Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Aeth. g. 2
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Amharic treatise on the Faith
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) ?
Provenance
The manuscript was sent from Ethiopia in 1868, it thus belongs probably to the manuscripts looted by the British Napier expedition. It was purchased by the Bodleian Library↗ in 1883.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r–78v ),
Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith, John of Alexandria
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Macarius of Alexandria
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 12v and following ), Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith, Athanasius of Alexandria
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–78v Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith (CAe 3560)
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
Incipit (Amharic ):ሃይማኖት፡ ለሚየኮስ፡ አመላለስ፡ እንዴኽ፡ ነው፡
The text is essentially identical with Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Clarke Or. 39, (in ms_i1). The work begins with the following chapters:check the viewerFols 9v and following Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith, John of Alexandria (CAe 3560 JohnAlexandria1)
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 10r and following [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.Macarius of Alexandria (CAe 3560 MenasAlexandria)
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 12v and following Untitled Amharic treatise on the Christian faith, Athanasius of Alexandria (CAe 3560 Athanasius1)
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s.
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: MagicFormula)
Prayer for the owner, Gǝrmā ʾIyasus owner , with many magical words.
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check the viewerFols 2r–2v (Type: MagicFormula)
Prayer for the owner, Gǝrmā ʾIyasus owner , with many magical words.
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check the viewerFols 79r–79v (Type: MagicFormula)
Prayer for the owner, Gǝrmā ʾIyasus owner , with many magical words.
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check the viewerFol. 80r (Type: MagicFormula)
Prayer for the owner, Gǝrmā ʾIyasus owner , with many magical words.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Ullendorff, E. 1951. Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, II, Catalogi Codd. Mss. Bibliothecae Bodleianae, 7 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1951). page 21b–22a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 2.75in |
Width | 2.5in |
Binding
Ethiopian binding: stiff leather covers, kept in leather case with strap.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a good hand, possibly 18th century.
Date: 1700-1799 ?
1700-1799 ?Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Slovenly writing.
Date: 1700-1799 ?
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