London, British Library, BL Additional 16191
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XLIX, Dillmann 49
General description
ʾArgānona Māryām
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location:
1651 According to Colophon 1 , item 1 , the manuscript was copied in the 19th year of reign of ʾaṣe role: title Fasilādas .Provenance
Collected by Carl Wilhelm Isenberg and Johann Ludwig Krapf
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–177 ʾArgānona wǝddāse (CAe 1146)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 1 በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ፍልጠት፡ ወ፩በጽምረት፡ ኅቡረ፡ ህላዌ፡ ወዕሩየ፡ መለኮት፡ ዘአሐተ፡ ይሰገድ፡ እምኀበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ አርጋኖነ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ወመሰንቆ፡ መዝሙር፡ ወእንዚራ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘአስተብጽዖ፡ ድንግልናሃ፡ ወነጊረ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወአከብሮ፡ ስማ፡ ወሰብሖ፡ ቅድስናሃ፡ ወገንይ፡ ለንግሳ፡ ለቅድስት፡ ወንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ ዘበዕብራይስጢ፡ ማሪሃም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ።
Colophon
ዛቲ፡ አርጋኖን፡ ተፈጸመት፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፮በሠርቀ፡ መዓልት፡ አመ፡ ፯በሠርቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ በ፳ወ፫መጥቅዕ፡ ወ፯አበቅቴ፡ ወንጌላዊሁ፡ ሉቃስ፡ በወርኀ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ በዕለተ፡ ሰኑይ፡ በ፲ወ፱ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለፋሲላዳስ።
The colophon states that the manuscript was completed in the 19th year of reign of ʾaṣe role: title Fasilādas , year of Luke, i.e. in the year 1651 AD.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols 178–179 (Type: ProtectivePrayer)
Prayers to Jesus Christ against the eye pain and the headache.
Extras
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The name of the owner and the scribe have been erased.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame:
check the viewerFols. 81v, 162r
Simple coloured ornamental bands with interlaces and geometrical motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, III: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (n.p.: E Museo Britannico, 1847). page 51b-52a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The manuscript shows traces of extensive use and is stained with dirt.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mid-17th century
Date: 1651-1651
1651-1651Secondary Bibliography
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Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 496-497
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Revisions of the data
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 8.9.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor