London, British Library, BL Oriental 629
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (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
- ms_i1 (), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 136v (Type: GuestText)
ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki (CAe 3058) . It is not clear from the catalogue whether this is a later addition or not.
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡
Extras
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The owner was Batra Giyorgis owner .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 134v
Picture
- miniature:
Picture
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 135
Picture
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 44b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 10.75in |
Width | 9.34in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. 137 in the library's digitzation.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with cloth and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20-23
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
Date: 1700-1799
check the viewerFols 1–8 1700-1799Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1799
check the viewerFols 9–136 1700-1799Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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