London, British Library, BL Oriental 710
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXXVII, Wright 287
General description
The Acts of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 2
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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.
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፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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 189b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 235mm |
Width | 232mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 9 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 5 |
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1, stub after 5 2, stub after 5 3, stub after 5 |
Collation diagrams
1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q1, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q2, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:11
1, stub after 5 2, stub after 5 3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : ፩I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards. Both inner boards are darkened around the edges, possibly showing traces of a former cover.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1700-1750 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–70r Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record) (CAe 1451)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ etc. ድርሳን፡ ዘነዳይ፡ ዜና፡ ገብርኤል፡ ዕበየ፡ ገድሉ፡ ወዜናሁ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ገዳማዊ፡ ትሩፈ፡ ገድል፡ አባ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ።
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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check the viewerFols. 69v,, 94v
The name of the owners and of the scribe have been erased.
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
Both ruling patterns are used in the manuscript.Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1600-1700 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Contents
check the viewerFol. 1r መዝሙር ፡ ዘዳዊት ። (CAe 2000 tPs42)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍታሕ፡ ሊተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ወተበቀል፡ በቀልየ። እምሕዝብ፡ ውፁኣን፡ እምጽድቅ።
check the viewerFol. 1v ፍጻሜ ፡ በእንተ ፡ መክብብት ፤ መዝሙር ፡ ዘዳዊት ። (CAe 2000 tPs8)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እግዚኦ፡ በመዓትከ፡ ኢትቅሥፈኒ። ወበመቅሠፍትከ፡ ኢትገሥጸኒ።
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 2
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 710ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 5.7.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient710 [Accessed: 2024-05-06+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 5.7.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added layout and collation on 17.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes updated on 14.8.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Complete record on 23.5.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 5.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor