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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 34

Dorothea Reule

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFet34
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien

Other identifiers: Éth. 23

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Dated

General description

ʾArbāʿtu wangel, Excerpts pf the Apophthegmata Patrum, Anaphora of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾat, Liturgical Prayers

Number of Text units: 22

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1794 (internal-date)

Provenance

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Four Gospels
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5r–20v ), Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd)
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Four Gospels, Maqdǝma wangel (same as LIT4872MaqdemaWangel)
      2. ms_i1.1.2 (),
      3. ms_i1.1.3 (), Four Gospels, Canons of Eusebius (same as LIT1224Canons)
      4. ms_i1.1.4 (), Four Gospels, Gǝṣṣāwe śǝrʿāt (same as LIT1548Gessaw)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos
      1. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see
      2. ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewer–check the viewer17 ), Wangel za-Mātewos, Tituli of the Gospel of Matthew
      3. ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 24r–79v ), በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ንቀድም፡ በጽሒፈ፡ ብስራተ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ፩እም፡ ፲ወ፪፡ ዘጸሐፈ፡ በቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዕብራይስጣዌ፡ በአስተሐምሞ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በረከቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወምስኪን፡ ፡ አሜን።
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 80r and following ), Wangel za-Mārqos
      1. ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 80r and following ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark
      2. ms_i1.3.2 (), Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark
      3. ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 82v and following ), በስመ፡ ብስራተ፡ አብ፡ ትሩፍ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ማሪ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ፩እም፡ ፸ወ፪፡ አርድእት፡ በረከቱ፡
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās
      1. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke
      2. ms_i1.4.2 (), Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke
      3. ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 117r and following ), ብስራተ፡ አብ፡ ትሩፍ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ፩እም፡ ፸ወ፪፡ አርድእት፡ በረከቱ፡
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 171v and following ), Gospel of John
      1. ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 171v and following ), Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John
      2. ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 172v and following ), Other introduction to the Gospel of John
      3. ms_i1.5.3 (check the viewerFols 176v and following ), ብስራተ፡ አብ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ትሩፍ፡ ረድእ፡ ተናጋሪ፡ በመለኮት፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ፍቁረ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በረከተ፡ ጸሎቱ፡

Contents

check the viewerFols 5r and following Four Gospels (CAe 1560) The text of this manuscript generally agrees with that of Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 33, nevertheless many passages are different in both manuscripts.

Colophon

check the viewerFol. 222r

1794 (internal)

The colophon states that this manuscript was completed on Wednesday, 15th Ṭǝqǝmt (18th Ṣafar) 7287 Era of the World, 1510 Era of the Martyrs, 1208 Hiǧra in the desert of St Paul the Hermit↗ . It was produced for Bäräkätä Maryam (same as PRS10948Barakata?) owner .

check the viewerFols 5r–20v Four Gospels, Introduction to the Four Gospels (same as LIT2705Introd) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGospels)
No item: LIT1349Epistl (CAe 1349)

Language of text:

Four Gospels, Canons of Eusebius (same as LIT1224Canons) (CAe 1560 IntroductionCanons)

Language of text:

Four Gospels, Gǝṣṣāwe śǝrʿāt (same as LIT1548Gessaw) (CAe 1560 IntroductionGessawe)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 21r and following Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 21r and following Wangel za-Mātewos, New introduction to the gospels, see (CAe 1558 SecondIntroduction) Other introduction to the Gospels, ending with the life of Matthew and a note about the chapter divisions of the gospel of Matthew. See the transcription and translation in Dillmann 1848

Language of text:

Secondary Bibliography , item 1.2.1

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 13
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  • Nicoll, A. 1821. Bibliothecae Bodleianae codicum manuscriptorum orientalium catalogi partis secundae volumen primum arabicos complectens (Oxonii: E Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1821). page 17
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check the viewerFols 80r and following Wangel za-Mārqos (CAe 1882)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 80r and following Wangel za-Mārqos, Introduction and Biography of Mark (CAe 1882 BiographyMark)

Language of text:

See the transcription and translation in Dillmann 1848

Secondary Bibliography , item 1.3.1

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 14
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  • Nicoll, A. 1821. Bibliothecae Bodleianae codicum manuscriptorum orientalium catalogi partis secundae volumen primum arabicos complectens (Oxonii: E Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1821). page 17
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Wangel za-Mārqos, Tituli of the Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882 TituliMark)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 114r and following Wangel za-Luqās (CAe 1812)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 114r and following Wangel za-Luqās, Introduction and Biography of Luke (CAe 1812 BiographyLuke)

Language of text:

