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London, British Library, BL Additional 24991

Eugenia Sokolinski

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLadd24991
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Collection: Additional

Other identifiers: Wright cat. XIV, Wright 14

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General description

Old Testament books

Number of Text units: 29

Number of Codicological units: 1

For a table of all relations from and to this record, please go to the Relations view. In the Relations boxes on the right of this page, you can also find all available relations grouped by name.

Origin

Acquisition

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

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–1r ), Book of Isaiah
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 1r–138v ), Daqiqa nabiyāt
    1. ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–3v ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
    2. ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 3v–5v ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
    3. ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 5v–7r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
    4. ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFol. 7r ), Book of Joel
    5. ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 7r–7r ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
    6. ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 7r–7v ), Book of Jonah
    7. ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFols 7v–8r ), Book of Nahum
    8. ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 8r–9r ), Book of Habakkuk
    9. ms_i2.9 (check the viewerFols 9r–9v ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
    10. ms_i2.10 (check the viewerFols 9v–10r ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
    11. ms_i2.11 (check the viewerFols 10r–13r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
    12. ms_i2.12 (check the viewerFols 13r–14r ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 15r–37v ), Books of Jeremiah
    1. ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 15r–33r ), Book of Jeremiah
    2. ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 33r–33v ), Book of Baruch
    3. ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 33v–35r ), Lamentations
    4. ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 35r–35r ), Epistle of Jeremiah
    5. ms_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 35r–35r ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
    6. ms_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 35r–37v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 37v–51r ), Book of Ezekiel - Eth II
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 51r–56v ), Daniel, Book of
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 56v–64r ), Apocalypse of Ezra
  7. ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 64r–64v ), Book of Nehemiah
  8. ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Ecclesiastes
  9. ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Tobit, Book of
  10. ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Book of Judith
  11. ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 65r–85v ), Book of Esther

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–1r Book of Isaiah (CAe 1672) A small portion of the end of Isaiah
check the viewerFols 1r–138v Daqiqa nabiyāt (CAe 1315)

Colophon

check the viewerFol. 14r

The name of the original owner has been erased in the colophon

check the viewerFols 1r–3v Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy (CAe 3144)

Rubric gez: ሆሴዕ፡ ብሂል፡ መድ ኅን ፤ አመ፡ ፲ወ፱ለጥቅምት፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 3v–5v Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy (CAe 3145)

Rubric gez: አምጽ፡ ብሂል፡ ጽኑዕ ፤ ቦዘ፡ ውዱድ፡ አመ፡ ፭ለጳጒሜን፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 5v–7r Za-Mikyās nabiyy (CAe 3146)

Rubric gez: ሚኪያስ፡ ብሃል፡ መኑ፡ ከማከ። አመ፡ ፳ወ፪፡ በወርኃ፡ ነሐሴ፡ አዕረፈ።

Imperfect
check the viewerFol. 7r Book of Joel (CAe 1689)

Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 7r Subscription of the book of Joel

check the viewerFols 7r–7r ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ። (CAe 3147)

Rubric gez: አብድ ዩ፡ ብሂል፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ አመ፡ ፳ወ፫፡ በወርኃ፡ ኅደር፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 7r–7v Book of Jonah (CAe 1694)

Rubric gez: ዮናስ፡ ብሂል፡ ርግብ ፤ አመ፡ ፳ወ፭በወርኃ፡ መስከ ረም፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 7v–8r Book of Nahum (CAe 2057)

Rubric gez: ናሖም፡ ብሂል፡ ፈውስ ፤ አመ፡ ፭በወርኃ፡ መስከረም፡ አዕረፈ።

Colophon

In the subscription the names of at least two owners have been erased, and that of Anānya owner added on the margin

check the viewerFols 8r–9r Book of Habakkuk (CAe 1567)

Rubric gez: አንባቆም፡ ብሂል፡ ማእምር፡ ወቦዘ፡ ነባቢ፤ አመ፡ ፲በወርኃ፡ ኅደር፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 9r–9v Za-Sofonyās nabiyy (CAe 3148)

Rubric gez: <ሶፎንያስ፡> ብሂል፡ ሰፉኒ። አመ፡ ፬በወርኃ፡ ሐምሌ፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 9v–10r Za-Ḥagge nabiyy (CAe 3149)

Rubric gez: illegible

check the viewerFols 10r–13r Za-Zakāryās nabiyy (CAe 3150)

Rubric gez: ዘካርያስ፡ ብሂል፡ ዝክረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፬በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አዕረፈ።

check the viewerFols 13r–14r Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy (CAe 3151)

Rubric gez: margin effaced.

check the viewerFols 15r–37v Books of Jeremiah (CAe 2035)
check the viewerFols 56v–64r Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate
check the viewerFols 64r–64v Book of Nehemiah (CAe 2070) A fragment of Nehemiah, from 3:27 to 4:22.
check the viewerFols 65r–74v Ecclesiastes (CAe 1320) Imperfect at the beginning.

Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 3 s, 2 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: GuestText)

    A list of Ethiopic words, explained in Amharic.

    ( am ) በጻሕራት፡ በምጽዓድ፡ ብሂል፡ መቃጽው፡ ዘ፡ ምንቸቶት፡ በገደመ፡ አሐዱስ፡ ዘ፡ ስመ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘውእቱ፡ መጌደ፡ አቀተዎሙ፡ ዘ፡ አስገበራቸው፡ ...

  2. check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)

    An extract giving duration of the sojourn of Israel in Egypt at 215 years.

