London, British Library, BL Oriental 731
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCVIII, Wright 308
General description
Commentaries on Four Gospels
Number of Text units: 12
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1700 (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_i0
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Discourses
- ms_i0.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Discussion on the woman who anointed the Lord's feet.
- ms_i0.2 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), Discussion on the time of the Crucifixion
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
Tǝrgʷāme wangel
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
መጽሐፈ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ብስራተ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ።
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Introduction, chiefly derived from Ephraim Syrus
- ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Discussion on the woman who anointed Lord's feet
- ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Commentary
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 209r and following ), Tǝrgʷāme wangel, Commentary on Mark (same as https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3191Tergwam)
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 223r and following ),
ብስራተ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ላእክ።
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 260r and following ), List of patristic authorities, Coptic, Jacobite Syriac, Armenian, Greek, and Nestorian Syriac
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 261r and following ), ብስራተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ፡ ፈጻሜ፡ ብስራተ፡ ክቡር፡ ነባቤ፡ መለኮት።
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
መጽሐፈ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ብስራተ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ።
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Discourses
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check the viewerFols 1r and following Discussion on the woman who anointed the Lord's feet.
Language of text:
The text is imperfect at the beginning.check the viewerFols 4r and following Tǝrgʷāme wangel (CAe 2456)
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check the viewerFols 4r and following መጽሐፈ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ብስራተ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ። (CAe 2456 Matthew)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 4r and following Introduction, chiefly derived from Ephraim Syrus
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እምቃለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማሪ፡ ኤፍሬም፡ ወጠነ፡ ዘንተ፡ መቅድመ፡ ኅሩየ፡ ወሥሙረ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 12r and following Commentary
Language of text:
The commentary is principally taken from the writings of John Chrysostom and Cyril of Alexandriacheck the viewerFols 209r and following Tǝrgʷāme wangel, Commentary on Mark (same as https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3191Tergwam) (CAe 2456 Mark)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወሠናይ፡ ስንአሁ፡ በጽሒፈ፡ ቃላተ፡ ብስራተ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ እንተ፡ ነበበ፡ ባቲ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት።
check the viewerFols 261r and following ብስራተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ፡ ፈጻሜ፡ ብስራተ፡ ክቡር፡ ነባቤ፡ መለኮት። (CAe 2456 John)
Language of text:
Besides John Chrysostom , there are often cited Mār Ephraim and Aḥob of Qatar አጎብ፡ .Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The manuscript seems to have belonged to ፍቁረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ owner , whose name is mentioned on check the viewerfols. 209r, , and has been erased on check the viewerfols. 4r, 10v and substituted with the name of ክፍለ፡ ማርያም፡ owner .
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The name of ʿAmda Haymānot is mentioned at the end of Content Item 1.3 , item 1 ብስራተ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ላእክ። (CAe 2456 Luke)
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 199a-200b
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.25in |
Width | 12in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Three unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfols i–iii, in the library's digitization, and one at the end, referred to as check the vieweri .
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards. Both inner boards are darkened around the edges, possibly showing traces of a former cover.
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: 3
Number of lines: 32-33
Both ruling patterns are used in the manuscript.Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
- 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: 1600-1700 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a neat hand , of the 17th century. 1600-1700 according to William WrightSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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