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Denis Nosnitsin

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb190
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien

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General description

Story about the finding of The Holy Cross, Lexicon for Ezekiel and other texts

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 4

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Origin

1750-1848 All units were produced approximately in the same period, late 18th/first half of the 19th-century.

Provenance

The leaves were aquired by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The leaves entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

Summary

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–2vb ), A story about the finding of The Holy Cross featuring Empress Helena and Cyriac (Kirākos)
  2. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–12v ), A lexicon for (ነገረ፡ ሕዝቅኤል፡) followed by the Interpretation of the Sanctuary (ትርጓሜ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል፡), incomplete
  3. p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 13ra–14ra ),
  4. p4_i1 (check the viewerFols 16r–16v ), A list of individuals and gifts or tributes they have to supply for the celebration of

Contents

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

16 (leaf) .Entered as 16 194 132
Outer dimensions
Height 194mm
Width 132mm

Foliation

Foliation of the Library in the upper right corner of the folia.

Quire Structure Collation

The volume is made out of dispersed leaves, originating from various manuscripts, mounted on paper guards and placed in an European binding. Something might be missing in the manuscript, since A. d'Abbadie refers in his catalogue to two more texts (numbers 2 and 4, all in all 16 folia) which are not in the volume in its present shape and were not there by the time of the creation of other two catalogues.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

European binding.

Binding material

cardboard

paper

Original binding

No

Codicological Unit p1

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–2vb ), A story about the finding of The Holy Cross featuring Empress Helena and Cyriac (Kirākos)

Contents

check the viewerFols 1ra–2vb A story about the finding of The Holy Cross featuring Empress Helena and Cyriac (Kirākos)

Language of text: and Amharic

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እመቦ፡ ዘይብል፡ በእንተ፡ ምንት፡ ጾመ፡ ኅርቃል፡ ንጉሥ፡ ሰቡዓ፡ መዋዕለ፡(…)ommission by አመ፡ ገብረት፡ ሎቱ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ (…)ommission by ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ተአምራተ፡ ወመንክራተ፡ በውስተ፡ ሀገሩ፡ እስመ፡ ከበብዎ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ብዙኃን፡ እለ፡ አልቦሙ፡ ኍልቝ፡ በአሕማር፡ ብዙኅ፡ ከመ፡ ይቅልዎ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin ወያጥፍኡ፡ ሀገሮ፡ ወከበብዋ፡ ለሀገሩ፡

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ለንግሥትኒ፡ እሌኒ፡ ሰብሕዋ፡ ወአክበርዋ፡ በብዙኅ፡ከብር፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin ምእመናን፡ እስመ፡ ወሀበቶሙ፡ ሕይወተ፡ ዘኢየኃልቅ፡ ወኢየኃልፍ፡ ለዓ| ለመ፡ ዓለም፨

The beginning is missing.

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

2 (leaf) : Entered as 2 check the viewerFols 1r–2v

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 22

All data from check the viewerfol. 1r
Ruling of codicological unit 1
Pricking of codicological unit 1
  • Pricking is partly visible.

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th-century script according to C. Conti Rossini; first half of the 19th-century script according to M. Chaîne.

    Ink: Black.

    Rubrication: Rubricated words have not been inserted.

    Careful; by a mediocre scribe.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–12v ), A lexicon for (ነገረ፡ ሕዝቅኤል፡) followed by the Interpretation of the Sanctuary (ትርጓሜ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል፡), incomplete

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 3ra–12v A lexicon for the Book of Ezekiel (ነገረ፡ ሕዝቅኤል፡) followed by the Interpretation of the Sanctuary (ትርጓሜ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል፡), incomplete

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):[ነገ(?)]supplied by Denis Nosnitsinረ፡ ሕዝቅኤል፡ ኅብረ፡

    Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):

    The paper guard covers the beginning of the lines on check the viewerfol. 3ra . Written by several hands, the leaves are probably in disorder. Cowley 1988 indicates, without further remarks, that the same text appears in Collegeville, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, MS EMML no. 1279, but it cannot be ascertained for the moment. The text seems to be different from a lexicon on Ezekiel contained in Addis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, MS EMML no. 1292.

    Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .

      Physical Description of codicological unit 2

      Form of support of codicological unit 2

      Parchment Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 2

      10 (leaf) : Entered as 10 check the viewerFols 3r–12v

      Layout of codicological unit 2

      Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3r–12v )

      Number of columns: 2

      Number of lines: 20

      Ruling of codicological unit 2
      Pricking of codicological unit 2
      • Pricking is hardly visible.

      Palaeography of codicological unit 2

    1. Hand 2

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Ethiopic

      late 18th/second half of the 19th-century script.

      Ink: Black; red.

      check the viewerFols 3r–12v Somewhat careless and irregular; by a mediocre scribe. The size of the letters and number of the lines per folio vary. The involvement of more than one scribe cannot be excluded.

      2. Codicological Unit p3

      Summary of codicological unit 3

      Contents

      check the viewerFols 13ra–14ra

      Language of text:

      Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘምሉእ፡ ወርኅ ሠረቀ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ በኆኅት፡ ራብዕ፡ ፪፨ በኃምስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፪፨ በሳድስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፰፨ በ፭ስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፩፨ በራብዕ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፩፨ በሣልስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፪፡፨ በካልእ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፪፨ በሣልስ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፩፡፨ በራብዕ፡ ኆኅት፡ ፩፨ ፈጸማ፡ ፴ጽባሕ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፨

      Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):፪በራብዕ፡ ኆ፡ ፩፳፱ፈጸመ፡ ወርኃ፡ መጋቢት፨

      The text is preceeded by a diagram ( Decoration d1 of codicological unit 3 ). The incipit of the text is omitted. The witness is not used in Grébaut 1918b

      Decoration of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total 2 .

      Other Decorations

      1. diagram: check the viewerFol. 13ra

        Diagram showing lunar phases

      2. diagram: check the viewerFols 14v–15r

        Table for finding the age of the moon

        Cp. the tables in London, British Library, BL Oriental 809 and London, British Library, BL Oriental 816.

      Physical Description of codicological unit 3

      Form of support of codicological unit 3

      Parchment Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 3

      11 (leaf) : Entered as 11 check the viewerFols 13ra–14ra

      Layout of codicological unit 3

      Layout note 1

      Number of columns: 2

      Number of lines: 37-40

      The number of written lines varies greatly on other folia.
      Ruling of codicological unit 3
      Pricking of codicological unit 3
      • Pricking is hardly visible.

      Palaeography of codicological unit 3

    2. Hand 3

      of codicological unit 3

      Script: Ethiopic

      Late 18th/first half of the 19th-century script.

      Ink: Black; red.

      check the viewerFols 13rb–14ra Careful, regular; by a good scribe.

      3. Codicological Unit p4

      Summary of codicological unit 4

      1. p4_i1 (check the viewerFols 16r–16v ), A list of individuals and gifts or tributes they have to supply for the celebration of

      Contents

      check the viewerFols 16r–16v A list of individuals and gifts or tributes they have to supply for the celebration of ʿǝnquṭāṭāš

      Language of text:

      Incipit ( ):በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ የንቍጣጣሽ፡ ዘገብአ፡ ፩በግ፡ ዘመድ፡ ሁነኝ፡

      Additions of codicological unit 4 In this unit there are in total .

        Physical Description of codicological unit 4

        Form of support of codicological unit 4

        Parchment Leaf

        Extent of codicological unit 4

        1 (leaf) : Entered as 1 check the viewerFol. 16

        Layout of codicological unit 4

        Layout note 1

        Number of columns: 2

        Number of lines: 32

        Data for check the viewerfols. 16r, , check the viewer16v has a smaller number of lines. The leaf seems to have been unruled.
        Ruling of codicological unit 4
        • Ruling is not visible.
        Pricking of codicological unit 4
        • Pricking is not visible.

        Palaeography of codicological unit 4

      1. Hand 4

        of codicological unit 4

        Script: Ethiopic

        Late 18th/first half of the 19th-century script.

        Ink: Black.

        check the viewerFol. 16 Written in a crude hand.

        2. Publication Statement

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        Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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        Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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        Hamburg
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        11.1.2024 at 10:28:12
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        type=lastModified
        3.6.2023
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        https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb190/main
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        BNFabb190.xml
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        BNFabb190

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