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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 149

Denis Nosnitsin

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb149
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Books of Solomon, Wǝddāse Māryām

Number of Text units: 8

Number of Codicological units: 3

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Origin

1680-1748

Provenance

The manuscript is composed of three parts. Codicological Unit p1 and Codicological Unit p2 appear to have been nearly complete manuscripts that lost their bindings, Codicological Unit p3 is a fragment. Codicological Unit p1 seems to be the oldest. All were gathered by Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] during his stay in Ethiopia in 1837-48. It is difficult to say when they became one circulation unit (possibly only when they were united within one binding in the Bibliothèque nationale de France).

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

110 (leaf) , Entered as 110 1 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 (quire) .Entered as 140 165
Outer dimensions
Height 140mm
Width 165mm

Foliation

  • check the viewerFols 1r–110r Foliation in the upper right corner. The catalogue Abbadie 1859 counts only 106 folia, while Conti Rossini 1914a provides the number of folia as 111. The digital reproduction of the Bibliothèque nationale de France has 110 folia.

Quire Structure Collation

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The quires have been dismantled. The text block is now composed of single folia, each mounted on a paper guard. The text block has probably been trimmed; the text pricks are located very close to the outer edges of the folia that are not straight.

Binding

European.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

cardboard

paper

Original binding

No

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

From the late 17th century, before 1751 (see (a2) of codicological unit 1 ). .

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–80va ), Books of Solomon
    1. p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–50vb ), Proverbs
      1. p1_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–32vb ), Mǝssālǝyāta Salomon
      2. p1_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 32vb–39ra ), Tagśāṣa Salomon
    2. p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 39ra–50vb ), መጽሐፈ፡ አክሰዕፎስ፡
    3. p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 51ra–80vb ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon

Contents

check the viewerFols 2ra–80va Books of Solomon (CAe 5832)
check the viewerFols 2ra–50vb Proverbs (CAe 2195)
check the viewerFols 2ra–32vb Mǝssālǝyāta Salomon (CAe 3927)

Incipit ( ):ምሳልያተ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ዘነግሠ፡ ለእስራኤል። ለአእምሮ᎓ ጥበብ᎓ ወተግሣጽ።

check the viewerFols 32vb–39ra Tagśāṣa Salomon (CAe 2396)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተግሣጸ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ እለ፡ እንበለ᎓ ኑፋቄ᎓ ዘጸሐፉ᎓ ሎቱ፡ አዕርክቲሁ᎓ ለሕዝቅያስ᎓ ንጉሠ᎓ ይሁዳ᎓ ክብረ᎓ እግዚአብሔር᎓ የሐብእ᎓ ነውረ᎓

check the viewerFols 39ra–50vb መጽሐፈ፡ አክሰዕፎስ፡ (CAe 1320)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቃለ፡ መክብብ፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ንጉሠ፡ እስራኤል፡ ዘኢየሩሳሌም። ከንቱ፡ ከንቱ፡ ይቤ፡ መክብብ፡ ኵሉ፡ ከንቱ፡ ምንት፡ ፈድፋዴሁ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ፃማሁ፡

check the viewerFols 51ra–80vb Ṭǝbaba Salomon (CAe 2516)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጥበበ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት፡ ዘነግሠ፡ ለእስራኤል፡ አፍቅርዋ፡ ለጽድቅ፡ ኦመኳንንተ᎓ ምድር፨ ወኃልዩ᎓ ኃይለ᎓ እግዚአብሔር᎓

Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Unclear)

    Note on chronology, with a large part unreadable because of the condition of the parchment. A vertical line is drawn between the text columns.

    ( gez ) እምልደተ፡ እግዜነ፡ እስከ፡ ድዮቅልጥያኖስ፡ ፪፻፸፯፡ እምድዮቅልጥያኖስ፡ እስከ፡ ጉባኤ፡ . . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsinእመንግሥተ፡ አርዌ፡ እስከ፡ መንግሥተ፡ አዜብ፡ ፷ዓም

    Text in English

  2. check the viewerFol. 78v (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear note, possibly concerning liturgical service on a festive day.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  3. check the viewerFol. 79v (Type: AcquisitionNote)

    ( gez ) ዝንቱ᎓ መጽሐፍ᎓ ዘካህነ፡ ወንጌል᎓ owner ዘአጥረዮ᎓ በንዋዩ፡ እምነ᎓ ወርቂት᎓ ኃይሉ፡ መድኑ፡ መምሕሬ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ገለ፡ ውሉ፡ ደብተራ፡ ኃይለ፡ ኪሩብ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ አበቅቴ፡ ፫። መጥቅዕ፡ ፳፯፡ አመ፬፡ ለጥቅምት፡ ሌሊቱ፡፡ ፰፡ ጥንትዮን፡ ፭።

    Text in English

    The date meant is probably 1751 CE, only the parameter of ṭǝntǝyon does not fit, cp. Chaîne 1925

  4. check the viewerFol. 80v (Type: GuestText)

    ʾAbugidā Syllabarium (CAe 5913)

    In the upper right corner a small addition in the same hand,

    ( gez ) ፊደለ፡ እብራይስጥ፡

    .

