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London, British Library, BL Oriental 617

Marcin Krawczuk

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient617
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright 227, Wright cat. CCXXVII

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General description

Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel

Number of Text units: 8

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1800-1849 (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.

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r and following Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel (CAe 1284)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 5r and following For the 19th of Tāḫśāś (CAe 1284 Tahsas)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ገብርኤል፡ አመ፡ በዓሉ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ፩ወ፱ለታኅሣሥ፡ ሠምረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ እሑር፡ ኀበ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ እለ፡ ሐነጸት፡ እሌኒ፡ ንግሥት፡ ኀበ፡ ቅድስት፡ ሀገረ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም።

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check the viewerFols 9v and following Miracles (CAe 4652)

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check the viewerFols 12v and following Homily on the Nativity of our Lord

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ገብርኤል፡ ፍሡሐ፡ ገጽ፡ ፩እምእለ፡ ይተግሁ፡ መላእክት፡ ቅዱሳን፡ አብሳሬ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ወሐሤት፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ሰባኬ፡ ፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ።

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check the viewerFols 27v and following Miracles (CAe 4652)

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check the viewerFols 64r and following A hymn to Michael and Gabriel (CAe 2729)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሚካኤል፡ ዘትቀውም፡ በየማነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል።

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check the viewerFols 66v and following A prayer to our Lord

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አማኅፀንኩ፡ አነ፡ ገብርከ፡ . . . . .ommission by ነፍስየ፡ ወሥጋየ፡ ውስተ፡ እዴከ፡ ከመ፡ ትሥረይ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኃጢአትየ፡ ዘገበርክዎ፡ በአእምሮ፡ ወኢያእምሮ፡

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 3r–4v, check the viewer69r–72r A prayer to the blessed Virgin Mary

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ገብርኤል፡ ተመጣዌ፡ ጸሎት፡ ንጹሕ። እስእለከ፡ በጽንስ፡ ንጹሕ፡ ዘአብሰርካ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ክብርት፡ ወልዕልት፡ ወንጽሕት። ከመ፡ ታብጽሕ፡ ጸሎትየ፡ ቅድመ፡ መንበር፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር፡ ንጹሕ። ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡

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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 150b-151a
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

72 (leaf) .Entered as 72 10 6.625
Outer dimensions
Height 10in
Width 6.625in

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 4 Fols 1r–4v
2 2 8 Fols 5r–12v
3 3 8 Fols 13r–20v ፪
4 4 8 Fols 21r–28v ፫
5 5 8 Fols 29r–36v ፬
6 6 8 Fols 37r–44v ፭
7 7 8 Fols 45r–52v ፮
8 8 8 Fols 53r–60v ፯
9 9 8 Fols 61r–68v ፰
10 10 4 Fols 69r–72v

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number: ፪
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number: ፫
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number: ፬
Collation diagram Quire 5 29 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number: ፭
Collation diagram Quire 6 37 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q7, number:7, Ethiopic quire number: ፮
Collation diagram Quire 7 45 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8, number:8, Ethiopic quire number: ፯
Collation diagram Quire 8 53 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q9, number:9, Ethiopic quire number: ፰
Collation diagram Quire 9 61 68 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q10, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 10 69 72 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/Fols 1r–4v) – II(8/Fols 5r–12v) – ፪III(8/Fols 13r–20v) – ፫IV(8/Fols 21r–28v) – ፬V(8/Fols 29r–36v) – ፭VI(8/Fols 37r–44v) – ፮VII(8/Fols 45r–52v) – ፯VIII(8/Fols 53r–60v) – ፰IX(8/Fols 61r–68v) – X(4/Fols 69r–72v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–4v ; Fols 5r–12v ; Fols 13r–20v ; Fols 21r–28v ; Fols 29r–36v ; Fols 37r–44v ; Fols 45r–52v ; Fols 53r–60v ; Fols 61r–68v ; Fols 69r–72v ;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (4),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (4),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

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

Binding material

wood

leather

silk

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 15

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-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 visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1800-1850 according to William Wright

    Written in a good hand, of the earlier part of the 19th Century. 1800-1850 according to William Wright

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
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    date
    type=expanded
    9.6.2022 at 15:13:19
    date
    type=lastModified
    9.6.2022
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient617/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient617
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient617.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient617

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    Alessandro Bausi, Marcin Krawczuk, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 617ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 9.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient617 [Accessed: 2024-05-02+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 9.6.2022
    • Marcin Krawczuk Marcin Krawczuk: Created entity on 2.9.2021

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