London, British Library, BL Oriental 734
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXIII, Wright 313
General description
Tǝrgʷāme Mātewos
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1900 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868 from the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
Summary
- ms_i1 (), Tǝrgʷāme Mātewos
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 282r and following ), Calculation of Easter and other moveable feasts
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 283r and following ), Tract on heresies
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 284r and following ), Various dates
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 284r and following ), On the Corporeal Nature of our Lord as a man
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 285r and following ), Extracts from the writings of and Theodotus
Contents
check the viewerFols 282r and following Calculation of Easter and other moveable feasts[!]The certainty about the value of type is low.
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): እምአሚሩ፡ በሠረቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ ወትረ፡ ይከውን፡ መጥቅዕ፡ እም፲ወ፭ ለመስከረም፡ ኢይወርድ፡ ታሕተ። እም፲ወ፫ ለጥቅምት፡ ኢየዓርግ፡ ላዕላ፡ ጾመ፡ አይሁድ፡ እም፲ በሠረቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ ወትረ፡ ይከውን፡ እም፳ወ፬ ለመስከረም፡ ኢይወርድ፡ ታሕተ፡ እም፳ወ፪ ለጥቅምት፡ ኢየዓርግ፡ ላዕለ። እም፲ወ፭ በሠረቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ መጸለት፡ ወትረ፡ ይከውን፡ እም፳ወ፬ ለመስከረም፡ ኢይወርድ፡ ታሕተ፡ እም፳ወ፮ ለጥቅምት፡ ኢየዓርግ፡ ላዕለ። ተወሰከ፡ ጾመ፡ አይሁድ፡ በላዕለ፡ መጥቅዕ፡ ፱ ዘእንበለ፡ ነነዌ፡ ወተወሰከ፡ መጸለት፡ ፲ወ፬ በላዕለ፡ መጥቅዕ።
check the viewerFols 283r and following Tract on heresies (CAe 6467)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰባልዮስ፡ ይቤ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩ ገጽ። ንሕነ፡ ንቤ፡ ፫ ገጽ፡ ፩ ራእይ፡ ፫ አካል፡ ፩ አምላክ፡ ፫ አስማት፡ ፩ እግዚአብሔር፡
check the viewerFols 284r and following Various dates
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): እምስብከተ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ እስከ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ዲዮቅልጥያኖስ፡ ፳፻፸፡ ወ፮ ዓመት።
check the viewerFols 284r and following On the Corporeal Nature of our Lord as a man
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወመብልዕኒ፡ ዘበልዓ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ስቅለቱ፡ ከመዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ በከመ፡ በልዓ፡ አዳም፡ አመ፡ ሀለወ፡ ውስተ፡ ገነት፡ እምቅድመ፡ ይብላዕ፡ ፍሬ፡ ስሕተት።
check the viewerFols 285r and following Extracts from the writings of Gregory of Nazianzos and Theodotus
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 285v (Type: MixedNote)
Notes in Amharic, of the time of king Tewodros II
Text in Amharic
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 203a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13in |
Width | 10.25in |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 28
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1800-1900 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a clear but inelegant hand, of the 19th century. 1800-1900 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 734ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-23) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient734 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description on 23.6.2021
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 25.4.2019