London, British Library, BL Oriental 717
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXCIII, Wright 293
General description
Homilies by John Chrysostom on John the Baptist
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 2ra–14va ), On (the Life and Decollation of) John the Baptist
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 14vb–23vb ), Dǝrsān za-darasa Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq ... baʾǝnta kǝbru la-Yoḥannǝs maṭmǝq
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–14va On (the Life and Decollation of) John the Baptist (CAe 2085)
Language of text:
Inscriptio (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ነገር፡ ዘከመ፡ ኮነ፡ ሕይወቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡ ወከመ፡ እፎ፡ ኮነ፡ ምትረተ፡ ርእሱ። ወተርጐሞ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ በትረ፡ ያርክ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ብሂል፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ። ወሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ አመ፡ ስደቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ደሴተ፡ አብራኪይስ፡ አመ፡ ተስእሎ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ኬልቄዶናዊ፡ ዘአምነ፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በእንተ፡ ርእስ፡ ቅድስት፡ ዘመጥምቅ፡ ንጹሕ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ብዑለ፡ ክርስትና። ወዜነዎ፡ ንስቲተ፡ እምኂሩቱ፡ አስተጋብአ፡ በልሳኑ፡ ቀሪበ፡ ትርጓሜሁ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 14vb–23vb Dǝrsān za-darasa Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq ... baʾǝnta kǝbru la-Yoḥannǝs maṭmǝq (CAe 2125)
Language of text:
Inscriptio (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ፡ ዘተናገረ፡ በእንተ፡ ክብሩ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ። በከመ፡ ጽሑፍ፡ በውስተ፡ ወንጌል፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ዘይብል፡ ምንትኑ፡ መጻእክሙ፡ ትርአዩ፡ ገዳመ፡ ወተናገረ፡ ካዕበ፡ በእንተ፡ ፫ ሰማያት፡ ዘከመ፡ ወሀቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ መጥመቅ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ፴ ለወርኃ፡ ሰኔ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: Unclear)
Erased note in Amharic, only partly legible.
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Inventory)
Erased note in Amharic, on lands, only partly legible.
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 24r (Type: Poem)
Rhymed supplicative poem.
( gez ) አሮን፡ ለባርኮትየ፡ ነዓ፡ ዜና፡ ገድላቲከ፡ እንግር፡ እስመ፡ አፉየ፡ ጐጕዐ፡ ወእመ፡ አፉየ፡ ኮነ፡ ከመ፡ አፈ፡ ሙሴ፡ ለዕላዓ። አባ፡ ፍትሐኒ፡ እማዕሠረ፡ ልሳን፡ ዘጸንዓ። ወአባ፡ ንግረኒ፡ ኃይለ፡ ቃል፡ ዘረትዓ።
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check the viewerFol. 24r (Type: Record)
Note of a documentary character of which only a part remains, as the leaf has been cut off.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Extras
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The name of the original owner has been erased and been substituted by those of Walda Samāʿt (check the viewerfols. 2r, 14v ) and Walatta Rufāʾel (check the viewerfol. 14v ).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 1v
Crude drawing of equestrian saint.
- band:
check the viewerFol. 2r
Monochrome ornamental band.
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 192b-193a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.25in |
Width | 7.25in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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1, no stub |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | B | 1 |
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1, no stub |
Collation diagrams
1, no stub
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
1, no stub
Quire ID:q5, number:B
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub
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Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
check the viewerFol. 24 has been cut off.
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
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: 1700-1799
Well written. 1700-1799Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 717ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 26.4.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient717 [Accessed: 2024-05-01+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Continued description from historical catalogue entry and images on 26.4.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 19.3.2019