Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 94
Massimo Villa
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General description
Magical prayers to St Susǝnyos and against diseases, Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Susǝnyos
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location:
1600-1799Summary
Contents
Ṣalot za-qǝddus Susǝnyos baʾǝnta ʾasassǝlo dawe (CAe 1763)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): [በ]ስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ሾተላይ፡ ባርያ፡ ወደም፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ ነባቢ፡ ወተናጋሪ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ በእንተ፡ አሰስሎ፡ ደቄ፡ እምሕፃናት፡ እለ፡ ይጠብው፡ (!) ይጠብው፡ (!) (!) ጥበ፡ [እ]ሞሙ፡ ይበቍዕ፡ ሎሙ፡ ረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል፡ ወክቡር፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ [አ]መቱ፡ ወለተ፡ {መድ<ኅን፡> } ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ ወአውሰበ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ወወለ[ደ]ት፡ ወልደ፡ ወወልተ፡ (!) ወወልተ፡ (!) (!)
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወበ፯ሊቃነ፡ መላእክት፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወገብርኤል፡ ሱራፌል፡ ወኪሩቤል፡ ኡራኤል፡ ወሩፋኤል፡ ወፋኑኤል፡ ሰዳካኤል፡ አናንያል፡ እሉ፡ እሙንቱ፡ እለ፡ ይቀውሙ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአ[ብ]ሔር፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘልፈ፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ዓመቱ፡ ወለተ፡
The name of a later owner of the scroll, Walatta Madḫǝn owner , is written over another erased name in the supplication formulas at the beginning and at the end of the text.Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Susǝnyos (CAe 4643) The text is followed by a short invocation:
( gez ) ኦአምላክ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሱስንዮስ፡ አድኅኖ፡ እምሕማመ፡ ሾተላይ፡ ባርያ፡ በላዕለ፡ ዓመትከ፡ ወለተ፡
. The last name is partly erased, only Walatta is legible.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ዓይነት፡ ባርያ፡ ወዓይነ፡ ሰብእ፡ እኩይ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ (CAe 4644)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ጸሎት፡ በንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ዓይነት፡ ባርያ፡ ወዓይነ፡ ሰብእ፡ እኩይ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ አስማተ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ዘረበቦሙ፡ ለዓጋንንት፡ ከመ፡ መርበበተ፡ (!) መርበበተ፡ (!) (!) ዓሣ፡ ዘውስተ፡ ባሕር፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ሰዱስ〚ቃ〛ኤል፡ ሰዱቃኤል፡ ሰዱቃኤል፡
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ከማሁ፡ አድኅኖ፡ እምሕማመ፡ ሾተላይ፡ ባርያ፡ በላዕለ፡ ዓመትከ፡ ወለተ፡
The name of a later owner of the scroll, Walatta Madḫǝn owner , is written over another erased name in the supplication formula at the end of the text.ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ሾተላይ፡ ባርያ፡ ወመፈርግ፡ (CAe 4645)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ሾተላይ፡ ባርያ፡ ወመ〚ፈ〛ርግ[...]ommission by ፡ ሰየ፡ ሰየ፡ ሰየ፡ ሰሃ፡ ሰሃ፡ ሰሃ፡
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): በኃይለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አስማት፡? ለዓመትከ፡ ወ[ለተ፡] መድኀ[ን፡] [...]ommission by ለእግዚእ።
The text is preceded by an ornamental diagram with eight sections. The name of a later owner of the scroll, Walatta Madḫǝn owner , is written in the supplication formula at the end of the text.Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The name of the original owner of the scroll is partly erased (only Walatta is legible), and has been replaced with that of Walatta Madḫǝn owner .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
Coloured drawing (outlined in black, coloured in yellow and pink) at the beginning of the scroll, representing an angel with a sword in his right hand and a scroll in his left hand.
- drawing:
Coloured drawing (outlined in black, coloured in yellow and pink) at the end of the first fragment of the scroll, representing an angel with a sword.
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 369-370
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 1145mm |
Width | 65mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
State of preservation
good
Condition
The scroll is made of 2 (strips) .Entered as 2 strips of crude parchment sewn together.
Binding
Binding material
parchment
Original binding
Yes
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a 17th- or 18th-century handwriting
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Titles and name of the owner.
Date: 17th-18th century
17th-18th century Some palaeographical features: ሀ, መ, and ወ have fairly angular shapes.More bibliography
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 94ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 12.5.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet94 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 12.5.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor