London, British Library, BL Oriental 709
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXXV, Wright 285
General description
The History of Gabra Krǝstos, the Acts of Za-Mikāel ʾAragāwi
Number of Text units: 3
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 viewerFol. 2r ), Gadla Gabra Krǝstos
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFol. 74r ), Gadla Zamikāʾel ʾAragāwi
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFol. 180v ), Hymn to Za-Mikāʾel ʾAragāwi
Contents
check the viewerFol. 2r Gadla Gabra Krǝstos (CAe 4750)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዜናሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ብእሴ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልደ፡ ቴዎዶስዮስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ቊስጥንጥንያ።
check the viewerFol. 74r Gadla Zamikāʾel ʾAragāwi (CAe 1526)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዜና፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ወስነ፡ ገድሉ፡ ወጽንዓ፡ ትዕግሥቱ፡ ወተሐርሞቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ብእሴ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ዘውእቱ፡ አረጋዊ፡ መክብበ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ዘደብረ፡ ያሬድ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ማኅሌታይ፡ ብርሃና፡ ለኢትዮጵያ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ንጉሥ፡ role: title ወልደ፡ ካሌብ። ፡
check the viewerFol. 180v Hymn to Za-Mikāʾel ʾAragāwi (CAe 2998)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምግብጽ፡ ፍናዋተ፡ ግዕዛን፡ ለመርሆ። ለእግረ፡ እስራኤል፡ ሙቁሕ፡ እማዕሰረ፡ ቅንየት፡ እንዘ፡ ይፈትሖ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of the first owners have been erased, and those of Gabra Masqal and Walatta Giyorgis substituted.
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 188b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 133mm |
Width | 124mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 8
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 mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1750 according to William Wright
The manuscript is neatly written of the first half of the 18th century. 1700-1750 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 709ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-16) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient709 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 16.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: complete the content on 24.4.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 5.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor