London, British Library, BL Oriental 741
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXVII, Wright 317
General description
Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Qerǝllos
Number of Text units: 35
Number of Codicological units: 1
For a table of all relations from and to this record, please go to the Relations view. In the Relations boxes on the right of this page, you can also find all available relations grouped by name.
Origin
1700-1800 (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 4r and following ),
Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Introduction by John Chrysostom
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 6v and following ), Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Summary, table of the 34 homilies
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 7v and following ), Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Life of John Chrysostom
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, 34 Homilies, each divided into a dǝrsān and a tagśāṣ with distinct titles
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 114r and following ),
Qerǝllos
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Qerǝllos, Prosphoneticus to the Emperor Theodosius II on the right faith (same as LIT3310Prosph)
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 125r and following ), Qerǝllos, Prosphoneticus to the Princesses Arcadia and Marina on the right faith (same as LIT3311Prosph)
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 150r and following ), Qerǝllos, Dialogue on the Unity of Christ (same as LIT3312Unity)
- ms_i2.4
(check the viewerFols 170r and following ),
Various homilies and extracts
- ms_i2.4.1 (check the viewerFols 170r and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Theodotus of Ankyra (same as LIT1036Agains)
- ms_i2.4.2 (check the viewerFols 170v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria for the feast of John the Apostle (same as LIT3328Cyril)
- ms_i2.4.3 (check the viewerFols 171v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Severus of Synnada (same as LIT3313Severus)
- ms_i2.4.4 (check the viewerFols 171v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Acacius of Melitene (same as LIT3314Acacius)
- ms_i2.4.5 (check the viewerFols 172v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Juvenal of Jerusalem (same as LIT3315Juvenal)
- ms_i2.4.6 (check the viewerFols 173r and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3329Cyril)
- ms_i2.4.7 (check the viewerFols 174r and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Rheginus of Constantia (same as LIT3316Rheginus)
- ms_i2.4.8 (check the viewerFols 174v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3330Cyril)
- ms_i2.4.9 (check the viewerFols 175v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Eusebius of Heracleia (same as LIT3317Eusebius)
- ms_i2.4.10 (check the viewerFols 175v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily By Theodotus of Ankyra (same as LIT3318Theodo)
- ms_i2.4.11 (check the viewerFols 176v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily By Firmus of Caesarea (same as LIT3319Firmus)
- ms_i2.4.12 (check the viewerFols 177r and following ), Qerǝllos, Letter of the Council of Ephesus to John of Antioch (same as LIT3320Letter)
- ms_i2.4.13 (check the viewerFols 177r and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily of Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT5622HomilyCyrilJohnMiyazya)
- ms_i2.4.14 (check the viewerFols 177v and following ), Qerǝllos, Letter of John of Antioch to Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3321Letter)
- ms_i2.4.15 (check the viewerFols 178r and following ), Qerǝllos, Letter of Cyril of Alexandria to John of Antioch (same as LIT3322Letter)
- ms_i2.4.16 (check the viewerFols 179r and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily of Epiphanius of Cyprus (same as LIT1267Dersan)
- ms_i2.4.17 (check the viewerFols 181r and following ), Qerǝllos, Symbol of faith by Epiphanius of Cyprus (same as LIT1266Dersan)
- ms_i2.4.18 (check the viewerFols 181v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Proclus of Cyzicus, Patriarch of Constantinople (same as LIT3323Proclus)
- ms_i2.4.19 (check the viewerFols 183v and following ), Qerǝllos, Homily by Severianus of Gabala (same as LIT3324Severi)
- ms_i2.4.20 (check the viewerFols 187v and following ), Qerǝllos, Symbol of faith by Gregory of Neocaesaria (same as LIT3325Gregory)
- ms_i2.4.21 (check the viewerFols 187v and following ), Qerǝllos, First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (same as LIT3326Melchiz1)
- ms_i2.4.22 (check the viewerFols 189r and following ), Qerǝllos, Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (same as LIT3327Melchiz2)
- ms_i2.4.23 (check the viewerFols 191r and following ), Qerǝllos, Treatise on Melchizedek (same as LIT3332Melchiz)
- ms_i2.4.24 (check the viewerFols 191r and following ), Qerǝllos, Small treatise on 318 Bishops of Nicaea (same as LIT3333Treatise)
- ms_i2.4.25 (check the viewerFol. 192v ), Exposition of difficult words
Contents
check the viewerFols 4r and following Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān (CAe 3171)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 4r and following Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Introduction by John Chrysostom (CAe 3171 Introduction)
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check the viewerFols 6v and following Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Summary, table of the 34 homilies (CAe 3171 Summary)
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check the viewerFols 7v and following Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Life of John Chrysostom (CAe 3171 Vita)
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The text of the Vita is attested here in a fuller version.check the viewerFols 114r and following Qerǝllos (CAe 3309)
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check the viewerFols 114r and following Qerǝllos, Prosphoneticus to the Emperor Theodosius II on the right faith (same as LIT3310Prosph) (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus1)
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check the viewerFols 125r and following Qerǝllos, Prosphoneticus to the Princesses Arcadia and Marina on the right faith (same as LIT3311Prosph) (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus2)
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check the viewerFols 150r and following Qerǝllos, Dialogue on the Unity of Christ (same as LIT3312Unity) (CAe 3309 Dialogue)
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check the viewerFols 170r and following Various homilies and extracts
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check the viewerFols 170r and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Theodotus of Ankyra (same as LIT1036Agains) (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus1)
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check the viewerFols 170v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria for the feast of John the Apostle (same as LIT3328Cyril) (CAe 3309 HomilyByCyril1)
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check the viewerFols 171v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Severus of Synnada (same as LIT3313Severus) (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverus)
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check the viewerFols 171v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Acacius of Melitene (same as LIT3314Acacius) (CAe 3309 HomilyByAcacius)
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check the viewerFols 172v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Juvenal of Jerusalem (same as LIT3315Juvenal) (CAe 3309 HomilyByJuvenal)
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check the viewerFols 173r and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3329Cyril) (CAe 3309 HomilyByCyril2)
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check the viewerFols 174r and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Rheginus of Constantia (same as LIT3316Rheginus) (CAe 3309 HomilyByRheginus)
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check the viewerFols 174v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3330Cyril) (CAe 3309 HomilyByCyril3)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 175v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Eusebius of Heracleia (same as LIT3317Eusebius) (CAe 3309 HomilyByEusebius)
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check the viewerFols 175v and following Qerǝllos, Homily By Theodotus of Ankyra (same as LIT3318Theodo) (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus2)
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check the viewerFols 176v and following Qerǝllos, Homily By Firmus of Caesarea (same as LIT3319Firmus) (CAe 3309 HomilyByFirmus)
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check the viewerFols 177r and following Qerǝllos, Letter of the Council of Ephesus to John of Antioch (same as LIT3320Letter) (CAe 3309 LetterOfTheCouncil)
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check the viewerFols 177r and following Qerǝllos, Homily of Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT5622HomilyCyrilJohnMiyazya) (CAe 3309 HomilyOfCyril4)
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check the viewerFols 177v and following Qerǝllos, Letter of John of Antioch to Cyril of Alexandria (same as LIT3321Letter) (CAe 3309 LetterOfJohn)
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check the viewerFols 178r and following Qerǝllos, Letter of Cyril of Alexandria to John of Antioch (same as LIT3322Letter) (CAe 3309 LetterOfCyril)
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check the viewerFols 179r and following Qerǝllos, Homily of Epiphanius of Cyprus (same as LIT1267Dersan) (CAe 3309 HomilyByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 181r and following Qerǝllos, Symbol of faith by Epiphanius of Cyprus (same as LIT1266Dersan) (CAe 3309 SymbolByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 181v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Proclus of Cyzicus, Patriarch of Constantinople (same as LIT3323Proclus) (CAe 3309 HomilyByProclus)
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check the viewerFols 183v and following Qerǝllos, Homily by Severianus of Gabala (same as LIT3324Severi) (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverianus)
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check the viewerFols 187v and following Qerǝllos, Symbol of faith by Gregory of Neocaesaria (same as LIT3325Gregory) (CAe 3309 SymbolByGregory)
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check the viewerFols 187v and following Qerǝllos, First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (same as LIT3326Melchiz1) (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek1)
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check the viewerFols 189r and following Qerǝllos, Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (same as LIT3327Melchiz2) (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek2)
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check the viewerFols 191r and following Qerǝllos, Treatise on Melchizedek (same as LIT3332Melchiz) (CAe 3309 TreatiseOnMelchizedek)
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check the viewerFols 191r and following Qerǝllos, Small treatise on 318 Bishops of Nicaea (same as LIT3333Treatise) (CAe 3309 TreatiseOn318Bishops)
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check the viewerFol. 192v Exposition of difficult words
Language of text: and Amharic
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰዋስወ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ቄርሎስ። ሐረስ፡ ዘይቤ፡ ሥራይ። ማሪታት፡ ዘ፡ ሟርተኖች።
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 3 s.
