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London, British Library, BL Oriental 578

Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Marcin Krawczuk

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

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Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CLXXXVIII, Wright 188

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General description

Malkǝʾa gubāʿe

Number of Text units: 59

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1646 (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 5ra–236ra ), Malkǝʾa gubāʾe
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–9ra ), Kidān za-nagh
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 9rb–12vb ), Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 12vb–14rb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer za-bǝrhānāt ʾǝgziʾabǝḥer za-śǝlṭānāt
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 14rb–20rb ), Hymn to the Holy Trinity
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 20rb–26ra ), Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 26ra–28rb ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 28rb–30va ), Māḫbara mǝʾmanān
    8. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 30va–36rb ), Malkǝʾa ḥǝmāmāta masqal
    9. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 36rb–37ra ), Hymn to the Cross
    10. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 37ra–40vb ), Malkǝʾa masqal
    11. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 41ra–43va ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
    12. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 43vb–48vb ), ʿƎqabanni (shorter version)
    13. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 49ra–52va ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Holy Spirit
    14. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 53ra–63vb ), Ṭabiba ṭabibān
    15. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 64ra–68vb ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    16. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 68vb–74ra ), Hymn to St Joachim and St Anne
    17. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 74ra–79vb ), Malkǝʾa Māryām
    18. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 80ra–95vb ), Malkǝʾa ṣǝge
    19. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 96ra–99rb ), La-kʷǝllon malkǝʾǝki
    20. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 99rb–102va ), ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi
    21. ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 102vb–108va ), Saqoqāwa dǝngǝl [now LIT2285Saqoqa, formerly also listed as LIT2987RepCh268, which was requested here but has been deleted on ]
    22. ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 108vb–112ra ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    23. ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 112ra–114rb ), Litany to Mary
    24. ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 114rb–116ra ), Malkǝʾa fǝlsatā
    25. ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 116ra–117va ), Malkǝʾa maṭlali
    26. ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 117vb–118vb ), Ba-samāy wa-ba-mǝdr ʾalbǝya bāʿd
    27. ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 118vb–120ra ), Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām
    28. ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 120rb–121vb ), Malkǝʾa ʾEdom
    29. ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 121vb–123vb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary
    30. ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 124ra–125va ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    31. ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 125va–126ra ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki
    32. ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 126va–128va ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
      1. ms_i1.32.1 (check the viewerFols 126va–127ra ), Miracle of Mary: Miracle of a picture of Mary speaking to a worker
      2. ms_i1.32.2 (check the viewerFols 127ra–127vb ), Miracle of Mary: Miracle of a Jew of ʾAḫmīm
      3. ms_i1.32.3 (check the viewerFols 127vb–128va ), Miracle of Mary: Miracle of the scribe Damianus from Philippi
    33. ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 128va–130va ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    34. ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 130vb–133vb ), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
      1. ms_i1.34.1 (check the viewerFols 130vb–131va ), Miracle of Jesus: Salome praises Jesus
      2. ms_i1.34.2 (check the viewerFols 131va–132vb ), Miracle of Jesus: The stolen calf
      3. ms_i1.34.3 (check the viewerFols 132vb–133vb ), Miracle of Jesus: Jesus saves Joseph from a lion
    35. ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 134ra–134va ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
    36. ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFols 134vb–139vb ), Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel
    37. ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 139vb–144vb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Gabriel
    38. ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 144vb–149vb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Raphael
    39. ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 149vb–151ra ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
    40. ms_i1.40 (check the viewerFols 151ra–154ra ), Hymn to John the Baptist
    41. ms_i1.41 (check the viewerFols 154ra–158rb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Peter and St Paul
    42. ms_i1.42 (check the viewerFols 158rb–163vb ), Hymn to the Apostles
    43. ms_i1.43 (check the viewerFols 163vb–168va ), Hymn to the Church
    44. ms_i1.44 (check the viewerFols 168va–174ra ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George
    45. ms_i1.45 (check the viewerFols 174ra–180rb ), Malkǝʾa Fāsiladas
    46. ms_i1.46 (check the viewerFols 180rb–187va ), Malkǝʾa ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot
    47. ms_i1.47 (check the viewerFols 187va–194va ), Hymn to ʾEwosṭātewos
    48. ms_i1.48 (check the viewerFols 194va–197rb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    49. ms_i1.49 (check the viewerFols 197ra–222va ), ʾAstabǝqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿAmdāwi
    50. ms_i1.50 (check the viewerFols 223ra–227vb ), Prayer by Philoxenus of Mabbug
    51. ms_i1.51 (check the viewerFols 228ra–234ra ), Hymn to Galāwdewos
    52. ms_i1.52 (check the viewerFols 234rb–234va ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Galawdewos

Contents

check the viewerFols 5ra–236ra Malkǝʾa gubāʾe (CAe 1850)

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Colophon

check the viewerFols. 227vb, check the viewer236ra

ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ዘአጽሐፉ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ሱራሔ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ sponsor መልክዓ፡ ጻድጻ (!) ን፡ ወሰማዕት፡ ወመልክዓ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወእግዝእትነ፡ ወውጽእት፡ እምግብረ፡ ሥጋ፡ ግሱስ፡ ከመ፡ ይጽሐፉ፡ ስሞ፡ በሰሌዳ፡ መንግሥት፡ ሐዲስ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ አመ፡ ወርኃ፡ ዘመኑ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ፋሲለ

|ደስ፡ በ፲ወ፫ ዓመት፡ እምአመ፡ ነግሠ፨ ወእምኩነተ፡ ዓለምሂ፡ በ፸፻ወ፩፻፴ቀ፰ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በ፲ወ፰ መጥቅዕ፡ በ፲ወ፪ አበቅቴ፡ በ፫ጥንትዮን፡ ወበ፮ዕለተ፡ ዮሐንስ፨ እምረብዑ፡ በሠርቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ አሡሩ፡ ወሰብዑ፡ በሠርቀ፡ መዓልት፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ሰኔ፨ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ወዘአጽሐፎ፡ ለዘ፡ አንበቦ፡ ወለዘ፡ ተርጐሞ፡ ወለሰምዓ፡ ቃላቲሁ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐሮሙ፡ በዕለተ፡ ሐተታ፡ ወቅስት፡ አሜን፨ ፨

check the viewerFols 5ra–9ra Kidān za-nagh (CAe 1716)

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Inscriptio ( ):ኪዳን፡ ዘእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡

check the viewerFols 14rb–20rb Hymn to the Holy Trinity (CAe 2981)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ጥሙቅ። እብል፡ አንሰ፡ ገባእተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ እምርሑቅ።

check the viewerFols 20rb–26ra Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus (CAe 2839)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ስመ፡ መሐላ፡ ዘኢይሔሱ።

check the viewerFols 26ra–28rb Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 3096)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦክርስቶስ፡ እንግዳ፡ ዘኢተወፉከ፡ ሰብአ፡ ግብጽ።

check the viewerFols 30va–36rb Malkǝʾa ḥǝmāmāta masqal (CAe 2741)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለሕማምከ፡ ቤተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ዘአንደደ።

check the viewerFols 36rb–37ra Hymn to the Cross (CAe 3020)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መዝሙር፡ ዘስቅለት። ተሰቅለ፡ ወሐመ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ኃጢአት፡ ተረግዘ፡ ገቦሁ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ደዌ።

check the viewerFols 37ra–40vb Malkǝʾa masqal (CAe 2842)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ለመጽሔተ፡ መስቀል፡ ዘተለክዓ።

check the viewerFols 41ra–43va Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 3090)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ በእንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲትከ፡ ርድአኒ።

check the viewerFols 43vb–48vb ʿƎqabanni (shorter version) (CAe 1356)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ ወወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ስግው። ዕቀበኒ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘኃደርከ፡ በከርሠ፡ ማርያም፡ ኦእግዚእየ።

check the viewerFols 49ra–52va Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Holy Spirit (CAe 2862)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵለሄ።

check the viewerFols 53ra–63vb Ṭabiba ṭabibān (CAe 2393)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):

check the viewerFols 64ra–68vb Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3086)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦመሠረት፡ አንቲ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘኮንኪ፡ ማኅደሮ፡ ለዐቢይ፡ ወልዑል፡ አምላከ፡ መሐርኒ፡ ወጸልሊ፡ ላዕሌየ።

check the viewerFols 68vb–74ra Hymn to St Joachim and St Anne (CAe 2977)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by መራኁተ፡ ኵሉ፡ አእምሮ።

check the viewerFols 74ra–79vb Malkǝʾa Māryām (CAe 2891)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ።

check the viewerFols 80ra–95vb Malkǝʾa ṣǝge (CAe 1865)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጽጌ፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሠሪፆ፡ እምዓፅሙ፡

check the viewerFols 96ra–99rb La-kʷǝllon malkǝʾǝki (CAe 2937)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለኵሎን፡ መልክእኪ፡ እመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምየ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም።

check the viewerFols 99rb–102va ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi (CAe 4274)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አኮኑ፡ ብእሲ፡ ሶበ፡ ሐኒጸ፡ ቤት፡ አፍተዎ። ኵሎ፡ ፃእፃኦ፡ ያቀድም፡ አስተደልዎ።

check the viewerFols 102vb–108va Saqoqāwa dǝngǝl [now LIT2285Saqoqa, formerly also listed as LIT2987RepCh268, which was requested here but has been deleted on ] (CAe 2987)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ሕፀተ፡ ግጻዌ፡ ዘአልቦ። ሰቆቃወ፡ ድንግል፡ እጽሕፍ፡ በቀለመ፡ አንብዕ፡ ወአንጠብጥቦ።

check the viewerFols 108vb–112ra Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2955)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቀርነ፡ ብካይኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በርእሰ፡ ሕሊናየ፡ ደምፀ።

check the viewerFols 112ra–114rb Litany to Mary (CAe 6161)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በኵሉ፡ ሕማሙ፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ዓርብ፡ ለፍቁር፡ ወልድኪ። ተማኅፀንኩ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም።

check the viewerFols 114rb–116ra Malkǝʾa fǝlsatā (CAe 2932)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍስኪ፡ ኢመዋቲ።

check the viewerFols 116ra–117va Malkǝʾa maṭlali (CAe 2896)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ አምሳለ፡ ስቴ፡ ወይን፡ መጥለሊ።

check the viewerFols 117vb–118vb Ba-samāy wa-ba-mǝdr ʾalbǝya bāʿd (CAe 2967)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በሰማይ፡ ወበምድር፡ አልብየ፡ ባዕደ።

check the viewerFols 118vb–120ra Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡ በውስተ፡ ውሳጤ፡ መንጦላዕት።

check the viewerFols 120rb–121vb Malkǝʾa ʾEdom (CAe 3022)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ለአዳም፡ ፋሲካሁ።

check the viewerFols 121vb–123vb Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2804)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ለኖኅ፡ ሐመሩ፡ ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ለአሮን፡ በትሩ።

check the viewerFols 124ra–125va Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3023)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግልተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወሕሊና።

check the viewerFols 125va–126ra ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki (CAe 3058)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ በከመ፡ ወደሰኪ፡ በድርሳኑ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ። ተፈሥሒ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘተሰገወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ቃል፡ እምኔኪ፡

check the viewerFols 126va–128va Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 128va–130va Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3063)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡

check the viewerFols 130vb–133vb Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus (CAe 2382)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 130vb–131va Miracle of Jesus: Salome praises Jesus (CAe 6012)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተአምር፡ ዘገብረ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እንዘ፡ ሕፃን፡ ውእቱ። ወሶበ፡ ሰምዓት፡ ሰሎሜ፡ ነገሮ፡ ለሕፃን፡ ሰብሐቶ፡ እንዘ፡ ትብል፡ ኦዘይነብር፡ በየማኑ፡ ለአብ፡ ስቡሕ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለከ።

check the viewerFols 134ra–134va Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 3062)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋከ፡ ኦእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ።

check the viewerFols 134vb–139vb Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel (CAe 2835)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምስለ፡ ስመ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘተሳተፈ።

check the viewerFols 139vb–144vb Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Gabriel (CAe 2875)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘተጸውዓ፡ ቀዲሙ።

check the viewerFols 144vb–149vb Malkǝʾ-hymn to Raphael (CAe 2847)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ በአፈ፡ ኵሉ፡ ጥዑም።

check the viewerFols 149vb–151ra Malkǝʾ-hymn to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (CAe 2901)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምክሙ፡ ወለስእርትክሙ፡ በፍቅድ።

check the viewerFols 151ra–154ra Hymn to John the Baptist (CAe 2999)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እሳት፡ በሐቅለ፡ ሕሊና፡ ነዳዲ።

check the viewerFols 154ra–158rb Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Peter and St Paul (CAe 2906)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምክሙ፡ ዘአልባስጥሮስ፡

check the viewerFols 158rb–163vb Hymn to the Apostles (CAe 3026)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኀበ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ወተስፋየ፡ ሊተ። እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ሰአሊ፡ ስእለተ።

