London, British Library, BL Additional 16217
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XXXVII, Dillmann 37
General description
Chronological tables
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1803-1847
Provenance
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 2–9 ),
Tables for determining Easter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2–6 ), Tables, 28 in number, indicating the lunar cycle, the epact, the Jewish Passover, the Christian Easter and other moveable feasts
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 6v–8 ), Tables, seven in number (according to the number of the weekdays), indicating the lunar cycle, the epact, the Jewish Passover, the Christian Easter and other moveable feasts
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFol. 8 ), One table, divided into two parts, indicating the lunar cycle, the epact, the Jewish Passover, the Christian Easter and other moveable feasts
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFol. 9 ), Table of the months
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 10–18 ), Rules for the computation of time in the Ethiopian Church
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 19–21 ), ሐሳበ፡ ዓለም፡
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 21–25 ), Arabic and Ethiopic months, history of the creation, tables and the number of the hours of the day and the night revealed by Adam to Seth
Contents
check the viewerFols 2–9 Tables for determining Easter
Colophon
ዝኍልቍ፡ ዘዕርገተ፡ ቃል፡ ዘብሔረ፡ መስጫ፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ በሞረት፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ ምስለ፡ ፈቀደ፡ እግዚእ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ፍቁሩ።
The colophon mentions ʿƎrgata Qāl owner from Masč̣ā as the owner, his father Faqada ʾƎgziʾ and his friend Takla Hāymānot .
check the viewerFols 2–6 Tables, 28 in number, indicating the lunar cycle, the epact, the Jewish Passover, the Christian Easter and other moveable feasts
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ፩ቀመር፡ ዘይበቍዕ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዓመታት። ፋሲካ፡ ዘመጋቢት፡ ፴፰ዘሚያዝያ፡ ፬፻፹፬፡ ዘዝንቱ፡ ኍልቍ፡ አቅማር፡ ፳ወ፰
check the viewerFols 19–21 ሐሳበ፡ ዓለም፡ It comprises a short history of the Old Testament and of the Ethiopian kings
Colophon
እንዘ፡ ሀሎነ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ በ፶፻ወ፭፻ዓመተ፡ ዓለም፡ በ፲፻ወ፯፻፺፮ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ተፈጸመት፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘጸሐፈ፡ ዕርገተ፡ ቃል።
The colophon states that ʿƎrgata Qāl scribe wrote the present manuscript in the year of mercy 1796 (i.e., 1803/04).
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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 44b-45a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: ʿƎrgata Qāl scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Written in the year of mercy 1796 (i.e., 1803/04).
check the viewerFols 2–21 ʿƎrgata Qāl scribe Written in the year of mercy 1796 (i.e., 1803/04). Gʷǝlḥ-scriptSecondary Bibliography
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Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 717-718
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Written later in a mediocre hand, first half of the 19th century
Date: 1803-1847
check the viewerFols 21–25 1803-1847Check for additional bibliography
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 16217ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-09-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLadd16217 [Accessed: 2024-05-19]
Revisions of the data
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 2.9.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor