London, British Library, BL Oriental 510
Eugenia Sokolinski
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. XXXV, Wright 35
Dated
General description
Four Gospels
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
(internal-date)
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 2r–237v ),
Four Gospels
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 2r–6v ),
Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r–5v ), Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel)
- ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 6v and following ), Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record)
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 7r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 122r and following ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 190r and following ), Gospel of John
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 2r–6v ),
Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–237v Four Gospels (CAe 1560)
Language of text:
Colophon
ነዋ፡ አዘዝነ፡ ንሕነ፡ አእላፍ፡ ሰገድ፡ ወአእላፍ፡ ሞገሳ፡ ወበጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘተሰመይነ፡ ዮሐንስሃ፡ ወሰብለ፡ ወንጌል፡ ያውግዙ፡ እንበይነ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍነ። ዘአጽሐፍናሃ፡ ንሕነ፡ በዘመነ፡ መንግሥትነ፡ ለበቍዔተ፡ ነፍስነ። ከመ፡ ኢያውፅኣ፡ እምበተ፡ ውሉድነ፡ ዘወለድናሆሙ፡ በሥጋ። መኑሂ፡ እምሰብእ፡ እመሂ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ወእመሂ፡ መኰንን። እመንገለ፡ ትዕግልት፡ ወተኃይሎ፡ አው፡ ሠራቂ፡ እኩየ፡ ምግባር፡ ዘይጸልእ፡ ብርሃነ፡ ወያፈቅር፡ ጽልመተ። ወአውገዙ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ። ብፁዕ፡ ወክቡር፡ ጳጳስነ፡ አባ፡ ወአባ፡ ህርያቆስ፡ መምህር፡ ዘደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ። ወዘታሕቴሆሙ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ መምህራነ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘአድባራት። በከመ፡ ዝኩ፡ ቃለ፡ ነገርነ፡ ዘዘከርነ፡ ቅድመ።
The note asserts that the MS was written for Yoḥannǝs I and his queen Sabla Wangel (who began to reign at the close of 1667).
check the viewerFols 2r–6v Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGospels)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 2r–5v Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel) (CAe 1560 IntroductionMaqdema)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 6v and following Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (generic record) (CAe 1349)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 7r and following Bǝsrāta Mātewos (CAe 2709)
Language of text:
The name of the first owner has been erased, and that of the queen Sabla Wangel (here ʾAʾlāf Mogasā owner , has been substituted. At the foot of f. check the viewer7r , and elsewhere, another owner, or the scribe, has recorded his name, Takla Māryām scribe .check the viewerFols 76r and following Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711)
Language of text:
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 121v ተጽሕፈ፡ በዛመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ እንዘ፡ ዓመት፡ ምሕረት፡ ፸፻ወ፩ ፻፶ወ፯ዓመት፡ እምፍጥረት፡ ዓለም። እምአመ፡ ነግሠ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአበሔር፡ ን ፧ ሥ ፧፡ ..... ፡ ፴ወ፱ዓመት ፤ ወአጽሐፈ፡ በብዙኅ፡ ፃማ፡ ሶበ፡ አስትናስኦ፡ ፍቅር፡ መ ንፈሳዊ፡ ወሥዕልሂ፡ ዘዓረቢ፡ ገብረ፡ መ ፧ ገለ፡ ግዕዝ።
The year 7157 of the subscription corresponds with AD 1664/1665, but the 34th year of the reign of Fāsiladas (whose name has been erased) was AD 1667. The MS seems therefore to have been written in 1667/1668.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿAlam↗
( gez ) ወንጌል፡ ዘቅ' ፡ መ' ፡ ዓለም።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
The volume is full of pictures.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6v
Portrait of St Matthew the Evangelist with his emblem
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 75v
Portrait of St Mark the Evangelist with his emblem
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 121v
Portrait of St Luke the Evangelist with his emblem
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 189v
Portrait of St John the Evangelist with his emblem
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 24b-25a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 17.75in |
Width | 16in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with striped and flowered silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 21
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are mostly visible, horizontal pricks are occasionally visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1667
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