London, British Library, BL Oriental 827

Solomon Gebreyes, Daria Elagina

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Other identifiers: Wright cat. CCCXC, Wright 390

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General description

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Zenā Sǝkǝndǝs, Zenā Sarkis, Zenāhu la-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ ʾabbā Bǝnyāmi, a chronographic work, prayers, hymns.

Number of Text units: 47

Number of Codicological units: 2

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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.

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 294b-297b

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This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

10.25 9

Outer dimensions
Height	10.25in
Width	9in

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.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Two wooden boards. Both inner boards are darkened around the edges, possibly showing traces of a former cover.

Blind-tooled leather quarter cover (with the gilded title and shelfmark on the spine).

Sewing Stations

Sewing stations are used in an irregular way.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

1700-1800 (dating on palaeographic grounds)^{notBefore: 1700
notAfter: 1800}

Summary of codicological unit 1

p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Preface
p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r–5r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Preface
p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 5r–6v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 1
p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 6v–9r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 2
p1_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 9r–10r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 3
p1_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 10r–12r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 4
p1_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 12r–13v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 5
p1_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 13v–14v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 6
p1_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 14v–15r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 7
p1_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 15r–16r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 8
p1_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 16r–16v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 9
p1_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 16v–18r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 10
p1_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 18r–20r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 11
p1_i1.13 (check the viewerFol. 20r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 12
p1_i1.14 (check the viewerFol. 20r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 13
p1_i1.15 (check the viewerFol. 20r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 14
p1_i1.16 (check the viewerFol. 20v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 15
p1_i1.17 (check the viewerFol. 20v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 16
p1_i1.18 (check the viewerFol. 21r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 17
p1_i1.19 (check the viewerFol. 21v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 18
p1_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 22r–23v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 19
p1_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 23v–24v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 20
p1_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 24v–25r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 21
p1_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 25r–27r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 22
p1_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 27r–28r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 23
p1_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 28r–30v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 24
p1_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 30v–31r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 25
p1_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 31r–32v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 26
p1_i1.28 (check the viewerFol. 32v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 27
p1_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 32v–34r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 28
p1_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 34r–36r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 29
p1_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 36r–37r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 30
p1_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 37r–38v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 31
p1_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 38v–39v ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 32
p1_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 39v–40r ), Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 33
p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 41r–72v ), The story of Secundus, King Hadrian's sage and of his teachings, his wisdom and his dialogue
1. p1_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 49r and following ), Section with Questions and Answers
p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 72v–80r ), Zenā Sarkis za-ʾArmānyā wa-zenā qǝddus Tǝrtāg
p1_i4 (check the viewerFols 80r–84r ), Vision of Sinodā - Recension C
p1_i5 (check the viewerFols 84r–102v ), Zenāhu la-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿǝ ʾabbā Bǝnyāmi
p1_i6 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), Chronographic Work
p1_i6.1 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), 28 tables, each comprising a lunar cycle of nineteen years
p1_i6.2 (check the viewerFols 118r and following ), for each month
p1_i6.3 (check the viewerFols 118v and following ), A table in two parts, arranged according to the days of the week, from Wednesday to Tuesday, giving the
p1_i6.4 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), Choronology ascribed to Giyorgis Walda ʿAmid
1. p1_i6.4.1 (), First section.

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Preface (CAe 2616 Preface)

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Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Preface (CAe 2616 Preface)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ (…)ommission by ንዌጥን፡ ጺሒፈ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በእንተ፡ ግብሩ፡ ወመንግሥቱ፡ ለእስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ role: title ፍቁረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁር፡ [...]ommission by አሜን።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 1 (CAe 2616 Chapter1)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ስምዑ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵልክሙ፡ እለ፡ ኢትክሉ፡ ተዓግሦ፡ በብእሲትክሙ፡ ወእለ፡ ታረኵሱ፡ ሥጋክሙ፡ በብእሲተ፡ ባዕድ፡ ወእለ፡ ትሰሕፁ፡ ደናግለ፤ አመ፡ ፈጠሮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአዳም፡ አቡነ፡ ወሀቦ፡ አሐተ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ወኢወሀቦ፡ ፪ወ፫አላ፡ ወሀቦ፡ ኪያሃ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 2 (CAe 2616 Chapter2)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወፈነወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽኑዓ፡ ጋኔነ፡ ላዕለ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ኬልቂዶን፡ ወአመንደቦ፡ እስመ፡ መምለኬ፡ ጣዖት፡ ውእቱ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 3 (CAe 2616 Chapter3)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሶበ፡ ዓፀዋ፡ ወነሠጋ፡ ወቀተረ፡ ዓንቃዕደወ፡ ሰማየ፡ ወዓረየ፡ ገጾ፡ ወእገሪሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ወአንብዓ፡ አውኅዘ፡ ውስተ፡ ገጹ፡ ወአኅዘ፡ ይስአል፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ እግዚእየ፡ ወመድኃንየ፡ ወመልህቅየ፡ ዘሴሰየኒ፡ ወአብጽሐኒ፡ እስከ፡ ዛቲ፡ ሰዓት።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 4 (CAe 2616 Chapter4)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወተንሥአ፡ ሶቤሃ፡ ወሖረ፡ መንገለ፡ ደወለ፡ ፈቃኑሴ፡ በይምነ፡ ምሥራቅ፡ ወፌርሜሌኖት፡ ወበጽሐ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ቅጽር።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 5 (CAe 2616 Chapter5)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወርእየ፡ እስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ role: title ዘንተ፡ በከየ፡ ብካየ፡ መሪረ፡ ወዖደ፡ ዓዋዲ፡ ወተጋብኡ፡ ሠራዊተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወነገሮሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘርእየ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይባኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤት፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይርአይ፡ ሎሙ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወኢይትኃጐሉ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 6 (CAe 2616 Chapter6)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወይቤሎ፡ ሙ፡ ንፈሰ፡ (!) እግዚአብሔር፡ አመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ዘመኑ፡ ለዕለትየ፡ በ፭ዕለት፡ ወመንፈቀ፡ ዕለት፡ እለብስ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ለአቡከ፡ አዳም፡ በእንተ፡ ዕልወቱ፡ ወእከውን፡ ሕፃነ፡ በእንቲአሁ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 7 (CAe 2616 Chapter7)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሐተማ፡ በምምጻረ፡ ምሥዋዕ፡ ወሤመ፡ ህየ፡ እልክተ፡ ኬንተ፡ ብርት፡ ዘአርጋኖን፡ ወእንዚራ፡ ወከበሮ፡ ወቃለ፡ ቀርን፡ ወኵሎ፡ ኪነ፡ ዘተውኔት፡ ዘይትገበር፡ በተኬንዎ፡ ጥበብ፡ ወይትነፋሕ፡ በነፋሳት፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ዕረፍት፡ በመአዝዝ፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 8 (CAe 2616 Chapter8)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምዝ፡ ሰምዓ፡ ዜናሃ፡ ለብሔረ፡ ሕያዋን፡ ወአጥብዓ፡ ወአውተረ፡ ጸልዮ፡ ከመ፡ ይሑር፡ ወይጠመቅ፡ እማየ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወይርአይ፡ ኪያሃ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 9 (CAe 2616 Chapter9)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምዝ፡ አስተዳለወ፡ አሕማረ፡ ወአርማሰ፡ ወራግናት፡ ወጠብሐ፡ አልህምተ፡ ወአባግዓ፡ ዘእንለ፡ (!) ይምትሩ፡ መለያልይሆሙ፡ ወአሰሩ፡ በአኅባል፡ አልህምት፡ ወአሕማረ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 10 (CAe 2616 Chapter10)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምህየኒ፡ ሖረ፡ ያንሶሱ፡ ገዳመ፡ ኀበ፡ አልቦ፡ አብያት፡ ህየ፡ ወእንዘ፡ የሐውር፡ ተጽዒኖ፡ ፈረሶ፡ ተጐድዓ፡ ፈረስ፡ እመንፈስ፡ ወበጽሐ፡ ውስተ፡ መልዕልተ፡ ምድር፡ ወአብጽሖ፡ ውስተ፡ ሐይመት፡ መንፈሳዊት። ወንቡራን፡ ህየ፡ ሄኖክ፡ ወኤልያስ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 11 (CAe 2616 Chapter11)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወ፩ ዓሥጋሬ፡ ዓሣ፡ ኤዶማዊ፡ እንዘ፡ ያንሶሱ፡ እመቦ፡ ዘይረክብ፡ ከመ፡ ያሥግር፡ ዓሣ፡ ረከበ፡ ማየ፡ ፀዓዳ፡ ከመ፡ ሐሊብ፡ ወውስቴቱ፡ ዓሣት፡ እንዘ፡ ይትዋነዩ፡ ወቦአ፡ ኀበ፡ ውእቱ፡ ማይ፡ ወአኀዘ፡ ዓሣተ፡ ብዙኃ፡ ወአውፅአ፡ አፍአ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 12 (CAe 2616 Chapter12)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝኬ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ልብ፡ ሰሚዕ፡ ወቀዳማዊ፡ አንቀጹ፡ ለልብ፡ ርእየ፡ የ፡ (!) አዕይንት፡ ወዘርእየሂ፡ ይወዲ፡ ውስተ፡ ልቡ፡ ሠናየ፡ ዘያስተፌሥሕ፡ ነፍሰ፡

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 13 (CAe 2616 Chapter13)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወዝኬ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዳግም፡ አንቀጹ፡ ለልብ፡ ርእየ፡ ዓይን፡

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 14 (CAe 2616 Chapter14)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሣልስ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ልብ፡ አፄንዎ፡ አንፍ፡ ውእቱ፡ እስመ፡ ያፄኑ፡ መዓዛ፡ ሠናየ፡ ወእኩየ፡ ወአፄንዎ፡ ዘኢይበቍዕ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 15 (CAe 2616 Chapter15)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወራብዕ፡ አናቅጺሁ፡ ለልብ፡ አፍ፡ ወልሳን፡ ዘበአውታረ፡ ሕሊናሁ፡ ይነብብ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 16 (CAe 2616 Chapter16)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወካዕበ፡ ገሲሰ፡ እድኒ፡ አንቀጹ፡ ለልብ፡ ውእቱ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 17 (CAe 2616 Chapter17)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወካዕበ፡ ሳድስኒ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ልብ፡ አንሶስዎ፡ ወአንቀጸ፡ ልብ፡ ዘይወስድ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢፈቀደ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 18 (CAe 2616 Chapter18)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሶበ፡ ሰምዓ፡ ዘንተ፡ በከየ፡ እስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወይቤ፡ ተዘከረኒ፡ እግዚኦ፡ በምሕረትከ፡ ወዕቀበኒ፡ ከመ፡ ማኅደሮ፡ ለዲያብሎስ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 19 (CAe 2616 Chapter19)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአውሥአ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ዘትቤሰ፡ ምጽአትየ፡ ቤተ፡ አብርሃም፡ ፍቁርየ፡ ኢኮነ፡ በእንተ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘወረድኩ፡ አሜሃ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 20 (CAe 2616 Chapter20)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአውሥአ፡ እስክንድር፡ ወይቤ፡ አሌ፡ ሊተ፡ እግዚእየ፡ እስመ፡ አቡየ፡ ሞተ፡ በዝ፡ ነገር፡ እንዘ፡ ሎቱ፡ አስጠሎባ፡ ወየአምር፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኪኖሙ፡ ለሰብአ፡ ጽርዕ፡

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 21 (CAe 2616 Chapter21)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምዝ፡ ሖረ፡ እስክንድር፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገሩ፡ ወቦአ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መዛግብቲሁ፡ ወአርኂዎ፡ ኀደገ፡ ወጸውዓ፡ ግዩራነ፡ ወነዳያነ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 22 (CAe 2616 Chapter22)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መጽሐፈ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘጸሐፈ፡ እስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዝክረ፡ ነገር፡ ለእለ፡ እምድኅሬሁ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 23 (CAe 2616 Chapter23)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወመኳንንትኒ፡ ሰምዑ፡ ቃልየ፡ ወምክርየ፡ ዘእነግረክሙ፡ ወለእመ፡ ገበርክምዎ፡ ተሐይዉ፡ ሠናየ፡ ሕይወተ፡

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 24 (CAe 2616 Chapter24)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአንትሙኒ፡ ነገሥት፡ ስምዑ፡ ምክርየ፡ ወሶበ፡ ትገብሩ፡ ሠናየ፡ ትነግሡ፡ በምድር፡ ወበሰማያት።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 25 (CAe 2616 Chapter25)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወዘንተ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ እስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወነቢይ፡ ዝክረ፡ ምስለ፡ ኤልያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወሄኖክ፡ ጻድቅ፡ በብሔር፡ ሕያዋን፡ ከመ፡ ያእምር፡ ካልእ፡ ትውልድ፡ ዘይመጽእ፡ እምድኅሬሁ፡

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 26 (CAe 2616 Chapter26)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጽሐፈ፡ ፌሎን፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘእስክንድርያ፡ ወይቤ፡ ረከብክዎ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ ልኩአ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ብርት፡ ውስተ፡ ነገሥቶሙ፡ ለመቄዶንያ። ወጠየቅነ፡ ንሕነ፡ ከመ፡ ነግሠ፡ እስክንድር፡ እምቅድመ፡ ምጽአተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ላዕለ፡ ፲ወ፬ነገሥት።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 27 (CAe 2616 Chapter27)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወውእቱሰ፡ እስክንድር፡ አኀዘ፡ ያስተራትዕ፡ አቅዲሞ፡ በሥጋሁ፡ ወእምዝ፡ አስተራትዓ፡ ሎቱ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘበነፍሱኒ።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 28 (CAe 2616 Chapter28)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአስተርአዮ፡ መንፈሰ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በከመ፡ ቀዲሙ፡ ያስተርእዮ፡ ወትረ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ፈጸምከ፡ ገድለ፡ ዘበሥጋከ፡ ወረሰይከ፡ ትውክልተከ፡ በእግዚአብሔር።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 29 (CAe 2616 Chapter29)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሀሎ፡ ፩መሐዛሁ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ኮምስት፡ እምላህቅተ፡ ሐራሆሙ፡ ለመኳንንተ፡ መቄዶንያ፡ ወያፈቅሮ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ በእንተ፡ ስነ፡ ግዕዙ፡ ዘይገብር፡ በእንተ፡ እግዚአብሔር።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 30 (CAe 2616 Chapter30)

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Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 31 (CAe 2616 Chapter31)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወተሠጥዎ፡ እስክንድር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ለምንት፡ አንተ፡ ትከውን፡ ሕፁፀ፡ ልብ፡ ለኢአሚን።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 32 (CAe 2616 Chapter32)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአውሥአ፡ ኮምስት፡ ረድኡ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ምንትኬ፡ ይእቲ፡ ዘትብል፡ ርስተ፡ ጻድቃን፡ አንሰ፡ ኢሰማዕኩ፡ ዘከመዝ፡ ነገር፡ ኢ፡ እምኀበ፡ አበውየ፡ ወኢ፡ እምኀበ፡ ማእምራን።

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Chapter 33 (CAe 2616 Chapter33)

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The story of Secundus, King Hadrian's sage and of his teachings, his wisdom and his dialogue (CAe 2625)

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Section with Questions and Answers

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ተስእልዎ፡ ለጠቢብ፡ ወይቤልዎ፡ እፎኑ፡ ሀልዎቱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ወጸሐፈ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ውእቱ፡ ባሕቲቱ፡ ህላዌ፡ ዘኮነ፡ እምህላዌ፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ሥርግው፡ በአምሳላት፡ ወብዙኃት። ንእድና፡ ዘኢይትረከብ፡ ውእቱ። ልቡና፡ ዘኢይመውት። ይኰንን፡ ኵሎ፡ በመንፈሱ። ዓይን፡ ዘኢይዴቅስ። ወኵሎሙ፡ ሊቃናት፡ አኮኑ፡ በእንቲአሁ፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ በእዴሁ። ውእቱ፡ ብርሃን። ወውእቱ፡ ልቡና። ውእቱ፡ ኃይል፡ ዘሥሉጥ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሉ። ወውእቱ፡ እድ፡ ዘይእኅዝ፡ ኵሎ፡ በእራሁ።

Zenā Sarkis za-ʾArmānyā wa-zenā qǝddus Tǝrtāg (CAe 4840)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ዜና፡ ሰርኪስ፡ ዘአርማንያ፤ ወዜና፡ ቅዱስ፡ ትርታግ፡ ንጉሠ፡ አርማንያ። ወዜና፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሮም። ወምክንያተ፡ ተፈልጦቶሙ፡ ለአርማን፡ እምሮም፡ እምሃይማኖቶሙ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን። ስምዑኬ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ወአበውየ፡ ወዝንቱሰ፡ ተርታግ፡ (!) ኮነት፡ ሀገሩ፡ ተውረዝ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሀገረ፡ አርማንያ፡ ወወልደ፡ ንጉሣ፡ ውእቱ። ወበአሐቲ፡ እመዋዕል፡ መጽኡ፡ ፀር፡ ኀበ፡ ንጉሠ፡ አርማንያ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ትርታግ፡ ወተፃብዓ፡ ምስሌሆሙ፡ ወተመውአ። ወትርታግሰ፡ ኮነ፡ ንዑሰ፡ ነሥአቶ፡ ሐጻኒቱ፡ ወጐየት፡ ወወሰደቶ፡ ሀገረ፡ ሮም።

Vision of Sinodā - Recension C (CAe 5806)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ። ዝንቱ፡ ነገር፡ ዘተስእሎ፡ አባ፡ ሲኖዳ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ በደኃሪት፡ ዕለት፡ ዘይከውን፡ ላዕለ፡ ኃጥኣን፡ ወላዕለ፡ ጻድቃን። ወይቤሎ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ስማዕ፡ እንግርከ፡ በእንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ዕለት፡ ዘኢይትከሃል፡ ይዜንው፡ በልሳነ፡ ፍጡራን፡ በእንተ፡ ኃይለ፡ ምንዳቤ፡ ወመንሱት። ዘይከውን፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ኃጥኣን፡ እስከ፡ ይብልዎሙ፡ ለአድባር፡ ደቁ፡ ላዕሌነ፡ ወለአውግርኒ፡ ድፍኑነ።

Zenāhu la-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿǝ ʾabbā Bǝnyāmi (CAe 5193)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ዜናሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ አባ፡ ብንያሚ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘእለ፡ እስክንድርያ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ተሃሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ (…)ommission by ተስእለኒ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዲያቆን፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ትዮድሮስ፡ በእንተ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘጽሑፍ፡ በውስተ፡ መጻሕፍት፡ ወመንፈስ፡ የኃድር፡ ኀበ፡ አቡነ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ የሃበነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በረከቶ፡ (…)ommission by ይቤ፡ አቡነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ብንያሚ፡ አንሰ፡ እትሜሰል፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘይትጌበራ፡ ለምድር፡ እንዘ፡ ነዳይ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ዘርእ። ወሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ ጊዜ፡ ዘርእ፡ ይትሀከይ፡ እስመ፡ ዘይዘርእ፡ አልቦ፡

(The work contains 23 ቃላት፡.)

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ተፈጸመ፡ ተዋሥኦቱ፡ ለአቡነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አባ፡ ብንያሚን፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘእለ፡ እስክንድርያ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ትዕቀብነ፡ እምኵሉ፡ እኵይ፡ አሜን።

Chronographic Work (CAe 5194)

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28 tables, each comprising a lunar cycle of nineteen years

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ስፍረ፡ ሰዓታት፡ ዘበእግር፡ for each month

A table in two parts, arranged according to the days of the week, from Wednesday to Tuesday, giving the አበቅቴ፡ ጥንትዮን፡

Choronology ascribed to Giyorgis Walda ʿAmid (CAe 4089)

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First section.

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወስመ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ልዑል፡ ሰገድ።

(The section ends with the reign of Takla Hāymānot I .)

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

check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote )

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

( gez ) ዜና፡ እስክንድር፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
check the viewerFols 1r–3r (Type: Unclear )

A few notes in Amharic.

Text in Amharic

Extras of codicological unit 1

check the viewerFols. 4r, 40r

The name of the owner of the manuscript has been erased

Text in Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 1r–3r

Pen trials.

( gez ) ባርካ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለዛቲ፡ ብርዕ፡ ፈቲነ፡ ብርዕ፡ ሠናይ፡ ዘባርኮ፡ እ

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 23-25

(Both ruling patterns are used in the manuscript.)

Ruling of codicological unit 1

(Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
(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 of codicological unit 1

Pricking and ruling are visible.
Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

Hand 1

of codicological unit 1

Script: Ethiopic

Date: 1700-1800 according to William Wright^{notBefore: 1700
notAfter: 1800}

The manuscript is neatly written; of the 18th century. 1700-1800 according to William Wright

Codicological Unit p2

Origin of codicological unit 2

1711-1716 (reign)^{notBefore: 1711
notAfter: 1716}

Summary of codicological unit 2

p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 128 ), Hymns and prayers.

Hymns and prayers.

Language of text:

Physical Description of codicological unit 2

Form of support of codicological unit 2

Parchment Leaf

Extent of codicological unit 2

Layout of codicological unit 2

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 24

Ruling of codicological unit 2

(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 of codicological unit 2

Pricking and ruling are visible.
Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography of codicological unit 2

Hand 2

of codicological unit 2

Script: Ethiopic

Date: 1711-1716^{notBefore: 1711
notAfter: 1716}

Written in the reign of Yosṭos . 1711-1716

Keywords

quarter coverChristian LiteratureHistory and HistoriographyTranslationChronographyPrayersPoetryZamana MasāfǝntModern Period

Publication Statement

authority

Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik

publisher

Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft

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Hamburg

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19.7.2022 at 15:53:50

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5.7.2022

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BLorient827

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London, British Library, BL Oriental 827

General description

Zenā ʾƎskǝndǝr, Zenā Sǝkǝndǝs, Zenā Sarkis, Zenāhu la-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ ʾabbā Bǝnyāmi, a chronographic work, prayers, hymns.

Number of Text units: 47

Number of Codicological units: 2

Origin

Provenance

Catalogue Bibliography

Physical Description

Form of support

Extent

Foliation

State of preservation

Condition

Binding

Sewing Stations

Sewing Stations

Binding material

Original binding

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Summary of codicological unit 1

Contents

Colophon

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

Extras of codicological unit 1

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Extent of codicological unit 1

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Ruling of codicological unit 1

Pricking of codicological unit 1

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

Hand 1

Codicological Unit p2

Origin of codicological unit 2

Summary of codicological unit 2

Contents

Physical Description of codicological unit 2

Form of support of codicological unit 2

Extent of codicological unit 2

Layout of codicological unit 2

Layout note 1

Ruling of codicological unit 2

Pricking of codicological unit 2

Palaeography of codicological unit 2

Hand 2

Keywords

Publication Statement