London, British Library, BL Orient 482
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Octateuch
Number of Text units: 9
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(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 1r–121v ),
Octateuch
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–24v ), Genesis
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 24v–42v ), Exodus
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 43r–56r ), Leviticus
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 57v–77v ), Book of Numbers
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 77v–94v ), Deuteronomy
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 94r–106v ), Book of Joshua
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 107r–119r ), Book of Judges
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 119v–121v ), Book of Ruth
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 121v (Type: Excerpt)
Properties of the four elements (CAe 6701)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ምድር፡ ቈሪር፡ ወይቡስ፡ ፍጻርሮ፡ ነፋስ፡ በኵለንታሁ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ውዑይ፡ ወርጡብ፡
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ኦሪት፡ ዘመ[ድኃኔ፡ ]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 6b-7a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Text Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1853. Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopica, in quinque tomos distributa, ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A.D., Professor Tubingensis. Veteris Testamenti Aethiopici Tomus Primus, sive Octateuchus Aethiopicus. Ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A. D., Professor Tubingensis, Impensarum partem suppeditante Societate Germanorum Orientali (Lipsiae: Sumptibus Fr. Chr. Guil. Vogelii, Typis Guil. Vogelii, Filii, 1853).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 350mm |
Width | 310mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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13 | 13 | 8 |
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14 | 14 | 8 |
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15 | 15 | 8 |
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16 | B | 2 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Quire ID:q16, number:B
Ethio-SPaRe formula : B(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 36
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1750-1800
Written in a good hand of the latter half of the 18th century 1750-1800Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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