London, British Library, BL Oriental 654
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XCVI, Wright 96
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 29
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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 and following ),
Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Miracle of Mary: Homily on a potter from Syria
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 3vc and following, check the viewer4rc and following ), Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Another introduction to the miracles
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 5v and following ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 5v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 7v and following ),
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 8v and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Malkǝʾa ʾEdom
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 11v and following ), ʾO-rǝḫrǝḫta ḫǝllinā
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Michael and St Gabriel
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 13v and following ), Hymn to Mary
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 17r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 92r and following ), Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i1.20 (), Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i1.21 (), Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 93v and following, check the viewer175 and following ), Other miracles.
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 97v and following ), Miracle of Jesus Christ (general record for a single unidentified miracle)
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 98r and following ),
Miracles of Michael
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 98r and following ), 12 Miracles of St Michael
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 104v and following ), Miracles of Michael
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 112 and following ), Miracles of Michael
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
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check the viewerFols 3r and following Miracle of Mary: Homily on a potter from Syria (CAe 3622)
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check the viewerFols 3vc and following, check the viewer4rc and following Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3584)
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check the viewerFols 4r and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 4614)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ንስግድ፡ ለአበ፡ ብርሃናት፡ ወለወልዱ፡ ዋሕድ፡
With musical notes.
check the viewerFols 5v and following ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki (CAe 3058)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ፡
check the viewerFols 5v and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3093)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ማሪሃም፡ እሙ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከሃሊ፡
check the viewerFols 6r and following Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
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check the viewerFols 7v and following [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. (CAe 3108)
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check the viewerFols 8v and following Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2804)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ለኖኅ፡ ሐመሩ፡
check the viewerFols 9v and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3023)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግልተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወሕሊና፡
check the viewerFols 10r and following Malkǝʾa ʾEdom (CAe 3022)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ለአዳም፡ ፋሲካሁ፡
check the viewerFols 11v and following ʾO-rǝḫrǝḫta ḫǝllinā (CAe 3088)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦርኅርኅተ፡ ሕሊና፡ አፍቅሮተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ልማዳ፡
check the viewerFols 12r and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2730)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘሌሊት፡ ጸሎት። ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ስብሐት፡ ቀስተ፡ መሀላሁ፡ ለኖኅ፡
check the viewerFols 13r and following Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Michael and St Gabriel (CAe 2762)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘነግህ፡ ጸሎት። ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ሚካኤል፡ መልአከ፡ አድኅኖ።
check the viewerFols 13v and following Hymn to Mary (CAe 4337)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ ዘ፫ሰዓት። ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ርግብ፡ ሰማያዊት፡ ወንስር፡ መንፈሳዊት፡
check the viewerFols 15v and following Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 2969)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በሰጊድ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘመዓዛ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ አፈዋት።
check the viewerFols 16v and following Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3065)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦዑጽፍተ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወርቅ፡
check the viewerFols 17r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)
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This series contains 125 miracles.check the viewerFols 92r and following Miracle of Mary (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 3993)
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check the viewerFols 97v and following Miracle of Jesus Christ (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 4661)
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Inserted into Content Item 1.23 , item 1 Miracle of Jesus Christ (general record for a single unidentified miracle) (CAe 4661) .check the viewerFols 98r and following Miracles of Michael
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check the viewerFols 104v and following Miracles of Michael (CAe 5066)
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Two columns in the same hand have been effaced on check the viewerfol. 111v .check the viewerFols 112 and following Miracles of Michael (CAe 5066)
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Contains two miracles.check the viewerFols 113r and following Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus (CAe 2382)
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This series contains 41 miracles.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: DonationNote)
List of donated books.
( gez ) ለታቦተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ዘምድረ፡ ደባሪ፡ በሀገረ፡ በለሳ።↗
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check the viewerFols 172r and following (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 3049)
( gez ) ኢየሱስ፡ ሕፃን፡ ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ዘድንግል፡ ፍሬ፡ ማኅፀን
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check the viewerFols 172v and following
Items of expenses.
Extras
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The names of the first owners have been erased.
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The names of Śahla Śǝllāse and Qǝddǝsta Krǝstos have been substituted for the names of the first owners.
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The name of Śahla Śǝllāse is mentioned.
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The name of Dāwit III appears constantly on an erasure.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 1v
Picture.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r
Picture.
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 56b-57b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.13in |
Width | 11.75in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Three unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfols i–iii, in the library's digitization, and one at the end, referred to as check the vieweri .
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with velvet and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 25-30
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 and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1650-1699
1650-1699 check the viewerFols 17–91, check the viewerFols 113–173 Written in a fine hand.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1750
1700-1750 check the viewerFols 1–16Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1750
1700-1750 check the viewerFols 92–112Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1750
1700-1750 check the viewerFol. 175Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 654ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-13) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient654 [Accessed: 2024-05-19]
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- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 13.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 7.11.2018