London, British Library, BL Oriental 814
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXXVIII, Wright 388
General description
Tārika Walda ʿAmid
Number of Text units: 20
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
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.
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 293a-294a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 346mm |
Width | 295mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Two unnumbered fly-leaves each at the beginning and end are probably part of the modern binding.
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with flowered cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1700-1800 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Contents
check the viewerFols. 4, check the viewer2 Works of Creation and the Fall of Man (CAe 5195)
Language of text:
check the viewerFol. 3 On the twelve hours of the night and the twelve hours of the day (CAe 4052)
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Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 1
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
other
Condition
The leaves are replaced, the correct order is 4, 2, 3.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30
Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (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 of codicological unit 1
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1600-1700 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1
(check the viewerFols 5r and following ),
Tārika Walda ʿAmid
- p2_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5r–5v ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Preface by the author.
- p1_i2.2 (check the viewerFol. 5v ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Note by the translator on the work's importance.
- p1_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 5v and following ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, General introduction containing chronographic and cosmographic treatises.
- p1_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 6v–80v ), The pre-Christian history, from Adam to Tiberius Caesar.
- p1_i2.5 (check the viewerFol. 81 ), Astronomical figures.
- p1_i2.6
(check the viewerFols 82r–124r ),
Tārika Walda ʿAmid, No item: part: ChristianHistory
- p1_i2.6.1 (check the viewerFols 82r–86v ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Birth of Christ
- p1_i2.6.2 (check the viewerFols 86v–126r ), Succession of the Roman emperors carried down to Heraclius, .
- p2_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 126r–145r ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Description of the patriarchs of Alexandria from Mark to Gabriel VIII . Detailed descriptions end with Benjamin II .
- p2_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 145r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶ወ፫ በእንተ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ጉባኤ።
- p2_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 154r and following ),
Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Muslim rulers.
- p2_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 154r and following ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Caliphs
- p2_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 156v and following ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Umayyads
- p2_i1.9.3 (check the viewerFols 161r and following ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Abbasids
- p1_i2.9.4 (check the viewerFols 174v and following ), The Tulunides and other dynasties in Egypt
- p1_i2.9.5 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Ayyubids
- p1_i2.9.6 (check the viewerFols 187r and following ), The history of the Mamluks, ()
Contents
check the viewerFols 5r and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid (CAe 4723)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 5r–5v Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Preface by the author. (CAe 4723 Preface)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሓሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ቦቱ፡ እትረዳእ፡ ወእዌጥን፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ታሪክ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ዜናሆሙ፡ ለአበው፡ ቀደምት፡ ወሐሳበ፡ ኊልቈ፡ መዋዕሊሆሙ፡ ለነገሥት። እምአዳም፡ እስከ፡ ተፍጻሜቶሙ፡ ለእስራኤል፡ ወለአሕዛብ። ዘአስተጋብኦ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፍ፡ ክርስቶሳዊ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወልደ፡ አሚድ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ግብጽ፡ ↗ ወሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ የሀሉ፡ ላዕለ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ክሳደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFol. 5v Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Note by the translator on the work's importance. (CAe 4723 TranslationNote)
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check the viewerFols 5v and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, General introduction containing chronographic and cosmographic treatises. (CAe 4723 Introduction)
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check the viewerFols 6v–80v The pre-Christian history, from Adam to Tiberius Caesar. (CAe 4723 prechristianhistory)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 82r–124r Tārika Walda ʿAmid, No item: part: ChristianHistory (CAe 4723 ChristianHistory)
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check the viewerFols 82r–86v Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Birth of Christ (CAe 4723 Christ)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 126r–145r Tārika Walda ʿAmid, Description of the patriarchs of Alexandria from Mark to Gabriel VIII . Detailed descriptions end with Benjamin II . (CAe 4723 Patriarchs)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ፶አንቀጽ፡ በእንተ፡ አእምሮ፡ ስመ፡ ሊቃነ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘግብጽ፡ ወምስር፡ እለ፡ ተሠይሙ፡ በእለ፡ እስክንድርያ፡ እምአብ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወእስከ፡ አብ፡ አትናስዮስ፡ ዘአዕረፈ፡ ኀበ፡ ምሕረተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል።
This series is brought down to Gabriel VII , (ዘነበረ፡ በዘመነ፡ ልብነ፡ ድንግል፡ ንጉሥ፡).check the viewerFols 145r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶ወ፫ በእንተ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ጉባኤ። (CAe 4723 Councils)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 154r and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Muslim rulers. (CAe 4723 MuslimRulers)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝውእቱ፡ አስማቲሆሙ፡ ለነገሥት፡ ዘተንባላት፡ እለ፡ ነግሡ፡ በምስር፡ ወበግዳድ፡ እማሐመድ፡ እስከ፡ ዘመንነ፡ ዛቲ፡ ወእሙንቱኬ፡ ነገድ፡ እለ፡ ይሰመዩ፡ እልእምውያ፡ ወእልባስያ፡ ወእልፍጥምያ፡ ወነገሥትሂ፡ እልአልዩብያ፡ ወካልኣኒሆሙ።
check the viewerFols 154r and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Caliphs (CAe 4723 Caliphs)
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check the viewerFols 156v and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Umayyads (CAe 4723 Umayyads)
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check the viewerFols 161r and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Abbasids (CAe 4723 Abbasids)
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Ending with ምእትስም፡ በአላህ.check the viewerFols 174v and following The Tulunides and other dynasties in Egypt
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ነገሥት፡ እለ፡ ነግሡ፡ ላዕለ፡ ምስር፡ እምነ፡ አሕመድ፡ ወልደ፡ ጡሉን፡ ወእስከ፡ ካፉር፡ ላእከ፡ እልእክሺድ፡
check the viewerFols 183r and following Tārika Walda ʿAmid, History of the Ayyubids (CAe 4723 Ayyubids)
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check the viewerFols 187r and following The history of the Mamluks, (ቱርክ፡)
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Ending with Baibars II (check the viewerfols 188r and following ).Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 2
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The name of the owner,Kǝsāda Giyorgis , is mentioned.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 32
Ruling of codicological unit 2
- (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 of codicological unit 2
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 814ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-24) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient814 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 24.6.2022
- Daria Elagina Completed the description. on 13.1.2021
- Solomon Gebreyes update on 12.8.2019
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.4.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes adjustment on 15.2.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 14.2.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Daria Elagina, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor