London, British Library, BL Oriental 635
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXXIII, Wright 83
Dated
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Shortly before 1711. (internal-date)
Provenance
The name of the king mentioned in the supplication formulas seems to have been very carefully erased, the name of King Tewoflos has been inserted instead in a slightly smaller letters, but in the same main Hand h1 (cp. check the viewerFols. 2ra, 5rb, 8ra, 10ra and elsewhere). 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
(check the viewerFols 2r and following ),
Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 12r and following ),
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Sǝnkǝssār Commemoration of Mary for the 16th Yakkātit, Commemoration
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 16r and following ), Sǝnkǝssār Commemoration of Mary for the 16th Yakkātit, Salām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 24r and following ), Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 30v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 34r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 129v and following ), Malkǝʾa ʾEdom
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 130r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
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check the viewerFols 2r and following Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 3993)
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check the viewerFols 8r and following Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 3993)
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check the viewerFols 10r and following Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3584)
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check the viewerFols 12r and following (CAe 5050)
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check the viewerFols 12r and following Sǝnkǝssār Commemoration of Mary for the 16th Yakkātit, Commemoration (CAe 5050 Commemoration)
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check the viewerFols 16r and following Sǝnkǝssār Commemoration of Mary for the 16th Yakkātit, Salām (CAe 5050 Salam)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕግ፡ ወኪዳን፡
check the viewerFols 24r and following Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡ በውስተ፡ ውሣጤ፡ መንጦላዕት፡ ወይብልዋ፡ በኀኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐዳስዩ፡ ጣዕዋ፡ ይቤላ፡ መልአክ፡ ለማርያም፡ ተወከፊዮ፡ ለቃል፡ ኀቤኪ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ወበማኅፀነ፡ ዚአኪ፡ የኃድር።
check the viewerFols 27r and following Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2804)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ለኖኅ፡ ሐመሩ፡ ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ለአሮን፡ በትሩ።
check the viewerFols 30v and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3023)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግልተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወሕሊና።
check the viewerFols 34r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
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This manuscript contains 42 miracles.check the viewerFols 129v and following Malkǝʾa ʾEdom (CAe 3022)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ለአዳም፡ ፋሲካሁ። ወማዕዶታ፡ ለሔዋን፡ እንተ፡ ይእተ፡ አጽመ፡ ገቦሁ።
check the viewerFols 130r and following Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1 (Type: LandGrant)
Deed of gifts of various lands by Takla Hāymānot II . The metropolitan was Yosāb II and the ʾǝč̣č̣age role: office Tasfā Giyorgis
( gez ) (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsinለካህናተ፡ በአታ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ እንተ፡ ተሐንጸት፡ በጽንፈ፡ ጎንደር።↗ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin
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check the viewerFol. 131r (Type: Inventory)
( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘ፫፻፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin
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check the viewerFol. 131r (Type: Inventory)
( gez ) ኍልቈ፡ ንዋያት፡ ዘወሀበት፡ እቴጌ፡ role: title መነን፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin
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check the viewerFol. 131r (Type: Inventory)
( gez ) የሰው፡ አደራ፡ ፬ሶራ፡ ሞጣሕት፡ ፩ጻህል፡ ፩ጽዋ፡ ከዕርፈ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ፩ናስ፡ ጽና፡ ፩ቀጭል፡ ፩ናስ፡ መስቀል።
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check the viewerFols 2r and following (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅ'፡ መ'፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The original king name has been carefully erased everywhere, and that of King Tewoflos inserted instead.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 18–23
Pictures
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 51a-52a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 18.25in |
Width | 15.88in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 14
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: Late 17th-/first half of the 18th-century script
Late 17th-/first half of the 18th-century script Regular and carefully written, by an excellent scribe.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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