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Denis Nosnitsin

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb4
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Harp of Praise, Prayer by Philoxenus of Mabbug

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 2

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Catalogue Bibliography

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 130, number 6
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  • Chaîne, M. 1912. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie nationale–Ernest Leroux, éditeur, 1912). page 4, number 4
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 3, number 4
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

160 (leaf) .Entered as 160 170 160
Outer dimensions
Height 170mm
Width 160mm

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.

Quire Structure Collation

State of preservation

good

Condition

The manuscript shows some traces of intensive use.

Binding

Two wooden boards.

Blind-tooled leather cover.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding decoration

Threads or pieces of textile inserted in the pricks of some folia.

Binding decoration

Rectangular pieces of white textile and smaller pieces of coloured textile are placed between both boards and the text block (possibly remains of textile inlays).

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Unit 1 can be dated palaeographically to the second half of the 17th/first half of the 18th century, it is possibly contemporary to Unit 2 . The four leaves that make out Unit 1 are probably remains of a manuscript which did not survive but was similar to Unit 2 in terms of size and layout. At an unknown time, Unit was included into the binding of Unit 2.

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–4vb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Tadamo

Contents

check the viewerFols 1ra–4vb Malkǝʾ-hymn to Tadamo (CAe 2938)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡+ + + + + + + + + + +ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ምከ፡ ተደሞ፨ ዘኢይት+ + + + + + + + + + +ommission by Denis Nosnitsinአከ፡ ዑቃቤ፡ ክቡር፡ ተራድአኒ፡ ለፍጽሞ፨ ለመልአከ፡ ብርሃናዊ፡ እስመ፡ ወጠንከ፡ ሰላሞ፤ ሶበ፡ ለልብየ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ አደሞ

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሶበ፡ አገተኒ፡ ሠራዊተ፡ ጽልመት፡ በጾታ፡ ለረዲኦትየ፡ ተንሥእ፡ እኂዘከ፡ ወልታ፨ ለአብራኪከ፡ እለ፡ ይሰግዱ፡ ወይገንዩ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ነገሥ

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

4 (leaf) : Entered as 4 check the viewerFols 1r–4v

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1ra–4v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

Data for check the viewerfol. 2v
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

    Second half of the 17th/first half of the 18th century.

    Ink: Black, red.

    check the viewerFols 1ra–4v Careful but not very regular; by a mediocre scribe. Similar but probably not identical to the main [link].

    • Codicological Unit p1_i2

    Origin of codicological unit 1_i2

    1701-1800 The names of the original commissioners of Unit 2 have been erased (cp. check the viewerFols. 12vb, 117ra, 154ra ).

    Provenance

    Other names, in part poorly readable, possibly of later owners or donors, were added on check the viewerfols. 13vb, 47v, 48v, 147va, 152vb, 159vb , cp. also (e3) of codicological unit 1_i2 . The manuscript is a part of the collection gathered by Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] during his stay in Ethiopia and neighbouring regions in years 1837 to 1848.

    Acquisition

    The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

    Summary of codicological unit 1_i2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–146vb ), ʾArgānona wǝddāse
    2. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 147ra–154rb ), Prayer by Philoxenus of Mabbug
    3. p2_i3 (check the viewerFols 154rb–159vb ), ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 147ra–154rb Prayer by Philoxenus of Mabbug (CAe 3990)

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሴብሕ፡ እግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ምስለ፡ አቡከ፡ ኄር፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፨ በስብሐት፡ ማር፡ ፈለክሲኖስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ምንቡዢር፨ ዘይጸልዩ፡ ባቲ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ በእንተ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍሶሙ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወልድ፨ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ኦሥሉስ፡ በግጻዌ፡ ወ፩፡ በጽምረት፡ ወዕሩይ፡ በመለኮት፨

    Additions of codicological unit 1_i2 In this unit there are in total 2 , 4 s, 1 , 1 , 2 .

    1. check the viewerFols 160ra–160rb (Type: MagicText)

      Prayer that protects from a thief

      ( gez ) ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሰራቂ፡ ሸራብሽ፡ ጦል፡ በሸን፡ አውሾባን፡ ሐሸሾን፡ አጠሸባ፡ ሐሸሸን፡ በዝንቱ፡ አስማቲከ፡ ዘአሰርኮ፡ ለባርያል፡ በ፭፻፼፡ ሰናስለ፡ እሳት፡ ስንጕጥረ፡ እሳት፡ ከማሁ፡ እስሮሙ፡ ለሰራቂ፡ ወለተአጋሊ፡ ኢይንስዑ፡ ንዋይየ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    2. check the viewerFols 160rb–160vb (Type: MagicText)

      Prayer that protects from a snake

      ( gez ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ ጸሎት፡ አርዌ፡ ምድር፡ በስምከ፡ አዳኮር፡ ድንቃ፡ ላሌን፡ ዮላፌን፡ ጡጡርኤል፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    Extras of codicological unit 1_i2

    1. (Type: StampExlibris)

      Shelfmark of the Library on the inner side of the front board

    2. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)

      Stamp of the Library

    3. check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: StampExlibris)

      Shelfmark of the Library on the inner side of the front board

    4. check the viewerFol. 99r (Type: StampExlibris)

      Possibly the name of an owner or commissioner, to the supplication formula added in the margin, in a different hand

    5. check the viewerFols. 29v, 52v, 75v, 122v, 134v (Type: Directive)

      Names of the days of the week written in the upper margin, indicating daily readings

    6. check the viewerFols. 103vb, 125ra (Type: Correction)

      Possibly an omitted passage written in smaller script over an erasure, in the main hand. Smaller omissions added interlineally, on many other folia

    7. check the viewerFol. 157vb (Type: Unclear)

      Pen trial or writing excercise, in crude hand

    8. check the viewerFol. 160vb (Type: Unclear)

      Pen trial

    Decoration of codicological unit 1_i2 In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Other Decorations

    1. drawing: check the viewerFols. 52v, 20v, 21r, 52v

      Dooddles (depictions of animals, human figures)

    Physical Description of codicological unit 1_i2

    Form of support of codicological unit 1_i2

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 1_i2

    156 (leaf) : Entered as 156 check the viewerFols 5r–160v

    Layout of codicological unit 1_i2

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 5r–169v )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 16

    Ruling of codicological unit 1_i2
    Pricking of codicological unit 1_i2
    • Pricking is poorly visible.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 1_i2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 1_i2

    Script: Ethiopic

    17th century.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Careful, somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe. The hand is similar but not identical to Hand h1 of codicological unit 1 (about:, msPart p1).

    • 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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    2.5.2024 at 13:44:55
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    12.1.2023
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb4/main
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    BNFabb4.xml
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    BNFabb4

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    Alessandro Bausi, Denis Nosnitsin, ʻʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2023-01-12) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb4 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]

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