London, British Library, BL Oriental 811
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXXVI, Wright 386
General description
ʾAbušākǝr
Number of Text units: 57
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
The date is conjectured from the time spans of reigns of ʾIyāsu II and ʾIyoʾas I . (reign)
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 ),
ʾAbušākǝr
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Index
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፩።
- ms_i1.3 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፪።
- ms_i1.4 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፫።
- ms_i1.5 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፬።
- ms_i1.6 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፭።
- ms_i1.7 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፮።
- ms_i1.8 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፯።
- ms_i1.9 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፰።
- ms_i1.10 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፱።
- ms_i1.11 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲።
- ms_i1.12 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፩።
- ms_i1.13 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፪።
- ms_i1.14 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፫።
- ms_i1.15 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፬።
- ms_i1.16 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፭።
- ms_i1.17 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፮።
- ms_i1.18 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፯።
- ms_i1.19 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፰።
- ms_i1.20 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፱።
- ms_i1.21 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳።
- ms_i1.22 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፩።
- ms_i1.23 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፪።
- ms_i1.24 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፫።
- ms_i1.25 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፬።
- ms_i1.26 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፭።
- ms_i1.27 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፮።
- ms_i1.28 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፯።
- ms_i1.29 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፰።
- ms_i1.30 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፱።
- ms_i1.31 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴።
- ms_i1.32 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፩።
- ms_i1.33 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፪።
- ms_i1.34 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፫።
- ms_i1.35 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፬።
- ms_i1.36 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፭።
- ms_i1.37 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፮።
- ms_i1.38 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፯።
- ms_i1.39 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፰።
- ms_i1.40 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፱።
- ms_i1.41 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵።
- ms_i1.42 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፩።
- ms_i1.43 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፪።
- ms_i1.44 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፫።
- ms_i1.45 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፬።
- ms_i1.46 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፭።
- ms_i1.47 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፮።
- ms_i1.48 (check the viewerFols 83v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፯።
- ms_i1.49
(check the viewerFols 140v and following ),
አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
- ms_i1.49.1 (), The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria
- ms_i1.49.2 (check the viewerFol. 167r ), The Seven Wonders of the World
- ms_i1.50 (check the viewerFols 167v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፪።
- ms_i1.51 (check the viewerFols 169v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫።
- ms_i1.52 (check the viewerFols 172r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫።
- ms_i1.53 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
- ms_i1.54 (check the viewerFols 178v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following ʾAbušākǝr (CAe 1011)
Language of text:
Chapters 47, 49, 51, 53, 58 and 59 are missing.Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአቡሻክር፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ሣህሉ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ወልዱ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢዮኣስ። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፤ ወአሜን፤ ለይኩን፤ ለይኩን።
check the viewerFols 2r and following ʾAbušākǝr, Index (CAe 1011 Index)
Language of text:
Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): ሣህሉ፡ ወምሕረቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወምስለ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 83v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፵፯። (CAe 1011 Chapter48)
Language of text:
Numbered 47. Chapter 49 is missing.check the viewerFols 140v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter50)
Language of text:
Chapter 51 is missing.The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria (CAe 1011 ListPatriarchs)
Language of text:
The list ends with Mark VI .check the viewerFols 167v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፪። (CAe 1011 Chapter52)
Language of text:
Chapter 53 is missing.check the viewerFols 169v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫። (CAe 1011 Chapter54)
Language of text:
Numbered 53.check the viewerFols 172r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫። (CAe 1011 Chapter55)
Language of text:
Numbered 53.check the viewerFols 176r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter56)
Language of text:
Numbered 50.check the viewerFols 178v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter57)
Language of text:
Numbered 50. Chapters 58 and 59 are missing.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አቡሻክር፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ 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 292a-292b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.625in |
Width | 11.75in |
Foliation
Two unnumbered blank leaves at the end.
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with red cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1755 according to William Wright
The manuscript is well written apparently in 1755 1755 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 811ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-01-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient811 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 5.1.2021
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 20.2.2019