London, British Library, BL Oriental 813
Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCLXXXVII, Wright 387
General description
ʾAbušākǝr
Number of Text units: 58
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
According to the ownership note the manuscript belonged to ʾIyāsu I , thus the manuscript was written before 1706.
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 ),
ʾAbušākǝr
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), ʾAbušākǝr, Index
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 5v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፩።
- ms_i1.3 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፪።
- ms_i1.4 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፫።
- ms_i1.5 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፬።
- ms_i1.6 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፭።
- ms_i1.7 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፮።
- ms_i1.8 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፯።
- ms_i1.9 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፰።
- ms_i1.10 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፱።
- ms_i1.11 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲።
- ms_i1.12 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፩።
- ms_i1.13 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፪።
- ms_i1.14 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፫።
- ms_i1.15 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፬።
- ms_i1.16 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፭።
- ms_i1.17 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፮።
- ms_i1.18 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፯።
- ms_i1.19 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፰።
- ms_i1.20 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፲፱።
- ms_i1.21 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳።
- ms_i1.22 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፩።
- ms_i1.23 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፪።
- ms_i1.24 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፫።
- ms_i1.25 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፬።
- ms_i1.26 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፭።
- ms_i1.27 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፮።
- ms_i1.28 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፯።
- ms_i1.29 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፰።
- ms_i1.30 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፳፱።
- ms_i1.31 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴።
- ms_i1.32 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፩።
- ms_i1.33 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፪።
- ms_i1.34 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፫።
- ms_i1.35 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፬።
- ms_i1.36 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፭።
- ms_i1.37 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፮።
- ms_i1.38 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፯።
- ms_i1.39 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፰።
- ms_i1.40 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፴፱።
- ms_i1.41 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵።
- ms_i1.42 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፩።
- ms_i1.43 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፪።
- ms_i1.44 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፫።
- ms_i1.45 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፬።
- ms_i1.46 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፭።
- ms_i1.47 (), አንቀጽ፡ ፵፮።
- ms_i1.48 (check the viewerFols 89v and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፵ወ
- ms_i1.49
(check the viewerFols 148r and following ),
አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
- ms_i1.49.1 (), The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria
- ms_i1.49.2 (check the viewerFols 173v and following ), The Seven Wonders of the World
- ms_i1.50 (check the viewerFols 174r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፪።
- ms_i1.51 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫።
- ms_i1.52 (check the viewerFols 179r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫።
- ms_i1.53 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
- ms_i1.54 (check the viewerFols 185r and following ), አንቀጽ፡ ፶።
- ms_i1.55 (check the viewerFols 187–188 ), ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 40
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r and following ʾAbušākǝr (CAe 1011)
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Chapters 47, 49, 51, 53, 58 and 59 are missing.check the viewerFols 89v and following አንቀጽ፡ ፵ወ (CAe 1011 Chapter48)
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Chapter 49 is missing.check the viewerFols 148r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter50)
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Chapter 51 is missing.The list of the patriarchs of Alexandria (CAe 1011 ListPatriarchs)
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The list ends with Mark VI .check the viewerFols 173v and following The Seven Wonders of the World (CAe 1011 SevenWonders)
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check the viewerFols 174r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፪። (CAe 1011 Chapter52)
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Chapter 53 is missing.check the viewerFols 176r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫። (CAe 1011 Chapter54)
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Numbered 53.check the viewerFols 179r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶፫። (CAe 1011 Chapter55)
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Numbered 53.check the viewerFols 183r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter56)
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Numbered 50.check the viewerFols 185r and following አንቀጽ፡ ፶። (CAe 1011 Chapter57)
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Numbered 50. Chapters 58 and 59 are missing.check the viewerFols 187–188 ʾAbušākǝr, Chapter 40 (CAe 1011 Chapter40)
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Part of chapter 40 in duplicate, corresponding to check the viewerfols 118–119rAdditions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 188v–189r (Type: Unclear)
List of officials, doing duty during each month, in a certain church.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 190v–191r (Type: Record)
Deeds of the reigns of ʾIyāsu I , Takla Hāymānot I , Takla Giyorgis I .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 190v–191r (Type: Inventory)
Inventories in Amharic.
Text in Amharic
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check the viewerFol. 190v (Type: OwnershipNote)
A rudely written note states that this manuscript belonged to ʾIyāsu I , the son of Yoḥannǝs I .
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 292b-293a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.625in |
Width | 13.125in |
Binding
In the original boards covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 29
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1700-1706 according to William Wright
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