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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 63

Massimo Villa

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

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General description

Malkǝʾ-hymns to Our Lady Mary and to Jesus Christ, Prayers of confession

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 2

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Binding

Two covers of red leather

Binding material

leather

Original binding

Yes

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Original Location: Rome↗

1450-1599

Contents

Fols 1v–42v

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሃሌሉያ፡ ሙሓዘ፡ ስብሐት፡ ልሰንኪ፡ (!) ልሰንኪ፡ (!) (!) ወማዓር፡ (!) ወማዓር፡ (!) (!) ጕርዔኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ዕንቍየ፡ በከርሠ፡ ቀለያት፡ ዘትወኪ፨ (!) ዘትወኪ፨ (!) (!) አሐገለ፡ (!) አሐገለ፡ (!) (!) ጌጋይ፡ እምእደውየ፡ ብትኪ። ነፍስየ፡ ወሥጋየ፡ ገደፍኩ፡ ኀቤኪ፡

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ተማሐፀንኩ፡ (!) ተማሐፀንኩ፡ (!) (!) ድንግል፡ ሥዕርትየ፡ በሥዕርትኪ፡ ርእስየ፡ በርእስኪ፡ ገጽየ፡ በገጽኪ፡ ቃረንብትየ፡ (!) ቃረንብትየ፡ (!) (!) በቃረንብተኪ፨ (!) በቃረንብተኪ፨ (!) (!) አዕይንትየ፡ በአዕይን<ት>ኪ፨ አእዘንየ፡ (!) አእዘንየ፡ (!) (!) በአእዘንኪ፨ (!) በአእዘንኪ፨ (!) (!) መለትሕየ፡ (!) መለትሕየ፡ (!) (!) በመለትሕኪ፨ (!) በመለትሕኪ፨ (!) (!) ወኢይትሐጐለ፡ (!) ወኢይትሐጐለ፡ (!) (!) ይሕየዋ፡ ምስሌኪ፡ ውስተ፡ ከብከቡ፡ (!) ከብከቡ፡ (!) (!) ለፍቁር፡ ወልድኪ፨ ተማሐፀንኩ፡ (!) ተማሐፀንኩ፡ (!) (!) አእናፍየ፡ በአእናፍኪ፨ ከናፍርየ፡ በ

The text is incomplete. Both the beginning and the end are missing.

Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .

    Extras of codicological unit 1

    1. The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Vat. | 63 | Aethio is written on the cover, together with the coat of arms of pope Leo XIII and of the librarian Giovanni Battista Pitra .

    2. Fol. 1r

      The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Aeth. 63 is written on a little sheet glued to the upper margin of the leaf.

    Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1

    • 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 238-239
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    Physical Description of codicological unit 1

    Form of support of codicological unit 1

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 1

    43 (leaf) , Entered as 43 2 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 2 check the viewerFols 43r–43v 6 (quire) .Entered as 6 88 80
    Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
    Height 88mm
    Width 80mm
    Depth mm

    Foliation of codicological unit 1

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures:

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 9 Fols 1r–9v
    2 2 Fols 10r–11v
    3 8 Fols 12r–19v
    4 8 Fols 20r–37v
    5 8 Fols 28r–35v
    6 8 Fols 36r–43v

    It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.

    • Quire with id:q1 and n is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

    State of preservation of codicological unit 1

    deficient

    Condition

    The beginning and the end of the manuscript are missing. The text begins and terminates abruptly.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  1. Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a fine 15th-16th century handwriting

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1450-1550

    check the viewerFols 1r–33r 1450-1550 Some archaic palaeographic features: ሎ has the loop marking the 7th order attached directly to the body of the letter, without the linking line; መ, ቆ, ቶ, ዐ, የ, ደ, and ጸ have angular shapes; እግዚኣብሔር፡ and ኣሚን፡ are written with አ in the 4th order.

  2. Hand 2

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Written in a fine 15th-16th century handwriting

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1450-1550

    check the viewerFols 33v–42r 1450-1550

    3. Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    Original Location: Rome↗

    1500-1599

    Contents

    Fols 49r–51r

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    Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lord Jesus Christ (CAe 2741)

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): <ሰላም፡> ለሕማምከ፡ ቤተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ዘአንደደ፡ ወረሰዮሙ፡ ሐመደ።

    Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ተማሕጸና፡ (!) ተማሕጸና፡ (!) (!) በስቅለትከ፡ ለረድኤተነ፡ (!) ለረድኤተነ፡ (!) (!) ቅንጽ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ቤተነ፡ ኃውጽ፨

    The end is missing.
    Fols 51v–58r

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    Prayers of confession

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

      Extras of codicological unit 2

      1. Fol. 51r

        Pen trial

      Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2

      • 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 238-239
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      Physical Description of codicological unit 2

      Form of support of codicological unit 2

      Parchment Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 2

      16 (leaf) , Entered as 16 13 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 13 check the viewerFols 44r–48v, check the viewerFols 58v–59v 1 (quire) .Entered as 1 105 94
      Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2
      Height 105mm
      Width 94mm
      Depth mm

      Foliation of codicological unit 2

      Quire Structure Collation

      Signatures:

      Position Number Leaves Quires Description
      1 16 Fols 44r–59v

      Collation diagrams



      Quire ID:q7
      Collation diagram Quire 1 1 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7 Unit #8

      Ethio-SPaRe formula : VII(16/Fols 44r–59v) –

      Formula: Fols 44r–59v ;

      Formula 1: 1 (16),

      Formula 2: 1 (16),

      State of preservation of codicological unit 2

      deficient

      Condition

      Fols. 45, and 58 originate from a bifolium which contained a Latin text from a document dated to the 14th century and roughly erased.

      Palaeography of codicological unit 2

    1. Hand 3

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Ethiopic

      Written in a small handwriting.

      Ink: Black, red

      Rubrication:

      Date: Second half of the 16th century

      check the viewerFols 49r–51r Second half of the 16th century

    2. Hand 4

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Ethiopic

      Written in a poor handwriting.

      Ink: Black, red

      Rubrication:

      Date: Second half of the 16th century

      check the viewerFols 51v–58 Second half of the 16th century Some palaeographical features: መ, ዐ, የ have angular shapes; ሐ is squared.

      3. 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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      2017-03-10T11:40:32.552+02:00
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      11.10.2022 at 22:00:55
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      type=lastModified
      10.3.2017
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      BAVet63.xml
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      BAVet63

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