London, British Library, BL Oriental 640
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1708-1711 (reign)
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 (check the viewerFols 9ra–256vb ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 9ra–256vb Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 9r ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወምስለ፡ ገብራ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም።
This manuscript contains 154 miracles. The last miracle is incomplete.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 9r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 1–8
Pictures, the titles of which are often written with Arabic letters.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 1r
Picture.
Legend: ( ar ) نْجُسَ اَيحُودْ
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r
Picture.
Legend: ( ar ) سِ الَ تىسااي
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3r
Picture.
Legend: ( ar ) كُوراَتَرْاِسُو
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6r
Picture.
Legend: ( ar ) مارِيام مْ سْلَ فْقُورْ وَلْ دا
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 54b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 15in |
Width | 13.25in |
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.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
The ruled horizontal lines are mostly confined between the vertical lines (pattern J), but occasionally ruling is continuous.Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-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 and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1708-1711
1708-1711 Written in a fine hand.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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