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London, British Library, BL Oriental 508

Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. XLIV, Wright 44

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General description

Four Gospels

Number of Text units: 19

Number of Codicological units: 1

For a table of all relations from and to this record, please go to the Relations view. In the Relations boxes on the right of this page, you can also find all available relations grouped by name.

Origin

1600-1699 (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

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2–5 ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Four Gospels
    1. ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Introduction to the Gospels
      1. ms_i2.1.1 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Maqdǝma wangel
      2. ms_i2.1.2 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record)
      3. ms_i2.1.3 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Canons of Eusebios (generic record)
      4. ms_i2.1.5 (check the viewerFols 18r and following ), ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዓት፡ በእንተ፡ አኅብሮ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘአርባዕቱ፡ ወንጌላት።
    2. ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 18r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos
      1. ms_i2.2.1 (check the viewerFols 18r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see
      2. ms_i2.2.2 (), Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew
      3. ms_i2.2.3 (check the viewerFols 20r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
    3. ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 100r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
    4. ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās
      1. ms_i2.4.1 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke
      2. ms_i2.4.2 (), Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke
      3. ms_i2.4.3 (check the viewerFols 149r and following ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
    5. ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 219v and following ), Gospel of John
      1. ms_i2.5.1 (check the viewerFols 219v and following ), Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John
      2. ms_i2.5.2 (check the viewerFols 223r and following ), Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John

Contents

check the viewerFols 2–5 Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711)

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check the viewerFols 6r and following Four Gospels (CAe 1560)

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check the viewerFols 6r and following Introduction to the Gospels (CAe 2705)

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check the viewerFols 6r and following Maqdǝma wangel (CAe 4872)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright ወንሰብሖ፡ ስባሔ፡ ፍጹመ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘወሀበነ፡ ቦቱ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘአእተተ፡ እምኔነ፡ ኵሎ፡ ምግባረ፡ ዕልወታት፡ በዘአምጽአ፡ ቦቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ወንጌሉ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ አስተርአየት፡ ተአምራቲሁ፡ ወተከሥተት፡ መንከራቲሁ፡ ወዕበያቲሁ፡ ወስብሐት፡ ሎቱ። ወይክበር፡ ዕበዩ፡ ወይትለዓል፡ ዝክሩ፡ ወፍጽምናሁ፡ ምስለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ከመ፡ እስትጉቡእ፡ ዘይትፈቀድ፡ ኀበ፡ ጥያቄሁ፡ ወመፍቅድ፡ ዘኀቤሃ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ መጽሕፍ፡ ፯፡ ወናሁ፡ ጸውዓተኒ፡ ፈቃዱ፡ ኀበ፡ ዘክሮታ፡ ወጽሕፈቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ንጹሕ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩን፡ ብጽሐተ፡ ለረባሕ። ወመርሐ፡ ለዘየኃሥሥ፡ ዘይትፈቀድ። ወዛቲ፡ ይእቲ፡ መፍቅድ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ወካልኡ፡ በቍዔት፡ ወሣልሱ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ወራብዑ፡ ስም። ወኃምሱ፡ እምአይቴ፡ ወሳድሱ፡ ምስማክ፡ ወሳብዑ፡ አርእስተ፡ ነገር፡

check the viewerFols 18r and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)

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Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew (CAe 1558 TituliMatthew)

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check the viewerFols 147r and following Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)

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Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812 TituliLuke)

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check the viewerFols 219v and following Gospel of John (CAe 1693)

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Additions In this unit there are in total 7 s, 2 , 1 , 5 s, 24 s, 3 s.

For all additions contained on check the viewerfols 277v–287r , Guidi 1906a is followed.

  1. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: DonationNote)

    The note records donations of ʾIyāsu II and Bǝrhān Mogasā to Dabra Ḍaḥay Qʷǝsqʷām↗ .

    ( gez ) ነዋ፡ ወሀብነ፡ ንሕነ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ኢያሱ፡ ዘስመ፡ መንግሥትነ፡ ብርሃን፡ ሰገድ። ወእምነ፡ ንግሥት፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ። ብርሃን፡ ሞገሳ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያነ፡ ቍስቋም። እንተ፡ ሕንጽት፡ በምድረ፡ ላይ፡ ጎንደር፡↗ ዘትሰመይ፡ ደብረ፡ ፀሓይ።↗ አልባሳተ፡ ዘሐሪር፡ ወዘርቤታተ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright

  2. check the viewerFol. 19r (Type: FoundationCharter)

    Vow of dedication by Tewoflos , perhaps in his own handwriting.

    ( gez ) ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ መላእክት፡ አእላፋት፡ ነቢያት፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ፫፻፲ወ፷ርቱዐነ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ሰማዕታት፡ ጻድቅ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ ለእሉ፡ ፷ከመ፡ እትክል፡ ታቦተ፡ በስሞሙ፡ ውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ መካን፡ እንተ፡ ስማ፡ ኤዶም፡ ቀዳሚሃሰ፡ ነበረት፡ ትሰመይ፡ ደጎም፡ በጥቃሃ፡ ለደብረ፡ ምጽራሕ፡ ተመነይኩ፡ ወእመ፡ ሠምረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወሐየውኩ፡ እገብር፡ ዘንተ፡ ተምኔትየ፡ ዘውስተ፡ ልብየ፡ ባሕቱ፡ ጸልዩ፡ ሊተ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኀቤሁ፡ ምብጻሐ፡ ኵሉ፡ ስዕለታት፡ ኵልክሙ፡ ካህናት፡ ምእመናን። ፯ወንጌል፡ ፭ሃይማኖተ፡ አበው፡ ፫ሐዲስ፡ ፩ግብረ፡ ሕማማት፡ ፩ቅዳሴ፡ ፩ሰንበት፡ አምኜ፡ እሉ፡ መጻሕፍት፡ ለእሉ፡ ታቦታት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኑ፡ ወሀብነ፡ ንሕነ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ አጽራር፡ ሰገድ፡ ዘበጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ተሰመይነ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ።

  3. check the viewerFols 220v–221r (Type: Excerpt)

    List of the names of the Nicene Fathers.

    ( gez ) ወሶበ፡ ፈጸሙ፡ አበው፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶሳት፡ ዘፈቀዱ፡ ባቲ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ ጸሐፉ፡ ዓዲ፡ ሃይማኖተ፡ ርትዕተ፡ ወቅድስተ፡ ወጽድቅተ፡ ወኃብሩ፡ ባቲ፡ ወተሰነዓዉ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ እሉ፡ እሙንቱ፡ አበው፡ ፫፻፲ወ፰ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶሳት፡ ወለኵሎሙ፡ አስማቲሆሙ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ሶል፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘሮሜ፡ እለ፡ እስክድሮስ፡ ዘግብጽ፡ ወእለ፡ እስክድርያ፡ ወለተባይስ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright

  4. check the viewerFol. 221v (Type: LandGrant)

    Deed of the reign of ʾIyāsu, possibly ʾIyāsu III .

    Text in Amharic

  5. check the viewerFol. 221v (Type: LandGrant)

    Deed of the reign of ʾIyāsu, possibly ʾIyāsu III .

    Text in Amharic

  6. check the viewerFol. 221v (Type: LandGrant)

    Deed of the reign of ʾƎgʷāla Ṣǝyon .

    Text in Amharic

  7. check the viewerFol. 222 (Type: Record)

    List of clergy and others, who were to undertake certain duties in turn during the months of Maskaram, Ṭǝqǝmt, Ḫǝdār, Tāḫśāś and Ṭǝrr.

    ( gez ) ዘመስከረም፡ መራህያን። ደንጎርሳ፡ ዘማርያም፡ ማንደርሶ፡ ዝክረ፡ ማርያም። ደባትር፡ ዳዊት፡ ርእሴ፡ ዘመርጡለ፡ ማርያም፡↗ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ዘጽላሎ፡↗ ፍሥሐ፡ ጽዮን፡ ባለፙል፡ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ። ቤተ፡ ጠባቂ፡ አዛዠ፡ ካሊድ፡ ገድለ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ። ዘግራ፡ መራህያን፡ መልአከ፡ ብርሃናት፡ ቀውስጦስ፡ ደብሳን፡ አግኔ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ዘቃኃ። ደባትር፡ አባ፡ እንጦንዮስ፡ መደባይ፡ መልክአ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንዋየ፡ ማርያም፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ቃለ፡ ክርስቶስ። ቤተ፡ ጠባቂ፡ ባስልዮስ። ። መራህያን፡ ዘጥቅምት። ዘቀኝ፡ አባ፡ ሱራሄ፡ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright

  8. check the viewerFol. 222v (Type: LandGrant)

    Deed of the reign of Takla Giyorgis I .

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  9. check the viewerFol. 222v (Type: LandGrant)

    Deed of the reign of Takla Giyorgis I .

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    Deed of the reign of Takla Giyorgis I .

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  11. check the viewerFol. 277v (Type: Inventory)

    List of furniture and other items.

    ( am ) ኍልቈ፡ ንዋየ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ዘ፫፻፡ ከሳት፡ በኋላ፡ . . . . .ommission by William Wright

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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 653
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 654
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 654
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  14. check the viewerFol. 278r (Type: FoundationCharter)

    Deed recording the building and endowment of Ḥamara Noḫ↗ , which Tewoflos founded by the act (a2) .

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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 654
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  15. check the viewerFol. 278v (Type: Inventory)

    List of the furniture of Ḥamara Noḫ↗ , possible the end of the list of donations to the church by Tewoflos , (a11) .

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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 655
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 655
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  17. check the viewerFol. 279r (Type: DonationNote)

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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 655-656
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    Text Bibliography

    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 656
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 656-657
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 657-658
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 658
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 658
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 658-659
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 659
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 659
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 659
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 659-660
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 660
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 660
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 660
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 661
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 661
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 661
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 661-662
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 662
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 662
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 662-663
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 663-664
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 664
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 664
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    • Guidi, I. 1906. ‘Gli archivi in Abissinia’, in Accademia dei Lincei, ed., Atti del Congresso internazionale di scienze storiche (Roma, 1–9 aprile 1903), III: Atti della Sezione II: Storia medievale e moderna. Metodica – Scienze storiche ausiliarie (Roma: Tipografia della R. Accademia dei Lincei, 1906), 651–698. page 664
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Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature:

    An unfinished picture.

  2. miniature:

    An Evangelist Portrait of Matthew and his emblem before Content Item 2.2 , item 2 Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558) .

  3. miniature:

    An Evangelist Portrait of Mark and his emblem before Content Item 2.3 , item 2 Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711) .

  4. miniature:

    An Evangelist Portrait of Luke and his emblem before Content Item 2.4 , item 2 Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812) .

  5. miniature:

    An Evangelist Portrait of John and his emblem before Content Item 2.5 , item 2 Gospel of John (CAe 1693) .

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 29a-30b
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

287 (leaf) .Entered as 287 16.63 14.75
Outer dimensions
Height 16.63in
Width 14.75in

Foliation

Foliation by the library in the upper right corner.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

In the original boards, lined with flowered silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.

Binding material

wood

leather

silk

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 6ra–11vc, check the viewer18ra–19rc )

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 27

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1ra–5vb, check the viewer12ra–16va, check the viewer21ra–280rb )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20-21

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Upper primary pricks are visible, lower primary pricks are mostly not visible, horizontal pricks are mostly not visible.
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Upper primary pricks are visible, lower primary pricks are mostly not visible, horizontal pricks are mostly not visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a fine hand. Content Item 1 Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711) and Content Item 2 Four Gospels (CAe 1560) are written in the same hand.

    Date: 1650-1699

    1650-1699

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Tewoflos ?

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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      Hamburg
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      1.6.2022
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      BLorient508.xml
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      BLorient508

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