Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 168
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 156
General description
Amharic Genesis
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1877 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
This manuscript was part of the private library of Marie-Armand d'Avezac de Castera Macaya owner and has been donated to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ by Charles-François Defrémery donor .
Summary
- ms_i1 (), Amharic Genesis
Contents
Amharic Genesis (CAe 1546)
Language of text:
This is the translation by Abu Rumi translator . This exemplar shows some variants and divergences in its use of ኸ / ኀ / ሐ and ጠ / ጸ / ፀ. For example:መሐከልም፡ for መኻከልም፡ (Gen 1:7);
ይገለጽ፡ for ይገለጥ፡ (Gen 1:9);
አወፃች፡ for አወጣች፡ (Gen 1:12);
ማሐልም፡ (Gen 1:18);
ውሐይቱ፡ ታውፃ፡ (Gen 1:20);
etc.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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marginal
The verses are marked in the margins.
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 266b–267a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 170mm |
Width | 120mm |
Depth | mm |
Binding
A mirror is attached to the inner side of the front board.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22-25
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1800-1877
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 168ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 18.11.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFet168 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Created record on 18.11.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor