Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 53
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 39, Saint-Germain 346
General description
Lǝdatā la-Māryām, Zenā la-Māryām wa-fǝlsatā
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1500-1599 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Belonged to Pierre Séguier , after whose death it was kept at the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ and came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795 .
Summary
- ms_i1 (), ንቅድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ምጽሐፈ፡ ልደታ፡ ለማርያም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቅድስት፡ ጸሎታ፡ ወስእለታ፡ ያሃሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ አሜን።
- ms_i2
(Fols 25r and following
- ms_i3 (),
Contents
ንቅድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ምጽሐፈ፡ ልደታ፡ ለማርያም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቅድስት፡ ጸሎታ፡ ወስእለታ፡ ያሃሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ አሜን። (CAe 1941)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ ብእሲ፡ እምዐሠርቱ፡ ወክልኤቱ፡ ነገደ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘስሙ፡ ኢዮአቄም፡ ዘእምትዝምደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወባዕል፡ ውእቱ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ ወሶበ፡ ያበውኡ፡ መሥዋዕተ፡ ለእግዚኣብሔር፡ ይገብር፡ ምክዕቢተ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይገብር፡ ከማሁ፡ እምደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ እንዘ፡ ይኄሊ፡ ወይብል፡ ትኩን፡ መስዋዕትየ፡ ዛቲ፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይስረይ፡ እግዚኣብሔር፡ ኵሎ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ። ወሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ በዐሎሙ፡ ለአይሁድ፡ አቅረቡ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ መሥዋዕቶሙ። ወመጽአ፡ ብእሲ፡ እምደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሮቤል፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ለኢዮአቄም፡ ኢመፍትው፡ ለከ፡ ትቅርብ፡ ቀድሚነ፡ እስመ፡ አልብከ፡ ዘርአ፡ በውስተ፡ እስራኤል። ወሰሚዖ፡ ኢዮአቄም፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ሐዘነ፡
See also (a2) . This manuscript's text does not entirely agree with any of the Greek, Syriac, Latin or Arabic versions. It is generally more concise than the Greek text and some passages are completely different from the Greek.Fols 25r and following
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወእምዝ፡ በሠለስቱ፡ ዕለት፡ ጊዜ፡ ቀትር፡ ወፅአት፡ ማርያም፡ እምቤታ፡ ወሖረት፡ ትጸሊ፡ ኀበ፡ መቀብረ፡ ወልዳ፡ እስመ፡ ከመዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ ልማዳ፡
See also a3 not found in this file. This manuscript's text generally agrees with the karshuni BnF Syriaque 232, Zotenberg 1874, and the Arabic edition, Enger 1854.Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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Above the title of Content Item 1 ንቅድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጽሐፍ፡ ምጽሐፈ፡ ልደታ፡ ለማርያም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቅድስት፡ ጸሎታ፡ ወስእለታ፡ ያሃሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ አሜን። (CAe 1941) , the date of the birth of Mary is added.
( gez ) አመ፡ ፩፡ ለወርኀ፡ ግንቦት፡ ልደታ፡ ለማርያም።
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Above the title of Content Item 2 ክርስቶስ፡ አምላኪየ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenbergዝውእቱ፡ ዜናሃ፡ ለቅድስት፡ ወንጽሕት፡ ማርያም፡ እሙ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ አምላክነ፡ ወፍልሰታ፡ እምዝ፡ ዓለም፡ ውስተ፡ ሕይወት። (CAe 2619) , the date of the Assumption of Mary is added.
( gez ) አመ፡ ፲ወ፯ለወርኀ፡ ነኀሴ፡ ፍልሰታ፡ ለማርያም።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 2v
A miniature representing the Annunciation, in which Gabriel holds a and performs a gesture of speech , while St Mary is spinning. The name of the owner of the manuscript, Tanśǝʾa Krǝstos , is written above the miniature in a simple frame. Further names,including Tewogolos , are written below the miniature.
Legend: ( gez ) ኀበ፡ ዜነዋ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለማርያም፡ በእንተ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለክርስቶስ።
Catalogue Bibliography
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 57a–59a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 170mm |
Width | 140mm |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1500-1599
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Jacopo Gnisci, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 53ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2018-05-29) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFet53 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Corrected addition to colophon on 29.5.2018
- Jacopo Gnisci Edited Deco Note on 1.5.2018
- Dorothea Reule Small changes on 30.1.2017
- Dorothea Reule ID changed on 31.8.2016
- Dorothea Reule Work on description on 2.8.2016
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 1.8.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor
Jacopo Gnisci, contributor