London, British Library, BL Oriental 511
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXXVII, Wright 37
General description
Four Gospels
Number of Text units: 23
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1699 (dating on palaeographic grounds) Before 1755 (prosopography)
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 and following ),
Four Gospels
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel)
- ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዓት፡ በእንተ፡ ኅብረተ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘ፬ወንጌላት፡
- ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record)
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 10r and following ),
Wangel za-Mātewos
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Canons of Eusebios (generic record)
- ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 18r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 71v and following ),
Wangel za-Mārqos
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 71v and following ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 72v and following ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark
- ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 74r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 108r and following ),
Wangel za-Luqās
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 107v and following ), Calendar
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 108r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 108v and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke
- ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewerFols 111r and following ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 169v and following ),
Gospel of John
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 169v and following ), Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 170v and following ), Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John
- ms_i1.5.3 (check the viewerFols 172r and following ), Gospel of John
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
Contents
check the viewerFols 4r and following Four Gospels (CAe 1560)
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check the viewerFols 4r and following Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGospels)
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check the viewerFols 4r and following Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel) (CAe 1560 IntroductionMaqdema) (conjecture)
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check the viewerFols 4r and following ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዓት፡ በእንተ፡ ኅብረተ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘ፬ወንጌላት፡ (CAe 1548)
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check the viewerFols 9v and following Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record) (CAe 1349)
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check the viewerFols 10r and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)
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check the viewerFols 10r and following Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see (CAe 1558 SecondIntroduction)
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check the viewerFols 10v and following Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew (CAe 1558 TituliMatthew)
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check the viewerFols 12r and following Canons of Eusebios (generic record) (CAe 1224)
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check the viewerFols 71v and following Wangel za-Mārqos (CAe 1882)
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check the viewerFols 71v and following Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark (CAe 1882 BiographyMark)
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check the viewerFols 72v and following Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882 TituliMark)
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check the viewerFols 108r and following Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)
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check the viewerFols 108r and following Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke (CAe 1812 BiographyLuke)
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check the viewerFols 108v and following Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812 TituliLuke)
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check the viewerFols 169v and following Gospel of John (CAe 1693)
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check the viewerFols 169v and following Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John (CAe 1693 BiographyJohn)
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check the viewerFols 170v and following Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John (CAe 1693 TituliJohn)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note from ʾIyāsu II and Bǝrhān Mogasā .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note from Takla Hāymānot II , ግሩም፡ ሰገድ፡, and his mother, ʾAbāla Māryām . This donation note has the seal of Yosāb II , designated as "poor Yosaph the metropolitan", containing text in Arabic and Coptic, see the representation on Wright 1877.
( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ደብረ፡ ተድላ።
( ar ) الله الرووف الرحيم بسم لله في المجد العلا
( cop ) ⲡⲓϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲓⲱⲥⲁⲫ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲣⲁⲡⲟⲩⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: DonationNote)
Short donation note of a later date.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 217r (Type: DonationNote)
Short donation note of a later date.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note from ʾIyāsu II and Bǝrhān Mogasā to Dabra Ḍaḥay Qʷǝsqʷām↗ .
( gez ) ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያነ፡ ቍስቋም፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሕንጽት፡ በምድረ፡ ላይ፡ ጎንደር፡ ዘተሰምየት፡ ደብረ፡ ፀሐይ↗ ።
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: Excommunication)
Basmala, mention of Yosāb II and excommunication in Arabic.
( ar ) يساب بابان حرمة للذي ينقل بسم الله الرووف الرحيم لله المجد في العلا الخشية هذا الاراض
Extras
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The name of the first owner has been everywhere carefully erased.
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 26ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.88in |
Width | 13.13in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 4ra–11rc, check the viewer216ra )
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 28
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.
- (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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a fine hand.
Date: 1600-1699
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