London, British Library, BL Oriental 451
Daria Elagina
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright 162, Wright cat. CLXII
General description
ʾArganona wǝddāse, Wǝddāse Māryām
Number of Text units: 36
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1700 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Purchased on the 1 February 1868 by Richard Holmes in Gʷanāgʷanā↗ .
Contents
check the viewerFols 4r and following ʾArganona wǝddāse and Wǝddāse Māryām combined according to the days of the week
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check the viewerFols 4r and following Monday
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check the viewerFols 23r and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday (CAe 2509 Monday)
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check the viewerFols 27r and following Tuesday
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check the viewerFols 27r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Tuesday (CAe 1146 Tuesday)
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check the viewerFols 48r and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday (CAe 2509 Tuesday)
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check the viewerFols 53v and following Wednesday
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check the viewerFols 53v and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Wednesday (CAe 1146 Wednesday)
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check the viewerFols 75v and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday (CAe 2509 Wednesday)
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check the viewerFols 78r and following Thursday
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check the viewerFols 78r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Thursday (CAe 1146 Thursday)
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check the viewerFols 100r and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday (CAe 2509 Thursday)
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check the viewerFols 105r and following Friday
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check the viewerFols 105r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Friday (CAe 1146 Friday)
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check the viewerFols 123r and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday (CAe 2509 Friday)
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check the viewerFols 127r and following Saturday
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check the viewerFols 127r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Saturday (CAe 1146 Saturday)
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check the viewerFols 134v and following Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday (CAe 2509 Saturday)
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check the viewerFols 138v and following Sunday
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check the viewerFols 138v and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Sunday (CAe 1146 Sunday)
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check the viewerFols 147v and following Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2509 Sunday)
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check the viewerFols 150r and following Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel (CAe 2835)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምስለ፡ ስመ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘተሳተፈ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 1 .
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Purchase note in English
( en ) Purchased at Goon-goona↗ , 1 Feb. 1868 R.Holmes .
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Inventory)
A short inventory
Text in Gǝʿǝz ኆልቈ፡ ፍኛላት፡
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check the viewerFol. (Type: Unclear)
( am ) ፬፻ ለምሕመድ፡ የሸሪፍ፡ ማሕሙድ፡ ልጅ።
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check the viewerFol. 155v (Type: ProtectivePrayer)
Protective prayer added by a later owner.
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check the viewerFol. (Type: Inventory)
Extras
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check the viewerFols. 1v, 3r, 4r
Some writing has been erased in the margins.
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check the viewerFols. 47v, 134v, 147v
The name of the first owner has been altered into that of Qāla Krǝstos owner , who has added a protective prayer (a4) .
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 109a-109b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.75in |
Width | 7.625in |
Binding
In the original boards, lined with flowered cloth and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1600-1700 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a fine hand, of the 17th century. 1600-1700 according to William WrightHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The last stanzas of Content Item 1.7.3 , item 1.7 Hymn are written by another hand.Check for additional bibliography
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- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Created entity and completed the description according to the catalogue. on 26.10.2021