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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 147

Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Stub
https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb147
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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Main parts
Authors

General description

Sawāsǝw-treatise on lexicon and grammar

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 4

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Origin

1700-1848 The main part Unit 1 was copied some time in the 17th or early 18th century. Loose pieces of paper Unit 2, Unit 3 and Unit 4 are of a later date, probably the first half of the 19th century.

Provenance

The manuscript could have belonged to an individual called Walda Giyorgis owner .

Provenance

The manuscript was acquired by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale in 1902.

Summary

  1. p_i1 (check the viewer1a-122b ), A sawāsǝw-treatise entiled
  2. p2_i1 (check the viewer129 ), A prayer with for better memorization of what one has heard
  3. p3_i1 (check the viewer131 ), A magical recipe for eloquence
  4. p4_i1 (check the viewer133 ), A magical recipe for better learning

Contents

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (page) .Entered as 136 (2+128+2+2+2) 10 (quire) .Entered as 10 The first page of the guard leaf appears to have been designated “A”, below the first two pages are assigned numbers check the vieweri and check the viewerii ). Three pieces of paper ( Codicological Unit p2 , Codicological Unit p3 , Codicological Unit p4 ) are accomodated between check the viewer28 and check the viewer29 of Codicological Unit p1 . Below they are assigned page numbers 129-130 (for check the viewerfol. 65 ), 131-132 (for check the viewerfol. 66 ), and 133-134 (for check the viewerfol. 67 ), respectively. 190 140
Outer dimensions
Height 190
Width 140

Foliation

The manuscript is paginated; the page numbers are written in the middle of the upper margin. The descriptions in all three catalogues follow the pagination.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 1 i-ii s.l.: 1, stub after 1
2 1 8 1-16
3 2 8 17-32
4 3 8 33-48
5 4 8 49-64
6 5 8 65-80
7 6 8 81-96
8 7 8 97-112
9 8 6 113-124
10 9 2 125-128

Collation diagrams


s.l.: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 34 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 42 49 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 50 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q9, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 9 58 63 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q10, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 10 64 65 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/i-ii) – I(8/1-16) – II(8/17-32) – III(8/33-48) – IV(8/49-64) – V(8/65-80) – VI(8/81-96) – VII(8/97-112) – VIII(6/113-124) – IX(2/125-128) –

Formula: i-ii s.l.: 1, stub after 1 ; 1-16 ; 17-32 ; 33-48 ; 49-64 ; 65-80 ; 81-96 ; 97-112 ; 113-124 ; 125-128 ;

Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (6), 10 (2),

Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (6), 10 (2),

Binding

Two wooden boards, leather quarter cover.

Sewing Stations

4

Common leather case, according to Abbadie 1859.

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Original binding

Yes

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p_i1 (check the viewer1a-122b ), A sawāsǝw-treatise entiled

Contents

check the viewer1a-122b A sawāsǝw-treatise entiled ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፡ (CAe 4121)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፨ እጽሐፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፨ ዐቢይ፡ አንቀጽ፡ ሰዋስው፡ ማለት፡ መሰላል፨ ወ፤ ሂ፤ ኒ፤ በየራሳቸው፡ ም፡ ይሆናሉ፡ ስማቸው፡ ዋ፡ ዌ፡ ነው፤ እለ፤ ዘ፤ እንተ፤ የሚገናኝ፡ ፊደል፡ የ፡ ሲሆኑ፤ ን፤ እንዲሆኑ፤ አምላክ፡ መለኮት፡ ማለት፡ ገዢ፨ አእምሮ፡ ማ፡ እውቀት፡ ማወቅም፡ ይሆ፨ መጽአ፡ ማ፡ መጹ፡ ነው፡ ብዙ|ም፡ ሴቶች፡ መጹ፡ ነው፡ ይቤ፡ ማለት፡ አለ፨ ሖረ፡ ማ፡ ሔደ። አስተርአየ፡ ተርእየ፡ ማ፡ ታየ፨

Starting from check the viewer18 , the text is divided into chapters (called አንቀጽ፡) but the numbering starts from chapter 22 (up to chapter 68). The name of the owner of commissioner at the end of the text (written over an erasure), on check the viewer122b , has been erased and is nearly unreadable, but Conti Rossini 1914a reconstructs it as Walda Giyorgis owner .

Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 , 4 s, 1 , 3 s.

  1. check the vieweri-ii check the viewer123a-127a (Type: GuestText)

    A sawāsǝw-lexicon of poetic formulas consisting of verbs with their arguments, for composing qǝne-poems.

    ( gez ) ይህ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ለደቀ፡ መዝሙር፡ ከመምህር፡ ይሻላቸዋል፡ የሰዋስውም፡ ፋናው፡ ነው፡ አስተዋይ፡ ሰው፡ ቢመለከተው። ናሁ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ አነ፡ ነገረ፡ አገባብ፡ ዘኵሎን፡ ኆኅያት፡ እምነ፡ ሀ፡ እስከ፡ ፈ። ፍኖተ፡ ጼሐ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ተመርሐ፡ እምፍኖት፡ ነስሐ፡ እደዊሁ፡ ሰፍሐ፡ እደዊሁ፡ ተሞቅሐ፡ ሰይፈ፡ መልሐ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    መስቀለ፡ ተወክፈ፡ ፊደለ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ዓደወ፡ ጽንፈ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድር፡ ተገድፈ፡ ወረደ፡ ጽድፈ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ነገረ፡ ሐመረ፡ ሐደፈ። ። ። (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    እደ፡ ልቡናሁ፡ በሰናስለ፡ ዕበድ፡ ተሞቅሐ፡ ማኅተመ፡ ጥበብ፡ በእደ፡ ልቡ፡ ፈትሐ፡ ሰይፈ፡ ጸሎት፡ እምቀቀበ፡ ቃሉ፡ መልሐ፡ በእግረ፡ ልቡ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ጥበብ፡ ተመርሐ፡ እምፍኖተ፡ ዕበድ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ጥበብ፡ ነስሐ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    በሰሌዳ፡ ነፍስ፡ ፊደለ፡ ሕይወት፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ትዕግሥት፡ በምድረ፡ ልቡ፡ ነደፈ፡ በዕብነ፡ ኲናት፡ እግረ፡ ገቦሁ፡ ተዓቅፈ። ደቂቅ፡ ኢታጻምዉኒ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ወበትጋሃ፡ ልብ፡ ነጽሩ፡ እንተ፡ ጸሐፍኩ፡ መጽሐፈ፤

  2. check the viewer127b (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear note, possibly a list of land parcels (rim-land?); the name of the owner (an ecclesiastic) in the beginning has been erased

    ( am ) የአባ፡ […]ommission by ባጀና፡ […]ommission by ጋ፡ የጭቋላ፤ መቡ፡ ለኋ፤. . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

  3. check the viewer127b (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear note, possibly a list of land parcels (rim-land?), and a continuation of (a3) of codicological unit 1

    ( am ) ዳዝቢሆን፡ ፩ጋ፡ የዳሌ፡ ወኅኒ፤ ገበያ፤ መንገድ፤ ባምባ፤ እሞይ፡ ባድማ፤ አበርጊና፤ ጎጥ፡ ክርክራ፤ ጽንጁት፡ ፍሣ፡ ያረሰው፤ . . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

  4. check the viewer128a (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear short note, possibly a list of land parcels (rim-land?), the name of the person in the beginning (an ecclesiastic) has been erased

    ( am ) የአባ፡ […]ommission by ፩ጋ፡ የዱራሽ፡ ፭ም፡ የወሮ፡ ፭ም፡ የዱራሽ።

  5. check the viewer128a-128b (Type: MagicText)

    A prayer with ʾasmāt against bleeding (ሕማመ፡ ደም፡)

    ( gez ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ በል፡ ሊስ፡ ፫ጊ፡ መለያሊስ፡ በግድግድ፡ ጽልሙታት፡ አንፈርአጸ፡ […]ommission by

Extras of codicological unit 1

  1. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelf-mark of the Library on the spine

  2. check the vieweri (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library in the bottom margin

  3. check the viewer1 (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library, an unclear remark (shelf-mark) in the bottom margin

  4. check the viewer1a-122b (Type: Unclear)

    Single letters written interlineally, on some folia, possibly corrections (addition of omitted abbreviations)

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

+NaN (page) .Entered as 2+128

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1(check the vieweri-ii )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 34-35

Layout note 1(check the viewer1-122 )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 16-17

Layout note 1(check the viewer123-128 )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 28-30

The number of written lines on the last two pages (check the viewer127 and check the viewer128 ) deviates.

Layout note 1

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th-century script.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Careful, regular; by a well-trained scribe.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewer129 ), A prayer with for better memorization of what one has heard

    Contents

    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Paper Leaf

    Extent of codicological unit 2

    1 (leaf) .Entered as 1

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 9

    An unpaginated piece of paper of small size, of somewhat irregular rectangular shape.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th-century script.

    Ink: Black.

    Careful but somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe.

    • Codicological Unit p3

    Origin of codicological unit 3

    Summary of codicological unit 3

    1. p3_i1 (check the viewer131 ), A magical recipe for eloquence

    Contents

    Physical Description of codicological unit 3

    Form of support of codicological unit 3

    Paper Leaf

    Extent of codicological unit 3

    1 (leaf) .Entered as 1

    Layout of codicological unit 3

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 7

    An unpaginated rectangular piece of paper, of small size.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 3

  • Hand 3

    of codicological unit 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th-century script.

    Ink: Black.

    Careful but somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe. Very similar of possibly identical to Hand h2 of codicological unit 2 (about:)

    • Codicological Unit p4

    Origin of codicological unit 4

    Summary of codicological unit 4

    1. p4_i1 (check the viewer133 ), A magical recipe for better learning

    Contents

    Physical Description of codicological unit 4

    Form of support of codicological unit 4

    Paper Leaf

    Extent of codicological unit 4

    1 (leaf) .Entered as 1

    Layout of codicological unit 4

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 12

    An unpaginated rectangular piece of paper, of small size.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 4

  • Hand 4

    of codicological unit 4

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th-century script.

    Ink: Black.

    Careful but somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe. Very similar of possibly identical to Hand h2 of codicological unit 2 (about:)

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

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    Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 147ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-04-01) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb147 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]

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