London, British Library, BL Oriental 506
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXXII, Wright 32
General description
Maccabees, Ezekiel, Commentary on Ezekiel, Apocalypse of Ezra
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Written during the reign of king Bakāffā . (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 4r–87v ), Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic)
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 88r–149r ), Book of Ezekiel (General record)
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 149ra–159rb ), ትርጓሜ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል፡
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 160r and following ), Apocalypse of Ezra
Contents
check the viewerFols 88r–149r Book of Ezekiel (General record) (CAe 1373) The title gives the name of the owner, Walda Sum owner . The exposition (see additio 2) follows the text.
check the viewerFols 149ra–159rb ትርጓሜ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል፡ (CAe 5799)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወኮነ፡ አመ፡ ሰላስ፡ ክረምት፡ ዘይቤ፡ እመከራሁ፡ ወእምፄዋዌሁ፡ ለሕዝቅኤል፡ ድኅረ፡ ኮነ፡ ፫ዓመተ፡ በራብዕ፡ ወርህ፡ ዘ፡ በሐምሌ፡ በሐሙስ፡ ሠርቅ፡ ዘ፡ ክብ[?]ለት፡ (sic)ወርህ፡ በ፭ዕለት፡ ኮቦር፡ ዘ፡ ፈለገ፡ ፋርስ፡ እደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘ፡ ሥልጣን፡ መጽአ፡ መንፈስ፡ እምደቡብ፡ ዘ፡ ነፋስ፡ ዓቢይ፡ ምስለ፡ ደመና፡
check the viewerFols 160r and following Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) መቃብያን፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ 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 22ab
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 7.75in |
Width | 6in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. 175 in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather 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: 2
Number of lines: 17-31
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. The upper primary pricks are situated comparatively close to the upper written line.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
The manuscript is written by several hands. 1700-1800Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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