London, British Library, BL Oriental 775
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXLI, Wright 341
General description
Collection of Homilies, Homily and Teaching of the Apostles, Discourse of Cyriacus
Number of Text units: 29
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1750
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 2r and following ),
Collection of Homilies
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በእንተ፡ ስብከት፡ ጌና፡ ወበእንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወኤልሳቤጥ፡
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4v and following ), Homily by Jacob (of Serug) on the visit of Mary to Elizabeth
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 8v and following ), Homily on the Vision of Joseph
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ Yoḥannǝs ʾAfa Warq baʾǝnta lǝdatu la-Krǝstos ʾǝgziʾǝna wa-madḫǝnina ʾǝm-Māryām qǝddǝst dǝngǝl
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Homily by Theophilus of Constantinople on St Stephen the Protomartyr
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 26r and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ṭǝmqatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 29v and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ṭǝmqatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 33r and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta kabkāb za-kona ba-Qānā za-Galilā
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 38r and following ),
Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta bǝʾsit ḫāṭǝʾǝt ʾǝnta qabʾato la-ʾǝgziʾǝna
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 49r and following ), Extract from the (Egyptian) Fathers regarding this ointment
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 51r and following ), Homily on Simeon the Priest
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 58r and following ), Ephraim Syrus, on Fasting and Prayer
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 61r and following ), Homily on the man who was born blind
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 66v and following ), On Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 71r and following ), On Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 78r and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta hosāʿnā
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 83v and following ), Homily by Ephraim the Syrian on Death and Satan
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 91v and following ), Homily on the Passion of Our Lord
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 96v and following ), Dǝrsān qālu za-bǝṣuʿ Yāʿqob ʾeṗis qoṗos za-Śǝrug baʾǝnta malʾak wa-fayyātāwi
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 108r and following ), On the Burial of Our Lord
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 121v and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ḥǝmāmātihu la-Krǝstos
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 129v and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta qǝddǝst Fāsikā
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 134v and following ), Dǝrsān baʾǝnta qǝddǝst fāsikā
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 145r and following ), Homily on the Apostle Thomas
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 152r and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ʾAlʿāzār za-ʾanśǝʾo ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾǝm-mǝwwutān
- ms_i25 (check the viewerFols 155v and following ), Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta sāmǝrāwit
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 160r and following ), The teaching of Apostles regarding the passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), Lāḥa Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r and following Collection of Homilies (CAe 5856)
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This collection of homilies has been copied from London, British Library, BL Oriental 774, see Wright 1877. Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta farasāwi wa-maṣabḥāwi, Homily by the Orthodox on the Great Spiritual Easter, Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta Tomās ḥawāryā, Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta nǝssǝḥā, The History of John of Rome, Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ʿaśru danāgǝl, On the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Homily on the Annunciation to Zacharias are lacking.check the viewerFols 2r and following ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በእንተ፡ ስብከት፡ ጌና፡ ወበእንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወኤልሳቤጥ፡ (CAe 1633)
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check the viewerFols 4v and following Homily by Jacob (of Serug) on the visit of Mary to Elizabeth (CAe 1683)
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check the viewerFols 19r and following Homily by Theophilus of Constantinople on St Stephen the Protomartyr (CAe 5857)
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check the viewerFols 26r and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ṭǝmqatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos (CAe 2111)
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check the viewerFols 29v and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ṭǝmqatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos (CAe 4866)
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check the viewerFols 33r and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta kabkāb za-kona ba-Qānā za-Galilā (CAe 2150)
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check the viewerFols 58r and following Ephraim Syrus, on Fasting and Prayer (CAe 5858)
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check the viewerFols 61r and following Homily on the man who was born blind (CAe 5859)
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check the viewerFols 78r and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta hosāʿnā (CAe 3839)
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check the viewerFols 83v and following Homily by Ephraim the Syrian on Death and Satan (CAe 5813)
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check the viewerFols 91v and following Homily on the Passion of Our Lord (CAe 1660)
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check the viewerFols 96v and following Dǝrsān qālu za-bǝṣuʿ Yāʿqob ʾeṗis qoṗos za-Śǝrug baʾǝnta malʾak wa-fayyātāwi (CAe 1631)
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check the viewerFols 121v and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta ḥǝmāmātihu la-Krǝstos (CAe 2100)
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check the viewerFols 129v and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta qǝddǝst Fāsikā (CAe 2120)
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check the viewerFols 155v and following Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs ʾafa warq baʾǝnta sāmǝrāwit (CAe 2141)
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Incomplete at the end.check the viewerFols 183r and following Lāḥa Māryām (CAe 1750)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ክብራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ ወብካያ፡ ወላሀ፡ በእንተ። ስቅለተ፡ ወልዳ፡ ወመቃብሩ፡ ሶበ፡ ሐረት። ወኢረከበት፡ ሥጋሁ፡ በዕለተ፡ ትንሣኤሁ፡ ቅድስት፡ ሶበ፡ ተንሥአ፡ እሙታን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Colophon
ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተርጐማ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ አቡነ፡ አባ፡ ሰላማ፡ ወለዘአጽሐፋ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ donor ወለዘጸሐፋ፡ ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ በሰማያት፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ነገረ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘ ቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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 229b-230a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 11.25in |
Width | 9.75in |
Foliation
2 unnumbered blank leaves at the beginning.
Binding
In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather, and lined with yellow flowered silk.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18-21
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Of the earlier part of the 18th century. according to William Wright
The manuscript is written in a good hand. Of the earlier part of the 18th century. according to William WrightCheck for additional bibliography
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Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 775ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-07-06) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient775 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Completed the description. on 6.7.2020
- Daria Elagina Continued the description. on 1.7.2020
- Solomon Gebreyes Created catalogue entry on 7.5.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Daria Elagina, editor