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London, British Library, BL Orient 686

Marcin Krawczuk, Eugenia Sokolinski

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient686
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Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLVII, Wright 257

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General description

Gadla samāʿtāt

Number of Text units: 63

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

(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.

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–286v Gadla samāʿtat from Maskaram to Naḥase (CAe 1493)

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check the viewerFols 27v–32r Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-ʾƎsṭifānos (CAe 3156) read on 15 Maskaram

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check the viewerFols 39r–43r Sǝmʿ za-Ṗanṭalewon ʿaqqābe śǝrāy (CAe 3158) read on 6 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 45r–49r Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-Sargis wa-Bākkos (CAe 3160) read on 10 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 49v–50a Malʾǝkt za-Ṗilāgiyā (CAe 3161) read on 14 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 50v–51v Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-Filǝyās (CAe 3162) read on 15 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 51v–54r Sǝmʿ za-Romānos (CAe 3163) read on 18 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 54r–58r Sǝmʿ za-Yoḥannǝs Daylāmi (CAe 3164) read on 19 Ṭǝqǝmt

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check the viewerFols 58r–59v Martyrium of ʾAskanāfǝr the governor (CAe 1892) read on 13 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 59v–62r Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-Minās (CAe 3165) read on 13 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 62r–63v Zenāhā la-Ṭāṭus (CAe 3166) read on 17 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 65v–67r Sǝmʿ za-Tewofǝlos Ṗāṭriqā wa-Damālis (CAe 3168) read on 19 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 67r–71v Martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian (CAe 3169) read on 22 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 71v–72v Gadla ʾAzqir (CAe 1425) read on 24 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 73r–77r Gadla Marqoryos (CAe 1899) read on 25 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 85v–87v Martyrdom of James Intercisus (CAe 6173) read on 27 Ḫǝdār

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check the viewerFols 92v–106v Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddǝst ʾArsimā (CAe 6482) read on 7 Tāḫśāś

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check the viewerFols 106v–107r Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus Talāsǝs wa-ʾAlʿāzār (CAe 6500) read on 10 Tāḫśāś

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check the viewerFols 127r–128r Sǝmʿ za-bǝḍǝʿt ʾƎmrāyǝs (CAe 4039) read on 14 Ṭǝrr

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check the viewerFols 128r–133v Gadla Qirqos (CAe 1488) read on 16 Ṭǝrr

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check the viewerFols 142v–146r Martyrdom of Sebastian (CAe 6498) read on 25 Ṭǝrr

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check the viewerFols 150v–152v Martyrdom of Eusebius of Cesarea (CAe 6504) read on 13 Yakkātit

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check the viewerFols 153r–156r Martyrdom of Philemon (CAe 4040) read on 7 Maggābit

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check the viewerFols 156r–158v Martyrdom of Theodotus (CAe 4041) read on 7 Maggābit

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check the viewerFols 159r–161r Martyrdom of Theoctistus and Alexandra (CAe 6379) read on 11 Maggābit

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check the viewerFols 161r–163v Martyrdom of the forty soldiers of Cappadocia (CAe 4042) read on 13 Maggābit

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check the viewerFols 164r–168v Martyrium of Theocritus the lector (CAe 1903) read on 17 Maggābit

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check the viewerFols 168v–173r Sǝmʿu la-Māryām gǝbṣāwit (CAe 4837) read on 7 Miyāzyā

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check the viewerFols 173r–186v Gadla Giyorgis (Lydda) (CAe 1455) read on 23 Miyāzyā

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check the viewerFols 190r–214v Discourse on Victor, by Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa (CAe 6207) read on 27 Miyāzyā

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አቡነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ስቡሕ፡ ወቡሩክ፡ በኵሉ፡ ምግባራት፡ አባ፡ ሕርያቆስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ብሕንሳ፡ ባሕሎ፡ በእንተ፡ ስባሔ፡ ወክብረ፡ መስፍን፡ ጽኑዕ፡ ወዓቢይ፡ መኰንን፡ ኅሩይ፡ ለባሴ፡ መዊእ፡ ክቡር፡ ሰማዕት፡ ቅዱስ፡ ድንግል፡ ማር፡ ፊቅጦር፡ ወልደ፡ ኅርማኖስ፡ መኰንን።

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check the viewerFols 218v–221v Martyrdom of ʾAfomiya (Euphemia) (CAe 4043) read on 11 Gǝnbot

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check the viewerFols 237r–245r Gadl za-ʾAbbā Nob (CAe 5631) read on 24 Ḥamle

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check the viewerFols 275v–277v Sǝmʿ za-Bāsǝliqos (CAe 6436) read on 14 Naḥāse

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check the viewerFols 277v–281r Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus ʾƎnṭāwos (CAe 6438)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አአኵቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘመሐረኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ርስተ፡ ወልዱ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እንዘ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽልመት፡ ሀሎኩ። እስመ፡ ብእሲ፡ ፈረሳዊ፡ አነ፡ ወብሔርየ፡ ቀራይስ፡ ወስምየ፡ እንጣዎስ፡ እምዘርአ፡ አሞሬዎን። ወእንዘ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ምድር፡ እትቀነይ፡ ኮንኩ፡ ሕፁፀ፡ አእምሮ፡ እንዘ፡ አኃሥሥ፡ ንዋየ፡ ዓለም፡ ተበዊሕየ፡ ከመ፡ ይሑር፡ ሀገረ፡ ደማስቆ። ወሶበ፡ ሰምዑ፡ በእንቲአየ፡ ፈርሁ፡ ወተሀውከት፡ ኵለ፡ ሀገረ፡ ደማስቆ፡ ወዓርጉ፡ ዲበ፡ ናሕስ፡ ወነገሩኒ፡ ከመ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያነ፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ ሰማዕት።

read on 17 Naḥāse

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check the viewerFol. 285v Martyrium of Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium (CAe 1896) read on 29 Naḥāse

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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .

    ( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሰማዕታት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗

Extras

  1. check the viewerFol. 63v (Type: ScribalSignature)

    The name of the scribe was Walda Fasiladas scribe .

    ( gez ) ጸሐፊሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ፋሲለደስ።

  2. (Type: Supplication)

    The manuscript was written during the reign of ʾIyoʾas , son of ʾIyāsu II . His name appears in all supplications, together with those of dowager queen Walatta Giyorgis , and either ʾƎleni or Walatta Śǝllāse .

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 166a-169a
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1853. Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopica, in quinque tomos distributa, ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A.D., Professor Tubingensis. Veteris Testamenti Aethiopici Tomus Primus, sive Octateuchus Aethiopicus. Ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A. D., Professor Tubingensis, Impensarum partem suppeditante Societate Germanorum Orientali (Lipsiae: Sumptibus Fr. Chr. Guil. Vogelii, Typis Guil. Vogelii, Filii, 1853).
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as 2+286+2 506 416 122
Outer dimensions
Height 506mm
Width 416mm
Depth 122mm

Foliation

Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Two unnumbered blank leaves each at the beginning and end, both referred to as check the viewerfols i–ii in the library's digitization. The first and last leaf are not mentioned by Wright and were possibly added by the library.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quire marks are written on the first folio, in the upper left corner of each quire, i.e. quires 1-30. On the digital images, they are not visible; because covered by the paper strips.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 1 s.l., no stub Folio not foliated.
2 1 10 Fols 1r–10v ፩
3 2 10 Fols 11r–20v ፪
4 3 10 Fols 21r–30v ፫
5 4 10 Fols 31r–40v ፬
6 5 10 Fols 41r–50v ፭
7 6 10 Fols 51r–60v ፮
8 7 10 Fols 61r–70v ፯
9 8 10 Fols 71r–80v ፰
10 9 10 Fols 81r–90v ፱
11 10 10 Fols 91r–100v ፲
12 11 10 Fols 101r–110v ፲፩
13 12 10 Fols 111r–120v ፲፪
14 13 10 Fols 121r–130v ፲፫
15 14 10 Fols 131r–140v ፲፬
16 15 10 Fols 141r–150v ፲፭
17 16 2 Fols 151r–152v ፲፮ 1, stub after stub after 2; 2, stub after 2
18 17 10 Fols 153r–162v ፲፯
19 18 10 Fols 163r–172v ፲፰
20 19 10 Fols 173r–182v ፲፱
21 20 10 Fols 183r–192v ፳
22 21 10 Fols 193r–202v ፳፩
23 22 10 Fols 203r-212v and following ፳፪
24 23 10 Fols 213r–222v ፳፫
25 24 10 Fols 223r–232v ፳፬
26 25 10 Fols 233r–242v ፳፭
27 26 10 fols 243r–252v ፳፮ ፳፮
28 27 10 Fols 253r–262v ፳፯
29 28 10 Fols 263r–272v ፳፰
30 29 8 Fols 273r–280v ፳፱
31 30 8 Fols 281r–287v ፴

It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.

  • Quire with id:q1 and n A is made of 1 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

State of preservation

other

Condition

The manuscript is generally in a good condition: a few leaves are covered by stains (therefore some passages of the text are not readable), e.g. check the viewerFols. 25v, , check the viewer147r, , check the viewer262r .

Binding

In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with flowered silk.

Sewing Stations

12

Binding material

wood

leather

silk

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 37-39

H 380mm
W 314mm
Margins
top 52mm
bottom 67mm
left 28mm
right 55mm
intercolumn 25-25mm
The text dimensions, with margins, are taken from check the viewerfol. 2r

Ms London, British Library, BL Orient 686 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 397mm, object width is: 416mm, computed height is: 499mm and object height is: 506mm.
Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks and horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Divine names. A few lines (grouped in two) on the first folio (check the viewerfol. 1r ); groups of lines at the incipit and at incipit page of each text. Names of the saints protagonists; the name of the king ኢዮአስ፡ ʾIyoʾas , of the father ኢያሱ ʾIyāsu (i.e.ʾIyāsu II) , of the queen ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ Walatta Giyorgis , and of ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ Walatta Śǝllāse , and ʾƎleni እሌኒ፡ (within the supplication formulas; see e.g. check the viewer113rb ). Elements of the punctuations signs and of the quire marks. Marginal notes on the upper murgins.

    Date: 1755-1759

    Written in a fine hand. Cues (letters; in black ink) on the left margin or internal margin of a few folios, e.g. check the viewerFols. 135r, , check the viewer176v, , check the viewer189r . 1755-1759

      • Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Revision history

    • Vitagrazia Pisani Added collation; added rubrication; added textual dimensions, with margins; updated outer dimensions; updated binding description, ruling and condition; added cues to the hand description. The data were collected directly at the British Library, on the days 23 and 24 of Febrary 2023, by Vitagrazia Pisani, within the frame work of the DFG Project 'The Gǝʿǝz Version of the Passio of St Cyricus (Gadla Qirqos): A Critical Edition, Translation, and Commentary', project number: 468455109 (Principal investigator: Vitagrazia Pisani on 11.7.2023
    • Dorothea Reule Added layout on 15.6.2022
    • Marcin Krawczuk Completed description on 5.10.2021
    • Marcin Krawczuk Minor correction in coding on 24.3.2021
    • Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
    • Dorothea Reule Updated dates, keywords and catalogue range on 4.11.2019
    • Eugenia Sokolinski continued description (not finished) on 20.5.2019
    • Dorothea Reule Updated binding on 29.11.2017
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Created catalogue entry on 15.4.2016
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    Vitagrazia Pisani, contributor

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