London, British Library, BL Oriental 769
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXCVI, Wright 396
General description
Genealogy of the monks
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
The volume was written for Śāhla Śǝllāse , king of Šawā, by Mǝkra ʾIyasus scribe .
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.
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Genealogy of the monks from Antony down to Philip and Jacob in the reign of ʿAmda Ṣǝyon I . (CAe 4336)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 10r and following The distribution of Ethiopia among the fathers i. e. ecclesiastical divisions of Ethiopia and lands belonging to the clergy (CAe 6223)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምዝ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ክፍለ፡ አበው፡
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 20v and following A hymn to Takla Haymānot and other saints (CAe 2822)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለክሙ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ኤልሳዕ፡ ወፊልጶስ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ ወዮሐንስ፡
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1r and following (Type: LandGrant)
A land grant followed by the list of ʾabunas of Ethiopia from ʾabbā Salāma to the 105th ʾabuna Qerlos
Text in Gǝʿǝz ወአስማቲሆሙ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ፩አባ፡ ሰላማ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ፍሬ፡ ምናጦስ፡ ፪ዘውሚናስ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ደግማይ፡ ሰላማ፡ ፫አባ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ፬ማቴዎስ፡ ፭ማርቆስ፡ ፮ዮሐንስ፡ ፯ገብርኤል፡ ፰ዮሐንስ፡ ፱ገብርኤል፡ ፲ሚካኤል፡ ፲ወ፩ሚናስ፡ ፲ወ፪ይስሐቅ፡ ፲ወ፫ስምዖን፡ ፲ወ፬ጴጥሮስ፡ ፲ወ፭ሚካኤል፡ ፲ወ፮ገብ
|ርኤል፡ ፲ወ፯ዮሐንስ፡ ፲ወ፰ማቴዎስ፡ ፲ወ፱ሚካኤል፡ ፳አባ፡ ስምዖን፡ ፳ወ፩ዮሐንስ፡ ፳ወ፪ማርቆስ፡ ፳ወ፫አባ፡ አብርሃም፡ ፳ወ፬አባ፡ ጌርሎስ፡ ፳ወ፭ዮሐንስ፡ ፳፮ሚካኤል፡ ፳ወ፯ስምዖን ፳ወ፰ጴጥሮስ፡ ፳ወ፱ማቴዎስ፡ ፴አባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ፴ወ፩ፊቅጦር፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ሣልሳይ፡ ሰላማ፡ ፴ወ፪ቄርሎስ፡ ፴ወ፫አባ፡ ቆዝሞስ፡ ፴ወ፬ዮውስጦስ፡ ፴ወ፭ሚካኤል፡ ፴ወ፮ገብርኤል፡ ፴ወ፯ሚካኤል፡ ፴ወ|፰ማቴዎስ፡ ፴ወ፱ዮሳብ፡ ፵አባ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ፵ወ፩አባ፡ ቆዝምስ፡ ፵ወ፪ፊላታዎስ፡ ፵ወ፫አባ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ፵ወ፬ዮሐንስ፡ ፵ወ፭ፊቅጦር ፵ወ፮ዮስጦስ ፵ወ፯አባ፡ በርምዩ፡ ፵ወ፰አባ፡ ሚካኤል ፵ወ፱አባ፡ ገብርኤል ፶አባ፡ ሚናስ፡ ፶ወ፩ዮሐንስ፡ ፶ወ፪ዮሐንስ፡ ፶ወ፫አብርሃም፡ ፶ወ፬ማርቆስ ፶ወ፭አባ፡ ፣መቃርዮስ፡ ፶ወ፮ሚካኤል፡ ፶ወ፯ማቴዎስ፡ ፶፰ማርቆስ፡ ፶፱አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ፷፡ ገብርኤል፡ ፰
|ወ፩አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፰፪አባ፡ ቄርሎስ፡ ፰ወ፫ሚናስ፡ ፰ወ፬ማቴዎስ፡ ፰ወ፭፡ አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ፰፮ገብርኤል፡ ፰ወ፯ማርቆስ፡ ፰፰ገብርኤል፡ ፰ወ፱አባ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ፸አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፸ወ፩አባ፡ ሚናስ፡ ፸፪አባ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ፸፫ክርስቶዶሎስ፡ ፸ወ፬አባ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ፸ወ፭አባ፡ ፊላታዎስ፡ ፸ወ፮አባ፡ ሱንትዮስ፡ ፸ወ፯አባ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ፸ወ፰አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፸ወ፱አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወአባ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ፹አባ፡ |ገብርኤል፡ ፹ወ፩አባ፡ በርተሎሜዎስ፡ ፹ወ፪አባ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ፹ወ፫አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፹ወ፬አባ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ፹፭አባ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ማረ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ፹ወ፮ክላድያኑ፡ ፹ወ፯አባ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ፹ወ፰አባ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ፹ወ፱አባ፡ ስምዖን፡ ፺አባ፡ ዮሳብ፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ፺ወ፩ሚካኤል፡ ፺፪አባ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ፺ወ፫አባማርቆስ፡ ፺ወ፬አባ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ፺፭ስምዖን፡ ሰማዕት፡ ፺ወ፮አባ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ርቱዕ፡ ጳጳስ፡ በሃይማኖት፡ ፺፯አባ፡ ሚካኤ
|ል፡ ፺ወ፰አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፺ወ፱ክርስቶዶሉ፡ ፻አባ፡ ሲኖዳ፡ ፻ወ፩አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፻ወ፪ክርስቶዶሉ፡ ፻ወ፫አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፻ወ፬አቡነ፡ ዮሳብ፡ ሣልሣዊ፡ ፻ወ፭፡ አባ፡ ቄርሎስ።
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ልደተ፡ አበው፡ መነኮሳት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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 320a-321a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 7.875in |
Width | 6.125in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written below the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1800-1900 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a bad hand, of the earlier part of the 19th century . 1800-1900 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Marcin Krawczuk, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 769ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 21.6.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient769 [Accessed: 2024-05-03+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added collation and layout on 21.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Marcin Krawczuk Marcin Krawczuk: Completed description on 6.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 20.2.2019
Attributions of the contents
Marcin Krawczuk, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor