London, British Library, BL Oriental 665
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCL, Wright 250
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maggābit-Ṗāgʷǝmen)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1784-1788 (reign)
Provenance
The manuscript had very probably belonged to Fāsiladas↗ , 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 5ra–191vb Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Second half of the year (CAe 4035 SecondHalf)
Language of text:
Salām-hymns directly follow the commemorations to which they refer. This manuscript probably constitutes the second part of London, British Library, BL Oriental 664.Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 4v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Fāsiladas za-Qahā, probably to be identified with Fāsiladas↗ .
( gez ) ስንክሳር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ዘቀሃ።↗
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check the viewerFol. 5r (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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Ramḫā Śǝllāse and Ḫāyla ʾIyasus are mentioned in supplications throughout. ንጉሥነ፡ ሰሎሞን፡, probably to be identified with ʾIyāsu III , is mentioned in supplications until check the viewerfols. 185r, ; on check the viewerfol. 186r , ለነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ሰሎሞን፡, probably to be identified with Salomon I occurs; starting from check the viewerfol. 186v , both occur.
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The colophon mentions a ʾIyāsu sponsor as sponsor of the manuscript.
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 158b-159a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 15.5in |
Width | 13.25in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. Three unnumbered leaves at the end, referred to as check the viewerfols 192–194 in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 |
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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 | 8 |
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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 | 8 |
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11 | 10 | 8 |
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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 | 8 |
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17 | 16 | 8 |
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18 | 17 | 8 |
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19 | 18 | 8 |
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20 | 19 | 10 |
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21 | 20 | 8 |
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22 | 21 | 8 |
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23 | 22 | 8 |
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24 | 23 | 8 |
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25 | 24 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
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:
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:
Quire ID:q17, number:16, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q18, number:17, Ethiopic quire number:
4, stub after 4 5, stub after 3
Quire ID:q19, number:18, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q20, number:19, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q21, number:20
Quire ID:q22, number:21
Quire ID:q23, number:22
Quire ID:q24, number:23
Quire ID:q25, number:24
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (10), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (10), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather, with silk inlays.
Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 35-36
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: 1784-1788
1784-1788 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 665ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-02-24) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient665 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created catalogue entry from the catalogue with consultation of the images on 24.2.2022