London, British Library, BL Oriental 812
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXXIV, Wright 384
General description
ʾAbušākǝr
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1670-1700 (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 3r and following ),
ʾAbušākǝr
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Index
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 5v and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 1
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 48
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 154r and following ),
ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 50
- ms_i1.4.1 (), The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria
- ms_i1.4.2 (), The Seven Wonders of the World
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFol. 181r ), The list of ʾabunas of Ethiopia
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 52
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 185v and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 54
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 188v and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 55
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 193v and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 56: Jewish chronology
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 199v and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter57
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following ʾAbušākǝr (CAe 1011)
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Chapters 47, 49, 51, 53, 58 and 59 are missing.check the viewerFols 154r and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 50 (CAe 1011 Chapter50)
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The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria (CAe 1011 ListPatriarchs)
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. ፺ወ፯ አባ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ዘሀሎ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ሠርፀ፡ ድንግል። ፺ወ፰ (!) አባ፡ ዮሐንስ። ፺ወ፱ (!) አባ፡ ማቴዎስ። ፻ (!) አባ፡ ማርቆስ። The numbers are not conform to the traditional system, Mark V seems to have been skipped.
check the viewerFol. 181r The list of ʾabunas of Ethiopia
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The list starts with Fǝremnāṭos and ends with the 27th ʾabuna [!]The certainty about the value of ref is medium. who was buried in ጅግኚ.check the viewerFols 183r and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 52 (CAe 1011 Chapter52)
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Numbered 51.check the viewerFols 185v and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 54 (CAe 1011 Chapter54)
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Numbered 52.check the viewerFols 188v and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 55 (CAe 1011 Chapter55)
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Numbered 53.check the viewerFols 193v and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 56: Jewish chronology (CAe 1011 Chapter56)
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Numbered 54.check the viewerFols 199v and following ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter57 (CAe 1011 Chapter57)
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Numbered 55.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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A crude table of the signs of Zodiac.
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A table in which the quarters of the sky are named as follows: north ሰሜን፡, north-east መስዕ፡, east ምሥራቅ፡, south-east ሊባ፡, south ደቡብ፡, south-west አዜብ፡, west ምዕራብ፡, north-west ባሕር፡.
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Unclear)
Note related to ʾAbušākǝr.
( gez ) ለባሕረ፡ ሐሳብ፡ ዕሙቅ፡ ፍኖተ፡ እዝራ፡ ሰሊክ፡ ጠቢባን፡ የሐውርዎ፡ በሐመረ፡ ጥበብ፡ ከመ፡ ሲራክ። ዘደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ሰሊክ፡ ወዘደብረ፡ ብስራት፡ አበሞ፡ ለአቡሻክር፡ ተመሰልዎ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሐሳብ፡ በተርጉሞ። አኮ፡ መንክር፡ ለእመ፡ ኮነ፡ ስሕትት፡ እምነ፡ መንክር፡ ግብረ፡ አምላክ፡ እስመ፡ ግብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ኢይትሐተት።
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አቡሻክር፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: MixedNote)
Note which states that the work was translated at the suggestion of Salik of Däbrä Libanos↗ by ʾƎnbāqom , the translator of king Śarḍa Dǝngǝl .
( gez ) ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአዘዞ፡ ዘአዕለዎ፡ ሰሊክ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡↗ በእደ፡ እጨጌ፡ ዕንበቆም፡ መተርጉመ፡ (!) sic by William Wright መጻሕፍት፡ ዘሠርፁ፡ ወዘተዓገሎ፡ ወዘአውጽኦ፡ እምደብር፡ እንበለ፡ ፈቃደ፡ ማኅበር፡ እመሂ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወእመሂ፡ መኰንን፡ በአፈ፡ ፲ወ፪ ሐዋርያት፡ ወበአፈ፡ ፫፻፲ወ፰ ርቱዓነ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወበአፈ፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወበአፈ፡ ፲ወ፪ ኅቡራነ፡ እድ፡ ውሉዱ፡ ለአቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወበአፈ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ መምሕራን፡ ዘደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ውጉዝ፡ ለይኩን፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን።
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 290b-291b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.25in |
Width | 10.625in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
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: 2
Number of lines: 26-28
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 mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1670-1700 according to William Wright
The manuscript is neatly written, but with many erasures and alternations, of the earlier part of 17th century. 1670-1700 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 812ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-12-16) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient812 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Completed description. on 16.12.2020
- Daria Elagina Continued the description. on 15.12.2020
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 4.6.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 15.2.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Daria Elagina, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor