London, British Library, BL Oriental 746
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXXVIII, Wright 328
General description
Qerǝllos
Number of Text units: 29
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1800
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 2r and following ),
Qerǝllos
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), To the emperor Theodosius
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 22v and following ), To the Queens with the title
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 67r and following ), The dialogue
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 104r and following ),
ተረፈ፡ ቄርሎስ፡
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), Homily by Theodotus
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 105r and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 106r and following ), Homily by Severus of Synnada
- ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewerFols 107r and following ), Homily by Acacius
- ms_i1.4.5 (check the viewerFols 108v and following ), Homily by Juvenalius
- ms_i1.4.6 (check the viewerFols 109v and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.4.7 (check the viewerFols 111r and following ), Homily by Rheginus
- ms_i1.4.8 (check the viewerFols 112r and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.4.9 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), Homily by Eusebius of Heraclea
- ms_i1.4.10 (check the viewerFols 113v and following ), Homily by Theodotus
- ms_i1.4.11 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), Homily by Firmus
- ms_i1.4.12 (check the viewerFols 115v and following ), Epistle of the Synod of Ephesus to John of Antioch
- ms_i1.4.13 (check the viewerFols 116r and following ), Homily by Cyril
- ms_i1.4.14 (check the viewerFols 116v and following ), Epistle of John of Antioch to Cyril
- ms_i1.4.15 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), Epistle of Cyril to John
- ms_i1.4.16 (check the viewerFols 119v and following ), Homily by Epiphanius
- ms_i1.4.17 (check the viewerFols 123r and following ), Symbol of faith by Epiphanius
- ms_i1.4.18 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Homily by Proclus
- ms_i1.4.19 (check the viewerFols 128r and following ), Homily by Severianus
- ms_i1.4.20 (check the viewerFols 134r and following ), Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus
- ms_i1.4.21 (check the viewerFols 134v and following ), First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
- ms_i1.4.27 (check the viewerFols 137r and following ), Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
- ms_i1.4.28 (check the viewerFols 140r and following ), On Melchizedek
- ms_i1.4.29 (check the viewerFols 141r and following ), On the Council of Nicaea
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Qerǝllos (CAe 3309)
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check the viewerFols 2r and following To the emperor Theodosius de recta fide (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus1)
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check the viewerFols 22v and following To the Queens de recta fide with the title ድርሳን፡ ዳግማዊ፡ (CAe 3309 Prosphoneticus2)
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check the viewerFols 67r and following The dialogue Quod Christus sit unus (CAe 3309 Dialogue)
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check the viewerFols 104r and following ተረፈ፡ ቄርሎስ፡
check the viewerFols 104r and following Homily by Theodotus (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus1)
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check the viewerFols 106r and following Homily by Severus of Synnada (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverus)
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check the viewerFols 107r and following Homily by Acacius (CAe 3309 HomilyByAcacius)
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check the viewerFols 108v and following Homily by Juvenalius (CAe 3309 HomilyByJuvenal)
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check the viewerFols 111r and following Homily by Rheginus አርጊኖስ፡ (CAe 3309 HomilyByRheginus)
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check the viewerFols 113r and following Homily by Eusebius of Heraclea (CAe 3309 HomilyByEusebius)
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check the viewerFols 113v and following Homily by Theodotus (CAe 3309 HomilyByTheodotus2)
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check the viewerFols 115r and following Homily by Firmus (CAe 3309 HomilyByFirmus)
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check the viewerFols 115v and following Epistle of the Synod of Ephesus to John of Antioch (CAe 3309 LetterOfTheCouncil)
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check the viewerFols 116v and following Epistle of John of Antioch to Cyril (CAe 3309 LetterOfJohn)
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check the viewerFols 117v and following Epistle of Cyril to John (CAe 3309 LetterOfCyril)
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check the viewerFols 119v and following Homily by Epiphanius (CAe 3309 HomilyByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 123r and following Symbol of faith by Epiphanius (CAe 3309 SymbolByEpiphanius)
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check the viewerFols 124r and following Homily by Proclus (CAe 3309 HomilyByProclus)
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check the viewerFols 128r and following Homily by Severianus (CAe 3309 HomilyBySeverianus)
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check the viewerFols 134r and following Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus (CAe 3309 SymbolByGregory)
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check the viewerFols 134v and following First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek1)
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check the viewerFols 137r and following Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek (CAe 3309 HomilyOnMelchizedek2)
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check the viewerFols 140r and following On Melchizedek (CAe 3309 TreatiseOnMelchizedek)
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check the viewerFols 141r and following On the Council of Nicaea (CAe 3309 TreatiseOn318Bishops)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 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 ) ቄርሎስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 143r (Type: Inventory)
List of books and church furniture in Amharic.
Text in Amharic
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 219a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 10.25in |
Width | 8.875in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning and one unnumbered blank leaf at the end, both referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the manuscript's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
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.
- (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.
- 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
1700-1800 according to William WrightHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 746ʼ, 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/BLorient746 [Accessed: 2024-05-03+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 21.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description on 9.6.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry, added information on provenance. on 29.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Solomon Gebreyes, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor