London, British Library, BL Oriental 693
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXX, Wright 270
General description
The Acts of ʾAbib or Bulā, prayer for Absolution, Maṣḥafa Qedǝr, Maṣḥafa Bāḥrǝy
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
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 viewer ), ዜናሁ፡ ለአብ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፈ፡ ገድላት፡ አባ፡ ቡላ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ አቢብ፡ መክብብ፡ ኲሎሙ፡ ሰማዕታት።
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewer ), ይደልወከ፡ ሰላም፡ በንባበ፡ ኲሉ፡ ልሳን። አቢብ፡ አንተ፡ አበ፡ ብዙኃን፡ ለሰማዕት፡ ወለጻድቃን።
- ms_i2 (check the viewer ),
- ms_i3 (check the viewer ),
- ms_i4 (check the viewer ),
Contents
check the viewer (CAe 4934)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስም፡ አብ፡ etc. እግዚአብሔር፡ ይክሥት፡ ለነ፡ ዘተሠወረ፡ ኲሎ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳነ። ከመ፡ ይደምስስ፡ በቃለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ካህን። ወንበል፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ፫ጊዜ፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል። እሰለከ፡ ወአስተበቊዓከ፡ ኀቤከ፡ ኦአቡየ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ፍትሐኒ፡ እማዕሰረ፡ ኃጢያት። etc.
check the viewer (CAe 1959)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቀኖና፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ቄድር፡ ዘአንበሩ፡ መምህራነ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በእንተ፡ ዘክህደ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ አው፡ አርኰሰ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ወዘመወ፡ ምስለ፡ ዘኢምእመናት፡ አው፡ ተባዕት፡ አው፡ አንስት፡ አው፡ መነኮስ፡ ወመነኮሳይት።
check the viewer (CAe 1919)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ባሕርይ፡ ዘተሠርዓ፡ እምኀበ፡ አበዊነ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘተውህበ፡ ለነ፡ ለክርስትያን፡ ለተፈውሶ፡ እምደዌ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ወለስርየተ፡ ኀጢአት፡ ምስለ፡ ተአምኖ፡ ኃጣውእ፡ ለካህናት፤።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ አቢብ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The names of the first owner have been erased, whose name have been substituted those of, ʾƎleni , ʾAtnātewos and ʾAwālda Nǝguǝst .
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 179b-180a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 114mm |
Width | 102mm |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
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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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire ID:q15, number:14
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),
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),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the Original board
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 10
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-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 visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: After 1750 according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a good hand of the first half of the 18 century. After 1750 according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
Encoding Description
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 693ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-15) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient694 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 15.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Complete record on 28.3.2019
- Solomon Gebreyes Solomon Gebreyes: Created catalogue entry on 1.3.2019
Attributions of the contents
Dorothea Reule, contributor