London, British Library, BL Additional 24990
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XIII, Wright 13
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 37
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–29r ), Maṣḥafa Henok
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 29r–43r ), ʾIyob
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 43r–56v ), Proverbs
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 56v–66r ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 66r–70r ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 70r–72r ), Song of Songs
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFol. 72r ), The names of the months in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Syriac, and Afrengi
- ms_i8
(check the viewerFols 72v–75r ),
Comparisons
- ms_i8.1 (check the viewerFols 72v–73r ), Comparison of the Lights of Heaven with our Lord, the 12 Tribes of Israel, the blessed Virgin Mary, etc.
- ms_i8.2 (check the viewerFols 73r–73r ), Comparison of the Tabernacle with the blessed Virgin Mary
- ms_i8.3 (check the viewerFols 73r–74r ), Comparison of the Temple of Solomon with the Christian Church
- ms_i8.4 (check the viewerFols 74r–74r ), Comparison of Solomon's Throne with the Christian Church
- ms_i8.5 (check the viewerFols 74r–74r ), Comparison of Solomon's Prayer with the Prayer of our Lord on the Thursday and the Friday of the Crucifixion
- ms_i8.6 (check the viewerFols 74r–75r ), Chronology of the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, down to the division of the empire after the death of Alexander the Great
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 75r–97r ), Isaiah
- ms_i10
(check the viewerFols 97r–98v ),
Added notices and Fǝkkāre
- ms_i10.1 (check the viewerFols 97r–97r ), Brief notices of Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Ezra, Tobit, and Jeremiah
- ms_i10.2 (check the viewerFols 97r–97v ), Interpretation of the Names of the Angels (Fǝkkāre za-malākot)
- ms_i10.3 (check the viewerFols 97v–97v ), Interpretation of the Names of the Patriarchs (Fǝkkāre za-ʾabaw)
- ms_i10.4 (check the viewerFols 97v–97v ), Interpretation of the Names of the Apostles (Fǝkkāre za-ḥawaryāt)
- ms_i10.5 (check the viewerFols 97v–97v ), Interpretation of the Names of the Martyrs (Fǝkkāre za-samaʿtāt)
- ms_i10.6 (check the viewerFols 97v–98v ), Account of the Death of Alexander the Great (Zena motu la-ʾƎskǝndǝr maqedanāwi)
- ms_i11
(check the viewerFols 99r–138v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i11.1 (check the viewerFols 99r–102r ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i11.2 (check the viewerFols 102r–104v ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i11.3 (check the viewerFols 104v–106v ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i11.4 (check the viewerFols 106v–107v ), Book of Joel
- ms_i11.5 (check the viewerFols 107v–108r ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i11.6 (check the viewerFols 108r–109r ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i11.7 (check the viewerFols 109r–109v ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i11.8 (check the viewerFols 109v–110v ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i11.9 (check the viewerFols 110v–111v ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i11.10 (check the viewerFols 111v–112a ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i11.11 (check the viewerFols 112a–116a ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i11.12 (check the viewerFols 116a–118a ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
- ms_i12 (check the viewerFols 118a–126r ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i13 (check the viewerFols 126r–136v ), Apocalypse of Ezra
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–29r Maṣḥafa Henok (CAe 1340)
Rubric gez: ዘሄኖክ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ያሬድ፡ ወእሙ፡ ባረካ።
(Three tables on check the viewerfols. 27v, , check the viewer28r, , check the viewer28v , showing the increase and decrease of the moon during the several months of the year.)check the viewerFols 43r–56v Proverbs (CAe 2195)
Rubric gez: ምሳልያተ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ወልደ፡ ደዊት።
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ይሁድ፡ አበ፡ አቡሁ፡ ዕሴይ፡ ወእሙ፡ ኅውብልያ።
check the viewerFols 66r–70r Ecclesiastes (CAe 1320)
Rubric gez: ቃለ፡ መክብብ፡ ወልደ፡ ደዊት፡ ንጉሠ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘኢየሩሳ ሌም።
check the viewerFols 70r–72r Song of Songs (CAe 2362)
Rubric gez: ስባሔ፡ ስባ ሕያት፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ሰርዲሶን። ማኅልየ፡ ማ ኅልይ፡ (sic) ዝውእቱ፡ ዘሰሎምን።
check the viewerFol. 72r The names of the months in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Syriac, and Afrengi ልሳነ፡ አስማተ፡ አውራኅ፡ በእብራ ይስፕ፡ ዘሱርስት፡ ዘጽርዕ፡ ዘግብጽ፡ ዘሮም፡ ዘአፍርንጊ፡ ሰናመሪ፡ መስከረ ም፡ ትቤር፡ ጥቅምት፡ ንዋብር፡ ኅደር፡ ዴምረ፡ ታኅሣሥ፡ ገደኒር፡ ጥር፡ ሸንቢር፡ የካቲ ት፡ ሔምሪኅ፡ መጋቢት፡ ህዋብዜል፡ ሚያዝ ያ፡ ኍልድ፡ ግንቦት፡ ዢኑል፡ ሰኔ፡ ኍዢን፡ ሐ ምሌ፡ አውቅጥ፡ ነሔሴ።
check the viewerFols 72v–75r Comparisons
check the viewerFols 72v–73r Comparison of the Lights of Heaven with our Lord, the 12 Tribes of Israel, the blessed Virgin Mary, etc.