See the transcription and translation in Dillmann 1848

Secondary Bibliography , item 1.4.1

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 15
    ZoteroOther citations
  • Nicoll, A. 1821. Bibliothecae Bodleianae codicum manuscriptorum orientalium catalogi partis secundae volumen primum arabicos complectens (Oxonii: E Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1821). page 17–18
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Wangel za-Luqās, Tituli of the Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812 TituliLuke)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 171v and following Gospel of John (CAe 1693)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 171v and following Gospel of John, Introduction and Biography of John (CAe 1693 BiographyJohn)

Language of text:

See the transcription and translation in Dillmann 1848

Secondary Bibliography , item 1.5.1

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 16
    ZoteroOther citations
  • Nicoll, A. 1821. Bibliothecae Bodleianae codicum manuscriptorum orientalium catalogi partis secundae volumen primum arabicos complectens (Oxonii: E Typographeo Clarendoniano, 1821). page 18
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check the viewerFols 172v and following Other introduction to the Gospel of John

Language of text:

Language of text: and Arabic

Incipit ( ): በስም፡ አልአብ፡ ወልእብን፡ ወሮህ፡ እልቍድስ፡ ኢላህ፡ ዋህድ፡ ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል፡ ወስነ፡ መሪሆቱ፡ በከሢተ፡ ክፍላት፡ ወምዕራፋት፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1r (?) (Type: GuestText)

    Apophthegmata Patrum (Generic record) (CAe 1136) Some excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum, introduced by the following formula:

    ( gez ) ሰነ፡ ከድ፡ ፈነ፡ ለኅ፡ የነ፡ የኅ፡ አነ፡ ከድ፡ ተነ፡ በ፡ ተነገ፡ የነ፡ ገ፡ ደነደ፡ በነጠ፡ አነ፡ ከህ፡ የድ፡ ቀሰ።

  2. check the viewerFols 223r and following (Type: GuestText)

    Apophthegmata Patrum (Generic record) (CAe 1136) Excerpts of the Apophthegmata Patrum written mainly in Arabic in Ethiopic script, only the two last excerpts are written in Gǝʿǝz. The following is the beginning:

    ( ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ምን፡ እጄዝው፡ እታኒ፡ ምን፡ አሕባር፡ ርሁባን፡ እልማእሩፍ፡ በብስታን [።(?)]supplied by Hermann Zotenberg አክበሩ፡ አን፡ አንባ፡ ዮሐና፡ እለዲ፡ ካን፡ በመዲንት፡ መርቅያን፡

  3. check the viewerFol. 228v (Type: Unclear)

    The names of the four heavenly animals and the angels of light:

    ( gez ) እልካህና፡ እኑራንኒየ፡

  4. check the viewerFols 230r and following (Type: GuestText)

    ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos (CAe 1100) , the following is the title:

    ( gez ) ነገር፡ እምጽሐፈ፡ ኪዳን፡ ዘነገሮሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ለሐዋርያቲሁ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ድኅረ፡ ትንሣኢሁ፡ እሙታን፡ ሀብተ፡ ጸጋሁ፡ ተሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ በረከተ፡ ማርያም ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም።

  5. check the viewerFols 234r and following (Type: GuestText)

    Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt (CAe 2444)

    ( gez ) ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት

  6. check the viewer–check the viewer255v (Type: GuestText)

    Liturgical Prayers

  7. check the viewerFols 256r–258v (Type: GuestText)

    Some Apophthegmata partly in Arabic and partly in Gǝʿǝz (CAe 1136)

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    Text in Arabic

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 31a–32b
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Physical Description

Form of support

Paper Codex

Extent

258 (leaf) .Entered as 258 156 110
Outer dimensions
Height 156mm
Width 110mm

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 20-25

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Apart from the usual abbreviations of ግ and ዘ, other letters are also combined: ሰ is often joined to መ; ር to a preceding መ, ገ, በ, ከ, etc. In the word ሰማያት፡, the first three letters are represented by a single sign.

    Date: 1794 (internal-date)

    1794 (internal-date)

    • 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
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    Hamburg
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    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
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    29.8.2022 at 22:05:37
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    23.2.2017
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    BNFet34.xml
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    BNFet34

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    • Dorothea Reule Changes on 23.2.2017
    • Dorothea Reule changes on 26.10.2016
    • Dorothea Reule ID changed on 31.8.2016
    • Dorothea Reule ID corrected on 29.8.2016
    • Dorothea Reule Added description to LIT3501IntroductionMat on 14.7.2016
    • Dorothea Reule Title of LIT3132Synops added on 12.7.2016
    • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 11.7.2016

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