London, British Library, BL Oriental 591
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CLVI, Wright 156
General description
ʾArgānonā wǝddāse, Prayers of Simeon Stylites
Number of Text units: 9
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1700 (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 2r and following ),
ʾArgānona wǝddāse
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Monday
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 44r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Tuesday
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 83r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Wednesday
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 123r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Thursday
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 165r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Friday
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 201r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Saturday
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 221r and following ), ʾArgānona Māryām, Sunday
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 241r and following ), ʾAstabǝqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿAmdāwi
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following ʾArgānona wǝddāse (CAe 1146)
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check the viewerFols 44r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Tuesday (CAe 1146 Tuesday)
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check the viewerFols 83r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Wednesday (CAe 1146 Wednesday)
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check the viewerFols 123r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Thursday (CAe 1146 Thursday)
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check the viewerFols 165r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Friday (CAe 1146 Friday)
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check the viewerFols 201r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Saturday (CAe 1146 Saturday)
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check the viewerFols 221r and following ʾArgānona Māryām, Sunday (CAe 1146 Sunday)
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check the viewerFols 241r and following ʾAstabǝqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿAmdāwi (CAe 6468)
Language of text:
Arranged for the days of the week.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) አርጋኖን፡ ዘ ቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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The beginning of ʾArgānona wǝddāse (CAe 1146) divided into two columns.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Extras
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The name of the first owner has been erased, and those of two women substituted, Walatta Śǝllāse owner and ʾƎleni 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 106b-107a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 17.375in |
Width | 14.74in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Part of the check the viewerfol. 292 was cut out.
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: 11-13
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
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1600-1700
The manuscript is written in a fine, large character of the 17th century. 1600-1700Check for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 591ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-10-25) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient591 [Accessed: 2024-05-22]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Completed the description. on 25.10.2021
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 18.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor