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London, British Library, BL Additional 20741

Daria Elagina, Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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Collection: Additional

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXCIX, CLXX, CLXVI, Wright 399, 170, 166, Wright cat. CCCXCIX, Wright 399, Wright cat. CLXX, Wright 170, Wright cat. CLXVI, Wright 166

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General description

Maṣḥāfa faws, Protective prayers, Prayers

Number of Text units: 14

Number of Codicological units: 3

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Summary

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Mäṣḥafä fäws
  2. p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 15r ), Protective prayer for the deliverance from enemies and haters
  3. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 15r and following ), ፺፩ ጸሎተ፡ መብረቅ፡
  4. p2_i3 (check the viewerFol. 15v ), ፺፪ ጸሎተ፡ ሞቅሕ፡
  5. p2_i4 (check the viewerFol. 15v ), ፺፫፡ ሕማመ፡ ቍርፀት፡
  6. p2_i5 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Protective prayer against a demon
  7. p2_i6 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), ጸሎተ፡ ሚካኤል፡
  8. p2_i7 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), Prayer
  9. p2_i8 (check the viewerFols 16r and following ), Erased prayer
  10. p2_i9 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), Protective prayer for deliverance from captivity and prison
  11. p2_i10 (check the viewerFols 17v and following ), Ṣalota nagara mastawādǝd wa-mastafāqǝr za-wahabo ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer la-Yoḥannǝs wa-yǝbelo kama-zǝ
  12. p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Our Father
  13. p3_i2 (check the viewerFols 22v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
  14. p3_i3 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), ʾAʾǝkkʷǝtaka ʾƎgziʾo za-waḫabkanni zanta ʿābiya ṣaggā...

Contents

Physical Description

Form of support

Codex

The shelfmark BL Additional 20741 is given for three distinct entries by Wright, listed here as units of production. The catalogue does not explain why they have the same shelfmark, it seems possible that the three originally distinct units of circulation are now held together in a folder or similar. As no images of the manuscripts are available at the time of encoding, this question remains unresolved.

Codicological Unit p1

BL Additional 20741

Also identified as

Wright cat. CCCXCIX

Also identified as

Wright 399

Origin of codicological unit 1

1750-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)

Provenance

The manuscript was purchased by British Library↗ between 1847 and 1867.

Summary of codicological unit 1

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r and following Mäṣḥafä fäws (CAe 1927)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መጽሐፈ፡ ፈውስ፡ ለኵሎን፡ ደዌያት፡ ወለኵሎን፡ መለያልያት። ዘአስተጋብኡ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ቀደምት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ በቍዔተ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ድውያን።

Rubrics are omitted starting from check the viewerfols 3r and following .

Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 324a
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Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

14 (leaf) : Entered as 14 check the viewerFols 1–4 6.88 6
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
Height 6.88in
Width 6in

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 30-31

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1750-1799

    Fairly written. 1750-1799

    • Codicological Unit p2

    BL Additional 20741

    Also identified as

    Wright cat. CLXX

    Also identified as

    Wright 170

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)

    Provenance

    The manuscript was purchased by British Library↗ between 1847 and 1867.

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 15r ), Protective prayer for the deliverance from enemies and haters
    2. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 15r and following ), ፺፩ ጸሎተ፡ መብረቅ፡
    3. p2_i3 (check the viewerFol. 15v ), ፺፪ ጸሎተ፡ ሞቅሕ፡
    4. p2_i4 (check the viewerFol. 15v ), ፺፫፡ ሕማመ፡ ቍርፀት፡
    5. p2_i5 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Protective prayer against a demon
    6. p2_i6 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), ጸሎተ፡ ሚካኤል፡
    7. p2_i7 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), Prayer
    8. p2_i8 (check the viewerFols 16r and following ), Erased prayer
    9. p2_i9 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), Protective prayer for deliverance from captivity and prison
    10. p2_i10 (check the viewerFols 17v and following ), Ṣalota nagara mastawādǝd wa-mastafāqǝr za-wahabo ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer la-Yoḥannǝs wa-yǝbelo kama-zǝ

    Contents

    check the viewerFol. 15r Protective prayer for the deliverance from enemies and haters (CAe 6677)

    Language of text:

    Incomplete at the beginning.
    check the viewerFol. 16r Prayer

    Language of text:

    Prayer to be used by a woman, numbered ፺፮.
    check the viewerFols 16r and following Erased prayer

    Language of text:

    The prayer, numbered ፺፯, has been erased.
    check the viewerFols 17v and following Ṣalota nagara mastawādǝd wa-mastafāqǝr za-wahabo ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer la-Yoḥannǝs wa-yǝbelo kama-zǝ (CAe 6684)

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):፺፱ ጸሎተ፡ ነገረ፡ መስታዋድድ፡ ወመስተፋቅር፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ከመዝ፡

    Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2

    • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 113a
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    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 2

    4 (leaf) : Entered as 4 check the viewerFols 15–18 6.88 4.88
    Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2
    Height 6.88in
    Width 4.88in

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 34

    Palaeography of codicological unit 2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1700-1799

    Neatly written. 1700-1799

    • Codicological Unit p3

    BL Additional 20741

    Also identified as

    Wright cat. CLXVI

    Also identified as

    Wright 166

    Origin of codicological unit 3

    1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)

    Provenance

    The manuscript was purchased by British Library↗ between 1847 and 1867.

    Summary of codicological unit 3

    1. p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Our Father
    2. p3_i2 (check the viewerFols 22v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    3. p3_i3 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), ʾAʾǝkkʷǝtaka ʾƎgziʾo za-waḫabkanni zanta ʿābiya ṣaggā...

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 19r and following Our Father (CAe 2168)

    Language of text:

    Incomplete at the beginning.
    check the viewerFols 22v and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3065)

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦዑፅፍተ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወርቅ፡ ንግሥትየ፡ ወለተ፡ ዳዊት፡ ንጉሥ፡ እንተ፡ ተሐጸንኩ፡ በቤተ፡ መቅደስ።

    check the viewerFols 27r and following ʾAʾǝkkʷǝtaka ʾƎgziʾo za-waḫabkanni zanta ʿābiya ṣaggā... (CAe 6630)

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አእኵተከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ዘወኀብከኒ፡ ዘንተ፡ ዓቢየ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወሀብተ፡ ብዝኅተ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ጥዒና፡ ዘአአምር፡ እምኔሃ፡ ዋዕየ፡ ወቍረ።

    Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total .

      Extras of codicological unit 3

      1. The name of the owner was Qǝddǝsta Krǝstos owner (check the viewerfol. 27r ).

      Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 3

      • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 111b-112a
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      Physical Description of codicological unit 3

      Form of support of codicological unit 3

      Parchment Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 3

      8 (leaf) : Entered as 8 check the viewerFols 19–27 6 5.38
      Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3
      Height 6in
      Width 5.38in

      Layout of codicological unit 3

      Layout note 1

      Number of columns: 2

      Number of lines: 10

      Palaeography of codicological unit 3

    1. Hand 3

      of codicological unit 3

      Script: Ethiopic

      Date: 1700-1799

      Neatly written in a large character. 1700-1799

        2. Publication Statement

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        Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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        Hamburg
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        Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      • Dorothea Reule Continued description from historical catalogue entries on 6.5.2022
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