London, British Library, BL Oriental 733
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Amharic Gospels of Matthew and Mark
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1855-1865 (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 13r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 99r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
Contents
check the viewerFols 13r and following Bǝsrāta Mātewos (CAe 2709)
Language of text:
Colophon
ይህ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ የንጉሠ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ቴዎድሮስ።↗ ጸሓፊው፡ ሉቃስ፡↗ የሞጣው፡ ጸሓፊ፡ ወሠዓሊ፡ የንጉሥ።
The colophon states that this manuscript was written for Tewodros II↗ by the royal scribe and painter Luqās↗ .
Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
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( am ) መቅደላ፡↗ የተቀመጠ፡ የዓለም፡ በተፈጠረ፡ ታቦታቱ፡ ዕቃ፡ በ፯ሺ፡ ከ፫፻፶፰ዘመናት፡ በማርቆስ፡ በሰኔ፡ በ፮ቀን፡
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( am ) የመቅደላ፡ ማርያም፡↗ ዕቃ።
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( am ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ በራስ፡ role: title ዕንግዳ።↗ በ?ቢትወደድ፡ ወንድ፡ ይራድ።↗ በጋይንቴ፡ ቢሠውር፡ እጅ፡ ደብረ፡ ታቦር፡↗ የተቀመጠ፡ ዕቃ።
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( am ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright በዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሠኔ፡ የተጣፈ፡ የትግሬ፡ ግብር።
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( am ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright የፍጡሩ፡ የባርያው፡ የንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡↗ ዕቃ፡ መቅደላ፡↗ የተቀመጠ፡ በዕቃ፡ ቤቶች፡ እጅ፡ የተቈጠረበት። በ፯ሺ፡ ከ፫፻፡ ፶፯፡ ዘመን፡ በማቴዎስ። ሐምሌ፡ በባተ፡ በ፬ቀን። ፲፩፡ የናስ፡ መድፍ። ፬የብረት፡ መድፍ። ፯ቦምባ።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
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Picture.
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
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Ornaments.
- ornamentation:
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Ornaments.
- ornamentation:
The manuscript contains ornaments, among them Decoration d2 and Decoration d3 .
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 34a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.75in |
Width | 12.25in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled red leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
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
Written in an elegant hand.
Ink: Black, red, green, dark blue or gray.
Rubrication: Alternating lines in red, green, dark blue/gray and black at the beginning of sections. Only red is used in the rubrication of holy names.
Date: 1855-1865
1855-1865Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Encoding Description
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Definitions of prefixes used.
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Standard date | ዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | evangelists |
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Standard date | በዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሠኔ፡ |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | evangelists |
info | value |
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Standard date | ዘመን፡ በማቴዎስ። |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | evangelists |
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 733ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-17) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient733 [Accessed: 2024-06-01]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 17.6.2022
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: added to person id and adjustment to rolenames on 12.8.2019
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 25.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Solomon Gebreyes, contributor