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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 40

Massimo Villa

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Aethiopici

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General description

Prayer of Our Lady Mary on Mount Golgotha, Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ, Prayer to Our Lady Mary

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location:

1500-1599

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (Fols 5r–60v

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    ), Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā
  2. ms_i2 (Fols 61r–70r

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    ), Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ
  3. ms_i3 (Fols 70r–71v

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    ), Prayer to Our Lady Mary

Contents

Fols 5r–60v

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Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā (CAe 2246) The end is missing due to material loss.

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወቡሩክ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘወሀብከኒ፡ ዘንተ፡ ኵሎ፡ በፈቃድከ፨ ስብሐት፡

Fols 61r–70r

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Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ The beginning and some portions of the text are missing due to material loss.

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ውእቱኬ፡ ሰማያዊ፡ ውእቱ፡ መኑ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ዘበሙስና፡ ተወልደ፡ ውእቱሰ፡ ኢይማስን፨

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ሙሴ፡ ወባዕዳንሂ፡ ነቢያት፡ ንሕነሂ፡ ቦቱ፡ ተወኪለነ፡ ሎቱ፡ ነሀብ፡ ስብሐተ፡ ወሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወጽንዕ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ = ፨

Fols 70r–71v

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Prayer to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3582) The end is missing due to material loss.

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): እሴብሕ፡ ጸጋኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ወእሰእለኪ፡ (!) ወእሰእለኪ፡ (!) (!) ታብርሂ፡ ልብየ፡ ወታርትዒ፡ ፍኖትየ፡ ከመ፡ እሖር፡ በንጹሕ፡ ልብ፡ በግኖተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወበትእዘዞትሁ። (!) ወበትእዘዞትሁ። (!) (!)

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ኦመንክርት፡ ማኅደሩ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ረሰይኒ፡ (!) ረሰይኒ፡ (!) (!) እኩን፡ ማኅደረ፡ ለመንፈሰ፡ (!) ለመንፈሰ፡ (!) (!) ቅድሰ። (!) ቅድሰ። (!) (!) ኦዘወለድኪ፡ ዐቃቤ፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 , 3 s, 2 , 1 .

  1. Fol. 1r (Type: Unclear)

    ( it ) In casa del consegero (!) consegero (!) (!) D. Pedro de Vera y Arago Directa al cavaliero D. Ioan de Baldassare Abyssino (!) Abyssino (!) (!) Napoli

    The note is written in Italian. It mentions Pedro de Vera y Aragón and Ioan de Baldassare .

  2. Fol. 1v (Type: RecordDistribution)

    ( gez ) ፻፡ ወርቅ፡ ሙተቤዎን፡ ፴፡ ወርቅ፡ ቍሴስ፡ ፺ቱ፡ ወርቅ፡ ድዝዋት፡ ገደፍኩ፡ ለክሙ፡ ቍሴስ፡ (!) ቍሴስ፡ (!) (!) ለእመ፡ ሞትኵ፡ (!) ሞትኵ፡ (!) (!) ፴፡ ወ፫ቱ፡ <ወ>ርቅ፡ ተሳየጥኩ፡ ፈረስ፡ (!) ፈረስ፡ (!) (!) ፳፡ ወርቅ፡ ሀሎ፡ ምስሌይ፡ (!) ምስሌይ፡ (!) (!) አሒ፡ (!) አሒ፡ (!) (!) ሃኩ፡ (!) ሃኩ፡ (!) (!) ዘትሠመይ፡ ሀገር፡ (!) ሀገር፡ (!) (!) ቅሮጳን፡ ቅርብት፡ ሠሠብሬን፡ ስንቆ፡ (!) ስንቆ፡ (!) (!) ሴኮ፡ (!) ሴኮ፡ (!) (!) ፲፡ ወአሀዱ፡ ፲ቱ፡ ወቱ፡ (!) ወቱ፡ (!) (!) መአልት፡ (!) መአልት፡ (!) (!) ስቴብር፡ ተናዘዝን፡ (!) ተናዘዝን፡ (!) (!)

    The note defines the distribution of the money belonging to the writer. The writer states to live in a city called Qǝroṗān or Śaśabren.

  3. Fol. 1v (Type: Unclear)

    ( it ) il grecero di pielli en piassa (!) piassa (!) (!) fornaro

    The note is written in a 16th-century hand.

  4. Fol. 2v (Type: CalendaricNote)

    Beginning of a calendar.

  5. Fol. 71v (Type: Unclear)

    ( gez ) በወር፡ (!) በወር፡ (!) (!) ማጅ፡ ፲ገአኩ፡ (!) ፲ገአኩ፡ (!) (!) ነገር፡ (!) ነገር፡ (!) (!) ይቤ፡ እስቁፍ፡

    The note is written in pale black ink. It states that the writer heard the sermon of the bishop on the 10th of May (cp. māǧ) of an unspecified year.

  6. Fol. 75v (Type: CalendaricNote)

    ( gez ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ር<እ>ሰ፡ አመት፡ ወርሕ፡ (!) ወርሕ፡ (!) (!) መስከረም፡ ብኢል፡ (!) ብኢል፡ (!) (!)

  7. Fol. 75v (Type: CalendaricNote)

    ( gez ) ር ስ፡ (!) ስ፡ (!) (!) አመት፡ ወርሕ፡ (!) ወርሕ፡ (!) (!) መስከረም፡ ብኢል፡ (!) ብኢል፡ (!) (!) በዓረቢ፡ ቶት፡ ባቤ፡ ሐቶር፡ ክያክ፡ ጦቤ፡ እምሸር፡ በረምሃት፡ በረሙዲ፡ በሸስ፡ በኦና፡ አቢብ፡ ምስእሪ፡ ጅናር፡ ፍብራ፡ ማርስ፡

    The note contains the names of the months of the Copto-Arabic calendar, and those of the first three months in Italian (cp. ǧǝnār, fǝbrā, mārǝs).

  8. Fol. 76v (Type: Record)

    ( it ) Il sig"no"r fiorauante ristillatore eccelle"n"tiss"im"o et particulare a dar remedii ad infiniti mali habita in napoli allo largo del castello nouo al portone di la casa del s"igno"r in istanza e questo ue lo auiso io ch'el trouiasi p"er" la u"ost"ra infirmita p"er"che sono stato dio gra"tia" Da lui guarito. Gio"uanni" Jac"obo" Matera.

    The note was written in Italian in the mid-16th century. It states that Leonardo Fioravanti was living near Castel Nuovo in Naples, and that he healed the one who wrote the note, a certain Giovanni Jacobo Matera .

  9. Fol. 77v (Type: Record)

    ( gez ) ስቴብር፡ ፲፡ ወ፰፡ መአልት፡ ነገደነ፡ (!) ነገደነ፡ (!) (!)

    The note is written in black pale ink in the same hand as (a2) . It states that the writer left on the 18th of September (cp. sǝtebǝr) of an unspecified year.

  10. Fol. 78r (Type: ProtectivePrayer)

    ( gez ) ጰውሎ፡ ወሬዩዊና፡ ፈላዊና፡ ፈላፎት፡ ፈላፎት፡ ፈላፎት፡ ጻጻጻ፡ አኃዚሆ፡ (!) አኃዚሆ፡ (!) (!) ፫ቃላተ፡ አልፍ፡ <ኤፍ፡> ካፍ፡ በዝንቱ፡ እስማት፡ (!) እስማት፡ (!) (!) እሰር፡ (!) እሰር፡ (!) (!) እደዊሆሙ፡ ወእገሪሆሙ፡ ወአድክም፡ አብራኪሆሙ፡ ወአ<ጽ>ልም፡ አእይ<ን>ቲሆሙ፡ ለጸናሕያን፡ (!) ለጸናሕያን፡ (!) (!) ፍኖት፡ ወለተትአጋልያነ፡ (!) ወለተትአጋልያነ፡ (!) (!) ንዋይ፡ ወለካአውያነ፡ (!) ወለካአውያነ፡ (!) (!) ደም፡ እስከ፡ አሐልፍ፡ አነ፡ ዮሀንስ፡ ምስለ፡ ኩሉ፡ (!) ኩሉ፡ (!) (!) ንዋይየ፡ ወጥሪትየ፡

    The note was written by a certain Yoḥannǝs (perhaps Yoḥannǝs ). It contains magical names to protect him along the way. The same prayer is also contained in Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 45, Protective Prayer a1. The word

    ( gez ) ፌርቤዮ፡

    , i.e. "february", is written in the lower margin of the same leaf.

Extras

  1. The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Vat. | 40 | Aethiop. is written on the back cover.

  2. Fol. 1r

    The shelfmark of the Vatican Library is written three times, twice in the lower margin of the leaf (( ) 40 and ( la ) Aeth. 40), and once on a paper glued to the leaf (( la ) Aeth. 40).

  3. check the viewerFols. 18v, 37r, 49r, 60r

    The name of Takla Yoḥannǝs owner , possibly the owner of the book, is written in the supplication formulas.

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935).
    page 180-182
    ZoteroOther citations

Physical Description

Form of support

Paper Codex

Watermark

Anchors in a circle with a three-petal flower . The watermark is partly visible. The watermark was in use in Northern Italy after the mid-16th century.

Extent

78 (leaf) , Entered as 78 +NaN (quire) , Entered as 11 (A + 10) 14 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 14 check the viewerFols. 2r, check the viewerFols 3r–4v, check the viewerFols 72r–75r, check the viewerFols. 76r, 78v 106 75
Outer dimensions
Height 106mm
Width 75mm

Foliation

Leaves have been numbered in the outer upper corner in a 17th-century hand. The foliation does not correspond to the current order of the leaves.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures:

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 4 Fols 1r–4v
2 1 8 Fols 5r–12v
3 2 8 Fols 13r–20v
4 3 8 Fols 21r–28v
5 4 8 Fols 29r–36v
6 5 8 Fols 37r–44v
7 6 8 Fols 45r–52v
8 7 8 Fols 53r–60v
9 8 4 Fols 61r–64v
10 9 7 Fols 65r–71v
11 10 7 Fols 72r–78v

It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.

  • Quire with id:q10 and n 9 is made of 7 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
  • Quire with id:q11 and n 10 is made of 7 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

Some leaves are missing, e.g., after fols. 60, and after 61 .

Binding

Two covers of red leather.

Binding material

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of lines: 9

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication:

    Date: 16th century

    Ethiopic:

    16th century Written in the same hand as Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 48, no id h1.

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

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    date
    2017-01-09T11:17:37.552+02:00
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    11.10.2022 at 22:00:55
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    9.1.2017
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    Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 40ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 9.1.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet40 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]

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    • Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 9.1.2017

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