London, British Library, BL Additional 24991
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XIV, Wright 14
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 29
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–1r ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 1r–138v ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–3v ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 3v–5v ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 5v–7r ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFol. 7r ), Book of Joel
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 7r–7r ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 7r–7v ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFols 7v–8r ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 8r–9r ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i2.9 (check the viewerFols 9r–9v ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i2.10 (check the viewerFols 9v–10r ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i2.11 (check the viewerFols 10r–13r ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i2.12 (check the viewerFols 13r–14r ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 15r–37v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 15r–33r ), Book of Jeremiah
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 33r–33v ), Book of Baruch
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 33v–35r ), Lamentations
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 35r–35r ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- ms_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 35r–35r ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- ms_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 35r–37v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 37v–51r ), Book of Ezekiel - Eth II
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 51r–56v ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 56v–64r ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 64r–64v ), Book of Nehemiah
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Tobit, Book of
- ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 65r–74v ), Book of Judith
- ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 65r–85v ), Book of Esther
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–138v Daqiqa nabiyāt (CAe 1315)
Colophon
The name of the original owner has been erased in the colophon
check the viewerFols 1r–3v Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy (CAe 3144)
Rubric gez: ሆሴዕ፡ ብሂል፡ መድ ኅን ፤ አመ፡ ፲ወ፱ለጥቅምት፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 3v–5v Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy (CAe 3145)
Rubric gez: አምጽ፡ ብሂል፡ ጽኑዕ ፤ ቦዘ፡ ውዱድ፡ አመ፡ ፭ለጳጒሜን፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 5v–7r Za-Mikyās nabiyy (CAe 3146)
Rubric gez: ሚኪያስ፡ ብሃል፡ መኑ፡ ከማከ። አመ፡ ፳ወ፪፡ በወርኃ፡ ነሐሴ፡ አዕረፈ።
Imperfectcheck the viewerFol. 7r Book of Joel (CAe 1689)
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 7r Subscription of the book of Joel
check the viewerFols 7r–7r ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ። (CAe 3147)
Rubric gez: አብድ ዩ፡ ብሂል፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፤ አመ፡ ፳ወ፫፡ በወርኃ፡ ኅደር፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 7r–7v Book of Jonah (CAe 1694)
Rubric gez: ዮናስ፡ ብሂል፡ ርግብ ፤ አመ፡ ፳ወ፭በወርኃ፡ መስከ ረም፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 7v–8r Book of Nahum (CAe 2057)
Rubric gez: ናሖም፡ ብሂል፡ ፈውስ ፤ አመ፡ ፭በወርኃ፡ መስከረም፡ አዕረፈ።
Colophon
In the subscription the names of at least two owners have been erased, and that of Anānya owner added on the margin
check the viewerFols 8r–9r Book of Habakkuk (CAe 1567)
Rubric gez: አንባቆም፡ ብሂል፡ ማእምር፡ ወቦዘ፡ ነባቢ፤ አመ፡ ፲በወርኃ፡ ኅደር፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 9r–9v Za-Sofonyās nabiyy (CAe 3148)
Rubric gez: <ሶፎንያስ፡> ብሂል፡ ሰፉኒ። አመ፡ ፬በወርኃ፡ ሐምሌ፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 10r–13r Za-Zakāryās nabiyy (CAe 3150)
Rubric gez: ዘካርያስ፡ ብሂል፡ ዝክረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፬በወርኃ፡ ጥር፡ አዕረፈ።
check the viewerFols 56v–64r 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 3 s, 3 s, 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: GuestText)
A list of Ethiopic words, explained in Amharic.
( am ) በጻሕራት፡ በምጽዓድ፡ ብሂል፡ መቃጽው፡ ዘ፡ ምንቸቶት፡ በገደመ፡ አሐዱስ፡ ዘ፡ ስመ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘውእቱ፡ መጌደ፡ አቀተዎሙ፡ ዘ፡ አስገበራቸው፡ ...
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check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)
An extract giving duration of the sojourn of Israel in Egypt at 215 years.
( gez ) ይቤ፡ ማር፡ በርሳ፡ እምጥንተ፡ በዓቶሙ፡ ለእስራኤል፡ በ፸ነፍስ፡ እስከ፡ ፀዓቶሙ፡ ፪፻፲ወ፭ዓመት።
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check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)
A short extract on the descendants of Noah and their dwelling-places.
( gez ) ውሉደ፡ ያፌት፡ ፲ወ፭ነገድ፡ ወመክፈልቶሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ምድረ፡ ፀጋም፡ ወመንፈቀ፡ ምዕራብ፡
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check the viewerFol. 14r (Type: Excerpt)
Properties of the four elements (CAe 6701)
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check the viewerFol. 64v (Type: Gloss)
Names of the months in different languages, imperfect at the beginning.
( gez ) ሰኔ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ተሙ ዝ፡ በዕብራውያን፡ ዮልዮሰ፡ በሮሜ፡ አጲፍ፡ በቅብጢ፡ አቢብ፡ በዓረቢ፡ ...
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check the viewerFol. 64v (Type: GuestText)
A note regarding the variations of the Mss. and Versions in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
( gez ) ወአቀምሙ፡ ለካህናት፡ በአልባሲሆሙ፡ ወሠ ርዖሙ፡ በበዕብሬቶሙ፡ ኅበ፡ ይብል፡ ፲ወ፪፡ ለ፩ዕለት፡ እም ዜና፡ ኢዮስያስ፡ እስከ፡ ኅበ፡ ይብል፡ ወአዘዙ፡ ሌዋውያን፡ ዝንቱሰ ኢሀሎ፡ በዓረቢ፡ ወባሕቱ፡ ነበረ፡ በቅብጥ፡ ወዕብራይስጥኒ፡ ቅድመ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ይእዜ በሐበሺ። ወህየንተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ሀሎ፡ በዓረቢ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘይቤ፡ በቀደሚ፡ ዓመተ፡ መንግ ሥቱ፡ ለቂሮስ፡ ወልጹቅ፡ ላዕለሁ፡ ነገረ፡ ነሐምያ፡ ወመጽሐፈ፡ ትንቢቱ፡ ለፅዝራ፡ ይቀድም፡ በሐበሺ፡ ወዓረቢሰ፡ ይሬሰዮ፡ ድኅረ፡ ወመተርጒም፡ ይቤ፡ በእንተ፡ ዜና፡ ኢዮስያስ፡ ብዙኃ፡ ነገረ፡ ቦእለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ እምፅዝራ፡ ወቦ፡ እምካልእ፡ ቦ፡ እምግድ ፈተ፡ ጸሐራ፡ ተወሰከ፡ ወቦ፡ በእንተ፡ መን ግሥት፡ ዘፈለሰ፡ በዘመነ፡ ኢዮሰያሰ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በዓል፡ ዘከረ፡ ወቦ፡ እለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በእንተ፡ ትንቢተ፡ ኤርምያሰ፡ ፸ዓ መት፡ ወቦ፡ በእንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ዘተወሰከ፡ በዘመኑ።
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check the viewerFol. 86r (Type: GuestText)
A note regarding the genealogies of our Lord.
( gez ) ማቲ፡ ወለደ፡ ለኤሊ፡ ወምተ፡ ወተወሰበ^ ፡ እመ፡ ኤሊ፡ ለማታን፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ አውሰበ፡ ኤሊ፡ በእ ሲተ፡ ወምተ፡ እንዘ፡ አልቦ፡ ውሉደ፡ ወተወ ስበት፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለዮሴፍ፡ ወኮነ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወልደ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በሥጋ፡ ወወልደ፡ ኤሊ፡ በሕግ።—። ሜልኪ፡ ወለደ፡ ለኔሪ፡ ወሞተ፡ ወተወስበት፡ አመ፡ ኔሪ፡ ለኢዮአዊም፡ ወወለደቶ፡ ለኤኮንያን፡ ወእ ምዝ፡ አውሰበ፡ ብ፡ ወሞተ፡ እንዘ፡ አልቦ፡ ውሉደ፡ ወአውሰባ፡ ለብ፡ ኤኮ፡ ወወለደ፡ ለሰላትያል፡ ወኮነ፡ ሰላ፡ ወልደ፡ ኤኮንያን፡ በሥጋ፡ ወወልደ፡ ኔሪ፡ በሕ።
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check the viewerFol. 86v (Type: Gloss)
Some glosses and a few other notes.
( gez ) አያይ፡ ብሂል፡ አምሳል፡ ቦ፡ አብነት፡ ሐርስ፡ ብ፡ ሥራይ፡ ወትዕይርት፡ ብ፡ ተግደር። ...
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 12b-14a
Secondary Bibliography
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Knibb, M. A. 2015. The Ethiopic Text of the Book of Ezekiel: A Critical Edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). page 23-24
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.5in |
Width | 8.8in |
Foliation
The leaves are numbered by the library.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Much mutilated and stained by water.
Binding
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 42-49
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1600-1700
The manuscript is written in a good, clear hand of the 17th century. 1600-1700Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1868
The later hand of the additions. 1700-1868Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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