London, British Library, BL Oriental 669
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLII, Wright 252
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Ḫǝdār-Yakkātit)
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1799 (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 1r and following ),
Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), First half of the year
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hedar
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Tahsas
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 34r and following ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Terr
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 53v and following ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Yakkatit
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), First half of the year (CAe 4035 FirstHalf)
Language of text:
Incomplete at the beginning probably due to material loss.check the viewerFols 1r and following Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hedar (CAe 4035 Hedar) Incomplete at the beginning probably due to material loss.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 65v (Type: DonationNote)
List of donations of Walda Gabrǝʾel to ታቦተ፡ አማኑኤል፡. It can be speculated whether this might be identified with አማኑኤል፡↗ .
Extras
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The owners were, according to Wright, Walda Gabrǝʾel owner and Salomon owner .
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 159b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.25in |
Width | 12.25in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30-33
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1799
1750-1799 Written in a fair hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 669ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-02-17) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient669 [Accessed: 2024-06-01]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created catalogue entry from catalogue description on 17.2.2022