Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 149
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 119
General description
Sawāsǝw, Hymns
Number of Text units: 85
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1700-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds) according to Hermann Zotenberg
Summary
- ms_i1
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Sawāsǝw (general record)
- ms_i1.1 (), በስመ፡ ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ግብረተ፡ ደብተራ፡ ዘኦሪት። ነገረ፡ አዕናቍ።
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), መጽሐፍ፡ ፲ወ፪፡ መሰረታቲሃ፡ ለሀገር፡ ዘነጸራ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌዊ።
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 4v and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ አልባስ።
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ እምነገሥተ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ መቅደስ።
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFol. 11r ), እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሕፁፃን።
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሥጋ።
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), Names of edible animals
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 12v and following ), Names of impure animals
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Names of birds
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 14r and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ ፀዓተ፡ ነገሮሙ፡ ለነቢያት።
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFol. 16v ), Names of the twelve sons of
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘኦሪት፡ ወዘነቢያት።
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 18r and following ), The names and concordance of the Hebrew, Roman, Coptic, Arabic and Ethiopic months
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 20r and following ), Symbolic and other explanations of various words
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 22r and following ), Explanations of words from , , of words related to buildings, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 29v and following ), Figures of speech of the prophets
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFol. 30r ), Names of and other cities in
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFol. 30r ), Names of the sun and some stars
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 30r and following ), Names of the
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFol. 30v ), Names of some idols
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFol. 30v ), Terms relating to institutions
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 30v and following ), On currencies and weighs
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 31r and following ), On the apostles and their families
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 31v and following ), Explanation of difficult words from the
- ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 32r and following ), Explanation of difficult words of the
- ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 32v and following ), Explanation of difficult words of the
- ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFol. 33v ), Explanation of difficult words of the
- ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 33v and following ), Names of trees and other plants
- ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFol. 36r ), On vases:
- ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 36r and following ), On measures
- ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFol. 36v ), On fortifications
- ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 36v and following ), On war weapons
- ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 37r and following ), On rivers, seas, etc.
- ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFol. 37v ), Names of cities and inhabited places
- ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 37v and following ), Supplementary chapter with various words
- ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFol. 38r ), On seasons
- ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 38r and following ), Note on the dimensions of the wall of
- ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 38v and following ), Symbolic explanation of the book of
- ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 39r and following ), Literal and symbolic explanation of some words in the
- ms_i1.40 (check the viewerFols 39v and following ), Literal and symbolic explanation of some words in and other books
- ms_i1.41 (check the viewerFols 43r and following ), Symbolic explanation of some words in
- ms_i1.42 (check the viewerFols 45r and following ), Explanation of gems
- ms_i1.43 (check the viewerFols 45v and following ), On weighs
- ms_i1.44 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), እጽሕፍ፡ ኍልቈ፡ ፊደላት።
- ms_i1.45 (check the viewerFols 46v and following ), Biographical notes on the minor prophets
- ms_i1.46 (check the viewerFols 47v and following ), Enumeration of the countries in which the apostles died
- ms_i1.47 (check the viewerFols 48v and following ), Note on the
- ms_i1.48 (check the viewerFols 49v and following ), Genealogy of the family of since
- ms_i1.49 (check the viewerFol. 50v ), Note on the Hebrew and Syriac languages
- ms_i1.50 (check the viewerFols 50v and following ), Enumeration of the beasts which allegorically represent the different nations
- ms_i1.51 (check the viewerFols 51r and following ), Chronology of the prophets
- ms_i1.52 (check the viewerFols 51v and following ), Chronology of Jewish history
- ms_i1.53 (check the viewerFols 54r and following ), መጽሐፈ፡ ነቢያት፡ ወፍካሬ፡ ራዕዮሙ፡
- ms_i1.54 (check the viewerFols 62v and following ), በስመ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ነገር፡ ርቱዕ፡ አሚን።
- ms_i1.55 (check the viewerFols 63v and following ), Etymological explanation of the names of the apostles
- ms_i1.56 (check the viewerFols 64r and following ), Explanation of various words
- ms_i1.57 (check the viewerFols 76v and following ), Explanation of the Hebrew names of God
- ms_i1.58 (check the viewerFol. 77r ), Explanation of the Hebrew names of the angels
- ms_i1.59 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), Explanation of several biblical Hebrew names
- ms_i1.60 (check the viewerFols 80v and following ), Explanation of the names of
- ms_i1.61 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Explanation of the Hebrew, Coptic and Greek names of God and Christ
- ms_i1.62 (check the viewerFols 81v and following ), Explanation of the names of the apostles
- ms_i1.63 (check the viewerFols 82r and following ), Explanation of the names of the martyrs
- ms_i1.64 (check the viewerFols 83r and following ), Explanation of the names of the righteous
- ms_i1.65 (check the viewerFol. 83v ), Explanation of the names of the angels
- ms_i1.66 (check the viewerFol. 83v ), Explanation of the names of the several patriarchs
- ms_i1.67 (check the viewerFols 83v and following ), Explanation of several Greek words
- ms_i1.68 (check the viewerFols 84r and following ), Spiritual genealogy of the monks of
- ms_i1.69 (check the viewerFols 85r and following ), Spiritual genealogy of the monks of
- ms_i1.70 (check the viewerFols 86v and following ), Similarities and enigma of different topics of the and
- ms_i1.71 (check the viewerFols 92r and following ), Names of the prophets and the righteous
- ms_i1.72 (check the viewerFols 92v and following ), Explanation of some Greek and Coptic words
- ms_i1.73 (check the viewerFols 93r and following ), Why Jesus attended the wedding at Cana
- ms_i1.74 (check the viewerFols 93v and following ), Names of the shepherds who adored Jesus and of the three
- ms_i1.75 (check the viewerFol. 94r ), Dimensions of the Cross
- ms_i1.76 (check the viewerFols 94r and following ), Enumeration of the tribes of the twelve apostles
- ms_i1.77 (check the viewerFols 95v and following ), Etymological explanation of the names of the prophets and enumeration of their tribes
- ms_i1.78 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), The two genealogies of Christ
- ms_i1.79 (check the viewerFol. 97v ), Comparison of different countries with the regions of Ethiopia
- ms_i1.80 (check the viewerFols 97v and following ), Names of perfumes
- ms_i1.81 (check the viewerFol. 98r ), On the ten plagues of Egypt
- ms_i1.82 (check the viewerFols 98r and following ), በስመ፡ ስምዓታት፡ ዘያሌብው፡ መሲሕናሁ፡ ለመድኅነ፡ ዓለም።
- ms_i1.83 (check the viewerFols 113v and following ), Genealogy and chronology of the Ethiopian kings
- ms_i1.84 (check the viewerFols 120v and following ), Calendar for the main feasts of the year
Contents
Sawāsǝw (general record) (CAe 2293)
Language of text: and Amharic
This recension is different from Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 147, (in ms_i1) and Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 148, (in ms_i1).በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ግብረተ፡ ደብተራ፡ ዘኦሪት። ነገረ፡ አዕናቍ።
Language of text: and Amharic
Names of gems, possibly related to Tǝrgʷāme ʾaʿnāqʷ. See the beginning of this text in: andcheck the viewerFols 4r and following መጽሐፍ፡ ፲ወ፪፡ መሰረታቲሃ፡ ለሀገር፡ ዘነጸራ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌ<ላ>supplied by Hermann Zotenbergዊ።
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Name of the 12 foundations of the wall of the Celestial city described in Revelation of John.check the viewerFols 4v and following እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ አልባስ።
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Names of clothes and other words.check the viewerFols 9r and following እጽሕፍ፡ እምነገሥተ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ መቅደስ።
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The different parts of the temple according to the Books of Kings.check the viewerFol. 11r እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሕፁፃን።
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Explanation of some words of Chronicles, Book of.check the viewerFols 11r and following እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ሥጋ።
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Names of body partscheck the viewerFols 14r and following እጽሕፍ፡ ፀዓተ፡ ነገሮሙ፡ ለነቢያት።
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On the prophets, their parents' names and their livescheck the viewerFols 16v and following እጽሕፍ፡ ነገረ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘኦሪት፡ ወዘነቢያት።
Language of text: and Amharic
Figures of speech and enigma from the BibleIncipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘኢተወልደ፡ ሞተ፡ ወዘተወልደ፡ ኢሞተ።
check the viewerFols 20r and following Symbolic and other explanations of various words
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አርማስጌልያ፡ ዘ፡ ሐመር፤ አውያን፡ ዘ፡ ነቢያት፤ ሮማን፡ ዘ፡ ሐዋርያት፤
check the viewerFols 22r and following Explanations of words from Proverbs, Book of Sirach, of words related to buildings, Book of Ezekiel (General record), Book of Isaiah, Book of Ezra and Nehemiah, Daniel, Book of (includes Daniel, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon), Book of Jeremiah, Maccabees, Book of (Vulgata), Tobit, Book of, Book of Judith, Book of Esther, Maṣḥafa kufāle, ʾIyob, Biblical Books of Prophets, Psalter,
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check the viewerFols 29v and following Figures of speech of the prophets
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check the viewerFol. 30r Names of Jerusalem↗ and other cities in Palestine↗
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check the viewerFols 31r and following On the apostles and their families
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check the viewerFols 31v and following Explanation of difficult words from the Four Gospels
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check the viewerFols 32r and following Explanation of difficult words of the Senodos
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check the viewerFols 32v and following Explanation of difficult words of the Pauline Epistles
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check the viewerFol. 33v Explanation of difficult words of the Gǝbra ḥawāryāt
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check the viewerFols 33v and following Names of trees and other plants
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check the viewerFols 37v and following Supplementary chapter with various words
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check the viewerFols 38r and following Note on the dimensions of the wall of ሰኖኦር፡ "Babylon?"supplied by Hermann Zotenberg
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check the viewerFols 38v and following Symbolic explanation of the book of Book of Sirach
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check the viewerFols 39r and following Literal and symbolic explanation of some words in the Books of Kings
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check the viewerFols 39v and following Literal and symbolic explanation of some words in Gǝbra ḥawāryāt and other books
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check the viewerFols 43r and following Symbolic explanation of some words in Pauline Epistles
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check the viewerFols 45r and following Explanation of gems
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Different from Content Item 1.1 , item 1 በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ግብረተ፡ ደብተራ፡ ዘኦሪት። ነገረ፡ አዕናቍ። .check the viewerFols 46r and following እጽሕፍ፡ ኍልቈ፡ ፊደላት።
Language of text: and Amharic
On the amount of the letters.check the viewerFols 46v and following Biographical notes on the minor prophets
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check the viewerFols 47v and following Enumeration of the countries in which the apostles died
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check the viewerFols 48v and following Note on the ʾAksimāros
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አመ፡ ፳ወ፪፡ ለመጋቢት፡ ወጠነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፈጢረ፡ ዓለም፡ ወበይእቲ፡ ሌሊት፡ ዕሁድ፡ ፈጠረ፡ ፰፡ ፍጥረታት፡ ፯፡ በአርምሞ፡ ፩፡ በነቢብ፡
check the viewerFols 49v and following Genealogy of the family of St Mary since Eleazer
Language of text: and Amharic
check the viewerFols 50v and following Enumeration of the beasts which allegorically represent the different nations
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check the viewerFols 51v and following Chronology of Jewish history
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Chronology of Jewish history from Adam to Jesus Christ , including some details about the Magi and of Ethiopian history from the reign of the first serpent, አርዌ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ until the third reign of the serpent, 77 years and seven month after ʾƎlla ʿAmidā :( gez ) ወእምአልአሚድ ፡ እስከ፡ ሣልስ፡ መንግሥተ፡ አርዌ ፡ ፸ወ፯፡ ዓመት፡ ወ፯፡ አውራኅ፡
The serpent's daily food consisted of ten bulls, ten cows, 300 sheep, 300 goats, a myriad of birds and a young girl. Its height was 70 ells, its length 20 ells. Its teeth were one ell long.check the viewerFols 54r and following መጽሐፈ፡ ነቢያት፡ ወፍካሬ፡ ራዕዮሙ፡
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This treatise deals with the cult of images and of the tābot, the truth of Christianity and the mistake of Judaism and Islam.check the viewerFols 62v and following በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg እጽሕፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ነገር፡ ርቱዕ፡ አሚን።
Language of text: and Amharic
Explanation of different words and grammatical observations. This chapter corresponds to No item: BNF147, could not check for ms_i1.1 and No item: BNF148, could not check for ms_i1.1.check the viewerFols 63v and following Etymological explanation of the names of the apostles
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check the viewerFols 64r and following Explanation of various words
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This chapter corresponds to No item: BNF147, could not check for ms_i1.1 and No item: BNF148, could not check for ms_i1.1.check the viewerFols 77r and following Explanation of several biblical Hebrew names
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check the viewerFols 80v and following Explanation of the names of Jesus Christ
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check the viewerFols 81v and following Explanation of the names of the apostles
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check the viewerFols 82r and following Explanation of the names of the martyrs
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check the viewerFols 83r and following Explanation of the names of the righteous
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check the viewerFol. 83v Explanation of the names of the several patriarchs
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check the viewerFols 84r and following Spiritual genealogy of the monks of the house of ʾEwosṭātewos
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check the viewerFols 85r and following Spiritual genealogy of the monks of Dabra Libānos↗
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check the viewerFols 86v and following Similarities and enigma of different topics of the Old Testament and New Testament
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check the viewerFols 92r and following Names of the prophets and the righteous
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check the viewerFols 92v and following Explanation of some Greek and Coptic words
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check the viewerFols 93r and following Why Jesus attended the wedding at Cana
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check the viewerFols 93v and following Names of the shepherds who adored Jesus and of the three Magi
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check the viewerFols 94r and following Enumeration of the tribes of the twelve apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 95v and following Etymological explanation of the names of the prophets and enumeration of their tribes
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check the viewerFol. 97v Comparison of different countries with the regions of Ethiopia (CAe 4978)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝ፡ መ፡ ምጣኔ፡ ሀገር። ህንደኬ፡ ከመ፡ አደል↗ ፤ ባቢሎን↗ ፡ ከመ፡ ደዋሮ↗ ። ወባሊ፡ ለርያ፡ ከመ፡ ዘረበች፤ ኢየሩሳሌም↗ ፡ ከመ፡ ወረብ↗ ?፤ ግብጽ↗ ፡ ከመ፡ ገዝወገም፤ አፍርንጅ፡ ከመ፡ ሽሜ፡ ወጋፋት↗ ፡
check the viewerFols 98r and following በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ስምዓታት፡ ዘያሌብው፡ መሲሕናሁ፡ ለመድኅነ፡ ዓለም። (CAe 4104)
Language of text: and Amharic
The first witness is excerpted from the Book of Enoch (Hebrew). (The image set currently lacks ff. 98v-99r)check the viewerFols 113v and following Genealogy and chronology of the Ethiopian kings (CAe 3860)
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Secondary Bibliography , item 1.83
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Conti Rossini, C. 1909. ‘Les listes des rois d’Aksoum’, Journal Asiatique, Dixième Série, 14 (1909), 263–320.page 301
check the viewerFols 120v and following Calendar for the main feasts of the year
Language of text: and Amharic
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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At the beginning of the volume there are a few Amharic recipes for perfumes.
Text in Amharic
Catalogue Bibliography
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877).page 250a–253b
Physical Description
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Outer dimensions | |
Height | 118mm |
Width | 95mm |
Depth | mm |
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Foliated in the upper right corner.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1700-1799 according to Hermann Zotenberg
1700-1799 according to Hermann ZotenbergMore bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Daria Elagina, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 149ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.6.2018) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFet149 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Added work ID to the i1.79 on 20.6.2018
- Dorothea Reule Text added on 28.3.2017
- Dorothea Reule Additions on 14.11.2016
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 10.11.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor
Daria Elagina, contributor