London, British Library, BL Oriental 504
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXVIII, Wright 28
Dated
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 20
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Written in the last year of reign of ʾIyāsu II , AD 1755. (internal-date)
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–35v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r–29v ), Book of Jeremiah
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 30r–30v ), Book of Baruch
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 31r–32v ), Lamentations
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 32v–33r ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 33r–35v ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 36r–56v ), Book of Ezekiel - Eth II
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 56v–81r ),
The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 56v–65v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 65v–72r ), Book of Ezra
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 72r–76r ), Book of Ezra
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 76r–81v ), Book of Nehemiah
- ms_i4
(check the viewerFols 82r–105v ),
- ms_i4.1 (check the viewerFols 82r–95r ), 1 Maccabees, Book of (Vulgata)
- ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 95r–105v ), 2 Maccabees, Book of (Vulgata)
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 105v–130v ), Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic)
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 131r–134v ), Tobit, Book of
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 135r–138v ), Book of Esther
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 139r–145v ), Book of Judith
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 146r–155v ), Book of Sirach
Contents
check the viewerFols 56v–81r The four books of Ezra or Esdras.
check the viewerFols 56v–65v Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዝራ። በረከቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።
check the viewerFols 65v–72r Book of Ezra (CAe 1377) The Second Book of Esdras or 3 Esdras according to the Vulgate (1 Esdras according to the Greek)
check the viewerFols 72r–76r Book of Ezra (CAe 3581) The Third Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Esdras
check the viewerFols 76r–81v Book of Nehemiah (CAe 2070) The Fourth Book of Esdras or the Canonical Book of Nehemiah
check the viewerFols 82r–105v The two Books of the Maccabees, translated from the Vulgate
check the viewerFols 131r–134v Tobit, Book of (CAe 2473)
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈጸመ፡ ነገር፡ ዘጦቢት፡ ወጦቢያ፡ ወልዱ። በረከቶሙ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን።
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s.
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check the viewerFols. 72r, 131r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The name of the owner, Kǝfla Dǝngǝl owner appears written at the foot of the page.
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ኤርምያስ፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Inventory)
A list of the contents of the treasury at institution: Dabra Bǝrhan↗ ( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ ግምዢ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ብርሃን፡
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: Inventory)
A list of the furniture at institution: Dabra Bǝrhan↗
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Inventory)
A list of books at institution: Dabra Bǝrhan↗
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 21b-22a
Secondary Bibliography
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Knibb, M. A. 2015. The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel: A Critical Edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). page 25-26
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 15.5in |
Width | 14.5in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover.Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 37
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-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 and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1755
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