London, British Library, BL Oriental 522
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Eucharistic Prayers, Gospel of John, Prayer of St Bāsǝlyos, Hymn to Mary, Anaphora of Mary
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) 1755-1769 (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 1v and following ),
Eucharistic Prayers
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1v and following ), Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 3v and following ),
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Hymn Following Communion
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Gospel of John
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 83r and following ), ጸሎተ፡ ቡራኬ፡
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 87r and following ), Bǝḍǝʿt ʾanti
Contents
check the viewerFols 1v and following Eucharistic Prayers
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1v and following Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt (CAe 1190)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሳልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ፡
check the viewerFols 3v and following [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. (CAe 4327)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በሰማይ፡ የሀሉ፡ ልብክሙ።
check the viewerFols 4r and following Hymn Following Communion (CAe 5899)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘኢይትነገር፡ ኃበኒ።
check the viewerFols 83r and following ጸሎተ፡ ቡራኬ፡ (CAe 3957)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ባርክ፡ ዲበ፡ ሕዝብከ፡ ፍቁራን፡ ክርስቶሳውያን፡ በበረከት፡ ሰማይውያን፡ ወምድራውያን።
check the viewerFols 87r and following Bǝḍǝʿt ʾanti (CAe 3012)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ብፅዕት፡ አንቲ፡ ወንግሥተ፡ ጽድቅ። ዘትሜንኒ፡ ማርያም፡ መንበረ፡ ሥላቅ። ታቦትነ፡ አንቲ፡ እንተ፡ ወርቅ። ሃሌ፡ ሉያ። ሃሌ፡ ሉያ። ሃሌ፡ ሉያ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFols 92r and following (Type: GuestText)
ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-qǝddus Hǝryāqos za-hagara Bǝhnǝsā (CAe 1099) , incomplete at the end.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: CalendaricNote)
Notes relating to the calendar.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 4v (Type: CalendaricNote)
Notes relating to the calendar.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Extras
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ʾIyoʾas I is named in Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt (CAe 1190) .
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The name of the owner of Content Item 2 Gospel of John (CAe 2715) is erased.
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The name of the later owner, 〚 〛ሩፋኤል። owner , has been partially erased in (a1) (about:No item: , could not check for h2).
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 33ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.86in |
Width | 6.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 4 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with flowered silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
silk
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
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.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a good hand.
Date: 1700-1799
1700-1799Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Another hand.
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