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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 158

Dorothea Reule

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFet158
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien

Other identifiers: Éth. 85

Dated

General description

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Number of Text units: 21

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1728-07 (internal-date)

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (), በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ወላዕሌሁ፡ ትውክልት፡ ወረድኤትነ። ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ፈላስፋ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ዘተናገሩ፡ ባቲ፡ ለለ፩፩፡ እምኔሆሙ፡
  2. ms_i2 (), በስመ፡ መለኮት፡ ብርሃን፡ ዘይሠርቅ፡ እምኔሁ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መቅድመ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፡ እንዘ፡ ንከሥት፡ ጸዋትው፡ ፊደላት፡ እለ፡ ተጸሕፋ፡ ውስተ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ይስሕቦን፡ ዋዌ፡ ወእንዘ፡ ይትሌለያ፡ በትርጓሜ፡ በአንዖ፡ ፊደል፡ ወኢያጽንዖ።
    1. ms_i2.1 (), ዐቢይ፡ አንቀጽ፡ ፲፡
    2. ms_i2.2 (), ንዑስ፡ አንቀጽ፡ ፸ወ፯፡
    3. ms_i2.3 (), Introduction
      1. ms_i2.3.1 (), Introduction, chapter 1
      2. ms_i2.3.2 (), Introduction, chapter 2
      3. ms_i2.3.3 (), Introduction, chapter 3
      4. ms_i2.3.4 (), Introduction, chapter 4
      5. ms_i2.3.5 (), Introduction, chapter 5
      6. ms_i2.3.6 (), Introduction, chapter 6
      7. ms_i2.3.7 (), Introduction, chapter 7
      8. ms_i2.3.8 (), Introduction, chapter 8
      9. ms_i2.3.9 (), Introduction, chapter 9
      10. ms_i2.3.10 (), Introduction, chapter 10
      11. ms_i2.3.11 (), Introduction, chapter 11
      12. ms_i2.3.12 (), Introduction, chapter 12
      13. ms_i2.3.13 (), Introduction, chapter 13
      14. ms_i2.3.14 (), Introduction, chapter 14
    4. ms_i2.5 (), የቅኔ፡ መንገድ፡
    5. ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 112v and following ), Main Part

Contents


በስመ፡ መለኮት፡ ብርሃን፡ ዘይሠርቅ፡ እምኔሁ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ መቅድመ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፡ እንዘ፡ ንከሥት፡ ጸዋትው፡ ፊደላት፡ እለ፡ ተጸሕፋ፡ ውስተ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ይስሕቦን፡ ዋዌ፡ ወእንዘ፡ ይትሌለያ፡ በትርጓሜ፡ በአ[ጸ]supplied by Hermann Zotenbergንዖ፡ ፊደል፡ ወኢያጽንዖ። (CAe 4121)

Language of text: and Amharic

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 112r


Colophon

1728-07 (internal)

The colophon states that the manuscript was written in the year 7220. Uhlig 1988


ዐቢይ፡ አንቀጽ፡ ፲፡ (CAe 4121 BookTable)

Language of text: and Amharic

Table of the ten books of the work

ንዑስ፡ አንቀጽ፡ ፸ወ፯፡ (CAe 4121 ChapterTable)

Language of text: and Amharic

Table of the 77 chapters of the work, generally named after their incipit The end is missing.

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):
የንዑስም፡ አንቀጽ፡ ቍፅር፡ እንዴህ፡ ነው።
፩፡ ሰዋስው፡ ማ፡ መስላል።
፪፡ ኮነ፡ ማ፡ ሆነ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ማ፡ አልሆነም።
፫፡ እንዘ፡ ማ፡ ሲ፡ ሳ፡ ስ፡ ሲሆን፡ ነው።


Introduction (CAe 4121 Introduction)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz

The beginning is missing. The end of the introduction is written in Gǝʿǝz, the rest in Amharic. The introduction is divided into 14 chapters.

Introduction, chapter 1 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter1)

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The beginning is missing.

Introduction, chapter 2 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter2)

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Introduction, chapter 3 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter3)

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Introduction, chapter 4 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter4)

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Introduction, chapter 5 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter5)

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Introduction, chapter 6 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter6)

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Introduction, chapter 7 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter7)

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Introduction, chapter 8 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter8)

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Introduction, chapter 9 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter9)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


Introduction, chapter 10 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter10)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


Introduction, chapter 11 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter11)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


Introduction, chapter 12 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter12)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


Introduction, chapter 13 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter13)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


Introduction, chapter 14 (CAe 4121 IntroductionChapter14)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


የቅኔ፡ መንገድ፡ (CAe 4121 YaQeneMangad)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz


check the viewerFols 112v and following Main Part (CAe 4121 MainPart)

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ንጽሕፍ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዘያጠብብ፡ ሕፃናተ፡ ወይከሥት፡ ልሳነ፡ በሓማን፤ ወአልባበ፡ የዋሓን፤ ወበከመ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ጥበብ፡ ዕፀዋት፡ ያበጽሖ፡ ኀበ፡ ዘፈቀደ፡ ለዘይፈቅድ፡ ይዕርግ፡ ላዕለ፡ ከማሁ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ሰዋስወ፡ ድርስት፡ ያበጽሖሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይፈቅዱ፡ ይጥብቡ፡ እስከ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ብሉይ፡ ወሐዲስ፤ እሰከ፡ መጻሕፍተ፡ ብሩሃን፡ ወመጻሕፍተ፡ መነኮሳት፤ ወናቀድም፡ አርእስተ፡ ሰዋስው፡ በበ፩፡ ወእምዝ፡ ናተሉ፡ ዘይተሉ፡ በበመዓርጊሁ፡ እንዘ፡ ንፈልጥ፡ ነገረ፡ ብዙኃን፡ ዕደው፡ ወ፩፡ ብእሲ፡ ወጾታ፡ ብዙኃት፡ አንስት፡

The chapters are not numbered inside the text. check the viewerFol. 152 has been misplaced. It contains the numbered chapters 71 to 75.

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. check the viewerFols 1–23, check the viewer50–75

      marginal

      Numbers have been added irregularly in the margins in an attempt at dividing the work into sections. These divisions are different from those in .

      Text in Gǝʿǝz

    2. check the viewerFols 71v and following

      Spaces left for the rubrication of sentence beginnings have been left unfilled.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 258b–259b

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    153 (leaf) .Entered as 153 175 155
    Outer dimensions
    Height 175mm
    Width 155mm
    Depth mm

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    A leaf is missing between check the viewerfols. 107, and check the viewer108, . check the viewer152 has been misplaced.

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 20-22

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1728-07 (internal)

    1728-07 (internal)

    Secondary Bibliography

    • Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 701–702

  2. Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    29.8.2022 at 22:05:37
    date
    type=lastModified
    21.10.2017
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFet158/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFet158
    idno
    type=filename
    BNFet158.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BNFet158

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    Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 158ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 21.10.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFet158 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Solomon Gebreyes Correction on 21.10.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Text added on 29.3.2017
    • Dorothea Reule Additions on 15.11.2016
    • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 25.10.2016

    Attributions of the contents

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    Dorothea Reule, editor

    Solomon Gebreyes, contributor

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