London, British Library, BL Oriental 606
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXVII, Wright 217
General description
Discourses for the Festivals of the blessed Virgin Mary
Number of Text units: 14
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1800 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868 from the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), Vision of Theophilus of Alexandria on the Mount Qʷǝsqʷām
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 18v and following ), Homily on the Church of the Rock
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 45r and following ), Dǝrsān za-yǝtnabbab ʾama 3 la-tāḫśāś baʾǝnta lǝdatā la-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝna Māryām walādita ʾAmlāk wa-zakama boʾat wǝsta beta maqdas wa-zakama ʾawaffayǝwwā la-Yosef wa-zakama ḥorat beta Zakāryās ḫaba bǝʾǝsitu ʾElsābeṭ
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 52r and following ), Zenā la-Māryām wa-fǝlsatā
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 58v and following ), Dǝrsan zäyǝnäggǝr zäkämä täräkbä zenaha läqǝddǝst Maryam
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 62v and following ), Maṣḥafa fǝlsatā la-Māryām
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), Prayer of Our Lady Mary for the 16th Yakkātit
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 78v and following ), Dǝrsān baʾǝnta za-zenawā Gabrǝʾel la-Māryām ba-warḫa maggābit ʾama 20wa9
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 90v and following ), Zena ḍǝnsäta wälǝdäta
- ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 100v and following ), ድርሳን፡ በእንተ፡ ሕንጻ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ማርያም፡ በዕለተ፡ ቅዳሴሃ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩ለሰኔ፡
- ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 102r and following ), Baʾǝnta ḥǝnḍā beta krǝstiyān la-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝna nǝṣǝḥt Māryām ba-ʿǝlata qǝddāse ʾama 20wa1 la-Sane ba-salāma ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer
- ms_i12 (check the viewerFols 111r and following ), Homily on the Assumption of Mary
- ms_i13 (check the viewerFols 127v and following ), Homily on the Assumption of Mary
- ms_i14 (check the viewerFols 138v and following ), Story of King Dämatyanos of Lebanon and of Gigar, The
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Vision of Theophilus of Alexandria on the Mount Qʷǝsqʷām (CAe 2487)
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check the viewerFols 18v and following Homily on the Church of the Rock (CAe 1643)
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check the viewerFols 58v and following Dǝrsan zäyǝnäggǝr zäkämä täräkbä zenaha läqǝddǝst Maryam (CAe 1278)
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check the viewerFols 77r and following Prayer of Our Lady Mary for the 16th Yakkātit (CAe 3987)
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check the viewerFols 78v and following Dǝrsān baʾǝnta za-zenawā Gabrǝʾel la-Māryām ba-warḫa maggābit ʾama 20wa9 (CAe 6188)
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check the viewerFols 100v and following ድርሳን፡ በእንተ፡ ሕንጻ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ማርያም፡ በዕለተ፡ ቅዳሴሃ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩ለሰኔ፡ (CAe 6180)
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check the viewerFols 111r and following Homily on the Assumption of Mary (CAe 1639)
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check the viewerFols 127v and following Homily on the Assumption of Mary (CAe 1638)
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check the viewerFols 138v and following Story of King Dämatyanos of Lebanon and of Gigar, The (CAe 2364)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ነገረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።
Extras
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The names of the owners are Walda Śǝllāse owner , Ḫayla Māryām owner , Gabra Ḥǝywat owner , Walda ʾAb owner .
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 145b-146a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.125in |
Width | 10.875in |
Foliation
Three unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning and two at the end
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 27-28
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a good hand, of the 18th century.. 1700-1800 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 606ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-07-27) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient606 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 27.7.2021
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 6.6.2019