Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 85
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Psalter, Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Songs, Wǝddāse Māryām, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, various prayers
Number of Text units: 32
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location:
1600-1699Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 2r–160v ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r–124v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 125r–137v ),
Book of Odes
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 125r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of Moses (ጸሎቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡) (same as LIT2277salotu)
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 126r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 127v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
- ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 129r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
- ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 130r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Hezekiah (ጸሎተ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡) (same as LIT2258salota)
- ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 130v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
- ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFols 131v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
- ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 132r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Threeyouths2
- ms_i1.2.9 (check the viewerFols 133r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
- ms_i1.2.10 (check the viewerFols 133v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of the Three Youths (ኀበ፡ ባረኩ፡ ኣናንያ፡ ወኣዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡) (same as LIT1566hababa)
- ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 134v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Habakkuk (ጸሎተ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2251salota)
- ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFols 135v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
- ms_i1.2.13 (check the viewerFols 136v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
- ms_i1.2.14 (check the viewerFols 137r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
- ms_i1.2.15 (check the viewerFol. 137v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis (ጸሎተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2272salota)
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 137v–144v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 145r–155v ),
ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 145r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 145v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday
- ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewerFols 149v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday
- ms_i1.4.5 (check the viewerFols 151v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday
- ms_i1.4.6 (check the viewerFols 153r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday
- ms_i1.4.7 (check the viewerFols 154r–155v ), Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 155v–160v ), ውዳሴ፡ ወግናይ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 160v–161v ),
Various prayers
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFol. 160v ), Prayer to the Holy Trinity
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 160v and following ), Prayer of the Sunday
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 161r–161v ), Niceno-Constantinopolitan creed
Contents
check the viewerFols 2r–160v Psalter (CAe 2701)
check the viewerFols 160v–161v Various prayers
check the viewerFol. 160v Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran በቅድስት፡ ሥላሴ፡ እንዘ፡ አአምን፡ ወእትመሐፀን፤ እክህደከ፡ ሰይጣን፨
check the viewerFols 161r–161v Niceno-Constantinopolitan creed (CAe 3308) The text is slightly different from the common version.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1v and following (Type: Doxology)
Excerpt of a salām-hymn to Our Lady Mary
The text is the beginning of a hymn to Our Lady Mary. The incipit is the following:( gez ) ሰላም፡ ለአፃብእኪ፡ እምእራኃ፡ እዴኪ፡ እለ፡ ሰረፃ፡
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Extras
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Pen trial
Catalogue Bibliography
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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 337-338
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 182mm |
Width | 164mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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2 | 8 |
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3 | 8 |
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4 | 8 |
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5 | 8 |
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6 | 8 |
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7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 |
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9 | 8 |
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10 | 9 |
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11 | 8 |
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12 | 8 |
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13 | 8 |
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14 | 8 |
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15 | 8 |
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16 | 8 |
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17 | 8 |
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18 | 8 |
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19 | 8 |
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20 | 6 |
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21 | 2 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q10 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
The boards have been repaired with threads.
Binding
Two wooden boards, repaired with threads.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a fine handwriting.
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra, titles and numbers of the psalms and of the canticles.
Date: 17th century
17th century Some paleographical features: the upper parts of ቆ, ቶ, የ, ጸ have fairly trianbular shapes.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:BAVet85 in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.