London, British Library, BL Oriental 725
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCII, Wright 302
General description
The Life and Acts of Takla Hāymānot
Number of Text units: 3
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 ),
Acts of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), The Life of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 155v ), Genealogy of Takla Hāymānot from Adam
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 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 ) ገድለ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 155v (Type: Inventory)
An inventory in Amharic
Text in Amharic
Extras
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The names of scribes and first owner erased, for which have been substituted Nabiya Lǝʿul owner and Walatta Kidān owner .
( gez ) ለዘአጸሐፎ፡ ነቢየ፡ ልዑል፡ ወለአጽሐፈት፡ ወለተ፡ ኪዳን። ለዘአንበቦ፡ ወለዘተርጐሞ፡ etc
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 195b-196a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 324mm |
Width | 292mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 15-16
The ruling pattern 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J is used on a few leaves at the beginning of the manuscript.Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
- 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
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fine character, of the 18th century by different hands . 1700-1800 according to William WrightSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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