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London, British Library, BL Oriental 515

Eugenia Sokolinski

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient515
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXXVI, Wright 36

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General description

Four Gospels

Number of Text units: 23

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

(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

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–190v ), Four Gospels
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Preface to the exposition of S. Matthew
      2. ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel)
      3. ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record)
      4. ms_i1.1.4 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), ዘእምሐዋርያት፡ ዘእግዚእነ፡ አርድእት፡ ዘ እምኍልቊ፡ ፸ወ፪፡
      5. ms_i1.1.5 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Distances from Jerusalem
      6. ms_i1.1.6 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), Canons of Eusebios (generic record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos
      1. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Paragraph on the Evangelists, esp. S. Matthew, with an index of the sections of his Gospel
      2. ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 14r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 63r and following ), Wangel za-Mārqos
      1. ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFol. 63r ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark
      2. ms_i1.3.2 (), Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark
      3. ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 65r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 94 and following ), Wangel za-Luqās
      1. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 94r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke
      2. ms_i1.4.2 (), Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke
      3. ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 149r and following ), Gospel of John
      1. ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 149r and following ), Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John
      2. ms_i1.5.2 (), Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John
      3. ms_i1.5.3 (check the viewerFols 151r and following ), Gospel of John

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–190v Four Gospels (CAe 1560)

Language of text:

Colophon

check the viewerOn f. 190v

is a note which once contained not only the date, but also the names of the first owner, his parents, and the scribe. ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘ ...... ፡ ወአቡሁ፡......፡ ወ ...... ነ..ት፡ ወብእሲቱ፡ . . . . ወንጌል። ዘተጽሕፈ፡ ...... ፡ በ፸፻ወ፩፻፳ወ፳፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት ። ወጸሐፊሁኒ፡......፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ነፍሰ። etc.

check the viewerFols 1r and following Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGospels)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 10r and following Distances from Jerusalem (CAe 6461)

Language of text:

ኅልቊ፡ አህጉራት፡ ወኊልቍ፡ ፍኖት፡ ዘዉስቴቶን፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡ እስከ፡ ዮርደኖስ፡ በቀትር፡ ይበጽሕ። etc.
check the viewerFols 12r and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 14r and following Bǝsrāta Mātewos (CAe 2709) In the title of the Gospel, the name of the first owner has been erased, and those of Gabra Kiros owner , Kǝnfa Mikāʾel owner , Ḫāyla Śǝllase owner , Gabra Māryām owner , and Gabra Madḫǝn owner , substituted.
check the viewerFols 63r and following Wangel za-Mārqos (CAe 1882)

Language of text:

Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882 TituliMark)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 65r and following Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711)

Language of text:

In the title of the Gospel, appear the names Gabra Kiros owner , Mǝkha Giyorgis owner , Niqodimos owner , Walatta Takla Hāymānot owner , and Walatta Dilāsor owner .
check the viewerFols 94 and following Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)

Language of text:

The names of the first owner and his father have been erased in the heading; the former evidently was Dama Krǝstos owner
Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812 TituliLuke)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 149r and following Gospel of John (CAe 1693)

Language of text:

Here appear the names of Gabra Kiros owner , Mǝkha Giyorgis owner , ʾƎmnata Kiros owner , and Walatta Dilāsor owner . Two or three others have been erased.
Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John (CAe 1693 TituliJohn)

Language of text:

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗

    ( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓም።

Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 13v

    Portrait of St Matthew the Evangelist with his emblem

  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 64v

    Portrait of St Mark the Evangelist with his emblem

  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 95v

    Portrait of St Luke the Evangelist with his emblem

  4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 150v

    Portrait of St John the Evangelist with his emblem

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 25a-26a
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as 1+191 11.75 10.7
Outer dimensions
Height 11.75in
Width 10.7in

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered leaf at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with cloth.

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 20r–190v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 21

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–12v )

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 33-35

On check the viewerfols 10–12 , ruling consists of a grid pattern.
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.
  • (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 visible, horizontal pricks are rarely visible.
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1675-1676

    Written in a good hand. 1675-1676

      • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      availability

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      date
      2016-06-07T17:34:44.685+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      2.6.2022 at 15:01:59
      date
      type=lastModified
      1.6.2022
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient515/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient515
      idno
      type=filename
      BLorient515.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      BLorient515

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    Revision history

    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 1.6.2022
    • Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Added a ref. on 9.6.2021
    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Updated keywords and catalogue range on 4.11.2019
    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 4.6.2019
    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Updated binding on 29.11.2017
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: created entry on 24.5.2017
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