London, British Library, BL Oriental 568
Solomon Gebreyes, Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CLXXXI, Wright 181
General description
ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (attributed to Zarʿa Yāʿqob), Hymns
Number of Text units: 18
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (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 3ra–108ra ),
ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob)
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–13vb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), First part of the hymns for Ḫǝdār, for 12th-30th Ḫǝdār
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 13vb–24rb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Tāḫśāś
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 24rb–34ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṭǝrr
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 34ra–38ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Yakkātit
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 38ra–44ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Maggābit
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 44ra–50ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Miyāzyā
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 50rb–57rb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Gǝnbot
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 57rb–63vb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Sane
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 63vb–73ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ḥamle
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 73ra–84rb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Naḥase
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 84va–86ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṗāgwǝmen
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 86ra–93vb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Maskaram
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 93vb–100rb ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṭǝqǝmt
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 100va–108ra ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Second part of the hymns for Ḫǝdār, for 1st-11th Ḫǝdār
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 108rb–112ra ), Bǝḍǝʿt ʾanti
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 112ra–113va ), Sǝbḥāta fǝqur za-Giyorgis
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 113va–120vb ), Māḫleta ṣǝge
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–108ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob) (CAe 4031)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 3ra–13vb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), First part of the hymns for Ḫǝdār, for 12th-30th Ḫǝdār (CAe 4031 HedarFirstPart)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 13vb–24rb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Tāḫśāś (CAe 4031 Tahsas)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 24rb–34ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṭǝrr (CAe 4031 Terr)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 34ra–38ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Yakkātit (CAe 4031 Yakkatit)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 38ra–44ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Maggābit (CAe 4031 Maggabit)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 44ra–50ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Miyāzyā (CAe 4031 Miyazya)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 50rb–57rb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Gǝnbot (CAe 4031 Genbot)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 57rb–63vb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Sane (CAe 4031 Sane)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 63vb–73ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ḥamle (CAe 4031 Hamle)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 73ra–84rb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Naḥase (CAe 4031 Nahase)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 84va–86ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṗāgwǝmen (CAe 4031 Pagwemen)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 86ra–93vb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Maskaram (CAe 4031 Maskaram)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 93vb–100rb ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Hymns for Ṭǝqǝmt (CAe 4031 Teqemt)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 100va–108ra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (Zarʾa Yāʿqob), Second part of the hymns for Ḫǝdār, for 1st-11th Ḫǝdār (CAe 4031 HedarSecondPart)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 108rb–112ra Bǝḍǝʿt ʾanti (CAe 3012)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ብፅዕት፡ አንቲ፡ ወንግሥተ፡ ጽድቅ።
check the viewerFols 112ra–113va Sǝbḥāta fǝqur za-Giyorgis (CAe 4957)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ነዓ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ እንዘ፡ ትሰርር፡ በፈረስ።
check the viewerFols 113va–120vb Māḫleta ṣǝge (CAe 1834)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጽጌ፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሠርፆ፡ እምዓፅሙ። ለዘአምኃኪ፡ ጽጌ፡ ለገብርኤል፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላሙ። ወበእንተዝ፡ ማርያም፡ ሶበ፡ ሐወዘኒ፡ መዓዛ፡ ጣዕሙ። ለተአምርኪ፡ እሐሊ፡ እሙ። ማኅሌተ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ስሙ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1va–2va (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to Dioscorus and Severus (CAe 2732)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ነግሥ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ ፡ ዓለም።
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 117a-118a
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 8.88in |
Width | 8in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 10 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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10 | 9 | 10 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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12 | 11 | 10 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (8),
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: 2
Number of lines: 20-23
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.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1799
Well written, by three hands according to Wright. The changes of hand are difficult to discern, perhaps they take place on check the viewerfols. 63r, , check the viewer83r, , or check the viewer108r . 1700-1799Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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