London, British Library, BL Oriental 580
Marcin Krawczuk, Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXCIV, Wright 194
General description
Gubāʾe Malkǝʾ
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Before 1800 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
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.
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Malkǝʾa gubāʾe (CAe 1850)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 1r and following Hymn to the blessed Virgin Mary (CAe 2891)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 13r and following To our Lord (CAe 2839)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ስመ፡ መሐላ፡ ዘኢይኄሱ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 23r and following To our Lord (CAe 2883)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘኢረከቡ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡ መላእክተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ እለ፡ ለመዱ፡ ስብሐተ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 30v and following To St Michael (CAe 2835)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ዝክረ፡ (!) ስምከ፡ ምስ፡ (!) ስመ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘተሳተፈ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 39v and following To St George (CAe 2866)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 48r and following To Takla Hāymānot (CAe 2930)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ እምከርስ።
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 23r (Type: Supplication)
( gez ) ኦእግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አድኅነኒ፡ እመከራ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ወም<ስለ>፡ ብእሲትየ፡ ወውሉድየ፡ ወወለትየ፡ ወለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምኃ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ይኩኖ፡ አምላክ፡ ወለተ፡ ኪዳን፡ ወልደ፡ መ
According to the supplication the manuscript belonged to Gabra Māryam owner . Mentioned are also his wife Walatta ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer and their children: ʾAmḫā Giyorgis , Yǝkunno ʾAmlāk , Walatta Kidān and Walda Marqorewos .
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 132a-132b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 6.5in |
Width | 4.375in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Two unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfols i–ii in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 2 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 12 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (2), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (12),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (2), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (12),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 16-19
Ruling
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
- Ruling is carried out irregularly throughout the manuscript. On a few leaves a misṭāra might have been used.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Horizontal pricks are visible, primary pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Before 1800
The manuscript is written in elegant hand of the 19th century Before 1800Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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