London, British Library, BL Additional 16246
Massimo Villa
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Collection: Additional
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. LXXXI, Dillmann 81
General description
ʿAwda nagaśt, Rules concerning the divination, Amharic treatise on the creation of the world
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Not dated by the cataloguer.
Provenance
Collected by Carl Wilhelm Isenberg and Johann Ludwig Krapf .
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1–16 ), ʿAwda nagaśt
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 16–17 ), Rules concerning the divination
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 18–24 ), On the creation of the world
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–16 ʿAwda nagaśt (CAe 1171) It consists of 30 chapters, each surrounded by 15 lines or sentences containing predictions on various topics. Chapter 28 is given as an example:
( gez )
፳፰ በእንተ፡ ፍርሃት።
ስም፡ ወርኅ፡ ዕለት።
፩ ዘትፈርህ፡ እምእግዚአብሔር፡ ሰአል።
፪ ዘሀለይከ፡ ይትፌጸም፡ ለከ።
5፫ ሶበ፡ ተሐርስ፡ ይሤኒ፡ ለከ።
፬ ዘጥፍዐተ፡ ሀገር፡ ኢይጠፍዕ፡ ፍሥሕ፡ ይመጽእ።
፭ ሶበ፡ ትሠይጥ፡ ወትሣየጥ፡ ሠናይ፡ ለከ።
፮ ዘጠፍአከ፡ ሰብእ፡ ጸላዕትከ፡ ወስዶ፡ ወድኅረ፡ ትረክብ።
፯ ዘእኩየ፡ ትሄሊ፡ ምንተኒ፡ ኢይመጽአከ።
10፰ ዘክህነት፡ ቅድመ፡ ይጸንዐከ፡ ድኅረ፡ ትረክብ።
፱ ዘፍቅር፡ ኅሥሥ፡ ቅድመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ያፈቅረከ፡
፲ ዘፍኖት፡ ሑር፡ ሠናየ፡ ተአቱ፡ ወትረክብ፡ ዘሀለይከ።
፲ወ፩ ዘአንበርከ፡ ንዋየ፡ ሰብእ፡ አጥፍኦ፡ ኢትድክም።
፲ወ፪ ሶበ፡ ትደዊ፡ ኢተሐዩ፡ ወኢትረክብ፡ ፈውሰ።
15፲ወ፫ ወልደ፡ አልብከ፡ ኢትወልድ።
፲ወ፬ ዘትፈቱ፡ ንዋየ፡ ትረክብ።
፲ወ፭ ዘፈኖከ፡ ክታብ፡ ይትመየጥ፡ በድኅኖ።
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1847. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum orientalium qui in Museo Britannico asservantur, III: Codices Aethiopicos amplectens (n.p.: E Museo Britannico, 1847). page 61b-62a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The manuscript is affected by humidity and stained with dirt. The text is barely legible due to faded ink.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink:
Rubrication:
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, Dorothea Reule, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Additional 16246ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 26.11.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLadd16246 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 4.10.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor
Dorothea Reule, contributor