Carsten Hoffmann
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Documents related to the edition of The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church
Number of Text units: 16
Number of Codicological units: 13
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Origin
1941
Summary
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols. 1r, 2r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon R. M. Woolley, 14. January 1931
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 3r ), Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Canon Woolley. 27 January 1931.
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols. 4r, 5r ), Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Godfrey Driver, 18 November 1931
- p4_i1 (check the viewerFol. 6r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Stephen G. Wright, 26 November 1931
- p5_i1 (check the viewerFol. 7r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 2 December 1931
- p6_i1 (check the viewerFol. 8r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 22 January 1932
- p7_i1 (check the viewerFols. 9r, 10r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon Douglas, 23 January 1936
- p8_i1 (check the viewerFol. 11r ), Letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin to Canon Douglas, 13 March 1936
- p9_i1 (check the viewerFol. 12r ), A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1
- p10_i1 (check the viewerFol. 13 ), Translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1
- p11_i1 (check the viewerFol. 14 ), Letter from Sirak Herui to Stephen Wright
- p12_i1 (check the viewerFol. 15 ), Letter from Canon Douglas to the British Museum
- p13_i1
(check the viewerFols 16r–26r ),
Notes by Stephan Wright
- p13_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), Beginning of the list of sixty questions
- p13_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 17v ), Two Amharic words
- p13_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 18r–26r ), The first question
Contents
Catalogue Bibliography
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Strelcyn, S. 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the British Library Acquired Since the Year 1877 (London: British Museum, 1978).page 82-84
Physical Description
Form of support
Paper Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 260mm |
Width | 225mm |
Foliation
One page after check the viewerfol. 14 is blank and not numbered.
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
14 January 1931
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols. 1r, 2r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon R. M. Woolley, 14. January 1931
Contents
check the viewerFols. 1r, 2r Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon R. M. Woolley, 14. January 1931 Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to the Reverend role: title Canon R. M. Woolley, D.D. , 14 January 1931 in which he congratulates Canon Wolley on his work "The Occasional Offices of the Coptic Church" and proposes that he should undertake the publication of a work dealing with the Church of Abyssinia. There are two documents. The first is a questionnaire put to the Abyssinians through the Bishop of Khartum . The Regent (now the Emperor) took a personal interest in the answers. A rough translation in French was made. It treats very elaborately of the precise doctrinal position of Abyssinian Christianity. The second document, called Wāzemā or Vigil, is a short book put together by the Foreign Minister of Abyssinia, Belatengheta Herui , to celebrate the Coronation of the Emperor. It was partly translated into English but needs to be revised and corrected. Canon Douglas would be willing to accept these two documents for publication at his 'Faith Press'.
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- engraving:
At the top of each leaf the impressed seal of the Foreign Office.
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1931-01-27
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 3r ), Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Canon Woolley. 27 January 1931.
Contents
check the viewerFol. 3r Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Canon Woolley. 27 January 1931. Before leaving the Foreign Office for some months, Stephen Gaselee sent Canon Woolley a letter received from Canon Douglas .
Codicological Unit p3
Origin of codicological unit 3
1931-11-18
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols. 4r, 5r ), Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Godfrey Driver, 18 November 1931
Contents
check the viewerFols. 4r, 5r Letter of Stephen Gaselee to Godfrey Driver, 18 November 1931 Typewritten letter, on Foreign Office notepaper, of Stephen Gaselee to Godfrey Driver , Ref. L 6180/293/405, 18 November 1931 , in which he asks Driver to recommend to him anyone who would be willing to do work on the two documents dealing with Abyssinian subjects (described in Content Item 1 of codicological unit 1 Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon R. M. Woolley, 14. January 1931 ). Of both of these there are rather imperfect translations, but it is clear that with a little editorial work they could be made into something which would be of considerable interest and might appear either in the form of a small book or in some periodical such as 'The Christian East'. Canon R. M. Woolley was entrusted with them, but unfortunately he died, and the documents were returned to Gaselee . The letter ends with the following remark: 'There seems to be at the present moment a scarcity of Ethiopic scholars in this country, and that is why I venture to ask your advice'.
Physical Description of codicological unit 3
Form of support of codicological unit 3
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 3
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3 | |
Height | 242mm |
Width | 190mm |
Codicological Unit p4
Origin of codicological unit 4
1931-11-26
Summary of codicological unit 4
- p4_i1 (check the viewerFol. 6r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Stephen G. Wright, 26 November 1931
Contents
check the viewerFol. 6r Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Stephen G. Wright, 26 November 1931 Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to Stephen G. Wright , Ref. L 6180/293/405, 1931-11-26 , in which he explained, that he heard through Professor role: titleMargoliouth and Godfrey Driver that Wright might be willing to look at the documents mentioned above in [link]. He encloses a copy of his letter written the week before to Driver, explaining their contents to him briefly, and asks Mr. Wright if he might send him the documents with the translations in order to see whether they could be turned to advantage in the manner suggested.
Physical Description of codicological unit 4
Form of support of codicological unit 4
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 4
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 4 | |
Height | 242mm |
Width | 190mm |
Codicological Unit p5
Origin of codicological unit 5
1931-12-02
Summary of codicological unit 5
- p5_i1 (check the viewerFol. 7r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 2 December 1931
Contents
check the viewerFol. 7r Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 2 December 1931 Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to S. G. Wright , Ref. L 6180/293/405, 2 December 1931 , thanking Wright for his letter of 27 November and sending him the Abyssinian document with the translation. There is no immediate hurry to deal with them, as one of the documents has been in his hands for almost four years and the other for almost one year . It is just that Gaselee wants to drop the idea of making them available to people in the West interested in Abyssinian affairs.
Physical Description of codicological unit 5
Form of support of codicological unit 5
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 5
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 5 | |
Height | 242mm |
Width | 190mm |
Codicological Unit p6
Origin of codicological unit 6
1932-01-22
Summary of codicological unit 6
- p6_i1 (check the viewerFol. 8r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 22 January 1932
Contents
check the viewerFol. 8r Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Steven G. Wright, 22 January 1932 Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to S. G. Wright , Ref. L 6180/293/405, 22 January 1932 , informing Wright that Gaselee has been told that there is an Abyssinian youth at Oxford, Heroui , who might be consulted on any point of difficulty in the Amharic texts and who is said to know something of Church affairs.
Physical Description of codicological unit 6
Form of support of codicological unit 6
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 6
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 6 | |
Height | 242mm |
Width | 190mm |
Codicological Unit p7
Origin of codicological unit 7
1936-01-23
Summary of codicological unit 7
- p7_i1 (check the viewerFols. 9r, 10r ), Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon Douglas, 23 January 1936
Contents
check the viewerFols. 9r, 10r Letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon Douglas, 23 January 1936 Typewritten letter from Stephen Gaselee to Canon Douglas , Ref. L 85/85/405, 23 January 1936 , informing him that he has looked through the rest of the papers connected with the Amharic theological document and sending him the tentative French translation and the work of Canon Woolley and Steven Wright together with some miscellaneous correspondence which came to him after Woolley's death. The questionnaire seems to have been compiled by Miss Paine-Smith and to have been sent to Bishop Gwynne in the later years of the war asking him to obtain answers to it from Abyssinia. The bishop sent it through to Addis Ababa↗ and the Abyssinian theologians set to work on it to answer the questions. It is said that a large part of it was contributed by the present Emperor of Abyssinia , who is himself greatly interested in theological questions. The exact date when Miss Paine-Smith compiled it and sent it does not appear in the papers available to Gaselee.
Codicological Unit p8
Origin of codicological unit 8
1936-03-13
Summary of codicological unit 8
- p8_i1 (check the viewerFol. 11r ), Letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin to Canon Douglas, 13 March 1936
Contents
check the viewerFol. 11r Letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin to Canon Douglas, 13 March 1936 Letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin to Canon Douglas , 13 March 1936 with the heading: 'Imperial Ethiopian Legation'. Attached to this letter the minister is sending the translation requested by Canon Douglas of the notice from page 1 of Part A (Cf. Content Item 1 of codicological unit 9 A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 and Content Item 1 of codicological unit 10 Translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 ).
Decoration of codicological unit 8 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- engraving:
Emblem of the Lion of Judah.
Codicological Unit p9
Origin of codicological unit 9
1930 to 1936
Summary of codicological unit 9
- p9_i1 (check the viewerFol. 12r ), A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1
Contents
check the viewerFol. 12r A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 A copy of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 translated in Content Item 1 of codicological unit 10 Translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 .
Codicological Unit p10
Origin of codicological unit 10
1930-1936
Summary of codicological unit 10
- p10_i1 (check the viewerFol. 13 ), Translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1
Contents
check the viewerFol. 13 Translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 Typewritten translation of the Amharic text from Part A, p. 1 as attested in [link] being probably the attachment of the letter of the Ethiopian Minister W. Martin transmitted in [link].
Additions of codicological unit 10 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras of codicological unit 10
-
(Type: Correction)
Three corrections in ink.
Codicological Unit p11
Origin of codicological unit 11
1931-1941
Summary of codicological unit 11
- p11_i1 (check the viewerFol. 14 ), Letter from Sirak Herui to Stephen Wright
Contents
check the viewerFol. 14 Letter from Sirak Herui to Stephen Wright Letter from Sirak Herui to Stephen Wright , without date, explaining a few Amharic expressions.
Physical Description of codicological unit 11
Form of support of codicological unit 11
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 11
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 11 | |
Height | 178mm |
Width | 113mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 11
Second page of this doubleleaf is blank and not numbered.
Codicological Unit p12
Origin of codicological unit 12
1941-01-23
Summary of codicological unit 12
- p12_i1 (check the viewerFol. 15 ), Letter from Canon Douglas to the British Museum
Contents
check the viewerFol. 15 Letter from Canon Douglas to the British Museum Typewritten letter from Canon Douglas to the Keeper, Department of Oriental Printed Books and MSS, British Museum, 23 January 1941, accompanying the Amharic original of 'The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church', some letters dated between 1931 and 1936 from Stephen Gaselee to Stephen Wright , Canon Woolley , Godfrey Driver and himself, and also a letter to Stephen Wright, signed by Sirak Hermi (= Herui) , and some notes, probably from Stephen Wright (cf. [link]). He also sends another translation which Gaselee obtained from Abyssinia but which, on final consideration, they decided not to publish as Rev. Matthew's (cf. ) would be made with the help of Abyssinian scholars and theologians.
Explicit (English ):I may add that when I was talking over the Amharic document with the Negus, Haile Selassie, he told me that it was the case that he himself drafted a very large part of the answers and that his method had been to meet with his theologians, whose names he was not willing to give me, and after drafting the reply with their agreement to complete the text. (…)ommission by
Codicological Unit p13
Origin of codicological unit 13
Between 1931 and 1941
Summary of codicological unit 13
- p13_i1
(check the viewerFols 16r–26r ),
Notes by Stephan Wright
- p13_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), Beginning of the list of sixty questions
- p13_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 17v ), Two Amharic words
- p13_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 18r–26r ), The first question
Contents
check the viewerFols 16r–26r Notes by Stephan Wright Notes written probably by Stephen Wright (cf. [link]), containing a translation of the beginning of the Amharic document entitled 'The Teaching of the Abyssinian Church'.
check the viewerFols 18r–26r The first question The first question with a part of the answer corresponding to page 9 to 20 of the original, see Part A, and to page 1 to 11 of the published translation. Cf. BL Oriental 11718A.
Physical Description of codicological unit 13
Form of support of codicological unit 13
Paper Leaf
Extent of codicological unit 13
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 13 | |
Height | 232mm |
Width | 151mm |
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