London, British Library, BL Oriental 646
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XCIII, Wright 93
Dated
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1739 (internal-date)
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
(),
Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.1 (), Taʾammǝra Māryām
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 119r and following ), Malkǝʾa ʾEdom
Contents
Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ። በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ በ፸፻ወ፪፻፴ወ፩ዓመት።
check the viewerFols 113r and following Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 119r and following Malkǝʾa ʾEdom (CAe 3022)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈሥሒ፡ ማርያም፡ ለአዳም፡ ፋሲካሁ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 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።↗
Extras
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The first owners were Yonākǝndinos owner and Ṭāṭus .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Contains numerous 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 55b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 11.63in |
Width | 9.38in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the beginning and two at the end., referred to as check the viewerfols. i, and check the vieweri–ii in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with flowered silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
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: 1739 (internal)
1739 (internal) Written in a good hand.info | value |
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Standard date | ዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ |
Date in current calendar | no *-custom attributes |
Calendar | evangelists |
info | value |
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Standard date | ፸፻ወ፪፻፴ወ፩ዓመት። |
Date in current calendar | 7231 |
Calendar | world |
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