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በአኵቴተ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ምሳሌ፡ ዘሚጠተ፡ ብርሃናተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ይትሜሰል፡ በእግ ዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወመሳክዊሁ፡
check the viewerFols 73r–73r Comparison of the Tabernacle with the blessed Virgin Mary
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በአኵቴተ፡ ሥ ሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ምሳሌ፡ ግብረተ፡ ደበ ትራ፡ ታቦት፡ ትትሜሰል፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማር ያም፡
check the viewerFols 73r–74r Comparison of the Temple of Solomon with the Christian Church
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንጸሕፍ፡ ዓዲ፡ ምሳሌ፡ ቤት፡ መቅደስ፡ መጠነ፡ ንክ ል፡ መቅደሰ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ትትሜሰል፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወሰሎሞን፡ ይትሜሰል፡ በእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ...
check the viewerFols 74r–74r Comparison of Solomon's Throne with the Christian Church
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ትርጓሜ፡ መን በረ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ መንበረ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ይትሜሰ ል፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ መንበረ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ ለወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ...
check the viewerFols 74r–74r Comparison of Solomon's Prayer with the Prayer of our Lord on the Thursday and the Friday of the Crucifixion
Rubric : rubric omitted
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍካሬ፡ ጸልዮቱ፡ ለሰሎሞን፡ ንጉሥ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ...
check the viewerFols 74r–75r Chronology of the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, down to the division of the empire after the death of Alexander the Great
Rubric : rubric omitted
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ናቡከደነ፡ ጾር፡ ንጉሠ፡ ባቢሎን፡ ነግሠ፡ ፳ወ፯ዓ መተ፡ ኢየዊልማሮዴቅ፡ ወልዱ፡ ነግሠ፡ ፳ወ፫ተ፡ ዓመተ፡
check the viewerFols 97r–98v Added notices and Fǝkkāre
check the viewerFols 97r–97v Interpretation of the Names of the Angels (Fǝkkāre za-malākot)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍካሬ፡ ዘመላእክት፡ በእብ ራይስጥ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ብ፡ መኑ፡ ከማከ፡ ...
check the viewerFols 97v–97v Interpretation of the Names of the Patriarchs (Fǝkkāre za-ʾabaw)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍካሬ፡ ዘአበው፡ በዕብራይስጢ፡ አደም፡ ብ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወካዕበ፡ ይት፡ ምድር፡ እንተ፡ ተሰገወት።
check the viewerFols 97v–97v Interpretation of the Names of the Apostles (Fǝkkāre za-ḥawaryāt)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍካሬ፡ ዘሐዋርያት፡ በዕብራይስጥ፡ ወበሮማይስጥ፡ ዼጥሮስ፡ ብ፡ አብ፡ ወካዕበ፡ ይ፡ ኰኵሕ ፤
check the viewerFols 97v–97v Interpretation of the Names of the Martyrs (Fǝkkāre za-samaʿtāt)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ፍካሬ፡ ዘሰማዕታት፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ብ፡ መስተገብረ፡ ገራኅት ፤
check the viewerFols 97v–98v Account of the Death of Alexander the Great (Zena motu la-ʾƎskǝndǝr maqedanāwi)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዜና፡ ሞቱ፡ ለእስክንድር፡ መቄደናዊ።
check the viewerFols 99r–138v Daqiqa nabiyāt (CAe 1315)
check the viewerFols 99r–102r Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy (CAe 3144)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ርኤም፡ ወስመ፡ እሙ፡ ሜኤሌ።
check the viewerFols 102r–104v Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy (CAe 3145)
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ስምዖን፡ ውእቱ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ምናስ፡ ስወእሙ፡ ሜላት።
check the viewerFols 104v–106v Za-Mikyās nabiyy (CAe 3146)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ብንያም፡ አቡሁ፡ አም ጽ፡ ወእሙ፡ ስተም።
check the viewerFols 107v–108r ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ። (CAe 3147)
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ኤፍሬም፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ኮከላ፡ ወእሙ፡ ሰፍግ።
check the viewerFols 108r–109r Book of Jonah (CAe 1694)
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ይሳኮር፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ አማቴ፡ ወእሙ፡ ሜቲላ።
check the viewerFols 109r–109v Book of Nahum (CAe 2057)
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ዘብሎ ን፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ሄልቅዩ፡ ወእሙ፡ ስና።
check the viewerFols 109v–110v Book of Habakkuk (CAe 1567)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ደኮር፡ ወእሙ፡ ሱራፍ።
check the viewerFols 110v–111v Za-Sofonyās nabiyy (CAe 3148)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ንፍታሌም፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ አያቂደቂ፡ ወእ ሙ፡ ንኅባ።
check the viewerFols 111v–112a Za-Ḥagge nabiyy (CAe 3149)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ጋድ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ አግታ፡ ወእሙ፡ ሊን።
check the viewerFols 112a–116a Za-Zakāryās nabiyy (CAe 3150)
Rubric gez: እምነገደ፡ ሌዊ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ሜሌ፡ ወአሙ፡ ሐደ።
check the viewerFols 116a–118a Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy (CAe 3151)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ አሴር፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ፉሂል፡ ወእሙ፡ ጽግኒ።
check the viewerFols 118a–126r Daniel, Book of (CAe 1259)
Rubric gez: እምቤተ፡ ይሁደ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ኢዮአቄም፡ ወእሙ፡ ማሌና።
check the viewerFols 126r–136v Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376) (The First Book of Esdras or 4 Esdras according to the Vulgate)
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols. 97r, 97v (Type: GuestText)
Notices and interpretations described above as Content Item 7 The names of the months in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Syriac, and Afrengi , Content Item 8 Comparisons , Content Item 10 Added notices and Fǝkkāre
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(Type: Gloss)
Rubrics are added in the margins.
Extras
- (The name of the owner in the subscription of Content Item 9 Isaiah has been erased.)
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 11a-12b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 10.15in |
Width | 9.5in |
Foliation
The leaves are numbered by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30-31
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
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