London, British Library, BL Oriental 538
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXVII, Wright 117
General description
Mazmura Dǝngǝl, Wǝddāse Māryām, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, hymns and prayers
Number of Text units: 11
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1650-1749 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript had 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 ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Mazmura Dǝngǝl
- ms_i1.1.1
(check the viewerFol. 1r ),
Mazmura Dǝngǝl, Introduction
- ms_i1.1.1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1r ), Mazmura Dǝngǝl, Naʿa ḫabeya Dāwit nǝguśa ʾƎsrāʾel
- ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Mazmura Dǝngǝl, No item: Psalms: Psalms
- ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 162r and following ), Mazmura Dǝngǝl, div Canticles
- ms_i1.1.5 (check the viewerFols 179r and following ), Mazmura Dǝngǝl, div SongOfSongs
- ms_i1.1.1
(check the viewerFol. 1r ),
Mazmura Dǝngǝl, Introduction
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 188r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 203r and following ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Mazmura Dǝngǝl
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 210r and following ), Prayers for the days of the week
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 215v and following ), ʾO za-waradka...
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Psalter (CAe 2701)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1r and following Mazmura Dǝngǝl (CAe 3985)
check the viewerFols 215v and following ʾO za-waradka... (CAe 2082)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦዘወረድከ፡ እምሰማይ፡ በእንቲአነ። ስምዓነ፡ አምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ። ኦዘተወለድከ፡ እምድንግል፡ በእንቲአነ፡ ስምዓነ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 209r and following (Type: GuestText)
Malkǝʾa Qʷǝsqʷām (CAe 2894)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ በመጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ ልኩዕ። ወለሥዕርተ፡ ርእስኪ፡ ጸሊም፡ ከመ፡ ሕብረ፡ ቋዕ።
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ዳዊት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of ʿƎsṭifānos has been substituted by that of ʾIyāsu in (a1) (about:No item: , could not check for h2).
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The names of several persons originally mentioned in the manuscript, possibly owners, have been erased. Among these were ʾAṣma Giyorgis , a name ending with ክርስቶስ፡, and other illegible names, on check the viewerfol. 96v and repeated every few pages.
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The name of ZamikāʾelMikāʾel is mentioned.
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The catalogue description speculates whether the depiction of Dabra Mǝṭmāq in Decoration d1 with the mention of a woman, whose name began with Walatta, depicts the presentation of this manuscript to the convent, possibly Dabra Mǝṭmāq↗ .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols. 51v, 103v, 103v, 161v, 178v, 216r, 216v
The manuscript contains several miniatures, apparently of a later date than the main production unit. The catalogue description does not state which miniatures have been drawn on which pages. The miniatures have the following content: a Prophet Portrait of ʾAbrǝhāmAbraham ; a Holy Man Portrait of Sāmuʾel of Wāldǝbbā and his lion; a Holy Man Portrait of Zamikāʾel ʾAragāwi ; a Holy Man Portrait of Takla Hāymānot ; a Holy Man Portrait of ʾEwosṭātewos ; a scene with the caption ደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ፡ written above, and written below ወይዘሮ፡ ወለተ፡ […]ommission by ; the The Trinity; the temptation of Adam and Eve; probably an Equestrian Saint of Claudius and Basilides ; a Holy Man Portrait of St Stephen the Protomartyr ; the Covenant of Mercy; an Angel of Phanuel ; an Angel of Raphael conquering the Devil ; a Holy Man Portrait of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus .
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 77ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.63in |
Width | 13.88in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Slightly damaged by damp.
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–187v, check the viewer210r–216r )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 20
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/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
- Ruling and pricking 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
Date: 1650-1749
1650-1749 Written in a good hand.Hand 2
Scribe: ʿƎsṭifānos scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: After 1650
After 1650 ʿƎsṭifānos scribe Later than Hand h1 .Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 538ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-07) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient538 [Accessed: 2024-05-19]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 7.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Continued description on 6.7.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 3.7.2020