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: PurchaseNote)
A note in Amharic, possibly a purchase note, of the time of ʾƎgʷāla Ṣǝyon .
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: PurchaseNote)
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አፈወ፡ ርቅ፡ ዘ (!)
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check the viewerFol. 193r (Type: Inventory)
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 193v (Type: Inventory)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 193v–194r (Type: Inventory)
Text in Amharic
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A colophon of Content Item 2.3 , item 2 Qerǝllos, Dialogue on the Unity of Christ (same as LIT3312Unity) (CAe 3309 Dialogue) added later, probably in the same hand as the main text with blank spaces left for owners.
Text in Gǝʿǝz ተፈጸመ፡ ነገር፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ እምቄርሎስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘለእ፡ ስክንድርያ፡ ለመምለኬ፡ ሠናይ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ቴዎዶስዮስ።
Extras
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ዘወልደ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the beginning of the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the beginning of the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, partially erased. The ending of the name, ንስ (!) , is written on the same page at the end of another passage. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, almost erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, almost erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, almost erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, partially erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, partially erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮንስ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮ (!) written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, partially erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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ዘወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ written in negative writing instead of a small ornamental band at the end of a passage, partially erased. Apparently,it is the name of the owner, Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
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check the viewerFols. 6v, 110v, 122v, 192v
The name of the owner is Walda Yoḥānnǝs owner .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 24 s.
Other Decorations
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check the viewerFol. 6rc
Small ornamental band in red and black at the end of Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Introduction by John Chrysostom (CAe 3171 Introduction) .
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check the viewerFol. 9v
Large ornamental band in red and black representing three arches(?).
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check the viewerFol.
Ornamental frame in black and red.
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check the viewerFol. 11vb
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 15rc
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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Small ornamental band in red and black.
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Small ornamental band in red.
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Small ornamental band in red.
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Small ornamental band in red and black.
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Small ornamental band in red and black.
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Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 31vb
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 34ra
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 34rb
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 38va
Small ornamental band in black.
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check the viewerFol. 47rc
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 49ra
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 67vc
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 69va
Small ornamental band in black.
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check the viewerFol. 74rb
Small ornamental band in red and black.
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check the viewerFol. 76va
Small ornamental band in black.
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check the viewerFol. 76va
Small ornamental band in black.
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Small ornamental band in red and black.
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Small ornamental band in black.
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 208a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.75in |
Width | 11.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Number 189 is skipped in the foliation, but the numbering of the digital images is continuous, leading to a difference between foliation and digital numbering starting with check the viewerfol. 190 .
State of preservation
good
Condition
check the viewerFol. 1 has cut-outs and is preserved only partially.
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with black silk.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31-43
Ruling and pricking on the first few leaves of the manuscript show some irregular features, e.g. with both patterns 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C and 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J used, and horizontal pricks placed on the inner margin of check the viewerfols 6–7 .Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-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 hand writing is clear, but irregular; of the 18th century. 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 741ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 21.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient741 [Accessed: 2024-05-03+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 21.6.2022
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 1.7.2021
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 26.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor