London, British Library, BL Oriental 817
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXCIII, Wright 393
General description
Royal genealogy, Maṣḥāfa ʾAksum, Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt
Number of Text units: 25
Number of Codicological units: 1
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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.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 5r–10r ), King list C
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 10r and following ),
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 10r–13r ),
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Order of the royal household
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 13v and following ), Reigns of the kings of ʾAksum
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), History and description of the church of blessed Virgin Mary at ʾAksum
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 20v and following ),
Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record)
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ), ሥርዓት፡ ዘቤተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዘይቀድሙ፡ ለምክር፡
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), ሥርዓት፡ ወሕግ፡ ዘቤተ፡ ንጉሥ፡
- ms_i3.2.1 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), When the king dies or one of the royal family
- ms_i3.2.2 (check the viewerFols 22r and following ), Royal wedding
- ms_i3.2.3 (check the viewerFols 22v–23r ), On the appointment of and
- ms_i3.2.4 (check the viewerFols 23r–24r ), On the vigils of the festival of the Holy Cross () and the festival of Flowers, ()
- ms_i3.2.5 (check the viewerFols 24r and following ), On the appointment of
- ms_i3.2.6 (check the viewerFols 24v and following ), In courts of justice
- ms_i3.2.7 (check the viewerFols 25r and following ), ወግ፡ ዘብሕት፡ ወደድ፡ ወብላተንጌታ፡
- ms_i3.2.8 (check the viewerFols 25v and following ), ወግ፡ ዘራቅ፡ ማሰርያ፡
- ms_i3.2.9 (check the viewerFols 25v and following ), ወግ፡ ዘራቅ፡ ማሰርያ፡
- ms_i3.2.10 (check the viewerFols 25v and following ), ወግ፡ ዘባሻ፡
- ms_i3.2.11 (check the viewerFols 25v and following ), ወግ፡ ዘዓቃቤ፡ ሰዓት፡
- ms_i3.2.12 (check the viewerFols 26r and following ), ሶበ፡ ይሰፍሩ፡ ንጉሥ፡ በጒዞ። ሥርዓተ፡ ሥፍራ፡ ዘጸጋም፡ and ሥርዓተ፡ ሥፍራ፡ ዘየማን፡
- ms_i3.2.13 (check the viewerFols 26v and following ), ሥርዓተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ለንጉሥ፡
- ms_i3.2.14 (check the viewerFols 26v and following ), በጒዞኒ፡ አመ፡ የሐውር፡ ንጉሥ፡
- ms_i3.2.15 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), ዘውእቱ፡ ነገረ፡ ወግ፡ አመ፡ ተቀሐወ፡ በኣለ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘሐፄጌ፡ ምስለ፡ አቡን፡
- ms_i3.2.16 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), ኊልቈ፡ መሳፍንት፡
Contents
check the viewerFols 5r–10r King list C (CAe 3855)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ልደተ፡ አበው፡ እምአዳም፡ እስከ፡ ይእዜ፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ወልደ፡ ሣልሳዊ፡ ዳዊት፡
check the viewerFols 10r and following (CAe 1913)
check the viewerFols 10r–13r (CAe 1913 SubscriptionIntroduction)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ዝውእቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ለእብነ፡ ሐኪም፡ ወልዱ፡ ወወሀቦ፡ ሰብአ፡ ሕግ፡ እለ፡ የሐውሩ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኢትዮጵያ።↗ ወዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ ነጺሮ፡ ሐደሰ፡ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ንጉሥ፡ role: title እንዘ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ያሬድ፡ ካህን፡ ወ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘሠርዓ፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ንጉሥ፡ role: title ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፤ ወሐደሰ፡ ንጉሥ role: titleነ፡ ዘርአ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወሪዶ፡ ምድረ፡ አክሱም፡↗ ርእስ፡ አህጉር፡ ወትምክሕት፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወትርሲቶሙ፡ ለነገሥት።
check the viewerFols 13r and following Order of the royal household (CAe 1913 order)
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check the viewerFols 13v and following Reigns of the kings of ʾAksum (CAe 1913 reignsofkings)
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check the viewerFols 15v and following History and description of the church of blessed Virgin Mary at ʾAksum (CAe 1913 historyofAksumchurch)
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check the viewerFols 20v and following Śǝrʿāta mangǝśt (general record) (CAe 2341)
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check the viewerFols 20v and following ሥርዓት፡ ዘቤተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዘይቀድሙ፡ ለምክር፡ (CAe 2341 SMIV)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መቅድመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ይመክር፡ የሺ፡ አለቃ፡ ዘደል፡ ጭፍራ። ወበላዕሌሁ፡ ይመክር፡ የሺ፡ አለቃ፡ ዘተሠርዓ፡ ጭፍራ፡ በሀገር፡ በበመዓርጊሁ፡ ወበበጾታሁ፤ ወበላዕሌሁ፡ይመ፡ ጸጅ፡ አዛዢ፤ ወበላዕሌሁ፡ ይመ፡ ሊቀ፡ መኳስ፤
check the viewerFols 21r and following When the king dies or one of the royal family (CAe 2341 SMIII)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 22v–23r On the appointment of ብሕት፡ ወደድ፡ and ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ (CAe 2341 SMIII)
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check the viewerFols 24r and following On the appointment of እጨጌ፡ (CAe 2341 SMIII)
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check the viewerFols 26r and following ሶበ፡ ይሰፍሩ፡ ንጉሥ፡ በጒዞ። ሥርዓተ፡ ሥፍራ፡ ዘጸጋም፡ and ሥርዓተ፡ ሥፍራ፡ ዘየማን፡ (CAe 2341 SMIII)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 27r and following ዘውእቱ፡ ነገረ፡ ወግ፡ አመ፡ ተቀሐወ፡ በኣለ፡ ሕግ፡ ዘሐፄጌ፡ ምስለ፡ አቡን፡ (CAe 2341 SMIII)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 27r and following ኊልቈ፡ መሳፍንት፡ (CAe 2341 SMIII)
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Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ አጽሐፍዋ፡ ቀደምት፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅረ፡ ዜናሃ፡ ለጽዮን፡ ሰማያዊት፡ ዘሀለወት፡ በአክሱም።
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: Genealogy)
The list of Ethiopian kings from ነአኵቶ፡ ለአብ፡ to ʾaṣe Yāʿqob
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check the viewerFols 3v–4v (Type: Genealogy)
The list of Ethiopian kings from እብነ፡ እልሐኪም፡ king Takla Hāymānot II
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check the viewerFol. 28r (Type: GuestText)
ታሪክ፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ (CAe 5187) beginning with Antony .
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check the viewerFols 4r–6r, check the viewer27v–31v (Type: GuestText)
Later texts, mostly omens and prognostications, partially erased.
Extras
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The name of the scribe is Kidāna Māryām Bāynasāñ scribe .
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 318b-319b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8in |
Width | 5.75in |
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 | 2 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 7 |
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1, stub after 7 |
6 | 5 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 22-23
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is well written of the later part of the18th century. 1750-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, Daria Elagina, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 817ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-23) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient817 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout and collation on 23.6.2022
- Daria Elagina Small corrections of coding. on 20.4.2021
- Daria Elagina Added some information, corrected coding. on 4.2.2021
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes encoding on 3.2.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 1.2.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor
Daria Elagina, contributor