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Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. c. 2

Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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Collection: Codices aethiopici

Other identifiers: Ullendorff 41, Bodleian Orient 735

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General description

ʾArbāʿtu wangel (fragments)

Number of Text units: 11

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1400-1499 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?

Provenance

The manuscript was probably sent from Ethiopia in 1868 by Knight ; it thus either belongs to the manuscripts looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868 from the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗ or was acquired by a member of the expedition between Sanʿāfe↗ and Maqdalā↗ . It was purchased by the Bodleian Library↗ in 1883.

Summary

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–98v Four Gospels (CAe 1560)

Language of text:

The manuscript contains substantial portions of the Wangel za-Mātewos, the Wangel za-Mārqos in its entirety, most of the Wangel za-Luqās, part of the first chapter of Gospel of John and paintings of Mark , Luke and John . There are the same paraphrases, glosses and embellishments as in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. c. 1. Both manuscripts belong to about the same time and were produced at the same convent.
check the viewerFols 1r and following, check the viewer9r–15v, check the viewer16r and following, check the viewer18r and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 1r and following, contains Matthew 6:22-11:16, check the viewer9r–15v, contains Matthew 12:7-15:17, where again it breaks off in the middle of the verse. check the viewer16r and following, contains Matthew 20:25-21:32. check the viewer18r and following contains Matthew 22:7 up to the end.
check the viewerFols 32r and following Wangel za-Mārqos (CAe 1882)

Language of text:

check the viewerFol. 32r Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882 TituliMark)

Language of text:

Colophon

〚 〛 ዘአጽሐፉ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክነ፡ patron ወኤርምያስ፡ patron ለመድኀኒተ፡ ነፍሶሙ። ዘወሀባ፡ ለኤርምያስ፡ ወልዱ፡ ከመ፡ ይግበር፡ ተዝካሮ፡ . . . . .ommission by Edward Ullendorff

Three lines are erased, indicating probably the time this manuscript was produced and giving the name of its owners, then follows:

check the viewerFols 58r–97r Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 59r and following Bǝsrāta Luqās (CAe 2713)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 59r and following, opens in Luke 1:24-5:9, check the viewer66r contains Luke 5:34-6:21. Two folios between check the viewerfols. 66, and check the viewer67, , check the viewer66i, and check the viewer66ii , are so badly mutilated that only small corners - each not containing more than fragments of 4 letters - are preserved which have not been taken into account for the foliation of the manuscript. They originally contained Luke 6:21; 6:42; 6:48; 7:19. check the viewerFols 67r and following contains Luke 7:24-8:22. check the viewerFols 69r–76v contains Luke 8:44-12:37. check the viewerFols. 77, and check the viewer82, are transposed: check the viewer76v, ends and check the viewer82r, starts with Luke 12:37. check the viewer82v, ends and check the viewer78r, starts with Luke 13:2. check the viewer81v, ends and check the viewer77r, starts with Luke 15:27. check the viewer77v, ends and check the viewer83r starts with Luke 16:18. check the viewerFol. 84 is mutilated at the bottom corner affecting the last 8 lines, of which only a portion is left.
check the viewerFols 97v–98v Gospel of John (CAe 1693)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 98r–98v Gospel of John (CAe 2715) Contains John 1:27-52.

Language of text:

Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s.

Other Decorations

  1. unspecified: check the viewerFol. 32v

    Picture of Mark in the usual Ethiopian fashion, according to Edward Ullendorff does not compare favourably with other specimens of Ethiopian art. The legend is ሥዕለ፡ አቡነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ

  2. unspecified: check the viewerFol. 33r

    Illumination, which according to Edward Ullendorff does not compare favourably with other specimens of Ethiopian art.

  3. unspecified: check the viewerFol. 58v

    Picture of Luke in the usual Ethiopian fashion, according to Edward Ullendorff does not compare favourably with other specimens of Ethiopian art. The explanatory inscription is mutilated, and only the end ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ can just be recognized. The paper which Luke holds in his hands shows the opening verses of his Gospel.

  4. unspecified: check the viewerFol. 97v

    Picture of John in the usual Ethiopian fashion, according to Edward Ullendorff does not compare favourably with other specimens of Ethiopian art. The picture is mutilated at the top. The paper in the hands of John bears the inscription ወንጌል፡ ዘዮሓንስ፡ .

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Ullendorff, E. 1951. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, II, Catalogi Codd. Mss. Bibliothecae Bodleianae, 7 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951). page 3ab
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

98 (leaf) .Entered as 98 13 9
Outer dimensions
Height 13in
Width 9in

Foliation

check the viewerFols. 66i, and check the viewer66ii are so badly mutilated that only small corners - each not containing more than fragments of 4 letters - are preserved which have not been taken into account for the foliation of the manuscript.

Quire Structure Collation

Fols. 77, and 82 are transposed. The manuscript consists of quinions, which is still unusual for this period. Äthiopische Paläographie Äthiopistische Forschungen Siegbert Uhlig Stuttgart Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH 1988 Äthiopistische Forschungen 22 22 Codicology Ethiopic Palaeography bm:Uhlig1988Palaographie Codicology Ethiopic Palaeography bm:Uhlig1988Palaographie 316 Codicology Ethiopic Palaeography bm:Uhlig1988Palaographie Codicology Ethiopic Palaeography bm:Uhlig1988Palaographie Codicology Ethiopic Palaeography bm:Uhlig1988Palaographie

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The manuscript was especially exposed to damage at the beginning and end and has been repaired in a number of places, but there is little doubt that it was originally complete and a particularly fine specimen. Among the lost leaves was no doubt also a picture of Matthew .

Binding

European binding.

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 28

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    The writing, which in its bold characters shows considerable resemblance to Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. c. 1, suggests the 15th century as the time the manuscript was produced.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Rubricated chapter headings were added without much consistency.

    Date: Date according to Ullendorff 1951. Date according to Ullendorff 1951.

    Date according to Ullendorff 1951. Date according to Ullendorff 1951.

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      Hamburg
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    Revision history

    • Dorothea Reule Small changes on 7.6.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Small changes on 4.3.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 23.1.2017
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Dorothea Reule, editor

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