London, British Library, BL Additional 11292
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. II, Dillmann 2
General description
Psalter
Number of Text units: 20
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1650-1699 Not recently written according to Dillmann 1847. A dating is proposed in: Gleave 1951
Provenance
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1–113 ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1–94 ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 94–106 ),
Book of Odes
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 94–95 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of Moses (ጸሎቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡) (same as LIT2277salotu)
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 95–97 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 97–98 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
- ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 98–99 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
- ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 98–99 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Hezekiah (ጸሎተ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡) (same as LIT2258salota)
- ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 100–101 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
- ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFol. 101 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
- ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 101–102 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace (ጸሎተ፡ ዳንኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘእምኣዛርያ፡) (same as LIT2250salota)
- ms_i1.2.9 (check the viewerFol. 102 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
- ms_i1.2.10 (check the viewerFol. 102 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of the Three Youths (ኀበ፡ ባረኩ፡ ኣናንያ፡ ወኣዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡) (same as LIT1566hababa)
- ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 103–105 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Habakkuk (ጸሎተ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2251salota)
- ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFol. 105 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
- ms_i1.2.13 (check the viewerFols 105–106 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
- ms_i1.2.14 (check the viewerFol. 106 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
- ms_i1.2.15 (check the viewerFol. 106 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis (ጸሎተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2272salota)
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 107r–113v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 113v–118 ), Mǝśṭira ṣǝgeyāt
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–113 Psalter (CAe 2701)
check the viewerFols 107r–113v Song of Songs (CAe 2362)
Secondary Bibliography , item 1.3
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Gleave, H. C., ed., 1951. The Ethiopic Version of the Song of Songs critically edited (London: Taylor’s Foreign Press, 1951). page xxxi
check the viewerFols 113v–118 Mǝśṭira ṣǝgeyāt (CAe 2016)
Language of text:
Added in a later hand. It consists of 43 stanzas.Incipit (Amharic ):ማነኽ፡ ድንግልን፡ የምትወድ። በፍቅርዋም፡ ልብኽ፡ የሚነድ። አድምጸኝ፡ ግሯን፡ ስነገር፡ ትስማኝ። አወይ።።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 118v (Type: OwnershipNote)
( gez ) ዝዳዊት፡ ዘህንደመለኮት፡
( en ) This Psalter belongs to Hǝndamalakot
The note states that the book belongs to Hǝndamalacôt .
Extras
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The French words
( fr ) Xe siècle
are written in a recent hand.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, III: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (n.p.: E Museo Britannico, 1847). page 1b-2b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
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Foliation
The leaves have been numbered by a later hand.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The manuscript shows traces of extensive use and is damaged by water.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a fine and careful handwriting.
check the viewerFols 1–113Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: More recent hand.
check the viewerFols 113–118 More recent hand.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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