Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 56
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Collection of excerpts from the books of the Prophets and from the Psalms; Excerpts from the ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān; Prayers and readings for the Pentecost; Taʾamḫotā la-Māryām; Malkǝʾ-hymns to Our Lady Mary
Number of Text units: 22
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Binding
Two covers of red leather
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Contents
check the viewerFols 1v–5v ጸሎት፡ (!) ጸሎት፡ (!) (!) ዳንኤል፡ Collection of excerpts from the books of the Prophets. A short invocation is added to each excerpt.
check the viewerFols 5v–18r ጸሎተ፡ ደዊት፡ (!) ደዊት፡ (!) (!) Collection of excerpts from the Psalms
check the viewerFols 5v and following Readings on the word ቃል፡
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በጽባሕ፡ ስምዓኒ፡ ቃልየ፡ ወትስማዕ፡ ምድር፡ ቃለ፡ አፉየ፨
check the viewerFols 42r–53v Taʾammǝḫotā la-Māryām (CAe 4298)
check the viewerFols 42r and following Taʾamḫotā la-Māryām, No item: chapter: HeavenlySpirits (CAe 4298 HeavenlySpirits)
check the viewerFols 52r and following Taʾamḫotā la-Māryām, No item: chapter: Righteous (CAe 4298 Righteous)
check the viewerFols 53r–53v Taʾamḫotā la-Māryām, No item: chapter: Monks (CAe 4298 Monks)
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ኦማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ሙደየ፡ (!) ሙደየ፡ (!) (!) እፍረት፡ ማዕከክ፡ ፍሑ[ቅ፡]
The text ends abruptly due to material loss.Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 41r (Type: ScribalSupplication)
( gez ) ወሊተኒ፡ ለጸሐፊሐ፡ ኃጥዕ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ስረዩ፡ ሊተ፡ ወበርኩኒ፨ (!) ወበርኩኒ፨ (!) (!) ሊተ፡ ለዓላም፡ (!) ለዓላም፡ (!) (!) ኣላም፡ (!) ኣላም፡ (!) (!) አሜን።
Extras of codicological unit 1
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The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Vat. | 56 | aethiop. is written on the cover, together with the coat of arms of pope Leo XIII and of the librarian Giovanni Battista Pitra .
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The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Aeth. 56 is written on a little sheet.
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1
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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 227-228
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Paper Codex
Watermark
A crossbow within a double circle
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 161mm |
Width | 110mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 1
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 6 | |||
2 | 8 | |||
3 | 8 | |||
4 | 8 | |||
5 | 6 | |||
6 | 8 | |||
7 | 8 |
Collation diagrams
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Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/) – II(8/) – III(8/) – IV(8/) – V(6/) – VI(8/) – VII(8/) –
Formula: ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (8), 7 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (8), 7 (8),
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
deficient
Condition
The end of the manuscript is missing. The text terminates abruptly.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of lines: 17
Codicological Unit p2
Contents
check the viewerFol. 63v Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 4534)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ባሕታዊት፡ ወለት፡ እንበለ፡ እኅው፡ ወእሕት፡
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2
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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 214-220
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Other
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 172mm |
Width | 115mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 2
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 10 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q8
Ethio-SPaRe formula : VIII(10/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (10),
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
deficient
Condition
More bibliography
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 56ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 4.7.2018) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet56 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Updated ID LIT2891RepCh172 on 4.7.2018
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 24.2.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor