London, British Library, BL Oriental 705
Solomon Gebreyes
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCLXXXI, Wright 281
General description
The Life of ʾEwosṭātewos, the life of Gabra ʾIyasus
Number of Text units: 3
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 viewerFols 3r and following ), The life of ʾEwosṭātewos
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 59r and following ), His miracles
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 82r and following ), Gadla Gabra ʾIyasus
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ኤዎስቴዎስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The owners of the manuscript were ዮናታን፡ and his son ሀብተ፡ ማርያም፡ , and his friends, ብንያስ፡ and ብንያስ፡ are also mentioned.
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The name of the writer of the first part check the viewerfols 3–80 was አምኃ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ .
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 186a-b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 263mm |
Width | 232mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. The digital images are partly disordered, e.g. check the viewerFols. 14v, and check the viewer15v are swapped.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather and lined with cloth.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
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.
- (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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright
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