London, British Library, BL Oriental 509
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Four Gospels
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (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 and following ),
Four Gospels
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዓት፡ በእንተ፡ ኅብረተ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘ፬ወንጌላት፡
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 1v and following ),
Wangel za-Mātewos
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 1v and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see
- ms_i1.2.2 (), Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 45r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 69r and following ),
Wangel za-Luqās
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 69r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 71r and following ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 117r and following ),
Gospel of John
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 117r and following ), Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), Gospel of John
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Four Gospels (CAe 1560)
Language of text:
Colophon
ዝወንጌል፡ ዘአቦራ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡↗ ወጸሐፊሁ፡ ነቢየ፡ ልዑል። scribe
check the viewerFols 1r and following ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዓት፡ በእንተ፡ ኅብረተ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘ፬ወንጌላት፡ (CAe 1548)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1v and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1v and following Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see (CAe 1558 SecondIntroduction)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 69r and following Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 69r and following Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke (CAe 1812 BiographyLuke)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 117r and following Gospel of John (CAe 1693)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 117r and following Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John (CAe 1693 BiographyJohn)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The heading of the Gospel of Matthew, Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711) on check the viewerfol. 3r , gives the name of the owner, Zawalda Māryām owner .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Decoration In this unit there are in total 13 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 42v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 43r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 43v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 69v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 70r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 70v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 118r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 118v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 119r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 159r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 159v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 160r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 160v
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 30b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 15.63in |
Width | 14.25in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Two unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to by check the viewerfols i–ii, in the library's digitization, and two at the end, referred to by check the viewerii–iii in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with red silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 23-30
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 are occasionally visible, horizontal pricks are mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a good hand.
Date: 1700-1799
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