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

check the viewerFols 1r–81v 140 165
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
Height 140mm
Width 165mm

Foliation of codicological unit 1

Quire Structure Collation

State of preservation of codicological unit 1

deficient

Condition

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th-century raqiq script.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Carefully written, by a trained scribe. Upright to slightly left sloping; broad, broadly spaced, bulky script.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 81ra–104v, check the viewer106, check the viewer109ra Daniel, Book of (CAe 1259)

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):[…]ommission by ዘይነብር᎓ ባቢሎን᎓ ወስሙ᎓ ኢዮአቄም᎓ ወአውሰበ᎓ ብእሲተ᎓ እንተ᎓ ስማ᎓ ሶስና᎓ ወለተ፡ ኪልቅዮ፡

    Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወደቂቆሙ᎓ በልዑ፡ ወሰትዩ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወገሠ፡ በጽባሕ፡

    Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 2 .

    1. check the viewerFol. 86v (Type: Unclear)

      The note is for the most part composed of numbers possibly representing encrypted words.

      ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ፹፶፩፴፷፴፪፻፪᎓ ወልዱ፡ ፪[...]ommission by ፶፮፬፮፻፬᎓ ዘወሀቦ፡ ፳፻፪᎓ ፮፯፻፵፪

    2. check the viewerFols 109ra–109vb (Type: Unclear)

      Possibly directives for the ministers, crudely written; partly unreadable.

      ( gez ) ንሰግድ፡ ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ሰአሊ፡ ለነ፡ ወዕቀባ፡ ወአሮን፡ ካህን፡ በማዕከላ፡ ያዓርግ፡ ወተስፋ፡ . . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

    Extras of codicological unit 2

    1. check the viewerFol. 89r

      Pen trial.

      ( gez ) ብርዕ፡ ዘተፈትነ፡

    2. check the viewerFol. 99r

      Omitted passage added in the upper margin, its place in the text indicated with tamallas-sign (cross).

      ( gez ) ብርዕ፡ ዘተፈትነ፡

    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 2

    24 (leaf) : Entered as 24 check the viewerFols 81–104, check the viewerFols. 106, check the viewerFol. 109 150 165
    Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2
    Height 150mm
    Width 165mm

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 19

    H 110mm
    W 135mm
    Margins
    top mm
    bottom mm
    right mm
    left mm
    Number of characters per line: 16, check the viewerfol. 86ra .Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 86r .

    Ms Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 1492

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 135mm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: 110mm and object height is: 150mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin
    Ruling of codicological unit 2
    Pricking of codicological unit 2
    • Pricking and ruling poorly visible.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Late 18th- or early 19th-century script.

    Ink: Black, red.

    check the viewerFols 81ra–104vb, check the viewer106, check the viewer109 Irregular, by a mediocre scribe. Right sloping, slender script.

    • Codicological Unit p3

    Summary of codicological unit 3

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 105r–105v, check the viewer108r–108v, (?) check the viewer110 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ር፡ ሶቤሃ፡ ርሰነ፡ መለኮት፡ ውሉድ፡ ወሉድ፡ እማእላፍ፡ ርእሱ፡ ወርቅ፡ ቂፋዝ፡

    Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):

    Musical notation above the written lines of the main text.

    Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total 2 .

    1. check the viewerFols 107r–108r (Type: Unclear)

      ( am ) አንድም፡ እንደ፡ [...]ommission by አርቅቆ፡ ፈጠረው፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ዘገብረ፡ በስነ፡ ጽጌያት፡ አሰርገወ፡ መድረ፡

      A text on Creation in Amharic, crudely written.

    2. check the viewerFols 108r–108v (Type: Unclear)

      Text in Amharic

      A liturgical text partly with musical notation, crudely written.

    Physical Description of codicological unit 3

    Form of support of codicological unit 3

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 3

    4 (leaf) : Entered as 4 check the viewerFols. 105, 107, 108, 110 130 70
    Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3
    Height 130mm
    Width 70mm

    Layout of codicological unit 3

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 30

    H 120mm
    W 70mm
    Margins
    top mm
    bottom mm
    right mm
    left mm
    Number of characters per line: 22, check the viewerfol. 105v .Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 105r .

    Ms Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 1493

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 70mm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: 120mm and object height is: 150mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin
    Ruling of codicological unit 3
    Pricking of codicological unit 3
    • Pricking and ruling are poorly visible.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 3

  • Hand 3

    of codicological unit 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    Late 18th- or early 19th-century script.

    Ink: Black

    Rubrication:

    check the viewerFols 105r–105v Irregular, not careful, nearly crude; by a mediocre scribe. Musical notation written in the same hand.

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
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    type=expanded
    7.6.2023 at 14:46:52
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    type=lastModified
    4.6.2020
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    BNFabb149.xml
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    BNFabb149

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