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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 7

Massimo Villa

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet7
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana[view repository]

Collection: Aethiopici

General description

Psalter

Number of Text units: 27

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Rome

1400-1499

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1–121 ), Psalter
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1–108 ), Mazmura Dāwit
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 108–121 ), Book of Odes
      1. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 108 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of Moses (ጸሎቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡) (same as LIT2277salotu)
      2. ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 109 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
      3. ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 110v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
      4. ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 112 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
      5. ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 113 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Hezekiah (ጸሎተ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡) (same as LIT2258salota)
      6. ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 113v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
      7. ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFols 114v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
      8. ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 115 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Threeyouths2
      9. ms_i1.2.9 (check the viewerFols 116 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
      10. ms_i1.2.10 (check the viewerFols 116v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of the Three Youths (ኀበ፡ ባረኩ፡ ኣናንያ፡ ወኣዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡) (same as LIT1566hababa)
      11. ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 118 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Habakkuk (ጸሎተ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2251salota)
      12. ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFols 119v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
      13. ms_i1.2.13 (check the viewerFols 120 and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
      14. ms_i1.2.14 (check the viewerFols 120v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
      15. ms_i1.2.15 (check the viewerFol. 121 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis (ጸሎተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2272salota)
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 121v–133v ), ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡
      1. ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 121v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday
      2. ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 122v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday
      3. ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 124v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday
      4. ms_i1.3.4 (check the viewerFols 126v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday
      5. ms_i1.3.5 (check the viewerFols 129–130v ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday
      6. ms_i1.3.6 (check the viewerFols 131 and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday
      7. ms_i1.3.7 (check the viewerFols 132 and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 133v–138 ), ውዳሴ፡ ወግናይ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡

Contents


check the viewerFols 1–121 Psalter (CAe 2701) The text concludes with a note on stichometry:

( gez ) check the viewerFol. 121 ለቀዳሚ፡ ፶፡ ቃሉ፡ ፲፻፡ ፯፻፡ ለካልእ፡ ፶። ቃሉ፡ ፲፻፯፻፡ ለሳልስ፡ ፶፡ ቃሉ። ፲፻፯፻፡ ፺፱፡ ወመንፈቁሰ፡ በዘ፡ ፸፯፡ መዝሙር፡ ኀበ፡ ይብል፡ መርሖሙ፡ መዐልተ፡ በደመና። በህየ፡ ይነፍቅ፡ ወማኅልየ፡ ነቢያት፨


check the viewerFols 1–108 Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) Psalms are unnumbered. Few psalms have been numbered in a different hand than that of the main text. The total number of lines per psalm is indicated from Psalms of David, Psalmus 82 on.

check the viewerFols 108–121 Book of Odes (CAe 1828)

check the viewerFols 115 and following Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Threeyouths2 (CAe 1828 Threeyouths2) Title and number of the canticle are missing.

check the viewerFols 120v and following Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota) (CAe 1828 Zachariah) The number of the canticle is missing; the title is written in a different hand than that of the main text.

check the viewerFols 121v–133v ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡ (CAe 2509)

check the viewerFols 129–130v Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday (CAe 2509 Friday) The conclusion of the text is written on check the viewerfol. 130vb in a recent hand.

check the viewerFols 133v–138 ውዳሴ፡ ወግናይ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡ (CAe 1113)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 133v ውዳሴ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 138 በጸሎታ፡=

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. The shelfmark ( la ) Vat. | 7 | Aethiop. is written on the cover, together with the coat of arms of pope Pius IX .

    2. Subsections of the psalms are indicated by means of several signs, e .g., ፲ (check the viewerfols. 1v, , check the viewer46v, , etc.), ፲፪ (check the viewer27v, ), ፻፪(check the viewer34–38 ), and circles with ሀ, ወ, ዐ, የ.

    3. Crosses and other signs are inserted with no apparent purpose, e.g., on check the viewerfols. 10, , check the viewer37v, , check the viewer42v, , check the viewer58, , check the viewer72, , check the viewer78, , check the viewer80v, , check the viewer99, , check the viewer99v, , check the viewer103, , check the viewer107, , check the viewer118, , check the viewer119, , check the viewer120, , check the viewer123v, , check the viewer129 .

    4. Five lines are left unfilled on check the viewerfol. 133rb after the words ( gez ) ወመሥዋዕተ፡ ክቡረ፡.

    5. Doodles at the bottom of check the viewerfol. 133vb .

    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 22-23

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    138 (leaf) , Entered as 138 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 18 (quire) .Entered as 18 204 136
    Outer dimensions
    Height 204mm
    Width 136mm

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures: The internal structure of many quires is hardly discernible. The collation provided by the cataloguers does not cover the total number of leaves.

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 4
    2 10
    3 6
    4 10
    5 6
    6 10
    7 6
    8 10
    9 5
    10 9
    11 4
    12 8
    13 8
    14 6
    15 9
    16 8
    17 10
    18 8

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

    • Quire with id:q9 and n is made of 5 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
    • Quire with id:q10 and n is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
    • Quire with id:q15 and n is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    Binding

    Two covers of red leather.

    Binding material

    leather

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1–121r )

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 25-37

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 121v–138 )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 25-37

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a mediocre handwriting.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; numbers and titles of the psalms and the canticles; the crux ansata.

    Date: 15th century

    15th century Some paleographic features: ሎ has the loop marking the 7th order attached directly to the body of the letter, without the linking line; the bodies of some letters, e.g. የ, ደ, ጸ, and the upper loop of ቆ and ቶ, have a triangular shape; numerals are written without dashes; the crux ansata is seldom used in the right margin in correspondence of the beginning of the psalms.
  2. 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
    2016-10-14T08:54:37.552+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    11.10.2022 at 22:00:55
    date
    type=lastModified
    14.10.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet7/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet7
    idno
    type=filename
    BAVet7.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BAVet7

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    Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 7ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 14.10.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet7 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]

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    • Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 14.10.2016

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