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London, British Library, BL Oriental 8192

Marcin Krawczuk

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient8192
British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Strelcyn cat. 56

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General description

Collection of homilies

Number of Text units: 37

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Contents

check the viewerFols 2r–149v Collection of homilies by various authors for the period since the beginning of Lent until the 2nd of Maskaram

Colophon

check the viewerFol. 149v

በአኰትተ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጽሐፍክዋ፡ አነ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ንቡረ፡ እድ፡ ለቤተ፡ መስቀል፡↗ ዘጕናጕና፡ ከመ፡ ይምሐረኒ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በመንግሥቱ።

According to the colophon the manuscript was commissioned by Yosef , nǝbura ʾǝd of Beta Masqal in Gʷǝnagʷǝna↗ .

check the viewerFols 11r–17v Homily for the second Sunday in Lent (CAe 6582) This is continuation of the preceeding homily.

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check the viewerFols 17v–19r Homily for the third Saturday in Lent (CAe 6623) Indication for reading: በ፫፡ ሰንበተ፡ አይሁድ፡

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check the viewerFols 19r–25r Homily by ʾabbā Yāʿqob for the third Sunday in Lent (CAe 1618) Indication for reading: በሣልስ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 25r–30r Homily for the third Sunday in Lent (CAe 6700) Indication for reading: በሣልስ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 30r–31v Homily by John Chrysostom for the fourth Sunday in Lent (CAe 6698) Indication for reading: በራብዕ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ጾም፡

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check the viewerFols 31v–34r Homily by the Orthodox for the fourth Sunday in Lent (CAe 6587) Indication for reading: በራብዕ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ጾም፡

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check the viewerFols 34r–38r Homily by Gregory of Antioch for the fifth Sunday in Lent (CAe 6415) Indication for reading: በ፭ሰንበተ፡ ጾም፡

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check the viewerFols 38r–41v Homily for the Friday of the sixth week in Lent (CAe 6415) Indication for reading: በዓርበ፡ ሳድስ፡ ምንባብ፡ This is continuation of the preceeding homily.

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check the viewerFols 42r–42v Homily for the Saturday of the sixth week in Lent (CAe 6745) Indication for reading: በ፮፡ ሰንበተ፡ አይሁድ፡

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check the viewerFols 42v–46r Homily by ʾabbā Yāʿqob for the Sunday of the sixth week in Lent (CAe 6535) Indication for reading: በ፮፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 46r–50r Homily by the Orthodox for Palm Sunday (CAe 6588) Indication for reading: በሆሳዕና፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 50r–53v Homily by ʾabbā Efrem for reading at the service on Holy Thursday (CAe 6687) Indication for reading: በጸሎተ፡ ኃሙስ፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 54r–56r Homily by ʾabbā Efrem for Easter Eve (CAe 6689) Indication for reading: በመኃትወ፡ ፋሲካ፡

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check the viewerFols 56v–63v Homily by the Orthodox for Easter Sunday (CAe 6589) Indication for reading: በዕለተ፡ ፋሲካ፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 63v–69r Homily on the suffering of Jesus Christ for Monday in Easter-week (CAe 6589) Indication for reading: በሰኑየ፡ ፋሲካ፡ ምንባብ፡ It is in fact continuation of the preceeding homily

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check the viewerFols 69r–72v Homily by Theophilus on the apostles and on the thief on the right hand, for Tuesday in Easter-week (CAe 6524) Indication for reading: በ፫ፋሲካ፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 72v–77r Homily by Theophilus, bishop of Qarnelos, on Easter, for Wednesday in Easter-week (CAe 4865) Indication for reading: በረቡዐ፡ ፋሲካ፡ This is in fact the same homily, which in EMML 1763 is attributed to Philon, bishop of Carpasia.

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check the viewerFols 77r–83r Homily by John, bishop of Constantinople, on the sayings of our Lord Jesus Christ, for Thursday in Easter-week (CAe 2142) Indication for reading: በ፭፡ ፋሲካ፡ ምንባብ፡

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check the viewerFols 85v–89v Homily by Theophilus, bishop of Aksum, on Easter, for Saturday in Easter-week (CAe 6519) Indication for reading: በ፯፡ ፋሲካ።

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check the viewerFols 89v–92v Homily by Theophilus, bishop of Aksum, for the first Sunday after Easter (CAe 6520) Indication for reading: በ፰፡ ፋሲካ።

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check the viewerFols 96v–99r Homily by John Chrysostom for Ascension Day (CAe 6685) Indication for reading: በበዓለ፡ ፵፡ ምንባብ።

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check the viewerFols 99r–107v Homily by the Orthodox for Whit Sunday (CAe 6585) Indication for reading: በበዓለ፡ ፶፡ ምንባብ።

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check the viewerFols 113r–119v Homily for the 8th [hour of] Whit Sunday (CAe 6585) Indication for reading: በ፰፡ በዓለ፡ ፶፡ ምንባብ። This is continuation of [link]

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check the viewerFols 119v–120v Homily by ʾElyās, Bishop of ʾAksum, on the Holy Fathers, for the festival of ʾAbbā Garimā (CAe 1286) Indication for reading: በአባ፡ ገሪማ፡ ምንባብ።

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check the viewerFols 143v–149v Homily of Theophilus on St John the Baptist, for the commemoration of the beheading of this saint (the 2nd of Maskaram) (CAe 1277) Indication for reading: በምትረተ፡ ርእሱ፡ ለዮሐንስ።

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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: PurchaseNote)

      A type-written note on the recto of the back guard leaf.

      ( en ) This ms. was brought from Abyssinia after the campaign of 1868 by Sir John Hills, K. C. B., and sold to the Trustees of the British Museum in 1918 by his sister, Mrs Lewis Pugh, late of Abermaed, Cardiganshire, for the benefit of the British Red Cross Society.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    • Strelcyn, S. 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the British Library Acquired Since the Year 1877 (London: British Museum, 1978).
      page 89-92
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    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    149 (leaf) , Entered as 149 1 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 303 190
    Outer dimensions
    Height 303mm
    Width 190mm

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 29

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1300-1400 according to Stefan Strelcyn

    The well-executed archaic writing is dated in the catalogue to the 14th Century. 1300-1400 according to Stefan Strelcyn

    2. Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    12.1.2024 at 21:19:21
    date
    type=lastModified
    27.9.2022
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient8192/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient8192
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient8192.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient8192

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    Alessandro Bausi, Marcin Krawczuk, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 8192ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 27.9.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient8192 [Accessed: 2024-04-30+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Marcin Krawczuk Added missing ref to work records on 27.9.2022
    • Marcin Krawczuk Created entity on 25.3.2022

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Marcin Krawczuk, editor

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