London, British Library, BL Oriental 623
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. LXXII, Wright 72
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
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 (), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The name of the owner was ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡, possibly [!]The certainty about the value of is low. owner .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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 45a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.88in |
Width | 11.5in |
Binding
In the original boards, lined with cloth and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 27-32
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1799
1750-1799 Written in a good hand.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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