙ፡ ለእስራኤል፡ እምድኅረ፡ ተጹወዉ፡
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: GuestText)
An almanack, by a more recent hand
( gez ) ለእመ፡ ፈቀድከ፡ ታእምር፡ ዘከመ፡ ትበይት፡ ወርኅ፡ ለለሠርቁ፡ ወለለዕለቱ፡ ታስተባሪ፡ ሠሪቀ፡ በ፯ኅዋኅዉ፡ ከመዝ፡ ይሠርቅ፡ በሠርቀ፡ ዕብራውያኃ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ በራብዕ፡ ኆኅት፡ ምስለ፡ ፀሐይ፡ የሐድር፡ ፪ ዕለተ፡ በሓምስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፩ ዕለተ፡ በሣድስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፰ ዕለተ፡ ወበሓምስ፡ ኆ፡ ፩ዕለ፡ በራብዕ፡ ኆ፡ ፪ዕለ፡ በሣልስ፡ ኆ፡ ፩ዕለ፡ በካልእ፡ ኆ፡ ፩ዕለ፡ በቀዳሚ፡ ኆ፡ ፰ዕለተ፡ ወበካልእ፡ ኆ፡ ፪ዕለ፡ ወበሣልስ፡ ኆ፡ ፪ዕለ፡ ወበራብዕ፡ ኆ፡ ፪ዕለ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ፴መዋዕለ፡ ወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ኔሳን፡ እምአመ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ዘንሕነ፡ ወርኅ፡ እም፯ለሚያዝያ፡ ወይትፌጸም፡ እም፭ለግንቦት።
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: GuestText)
A brief account of the prophets, beginning with Adam
and ending with Joel
Then follow the names of the Children of Jacob, and the number of Tongues at the Dispersion
( gez ) እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ፀዓቶሙ፡ ለነቢያት፡ አዳምኒ፡ ዉእቱ፡ ነቢይ፡ እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይቤሎ፡ ረሰይኩከ፡ ካህነ፡ ወነቢየ፡ ወነጉሠ ፤ ወበእንተዝ፡ ይቤ፡ መኑ፡ ቀደመ ኒ፡ እምነቢያት።
( gez ) ኢዩኤል፡ አቡሁ፡ ባቱኤል፡ ወእሙ፡ መርሱላ።
( gez ) ልሳናት፡ እለ፡ ተከፍሉ፡ ፸ወ፪ዘሴም፡ ፲ወ፯ዘካም፡ ፴ዘያፌት፡ ፳ወ፭።
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check the viewerFol. 6r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ሄኖክ፡ ዘመ'፡ ዓለም።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 139v
A picture, representing Saul among the prophets, በከመ፡ ተብህለ፡ ሳኦል ኒ፡ ዉስተ፡ ነቢያትኑ።
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 5v
An added rude picture in outline, ሥልጣኑን፡ እንደ፡ ተሻረ፡ ዲብሎስ።
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 15a-16a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 10.4in |
Width | 9.15in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30-31
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 are visible, horizontal pricks are mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
Good hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800Check for additional bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 492ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 29.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient492 [Accessed: 2024-04-30+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 29.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 31.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski explicit type subscription introduced on 16.5.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 5.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor