London, British Library, BL Oriental 499
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXIII, Wright 23
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 12
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript had very probably belonged to a church in the Gondar↗ area, from where it was taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . It was then looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r–23v ), Book of Sirach
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 24r–33v ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 34r–63v ), Maṣḥafa Henok
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 63v–81v ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i5
(check the viewerFols 82r–91v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i5.1 (check the viewerFols 82r–83v ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i5.2 (check the viewerFols 83v–86v ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i5.3 (check the viewerFols 86v–88v ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i5.4 (check the viewerFols 88v–90r ), Book of Joel
- ms_i5.5 (check the viewerFols 90r–90v ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i5.6 (check the viewerFols 90v–91v ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i5.7 (check the viewerFols 91v–91v ), Book of Nahum
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–23v Book of Sirach (CAe 2358)
Colophon
Copied subscription: ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሲራክ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፷፻ወ፱፻ወ፸ዓመት ፡, but this date, A.M. 6970=A.D. 1477-1478, must have been copied from the original whence this Ms. was taken
check the viewerFols 82r–91v Daqiqa nabiyāt (CAe 1315) Text missing at the beginning and at the end
check the viewerFols 91v–91v Book of Nahum (CAe 2057) Imperfect at the end. The remaining five books are missing.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ሲራክ፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
Catalogue Bibliography
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Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 19ab
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.15in |
Width | 10.5in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 11 |
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4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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10 | 9 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
10, stub after 1
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (11), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (11), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31-35
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
Fine hand of the 18th century. 1700-1800Check for additional bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 499ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-29) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient499 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added binding on 29.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added collation and layout on 31.5.2022
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 19.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor