Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 70
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Psalter
Number of Text units: 21
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location:
1600-1699Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1–152 ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–119v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 120r–132 ),
Book of Odes
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of Moses (ጸሎቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡) (same as LIT2277salotu)
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 121r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 122r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
- ms_i1.2.4 (check the viewerFols 124r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
- ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 124v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Hezekiah (ጸሎተ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡) (same as LIT2258salota)
- ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 125v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
- ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFols 126v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
- ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 127r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Threeyouths2
- ms_i1.2.9 (check the viewerFols 127v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
- ms_i1.2.10 (check the viewerFols 128r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of the Three Youths (ኀበ፡ ባረኩ፡ ኣናንያ፡ ወኣዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡) (same as LIT1566hababa)
- ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 128v and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Habakkuk (ጸሎተ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2251salota)
- ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFols 130r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
- ms_i1.2.13 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
- ms_i1.2.14 (check the viewerFol. 131v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
- ms_i1.2.15 (check the viewerFols 131v–132r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis (ጸሎተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2272salota)
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 132r–138v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 138v–149 ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 149–152 ), ውዳሴ፡ ወግናይ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ብርሃን፡
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–152 Psalter (CAe 2701)
check the viewerFols 1r–119v Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) The total amount of words for each psalm is written inconstanly from Psalms of David, Psalmus 18 on. Stichometry every ten psalms is added only after Psalms of David, Psalmus 10, on check the viewerfol. 8 :
( gez ) ቃሉ፡ ለ፲፡ መዝሙር፡ ፻፪
check the viewerFols 138v–149 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Readings are arranged from Sunday to Saturday.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 152r (Type: PurchaseNote)
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ። ዘአጥረዮ፡ ሐብተ፡ ማረያም፡ (!) ማረያም፡ (!) (!) በእንተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በነዋዩ። (!) በነዋዩ። (!) (!)
The note states that the book was purchased by Habta Māryām owner . -
check the viewerFol. 152v (Type: MagicText)
Magic formula to protect the labour
( gez ) ዝክዝ፡ ኪድሮስ። ኪርሀም። በዝንቱ፡ አስማቲከ፡ ዘያርሕዎ፡ ማሐጸን፡ (!) ማሐጸን፡ (!) (!) አርሕዎ፡ <ለ>ማሕጸና፡ ለአመትከ፡
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check the viewerFol. 152v (Type: ProtectivePrayer)
( gez ) ወበስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩፡ አምለከ፡ (!) አምለከ፡ (!) (!) ኣደናኤል፡ አደርዊ፡ አደታዊ።
, and terminates as follows:( gez ) በከመ፡ እይቅርብው፡ (!) እይቅርብው፡ (!) (!) ለገብርከ፡ ሐብተ፡ ማርያም።
. It is meant to protect Habta Māryām owner . -
check the viewerFol. 153v (Type: OwnershipNote)
( ar ) الحمد لله رب العالم صك بهده الم... طالع بهذه الكتاب المقدس العبد الفقير الى الله تعالى كاتب هذه الاحرط ... معحب داوود بن اندراوس المنبيدي فسبح لله تعالي في روءوس ... امين
The note is written in Arabic.
Extras
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The previous shelfmark ( la ) Assem"anianus n° 91. inter arabicos" is written on the inner side of the front board, together with the current shelfmarks ( ) 69 (erased) and ( ) 70.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- band:
check the viewerFols. 8v, 16v, 24v, 34v, 42v, 49r, 58r, 69r, 76r, 81r, 94r, 114r
Simple ornamental bands in black and red ink separate groups of psalms in Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Assemani, G. S. 1719. Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana: In qua manuscriptos codices Syriacos, Arabicos, Persicos, Turcicos, Hebraicos, Samaritanos, Armenicos, Aethiopicos, Graecos, Aegyptiacos, Ibericos, & Malabaricos, jussu et munificentia Clementis XI. Pontificis Maximi ex Oriente conquisitos, comparatos, avectos, & Bibliothecae Vaticanae addictos (Romae: Typis Sacræ Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1719).page 631
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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 255-256
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 126mm |
Width | 108mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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2 | 8 |
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3 | 8 |
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4 | 8 |
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5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 |
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7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 |
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9 | 8 |
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10 | 8 |
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11 | 8 |
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12 | 8 |
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13 | 8 |
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14 | 8 |
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15 | 8 |
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16 | 8 |
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17 | 8 |
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18 | 8 |
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19 | 6 |
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20 | 5 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q20 and n is made of 5 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two covers of red leather.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Written in a fine handwriting
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Titles, elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers (up to check the viewerfol. 77v ), first line of each section in Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Song of Songs (CAe 2362) .
Date: After NaN
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 70ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 27.3.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet70 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 27.3.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor