London, British Library, BL Oriental 582
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CLXXXVI, Wright 186
General description
ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa, Malkǝʾ-hymns
Number of Text units: 14
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1799 (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.
Summary
Contents
No item: LIT6592EgziabeherN (CAe 6592)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
No item: LIT6592EgziabeherN, could not check for Maskaram (CAe 6592 Maskaram)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
No item: LIT6592EgziabeherN, could not check for Yakkatit (CAe 6592 Yakkatit)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
No item: LIT6592EgziabeherN, could not check for Maggabit (CAe 6592 Maggabit)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
No item: LIT6592EgziabeherN, could not check for Pagwemen (CAe 6592 Pagwemen)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
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Malkǝʾa Śǝllāse (CAe 2736)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሰላም፡ ለህላዌክሙ፡ ዘይመውእ፡ ህላያዌያተ።
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Malkǝʾa ʾarbāʿttu ʾǝnsǝsā (CAe 2872)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሰላም፡ ለፍጥረትክሙ፡ እምነፋስ፡ ወነድ።
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Malkǝʾ-hymn to Raphael (CAe 2849)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ተጸውዖ፡ ዘቀደመ።
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Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Apostles (CAe 2783)
Text in Gǝʿǝz ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ኰኵሐ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ድዳ።
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The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ዓርኬ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ ፡ ዓለም።
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 119a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 10.25in |
Width | 9.25in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21-25
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1799
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