Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. f. 17 (R)
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Magical Prayers
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1850 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Provenance
The manuscript was left as a bequest by Archibald Henry Sayce owner to the Bodleian Library↗ in 1933.
Summary
Contents
ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ወልደ፡ ዓልአዛር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሸፒራ፡ አሽፒራ፡ (CAe 4580)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ወልደ፡ ዓልአዛር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሸፒራ፡ አሽፒራ፡
The prayer is followed by magical words.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ እንትሙ፡ እለ፡ ባርያ፡ እለ፡ ሌጌዎን፡ (CAe 4581)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ እንትሙ፡ እለ፡ ባርያ፡ እለ፡ ሌጌዎን፡
The prayer is followed by magical words.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ኬርኬሹ፡ ኬርኬሹ፡ (CAe 4582)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ኬርኬሹ፡ ኬርኬሹ፡
The prayer is followed by magical words.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ባርያ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ አስማተ፡ መሸብር፡ አጋንንት፡ አሽብር፡ ሸሸችርን፡ ሸሸርርን፡ (CAe 4583)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ባርያ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ አስማተ፡ መሸብር፡ አጋንንት፡ አሽብር፡ ሸሸችርን፡ ሸሸርርን፡
The prayer is followed by other magical words.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መስጥመ፡ አጋንንት፡ ጅዝኩመላህ፡ (CAe 4584)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መስጥመ፡ አጋንንት፡ ጅዝኩመላህ፡
The prayer is followed by other magical words.Additions In this unit there are in total .
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The roll is inscribed "Rassam" on its back, which suggests that it belonged at one time to Hormuzd Rassam owner .
Extras
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The name of the owner was Walatta Takla Hāymānot owner .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
Large picture of an armed man before Content Item 1 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ወልደ፡ ዓልአዛር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሸፒራ፡ አሽፒራ፡ (CAe 4580) .
- drawing:
Design between Content Item 2 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ እንትሙ፡ እለ፡ ባርያ፡ እለ፡ ሌጌዎን፡ (CAe 4581) and Content Item 3 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ማእሠረ፡ አጋንንት፡ ኬርኬሹ፡ ኬርኬሹ፡ (CAe 4582) .
- drawing:
Design between Content Item 4 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ባርያ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ አስማተ፡ መሸብር፡ አጋንንት፡ አሽብር፡ ሸሸችርን፡ ሸሸርርን፡ (CAe 4583) and Content Item 5 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መስጥመ፡ አጋንንት፡ ጅዝኩመላህ፡ (CAe 4584) .
- drawing:
Design after Content Item 5 ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መስጥመ፡ አጋንንት፡ ጅዝኩመላህ፡ (CAe 4584) .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Ullendorff, E. 1951. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, II, Catalogi Codd. Mss. Bibliothecae Bodleianae, 7 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951). page 24b–25a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 72in |
Width | 5in |
Binding
In a European box.
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a mediocre hand, possibly early 19th century.
Date: 1800-1850 ?
1800-1850 ?Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻOxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. f. 17 (R)ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2017-06-19) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BDLaethf17 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Changes on 19.6.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 20.3.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor