London, British Library, BL Oriental 533
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Revelation, Acts of John, Death of John
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
After 1700 (dating on palaeographic grounds) Before 1730 (prosopography)
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 and following ), Revelation of John
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 87r and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 87r and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Hymn composed by the scribe of the manuscript
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r and following Revelation of John (CAe 3179)
Language of text:
Colophon
In the colophon, the names of ʾIyāsu II and Walatta Giyorgis have been subsequently inserted.
check the viewerFols 87r and following Acts of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 1690)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ዝንቱ፡ ፍኖቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ኄር፡ ወፍልሰቱ፡ እምዝንቱ፡ ዓለም፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ አብርኮሮስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘመዱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ዲያቆናት፡ ወቀዳሜ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ፩እም፯ላእካን፡ እለ፡ ዓቀምዎሙ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ለመልእክተ፡ ነጋድያን፤ በሰላመ፡ አበ፡ አሜን። ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገት፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ኀበ፡ መቃብራ፡ ለማርያም፡ ወይቤሎሙ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ አንትሙ፡ ተአምሩ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘአዘዘነ፡ እግዚእነ፡ አ (!) sic by Dorothea Reule'፡ ክ'፡ ከመ፡ ንምሀር፡ አሕዛበ፡ አሚነ፡ ወናጥምቆሙ፡ በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወ'፡ ወመ'፡ ቅ'።
check the viewerFols 87r and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አበ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ረድኡ፡ ወፍቁሩ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢ'፡ ክ'፤ ድንግል፡ ወንጹሕ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ኄር፡ ዘይትናገር፡ ላዕለ፡ መለኮት፡ ወፍልሰቱ፡ እምዝንቱ፡ ዓለም። ወኮነ፡ በውስተ፡ ደሴት፡ ዘፍጥሞ፡ አመ፡ ፬ለወርኃ፡ ጥር፡
check the viewerFols 114r and following Hymn composed by the scribe of the manuscript
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወዛቲ፡ ድርሱት፡ ዓርኬ፡ ይእቲ፡ ዘደረስክዋ፡ አነ፡ ጸሓፌ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ። ኢታርእየኒ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ሞተ፡ 〚 〛፡ ክሡተ። በከመ፡ ርኢኮ፡ ቀዳሚ፡ ለዘ፡ ዲበ፡ መስቀል፡ ሞተ። ከመ፡ ሞተ፡ እግዚእ፡ ይጸንዕ፡ አምጣነ፡ ተአምር፡ አንተ። ኀበ፡ ፈርሃ፡ ግርማ፡ ኃዘን፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ። እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ይጼሊ፡ ዘጸሐፌ፡ ዘንተ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols 3r and following (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ቀለምሲስ፡፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
This manuscript contains many pictures.
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 39ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 15.5in |
Width | 14in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Two unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerfols i–ii, in the library's digitization, and one at the end, referred to as check the vieweri in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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1, stub after 1 |
2 | B | 1 |
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1, stub after 1 |
3 | 1 | 8 |
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4 | 2 | 7 |
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5 | 3 | 8 |
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6 | 4 | 8 |
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7 | 5 | 8 |
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8 | 6 | 8 |
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9 | 7 | 8 |
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10 | 8 | 9 |
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11 | 9 | 8 |
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12 | 10 | 8 |
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13 | 11 | 8 |
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14 | 12 | 8 |
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15 | 13 | 8 |
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16 | 14 | 8 |
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17 | 15 | 5 |
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1, stub after 5 |
18 | B | 1 |
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1, stub before 1 |
Collation diagrams
1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q2, number:B
Quire ID:q3, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q4, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:7
Notes: 1)
7, stub after 2
Quire ID:q10, number:8
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q11, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q12, number:10
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q13, number:11
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q14, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q15, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q16, number:14
Notes: 1)
1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q17, number:15
1, stub before 1
Quire ID:q18, number:B
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (9), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (), 18 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (9), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (), 18 (1),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with red silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 19
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.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a large, elegant character.
Date: 1700-1730
1700-1730Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 533ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient533 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 2.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Corrected idno on 20.7.2018
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 14.2.2018