London, British Library, BL Oriental 704
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXIX, Wright 279
General description
The Life of ʾEwosṭātewos
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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 ), The life of ʾEwosṭātewos
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), His miracles
Contents
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 ) ገድለ፡ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The owners of the manuscript were ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ and her husband አፅመ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ , and also the names of their children,ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ and አደራ፡ መርቆርዮስ፡ , appear at check the viewerfol. 19v .
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 185b-186a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 273mm |
Width | 254mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Three unnumbered blank leaves each at the beginning and the end, both referred to as check the viewerfols i–iii in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with velvet.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16-17
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: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fine hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800 according to William WrightSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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