London, British Library, BL Oriental 643
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1708-1711 (reign)
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
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Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4v and following ), Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
Contents
Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
Colophon
ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ተወጥነ፡ በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ። እምአመ፡ ነግሠ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ዳዊት፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በ፩ዓመት። ወተፈጸመ፡ በዳግማይ፡ ዘመን። ለእለ፡ ጸሐፉ፡ ወአጽሐፉ፡ ዝክረ፡ ስማ፤፤ ይርከቡ፡ ድኅረ፡ ዐስበ፡ ፃማ። እምኀበ፡ ወልዳ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ራማ። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። ። ።
check the viewerFols 3r and following Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 4v and following Introductive exhortation to the Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3584)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 5r and following ʾƎsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki ʾǝsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki (CAe 3058)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ፡
check the viewerFols 6r and following Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 3585)
Language of text:
This manuscript contains 316 miracles.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Inventory)
List of furniture and books.
Extras
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The names of the first owners, [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.ድል፡ በኢየሱስ፡ owner and [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.ወለተ፡ […]ommission by ት። owner , are everywhere erased.
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Later owners are [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. owner and [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. owner .
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The name of Walatta ʾIyāsu owner occurs.
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The name of Yoḥannǝs owner occurs.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 1–2
Pictures.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5v
Picture in outline.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 236v
Picture in outline.
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 54b-55a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14in |
Width | 12.5in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30-31
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
Date: 1717 (internal)
1717 (internal) Written in a fine hand.info | value |
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Standard date | በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ። |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | evangelists |
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