London, British Library, BL Oriental 670
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXXXI, Wright 231
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maggābit-Ṗagʷǝmen)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1649 (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 viewerpps 1ra–118ra ),
Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Second half of the year
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerpps 1ra–18vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Maggabit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerpps 19ra–34rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Miyazya
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerpps 34va–53vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Genbot
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerpps 54ra–71vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), : Sane
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerpps 72ra–96rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hamle
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerpps 96va–114vb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Nahase
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerpps 114vc–118ra ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Pagwemen
Contents
check the viewerpps 1ra–118ra 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.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerpp. 118v (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to St Cyriacus (CAe 3107) , copied by ʾAbrǝhām scribe .
( gez ) ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለክብርከ፡ ዘደመራ፨ በክብረ፡ ዛቲ፡ መቅደስ፡ ለማኅደረ፡ አምላክ፡ ማኅደራ፨ ህርያቆስ፡ ካህና፡ ለደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ደብተራ፨ ባሕቱ፡ ይዘምር፡ ውሣጤሃ፡ ምስለ፡ መንፈሳዊት፡ እንዚራ፨ ዳዊት፡ ይምጻእ፡ ወኢይትርፍ፡ እዝራ፨ (…)ommission by Dorothea Reule ሰላም፡ ለከ። ዘክርስቶስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወየማነ፡ አብ፡ አቡከ፨ ዘክርስቶስኒ፡ ወእምቅድሜከ፡ ህርያቆስ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ እስመ፡ ወደስኩ፡ ለባርኮትየ፡ ይምጽኡ፡ ምስሌከ፨
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check the viewerpp. 119r (Type: LandGrant)
Deed of the reign of Salomon I or Salomon II .
( am ) የወይዘሮ፡ ወልደ፡ ሰላን፡ ፻ውን፡ የዙፋኑን፡ ምድር፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ትሻል፡ ። ፳፯ወቄት፡ ጠፉበት፡ በአጼ፡ ዳዊት፡ ልጅ፡ በአጼ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ መንግሥት፡ በይጨጌ፡ ተስፉ፡ እጨግነት፡ በጸባቱ፡ ሰፎንያስ፡ ጸባትነት፡ በመጋቢ፡ ዘዓጋእዝት፡ መጋብነት፡ በቄስ፡ ገበዝ፡ መርቆርዮስ፡ ገበዝነት፡ ከሞቱም፡ በኻላ፡ ፰ወቄት፡ ለፍታትና፡ ለተዝካር፡ ሠጡ፡ ይህነን፡ መሥጠተዎ፡ በአይራ፡ በጓሪ፡ በአቡነ፡ አረጋዊ፡ ባለው፡ ምድር፡ ነው፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡
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check the viewerpp. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ስንክሳር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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 152b-153a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 18.38in |
Width | 15.88in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unfoliated blank leaf at the beginning, referred to as check the viewerpp. i, in the library's digitization, and three at the end, referred to as check the vieweri–iii .
Quire Structure Collation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and silk inlays.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 40
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: 1600-1649
1600-1649 Written in a fine hand.Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 670ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-14) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient670 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added layout on 14.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 4.11.2021
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor