London, British Library, BL Oriental 8813
Carsten Hoffmann
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Or. 8813, Strelcyn 34, Curzon, Cat. E8, Parham 62
General description
Liturgical Prayers
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
17th/18th century
Provenance
According to acquired by Robert Curzon during his stay in Egypt in 1837-1838 . Three years after his death on 19 April 1876 the codex was given as a deposit on loan to the British Museum (later: British Library↗ ), then as a bequest from his daughter Darea in 13 October 1917 as inscribed in a note on the front endleaf.
Contents
check the viewerFols 36r–43v Excerpt from Śǝrʿāta Qǝddāse (CAe 1960 SerataQeddaseChapter3)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ቅድስት፡ ሰማያዊት፡ ሰላመ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሳልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ፡
Excerpt from chapter III, starting from §66 as attested in Anon. 1969.check the viewerFols 65r–77v Bǝḍǝʿt ʾanti (CAe 3012)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንዒ፡ ማርያም። እንዘ፡ ትነብሪ፡ በአር[ያ(?)]supplied by PRS8999Strelcyም፡ ወንዒ፡ ፍቅርየ፡ ዘገነት፡ ኤዶም። ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ብፀዕት፡ አንቲ፡ ወንግሥተ፡ ጽድቅ። ዘትሜንንኒ፡ ማርያም፡ መንገለ፡ ምስራቅ። ታቦትነ፡ አንቲ፡ እንተ፡ ወርቅ። ሃሃሃ።
check the viewerFols 77v–84r Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George (CAe 2801)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ዝክረ፡ ውዳሴከ፡ ባሕቱ፡ ምንትኑ፡ ውዳሴከ። ወምንት፡ ውእቱ፡ አምሳ
ሊከ። ሃሃሃ፡ ዘሐረጸከ፡ ዱድያኖስ፡ ወወገረከ፡ ደብረ፡ ይድራስ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFol. IIr (Type: GuestText)
A medical prescription.
Extras
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check the viewerFol. I (Type: OwnershipNote)
( en ) Bequeathed by Darea Baroness role: title Zouche bequeather . 13 Oct. 1917 .
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check the viewerFol. 64v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The manuscript was written for Takla Hāymānot owner , his wife Śāhla Rufāʾel owner and their son Ḫayla Giyorgis owner .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Strelcyn, S. 1978. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the British Library Acquired Since the Year 1877 (London: British Museum, 1978).page 50
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Paper Codex
Paper endleaves added during repair in the British Museum↗ .Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 120mm |
Width | 67mm |
Binding
Leather back added during repair in the British Museum↗ .Binding material
wood
Wooden boards with engraved ornamentation.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 13
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1600-1800 according to Stefan Strelcyn
Careful handwriting. 1600-1800 according to Stefan StrelcynSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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