London, British Library, BL Additional 24993
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXXXVI, Wright 336
General description
ʾAragāwi manfasāwi
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1800 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Acquisition
The manuscript was purchased by the British Library↗ between 1847-1867 .
Summary
- ms_i1
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ʾAragāwi manfasāwi
- ms_i1.1 (), Homilies
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), Letters
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 136v and following ), Three discourses on the heads of knowledge
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), The letter to his brother
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 148r and following ), The questions of his brother
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 148v and following ), ʾAragāwi manfasāwi, Subscription concerning the translation of the work
Contents
ʾAragāwi manfasāwi (CAe 3989)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 136v and following Three discourses on the heads of knowledge (CAe 3989 ChaptersKnowledge)
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check the viewerFols 147v and following The letter to his brother (CAe 3989 LettersExplanation)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 148v and following ʾAragāwi manfasāwi, Subscription concerning the translation of the work (CAe 3989 NoteTranslationExplicit)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ተተርጐመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ እምልሳነ፡ ዓረቢ፡ ኀበ፡ ልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ሐዲስ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 149r (Type: OwnershipNote)
A note giving the name of the owner has been in great part erased.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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 223b-224a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 9.375in |
Width | 8.25in |
Foliation
One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Of the latter part of the 18th century according to William Wright
Of the latter part of the 18th century according to William Wright Fairly writtenCheck for additional bibliography
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Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 24993ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-05-07) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLadd24993 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Corrected history on 7.5.2022
- Daria Elagina Created record, completed the description. on 23.6.2020
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Daria Elagina, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor