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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 81

Massimo Villa

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet81
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana[view repository]

Collection: Aethiopici

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General description

Four Gospels

Number of Text units: 12

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location:

1923-1924 According to Colophon 1 , item 4.1 , the manuscript was written in the year of mercy 1916 CE, i.e. 1923-24 AD, during the reign of Rās Tafari Ḫayla Śǝllāse . The manuscript was donated by the same king Ḫayla Śǝllāse bequeather to pope Pius XI on the occasion of a solemn audience held on 20 June 1924.

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–70v ), Gospel of Matthew
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 2r–70v ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 71r–111v ), Gospel of Mark
    1. ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 71r–111v ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos
    2. ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFol. 111v ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 112r–183 ), Gospel of Luke
    1. ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 112r–182v ), Bǝsrāta Luqās
    2. ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 182v–183 ), Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 184r–241v ), Gospel of John
    1. ms_i4.1 (check the viewerFols 184r–240r ), Gospel of John
    2. ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 241v and following ), Gospel of John, Tituli of the Gospel of John

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–70v Gospel of Matthew (CAe 1558)
check the viewerFols 2r–70v Bǝsrāta Mātewos (CAe 2709)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወንጌል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘእግዚእነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፨ ዘውእቱ፤ ብስራተ፤ ማቴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ <በረከቱ፡> የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ አስካለ፡ ማርያም፡ ወምስለ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን።

The names of queen ʾAskāla Māryām and king Ḫayla Śǝllāse are mentioned in the supplication formula at the beginning of the text.
check the viewerFols 71r–111v Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882)
check the viewerFols 112r–183 Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812)
check the viewerFols 184r–241v Gospel of John (CAe 1693)
check the viewerFols 184r–240r Gospel of John (CAe 2715) The text is followed by a note on the composition of the Gospel of John.

Colophon

check the viewerFol. 240r

ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ በ፲፱፻፲፮ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ እምአመ፡ አዕረፈ፡ በ፲ቱ፡ ዓመት፡ ዳግማዊ፡ ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ወእምአመ፡ ነግሠት፡ ንግሥተ፡ ነገሥታት፡ ዘውዲቱ፡ ወለቱ፡ ለዳግማዊ፡ ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ፡ እንዘ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ራስ፡ ተፈሪ፡ ዘስመ፡ ጥምቀቱ፡ ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወራሴ፡ መንግሥት፡ ወልዱ፡ ለራስ፡ መኰንን፡ መስፍን፡ ሐረር፡ ወኵሉ፡ አድያሚሃ፨ ወእንዘ፡ ጰጰስነ፡ (!) ጰጰስነ፡ (!) (!) ማቴዎስ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፨ ወዘአጽሐፎ፡ መልአከ፡ ሰላም፡ ወልደ፡ መስቀል፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ጸሐፌ፡ ትእዛዝ፨ ወስመ፡ ጸሐፊሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ሩፋኤል፡ ዘሀገረ፡ አንኮበር፨ ወስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ለዘአብጽሐነ፡ እስከ፡ ዛቲ፡ ሰዓት፡ ወለወላዲቱ፡ ማርያም፡ ቅድስት፨ ወላዕሌነ፡ ይኩን፡ ሣህል፡ ወምሕረት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨

According to the colophon, the manuscript was written in the year of mercy 1916 CE, i.e. 1923-24 AD, ten years after king Mǝnilǝk 's death and in the seventh year of reign of his daughter Zawditu , while Rās Tafari Ḫayla Śǝllāse was king. The colophon also mentions the name of the patron, ṣaḥāfe tǝʾǝzāz role: title Malʾaka Salām Walda Masqal patron , and that of the scribe of the manuscript Walda Rufāʾel scribe from ʾAnkobar↗ .

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 295-296
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) , Entered as 246 (III + 243) 6 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 6 check the viewerFols ir–iiiv, check the viewerFols. 241r, check the viewerFols 242r–243v +NaN (quire) .Entered as 25 (A + 24) 315 236
Outer dimensions
Height 315mm
Width 236mm

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quire marks are written with Ethiopian numbers in the inner upper corner of the first leaf of each quire from to , which has been numbered ፳፩ in a different hand.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 4 Fols ir–1v
2 1 10 Fols 2r–11v
3 2 10 Fols 12r–21v
4 3 10 Fols 22r–31v
5 4 10 Fols 32r–41v
6 5 10 Fols 42r–51v
7 6 10 Fols 52r–61v
8 7 10 Fols 62r–71v
9 8 10 Fols 72r–81v
10 9 10 Fols 82r–91v
11 10 10 Fols 92r–101v
12 11 10 Fols 102r–111v
13 12 10 Fols 112r–121v
14 13 10 Fols 122r–131v
15 14 10 Fols 132r–141v
16 15 10 Fols 142r–151v
17 16 10 Fols 152r–161v
18 17 10 Fols 162r–171v
19 18 10 Fols 172r–181v
20 19 10 Fols 182r–191v
21 20 10 Fols 192r–201v
22 21 10 Fols 202r–211v
23 22 10 Fols 212r–221v
24 23 12 Fols 222r–233v
25 24 10 Fols 234r–243v

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 15 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 25 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 35 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 45 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 55 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 65 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q9, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 9 75 84 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q10, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 10 85 94 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q11, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 11 95 104 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q12, number:11
Collation diagram Quire 12 105 114 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q13, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 13 115 124 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q14, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 14 125 134 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q15, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 15 135 144 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q16, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 16 145 154 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q17, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 17 155 164 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q18, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 18 165 174 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q19, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 19 175 184 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q20, number:19
Collation diagram Quire 20 185 194 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q21, number:20
Collation diagram Quire 21 195 204 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q22, number:21
Collation diagram Quire 22 205 214 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q23, number:22
Collation diagram Quire 23 215 224 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q24, number:23
Collation diagram Quire 24 225 236 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6


Quire ID:q25, number:24
Collation diagram Quire 25 237 246 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/Fols ir–1v) – I(10/Fols 2r–11v) – II(10/Fols 12r–21v) – III(10/Fols 22r–31v) – IV(10/Fols 32r–41v) – V(10/Fols 42r–51v) – VI(10/Fols 52r–61v) – VII(10/Fols 62r–71v) – VIII(10/Fols 72r–81v) – IX(10/Fols 82r–91v) – X(10/Fols 92r–101v) – XI(10/Fols 102r–111v) – XII(10/Fols 112r–121v) – XIII(10/Fols 122r–131v) – XIV(10/Fols 132r–141v) – XV(10/Fols 142r–151v) – XVI(10/Fols 152r–161v) – XVII(10/Fols 162r–171v) – XVIII(10/Fols 172r–181v) – XIX(10/Fols 182r–191v) – XX(10/Fols 192r–201v) – XXI(10/Fols 202r–211v) – XXII(10/Fols 212r–221v) – XXIII(12/Fols 222r–233v) – XXIV(10/Fols 234r–243v) –

Formula: Fols ir–1v ; Fols 2r–11v ; Fols 12r–21v ; Fols 22r–31v ; Fols 32r–41v ; Fols 42r–51v ; Fols 52r–61v ; Fols 62r–71v ; Fols 72r–81v ; Fols 82r–91v ; Fols 92r–101v ; Fols 102r–111v ; Fols 112r–121v ; Fols 122r–131v ; Fols 132r–141v ; Fols 142r–151v ; Fols 152r–161v ; Fols 162r–171v ; Fols 172r–181v ; Fols 182r–191v ; Fols 192r–201v ; Fols 202r–211v ; Fols 212r–221v ; Fols 222r–233v ; Fols 234r–243v ;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (10), 23 (10), 24 (12), 25 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (10), 23 (10), 24 (12), 25 (10),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish tooled leather. The codex is closed with three buckles of metal.

Binding material

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 19

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a fine handwriting.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Titles of the Gospels on the incipit page of each Gospel; initial lines on the incipit page of each Gospel; nomina sacra.

    Date: 1923-1924

    1923-1924 Sample of the handwriting from check the viewerfol. 240r in .

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    2017-05-04T15:11:37.552+02:00
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    type=expanded
    11.10.2022 at 22:00:55
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    type=lastModified
    4.5.2017
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    type=collection
    manuscripts
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    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet81/main
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    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet81
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    type=filename
    BAVet81.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BAVet81

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    • Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 4.5.2017

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