check the viewerFols 163vb–168va Hymn to the Church (CAe 3013)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተመርሆተ፡ ስማ፡ ከመ፡ ቀደመ፡ እምሐይመተ፡ አብርሃም፡ ወሳራ።

check the viewerFols 168va–174ra Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George (CAe 2866)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ።

check the viewerFols 174ra–180rb Malkǝʾa Fāsiladas (CAe 3004)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ ዘይትወሐድ፡ በመለኮት።

check the viewerFols 180rb–187va Malkǝʾa ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot (CAe 2930)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለጽንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ እምከርስ።

check the viewerFols 187va–194va Hymn to ʾEwosṭātewos (CAe 2956)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቀዳሚሁሰ፡ ለዘ፡ የአምን፡ በረድኤትከ፡ ዘኃይል።

check the viewerFols 194va–197rb Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 2915)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለጽንሰትከ፡ መሠረተ፡ ነገር፡ ወውጣኔ።

check the viewerFols 197ra–222va ʾAstabǝqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿAmdāwi (CAe 6468)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አስተብቍዖተ፡ እንተ፡ ዘስምዖን፡ ዓምዳዊ፡

check the viewerFols 223ra–227vb Prayer by Philoxenus of Mabbug (CAe 3990)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ስብሐተ፡ ማር፡ ፈለስኪኖስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ መንቡዢር፡ ዘይጼልዩ፡ ባቲ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በእንተ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍሶሙ።

check the viewerFols 228ra–234ra Hymn to Galāwdewos (CAe 3035)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ናሁ፡ ተወጥነ፡ ለመልክዕከ፡ ሰላሙ፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFols 2ra–4vb, check the viewer236rb–238vb (Type: GuestText)

    Ṭabiba ṭabibān (CAe 2393) Incomplete at the end.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  2. check the viewerFols 63va–63vb (Type: GuestText)

    Gospel of John (CAe 2715) John 1:1-5.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  3. check the viewerFols 1ra–1va (Type: Unclear)

    Amharic legal record of unclear nature, listing many persons, among them Surāḥe Krǝstos and mamhǝrān of Dāgā↗ .

    Text in Amharic

  4. check the viewerFols 1va–1vb (Type: Inventory)

    Amharic inventory.

    Text in Amharic

  5. check the viewerFol. 234vb (Type: Record)

    Amharic record.

    Text in Amharic

  6. check the viewerFol. 235ra (Type: Inventory)

    Amharic inventory.

    Text in Amharic

  7. check the viewerFol. 235rb (Type: Record)

    Amharic record.

    Text in Amharic

  8. check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)

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

    ( gez ) ጉባኤ፡ መልክዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።

Extras

  1. check the viewerFol. 235v

    Scribbles and crude drawings.

  2. check the viewerFol. 236r

    Scribbles.

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 120b-122b
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as 238+1 10.5 9.88
Outer dimensions
Height 10.5in
Width 9.88in

Foliation

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

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 4 Fols 1r–4v
2 1 8 Fols 5r–12v
3 2 8 Fols 13r–20v
4 3 8 Fols 21r–28v
5 4 8 Fols 29r–36v
6 5 8 Fols 37r–44v
7 6 8 Fols 45r–52v
8 7 8 Fols 53r–60v
9 8 3 Fols 61r–63v 1, stub after 3
10 9 8 Fols 64r–71v
11 10 8 Fols 72r–79v
12 11 8 Fols 80r–87v
13 12 8 Fols 88r–95v
14 13 8 Fols 96r–103v
15 14 8 Fols 104r–111v
16 15 8 Fols 112r–119v
17 16 8 Fols 120r–127v
18 17 8 Fols 128r–135v
19 18 8 Fols 136r–143v
20 19 8 Fols 144r–151v
21 20 8 Fols 152r–159v
22 21 8 Fols 160r–167v
23 22 8 Fols 168r–175v
24 23 8 Fols 176r–183v
25 24 8 Fols 184r–191v
26 25 8 Fols 192r–199v
27 26 8 Fols 200r–207v
28 27 8 Fols 208r–215v
29 28 6 Fols 216r–221v
30 29 6 Fols 222r–227v
31 30 8 Fols 228r–235v
32 31 4 Fols 236r–iv 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 2

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 29 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 37 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 45 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 53 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

