London, British Library, BL Oriental 486
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Old Testament books
Number of Text units: 14
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript had very probably belonged to a church in the Gondar↗ area, from where it was taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . It was then looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–18v ), Maṣḥafa Henok
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 19r–95v ),
Books of Kings
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 14r–40r ), Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 40r–57r ), Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 57r–76v ), Kings 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 3
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 77r–95v ), Kings 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 4
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 96r–116v ), Book of Sirach
- ms_i4
(check the viewerFols 117r–162v ),
Books of Jeremiah
- ms_i4.1 (check the viewerFols 117r–154r ), Book of Jeremiah
- ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 154r–155v ), Book of Baruch
- ms_i4.3 (check the viewerFols 155v–158r ), Lamentations
- ms_i4.4 (check the viewerFols 158r–158v ), Epistle of Jeremiah
- ms_i4.5 (check the viewerFols 158v–158v ), Prophecy of Jeremiah Told to Pashhur
- ms_i4.6 (check the viewerFols 158v–162v ), Tarafa nagar za-Bārok za-ʾi-kona ḫǝbuʾa za-ʾama yǝḍewawu Bābilon
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–18v Maṣḥafa Henok (CAe 1340)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):[ዘይትከ]ፈል፡ በመብረቅ፡ ከመ፡ ይበር ቅ፡ ወትዕይንቶሙ፡
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሄኖክ፡ ዘ ፤ ት ፤ ሐደ ፤ ዘር ፤ አም፡ ዘ ፤ ነጒድጓድ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s.
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check the viewerFol. 95r (Type: OwnershipNote)
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአቦራ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ አሳዮ።
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check the viewerFol. 116v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note at the end of item 3 giving the name of the owner, Kanāfǝra Krǝstos owner .
( gez ) ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ጥበቡ፡ ለኢያሱ፡ ወልደ፡ ሲራክ። ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ። ከናፍረ፡ ክርስቶስ። owner
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check the viewerFol. 162v (Type: OwnershipNote)
Similar to note on f. 116v, giving the name of the owner Kanāfǝra Krǝstos owner .
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 9a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12.12in |
Width | 10.5in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Blind-tooled leather cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).Sewing Stations
4Sewing Stations
Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 29
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1800
The manuscript is neatly written by apparently several hands. 1700-1800Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1800-1868
Hand of addition 1. 1800-1868Check for additional bibliography
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Eugenia Sokolinski, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 486ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-26) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient486 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Corrected catalogue reference, updated keywords on 1.11.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Completed catalogue entry on 5.1.2017
- Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 3.1.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor