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London, British Library, BL Oriental 554

Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient554
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXLVI, Wright 146

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General description

Maṣḥafa gǝnzat

Number of Text units: 29

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

The manuscript contains the names of Takla Giyorgis I , Yosāb II , and John XVIII (check the viewerfols. 179v, 180r ). (prosopography)

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 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), መቅደመ፡ ግንዘት፡
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Lessons
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Narrative regarding the efficacy of offerings and prayers for the dead
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 8v and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Prayer of Athanasius for the passing of the soul (same as LIT2042Nagarb)
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 11v and following ), Various prayers
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 14v and following ), መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወፅአት፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), ጸሎተ፡ ልብስ፡ ዘይትግነዝ፡ ቦቱ፡
    8. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ), Funeral services
    9. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 40r and following ), Funeral sermon of Jacob of Serug
    10. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 42v and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Absolution and prayers
    11. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), Homily on the Deceased
    12. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), Other funeral services, with lessons
    13. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 67r and following ), Various prayers and lessons
      1. ms_i1.13.1 (), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Prayer of the sepulchre (ጸሎተ፡ መቃብር፡)
      2. ms_i1.13.2 (), በእንተ፡ ግብአተ፡ መሬት፡
    14. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 69r and following ), Prayers of the blessed Virgin Mary
    15. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 72r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Prayers of the heavenly journey (ጸሎት፡ ዘመንገደ፡ ሰማይ፡) (same as LIT1873Mangad)
    16. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 73r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Readings for various occasions
      1. ms_i1.16.1 (check the viewerFols 73r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Reading for the 3rd day after burial
      2. ms_i1.16.2 (check the viewerFols 74r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Reading for the 7th day after burial
      3. ms_i1.16.3 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Reading for the 12th day after burial
      4. ms_i1.16.4 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Reading for the 30th day after burial
      5. ms_i1.16.5 (check the viewerFols 79r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Reading for the 40th day after burial
    17. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Prayers
      1. ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Prayer of Matthew the Apostle over deceased men and women (ጸሎተ፡ ማቴዎስ፡)
    18. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 85r and following ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Eight Blessings of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel
    19. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 88r and following ), Various prayers
    20. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), Prayer for the deceased

Contents

check the viewerFols 3r and following Maṣḥafa gǝnzat (CAe 1931)

Language of text:

Colophon

check the viewerFol. 96r

check the viewerFols 67r and following Various prayers and lessons
check the viewerFols 73r and following Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Readings for various occasions (CAe 1931 ReadingsOccasions)
check the viewerFols 85r and following Maṣḥafa gǝnzat, Eight Blessings of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel (CAe 1931 Blessings) The first is ascribed to ʾabbā Sāmuʾel, and another to Basil.
check the viewerFols 88r and following Various prayers

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ረስየነ፡ ድልዋነ፡ ንክሥት፡ አፉነ፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFols 1–2 (Type: GuestText)

    Account of the Miracles of the blessed virgin Mary

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  2. check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗

    ( gez ) ግንዘት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኀኔ፡ ዓለም።↗

  3. check the viewerFols 113 and following (Type: GuestText)

    Short story of the blessed Virgin Mary

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

Extras

  1. In the colophon ( Colophon 1 , item 1 ), the scribe Takla Śǝllāse scribe states that he wrote the manuscript at the expense of Kidāna Māryām donor and his brother Walda ʾIyasus donor . The name of Walatta Hāymānot is also mentioned. The manuscript was written for ታቦተ፡ አማኑኤል, possibly to be identified with አማኑኤል፡↗ .

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 99a-100a
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

113 (leaf) , Entered as 113 1 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 11.375 9.375
Outer dimensions
Height 11.375in
Width 9.375in

Foliation

One unnumbered blank leaf at the end.

Binding

In the original boards, lined with silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.

Binding material

wood

leather

silk

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 29

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1777-1796

    The manuscript is written in a good hand, of the latter part of the 18th century. 1777-1796

    • 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
    2022-03-08T12:18:44.472+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    3.8.2021
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient554
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient554
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient554.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient554

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    Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 554ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 3.8.2021) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient554 [Accessed: 2024-05-03+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description on 3.8.2021
    • Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 5.4.2019

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