London, British Library, BL Oriental 676
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCXL, Wright 240
General description
Sǝnkǝssār (Maggābit-Ṗagʷǝmen)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1667-1682 (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
(check the viewerFols 3ra–163vc ),
Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Second half of the year
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–26va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Maggabit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 27ra–47va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Miyazya
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 48ra–75vb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Genbot
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 76ra–98vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), : Sane
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 100ra–134vb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hamle
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 135ra–158ra ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Nahase
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 159ra–163vc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Pagwemen
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–163vc 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 .
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check the viewerFols 158rb–158vb (Type: CommemorativeNote)
Commemoration of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus added by a later hand. This commemoration is different from the one added to London, British Library, BL Oriental 661 and edited in Colin 1994 .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ስንክሳር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ ፡ ዓለም።
Extras
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The name of Yoḥannǝs I , is mentioned in supplications.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- doodles:
check the viewerFols. 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 164r, 164v, 165r, 165v
Numerous crude drawings are outlined in pencil on the empty guard leaves at the beginning and end 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 156ab
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 17.75in |
Width | 16in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
Quire Structure Collation
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Wooden boards covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 36-37
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 are mostly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1667-1682
Written in a fine hand. 1667-1682Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1667-1682
Content Item 1.7 , item 1 (about:No item: , could not check for h2)Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Pagwemen (CAe 4035 Pagwemen) is written by another hand than the main hand. 1667-1682Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 676ʼ, 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/BLorient676 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 14.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record from catalogue entry with consultation of images on 10.12.2021