    ( gez ) ይቤ፡ ማር፡ በርሳ፡ እምጥንተ፡ በዓቶሙ፡ ለእስራኤል፡ በ፸ነፍስ፡ እስከ፡ ፀዓቶሙ፡ ፪፻፲ወ፭ዓመት።

  3. check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)

    A short extract on the descendants of Noah and their dwelling-places.

    ( gez ) ውሉደ፡ ያፌት፡ ፲ወ፭ነገድ፡ ወመክፈልቶሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ምድረ፡ ፀጋም፡ ወመንፈቀ፡ ምዕራብ፡

  4. check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)

    Properties of the four elements (CAe 6701)

  5. check the viewerFol. 64v (Type: Gloss)

    Names of the months in different languages, imperfect at the beginning.

    ( gez ) ሰኔ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ተሙ ዝ፡ በዕብራውያን፡ ዮልዮሰ፡ በሮሜ፡ አጲፍ፡ በቅብጢ፡ አቢብ፡ በዓረቢ፡ ...

    Written in a later hand.

  6. check the viewerFol. 64v (Type: GuestText)

    A note regarding the variations of the Mss. and Versions in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.

    ( gez ) ወአቀምሙ፡ ለካህናት፡ በአልባሲሆሙ፡ ወሠ ርዖሙ፡ በበዕብሬቶሙ፡ ኅበ፡ ይብል፡ ፲ወ፪፡ ለ፩ዕለት፡ እም ዜና፡ ኢዮስያስ፡ እስከ፡ ኅበ፡ ይብል፡ ወአዘዙ፡ ሌዋውያን፡ ዝንቱሰ ኢሀሎ፡ በዓረቢ፡ ወባሕቱ፡ ነበረ፡ በቅብጥ፡ ወዕብራይስጥኒ፡ ቅድመ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ይእዜ በሐበሺ። ወህየንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ሀሎ፡ በዓረቢ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይቤ፡ በቀደሚ፡ ዓመተ፡ መንግ ሥቱ፡ ለቂሮስ፡ ወልጹቅ፡ ላዕለሁ፡ ነገረ፡ ነሐምያ፡ ወመጽሐፈ፡ ትንቢቱ፡ ለፅዝራ፡ ይቀድም፡ በሐበሺ፡ ወዓረቢሰ፡ ይሬሰዮ፡ ድኅረ፡ ወመተርጒም፡ ይቤ፡ በእንተ፡ ዜና፡ ኢዮስያስ፡ ብዙኃ፡ ነገረ፡ ቦእለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ እምፅዝራ፡ ወቦ፡ እምካልእ፡ ቦ፡ እምግድ ፈተ፡ ጸሐራ፡ ተወሰከ፡ ወቦ፡ በእንተ፡ መን ግሥት፡ ዘፈለሰ፡ በዘመነ፡ ኢዮሰያሰ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በዓል፡ ዘከረ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በእንተ፡ ትንቢተ፡ ኤርምያሰ፡ ፸ዓ መት፡ ወቦ፡ በእንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ዘተወሰከ፡ በዘመኑ።

    Written in a later hand.

  7. check the viewerFol. 86r (Type: GuestText)

    A note regarding the genealogies of our Lord.

    ( gez ) ማቲ፡ ወለደ፡ ለኤሊ፡ ወምተ፡ ወተወሰበ^ ፡ እመ፡ ኤሊ፡ ለማታን፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ አውሰበ፡ ኤሊ፡ በእ ሲተ፡ ወምተ፡ እንዘ፡ አልቦ፡ ውሉደ፡ ወተወ ስበት፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለዮሴፍ፡ ወኮነ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወልደ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በሥጋ፡ ወወልደ፡ ኤሊ፡ በሕግ።—። ሜልኪ፡ ወለደ፡ ለኔሪ፡ ወሞተ፡ ወተወስበት፡ አመ፡ ኔሪ፡ ለኢዮአዊም፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለኤኮንያን፡ ወእ ምዝ፡ አውሰበ፡ ብ፡ ወሞተ፡ እንዘ፡ አልቦ፡ ውሉደ፡ ወአውሰባ፡ ለብ፡ ኤኮ፡ ወወለደ፡ ለሰላትያል፡ ወኮነ፡ ሰላ፡ ወልደ፡ ኤኮንያን፡ በሥጋ፡ ወወልደ፡ ኔሪ፡ በሕ።

    Written in a later hand.

  8. check the viewerFol. 86v (Type: Gloss)

    Some glosses and a few other notes.

    ( gez ) አያይ፡ ብሂል፡ አምሳል፡ ቦ፡ አብነት፡ ሐርስ፡ ብ፡ ሥራይ፡ ወትዕይርት፡ ብ፡ ተግደር። ...

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 12b-14a
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Knibb, M. A. 2015. The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel: A Critical Edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). page 23-24
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

86 (leaf) .Entered as 86 12.5 8.8
Outer dimensions
Height 12.5in
Width 8.8in

Foliation

The leaves are numbered by the library.

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

Much mutilated and stained by water.

Binding

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 42-49

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1600-1700

    The manuscript is written in a good, clear hand of the 17th century. 1600-1700

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1700-1868

    The later hand of the additions. 1700-1868

      • Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      date
      2017-05-01
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      27.8.2022 at 01:51:30
      date
      type=lastModified
      7.5.2022
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      BLadd24991

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    Revision history

    • Dorothea Reule Corrected history on 7.5.2022
    • Dorothea Reule Updated Ezekiel ID on 4.11.2019
    • Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Completed catalogue entry on 5.1.2017
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 4.1.2017
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

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    Dorothea Reule, contributor

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