London, British Library, BL Oriental 662
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXLVI, Wright 246
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maskaram-Ḫǝdār)
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1730-1755 (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.
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–117ra Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), First quarter of the year (CAe 4035 FirstQuarter)
Language of text:
Salām-hymns directly follow the commemorations to which they refer. This manuscript was possible produced as the first part of London, British Library, BL Oriental 663.Additions In this unit there are in total 6 s.
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check the viewerFol. 1rb (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the production of the manuscript was sponsored by Nabiya Lǝʿul .
( gez ) ዝስንክሣር፡ ዘእራስ፡ role: title ወልደ፡ ልዑል፡ owner ዘአጽሐፎ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ ለመድኃኖተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ አመ፡ በግርማሁ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡ ወጸያሔ፡ ፍኖት
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check the viewerFol. 1ra (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript was copied by Mikāʾel and belongs to Nabiya Lǝʿul , Walatta Kidān , and his son.
( gez ) [...]ommission by ጽሐፈ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ስንክሣር፡ ዘጸሐፈ፡ አባ፡ role: title ሚካኤል፡ scribe ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘነቢየ፡ ልዑል፡ owner ወዘወለተ፡ ኪዳን፡ owner ወዘወልዱ፡
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check the viewerFol. 1rb (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to Nabiya Lǝʿul , and mentions after an erasure "his sister" Bǝrhān Mogasā and ʾIyāsu II .
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘነቢየ፡ ልዑል፡ 〚 〛 እኅቱ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፨ |ወዘንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ከመ፡ ቆስጠንጢኖስ፡ ወየጥሕ፡ ከመ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወጠቢብ፡ ከመ፡ ሰሎሞን፨
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check the viewerFol. 2va (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to Nabiya Lǝʿul , and mentions as scribes No item: PRS13734TawaldaM scribe and No item: PRS13735WaldaD scribe .
( gez ) ዝስንክሣር፡ ዘነቢየ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘጸሐፍዎ፡ አባ፡ role: title ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ scribe ወወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ scribe ምሉዓነ፡ አእምሮ፡ ካህናት፡ ወሠናያነ፡ ምግባር፡ ወሃይማኖት፡
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check the viewerFol. 2vb (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to Nabiya Lǝʿul , መልአከ፡ ኃይል፡ of ʾIyāsu II .
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘNabiya Lǝʿul? ነቢየ፡ ልዑል፡ መልአከ፡ ኃይሉ፡ ለኢያሱ፡ ወልደ፡
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ስንክሳር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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Nabiya Lǝʿul and his daughter Walatta Kidān are mentioned throughout in supplications.
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Several erased notes.
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Pen trial.
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check the viewerFols. 3r, 44r, 80r
Decorated name of the month written in the upper margin of the first folium of each month.
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Stamps and shelfmarks of the library.
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 157b-158a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 17in |
Width | 14.5in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 9 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 6 |
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11 | 10 | 6 |
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12 | 11 | 8 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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14 | 13 | 8 |
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15 | 14 | 8 |
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16 | 15 | 6 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Notes: 1)
Quire ID:q2, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q14, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q15, number:14, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q16, number:15, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.
Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 31-32
Vertical ruled lines mostly stop at the primary pricks, but also go beyond them.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: 1730-1755
1730-1755 Written in a fine hand. Mikāʾel scribe , No item: PRS13734TawaldaM scribe and No item: PRS13735WaldaD scribe are mentioned as scribes in (a2) (check the viewerfol. 1ra ) and (a4) (check the viewerfol. 2va ). Changes of hand cannot be observed in the manuscript, but cannot be completely excluded. It might also be possible that these notes refer to the production of all four volumes of this Synaxarion, with one scribe being responsible for one quarter of the year.Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 662ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-02-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient662 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
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- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created catalogue entry from the catalogue with consultation of the images on 22.2.2022