1, stub after 3
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 9 61 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q10, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 10 64 71 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q11, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 11 72 79 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q12, number:11
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Quire ID:q13, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 13 88 95 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q14, number:13
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Quire ID:q15, number:14
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Quire ID:q16, number:15
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Quire ID:q17, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 17 120 127 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q18, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 18 128 135 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q19, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 19 136 143 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q20, number:19
Collation diagram Quire 20 144 151 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q21, number:20
Collation diagram Quire 21 152 159 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q22, number:21
Collation diagram Quire 22 160 167 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q23, number:22
Collation diagram Quire 23 168 175 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q24, number:23
Collation diagram Quire 24 176 183 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q25, number:24
Collation diagram Quire 25 184 191 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q26, number:25
Collation diagram Quire 26 192 199 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q27, number:26
Collation diagram Quire 27 200 207 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q28, number:27
Collation diagram Quire 28 208 215 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q29, number:28
Collation diagram Quire 29 216 221 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q30, number:29
Collation diagram Quire 30 222 227 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q31, number:30
Collation diagram Quire 31 228 235 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

2, stub after 3 3, stub after 2
Quire ID:q32, number:31
Collation diagram Quire 32 236 239 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/Fols 1r–4v) – I(8/Fols 5r–12v) – II(8/Fols 13r–20v) – III(8/Fols 21r–28v) – IV(8/Fols 29r–36v) – V(8/Fols 37r–44v) – VI(8/Fols 45r–52v) – VII(8/Fols 53r–60v) – VIII(2+1/s.l. 1, stub after 3/Fols 61r–63v) – IX(8/Fols 64r–71v) – X(8/Fols 72r–79v) – XI(8/Fols 80r–87v) – XII(8/Fols 88r–95v) – XIII(8/Fols 96r–103v) – XIV(8/Fols 104r–111v) – XV(8/Fols 112r–119v) – XVI(8/Fols 120r–127v) – XVII(8/Fols 128r–135v) – XVIII(8/Fols 136r–143v) – XIX(8/Fols 144r–151v) – XX(8/Fols 152r–159v) – XXI(8/Fols 160r–167v) – XXII(8/Fols 168r–175v) – XXIII(8/Fols 176r–183v) – XXIV(8/Fols 184r–191v) – XXV(8/Fols 192r–199v) – XXVI(8/Fols 200r–207v) – XXVII(8/Fols 208r–215v) – XXVIII(6/Fols 216r–221v) – XXIX(6/Fols 222r–227v) – XXX(8/Fols 228r–235v) – XXXI(2+2/s.l. 2, stub after 3; s.l. 3, stub after 2/Fols 236r–iv) –

Formula: Fols 1r–4v ; Fols 5r–12v ; Fols 13r–20v ; Fols 21r–28v ; Fols 29r–36v ; Fols 37r–44v ; Fols 45r–52v ; Fols 53r–60v ; Fols 61r–63v 1, stub after 3 ; Fols 64r–71v ; Fols 72r–79v ; Fols 80r–87v ; Fols 88r–95v ; Fols 96r–103v ; Fols 104r–111v ; Fols 112r–119v ; Fols 120r–127v ; Fols 128r–135v ; Fols 136r–143v ; Fols 144r–151v ; Fols 152r–159v ; Fols 160r–167v ; Fols 168r–175v ; Fols 176r–183v ; Fols 184r–191v ; Fols 192r–199v ; Fols 200r–207v ; Fols 208r–215v ; Fols 216r–221v ; Fols 222r–227v ; Fols 228r–235v ; Fols 236r–iv 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 2 ;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (8), 27 (8), 28 (8), 29 (6), 30 (6), 31 (8), 32 (4),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (8), 27 (8), 28 (8), 29 (6), 30 (6), 31 (8), 32 (4),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

In the original boards.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written above the ruling.
  • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are partly visible.
  • Ruling pricks are partly visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1646

    Written in a good hand. 1646

      • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      availability
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      date
      type=expanded
      27.9.2024 at 20:27:44
      date
      type=lastModified
      22.3.2022
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient578/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient578
      idno
      type=filename
      BLorient578.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      BLorient578

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    Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule, Marcin Krawczuk, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 578 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-03-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient578 [Accessed: 2024-11-21]

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    Revision history

    • Dorothea Reule Revised according to description by Marcin Krawczuk on 22.3.2022
    • Dorothea Reule Continued description on 5.3.2022
    • Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.4.2019
    • Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 11.4.2019
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    Attribution of the content

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Solomon Gebreyes, editor

    Dorothea Reule, editor

    Marcin Krawczuk, editor

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