London, British Library, BL Additional 24184
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CXXV, Wright 125
General description
Dāwit
Number of Text units: 9
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1827-1855 (reign)
Provenance
Having belonged to Ḫāyla Malakot , the manuscript might have been kept originally in the Šawā↗ .
Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased by the British Library↗ between 1847-1867 .
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3v and following ), Malkǝʾa madḫāne ʿālam
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 5r and following ),
Psalter
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 112r and following ), Book of Odes
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 122v and following ), Song of Songs
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 128v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 136r and following ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 140r and following ), Malkǝʾa ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 145r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Jesus Christ
Contents
check the viewerFols 3v and following Malkǝʾa madḫāne ʿālam (CAe 2883)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘኢረከቡ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡
check the viewerFols 5r and following Psalter (CAe 2701)
Language of text:
Colophon
ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘእራስ፡ role: title ኃይለ፡ መለኮት፡ owner ንጉሠ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ወጸሐፊሁ፡ ናሁ፡ ሠናይ፡ ወልደ፡ አብ። scribe
check the viewerFols 140r and following Malkǝʾa ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot (CAe 2930)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለጽንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ እምከርሥ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወረቡዑ፡ ለወርኃ፡ ታኅሣሥ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ በኵሉ፡ ወበውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ውዱስ።
check the viewerFols 145r and following Malkǝʾ-hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 2740)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: MagicFormula)
Two charms.
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check the viewerFol. 140r (Type: Unclear)
Note in Amharic below Colophon 1 , item 2 .
Text in Amharic
Extras
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Content Item 3 Malkǝʾa ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot (CAe 2930) and Content Item 4 Malkǝʾ-hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 2740) have been written by ʿƎrgata Qāl scribe for Walda Takla Hāymānot .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Pen trial.
( gez ) ብርዕ፡ ሠናይ፡ ዘፈተነ፡ ቀለመ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 1v–2r
Miniatures of St George of Lydda and the dragon as Equestrian Saint and of the Virgin and Child.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2vr
A miniature in outline of David Playing the Harp.
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 80b-81a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.75in |
Width | 5.75in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner, beginning on check the viewerfol. 1 and not taking into consideration the fly-leaves.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Binding material
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 25
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are not visible.
- Pricking and ruling are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are not visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Nāhu Śannāy scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1827-1855
Nāhu Śannāy scribe 1827-1855Hand 2
Scribe: ʿƎrgata Qāl scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1800-1868
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