London, British Library, BL Oriental 550
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXXXVII, Wright 137
General description
Collection of service books
Number of Text units: 15
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1716-1755 (reign)
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 1r and following ), መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ፈውስ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), መጽሐፈ፡ ተክሊል፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ሕገ፡ ሰብሳብ፡
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 57r and following ), መጽሐፈ፡ ቀንዲል፡
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 74r and following ), ሥርዓት፡ ዘአግብኦ፡ ታቦት፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 82r and following ), መጽሐፈ፡ ቄድር፡
- ms_i6
(check the viewerFols 84r and following ),
ሥርዓተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡
- ms_i6.1 (check the viewerFols 84r and following ), Caeremoniale sacerdotum
- ms_i6.2 (check the viewerFols 88r and following ), Regulae de Hierarchia ecclesiastica
- ms_i6.3 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), Quaestiones de rebus ecclesiasticis subtiliores, cum solutionibus
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 99r and following ), Sǝmʿu la-ʿābiy mamhǝr kǝbur Yoḥannǝs ʾAfa Warq yǝnaggǝr sǝbḥatā wa-kǝbrā la-zātti beta krǝstiyān...
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 100r and following ), Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (Anonymous), Introduction, chapter 2: ካልእ፡ ጾታ፡ መጽሐፍ፡
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (Anonymous), no id Introduction3
- ms_i10
(check the viewerFols 106r and following ),
መጽሐፈ፡ ፈውስ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡
- ms_i10.1 (check the viewerFols 106v and following ), አባ፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ ሊቅ፡ በደብረ፡ አስጡድዩን፡
- ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (by Michael of ʾAṯrīb), Index
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ፈውስ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ (CAe 4017)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains all standard 34 chapters of the work. The incompleteness alleged in Wright's description is due to comparison with Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 86, the only known witness with a deviating chapter count, Kleiner 2000.check the viewerFols 74r and following ሥርዓት፡ ዘአግብኦ፡ ታቦት፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ (CAe 2326)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 99r and following Sǝmʿu la-ʿābiy mamhǝr kǝbur Yoḥannǝs ʾAfa Warq yǝnaggǝr sǝbḥatā wa-kǝbrā la-zātti beta krǝstiyān... (CAe 2126)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ስምዑ፡ ለዓቢይ፡ መምህር፡ ክቡር፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ይነግር፡ ስብሐታ፡ ወክብራ፡ ወዕበያ፡ ለዛቲ፡ በተ፡ ክርስተያን።
check the viewerFols 100r and following Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (Anonymous), Introduction, chapter 2: ካልእ፡ ጾታ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ (CAe 4018 Introduction2)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ካልእኒ፡ ጾታ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ እስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል፡ ዝክሩ፡ ወፍጻሜ፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ወቅድስናሁ፡ ወሠናይቱ፡ ወአሠንዮቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡
check the viewerFols 104r and following Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (Anonymous), no id Introduction3 (CAe 4018 Introduction3)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ነገር፡ ዘከመ፡ እፎ፡ ይደሉ፡ ለዓቃቤ፡ ሥራይ፡ አእምሮ፡
check the viewerFols 124r and following Maṣḥafa faws manfasāwi (by Michael of ʾAṯrīb), Index (CAe 4017 Index)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ፈውስ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of Dāwit III is mentioned.
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check the viewerFols. 123r, 124r
The name of ʾIyāsu II is mentioned.
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 93a-94a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.38in |
Width | 11in |
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 24
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1716-1755
1716-1755 Written in a fine hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 550ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 30.11.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient550 [Accessed: 2024-04-30+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Continued description on 30.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 4.4.2019