Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 12
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Rüpp. II, 6, Goldschmidt 6
General description
Ezekiel
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
Before 1834Provenance
Bought by Eduard Rüppell between 1831 and 1834 in Ethiopia↗ and given by him after his return to the Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt↗ .
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r–65v ), ዮ፡ ራእየ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በፈለገ፡ ኮቦር፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በብሔረ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–65v መጽሐፈ፡ ራእዩ፡ ለሕዝቅኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ ወልደ፡ ቡዝ፡ ዘርእዮ፡ ራእየ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በፈለገ፡ ኮቦር፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በብሔረ፡ ፋርስ፡ በረከቱ፡ ተሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ፡ መርዶክዮስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። (CAe 1373)
Language of text:
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ራእየ፡ ሕዝቅኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ፡ መርዶክዮስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨
Chapters are always indicated by ምዕራፍ፡ or ክ[ፍል፡(?)]supplied by Lazarus Goldschmidt , but never numbered. The chapter division differs from the Western one. Chapters begin on the following places: check the viewerfols. 3ra, , check the viewer4ra, , check the viewer4va, check the viewer5vb, , check the viewer6va, , check the viewer7rb, , check the viewer8ra, , check the viewer9rb, , check the viewer10rb, , check the viewer11ra, , check the viewer12ra, , check the viewer13ra, , check the viewer14va, , check the viewer15va, , check the viewer16vb, , check the viewer17ra, , check the viewer19vb, , check the viewer20vb, , check the viewer22vb, , check the viewer27rv, , check the viewer28va, , check the viewer30vb, , check the viewer32ra, , check the viewer34rb, , check the viewer36ra, , check the viewer37rb, , check the viewer38rb, , check the viewer39va, , check the viewer40va, , check the viewer42ra, , check the viewer43ra, , check the viewer43vb, , check the viewer45ra, , check the viewer45vb, , check the viewer46ra, , check the viewer47vb, , check the viewer50vb, , check the viewer51vb, , check the viewer52va, , check the viewer53vb, , check the viewer54vb, , check the viewer58ra, , check the viewer59vb, , check the viewer62rb, , check the viewer62vb , 39-43:7 are missing.Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The name of Eduard Rüppell is added on the first page.
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Corrected in many places.
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Space left for the rubricated ምዕራፍ፡ remained unfilled.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Goldschmidt, L. 1897. Die Abessinischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Frankfurt am Main (Rüppell’sche Sammlung) nebst Anhängen und Auszügen (Berlin: S. Calvary & Co., 1897). page 17–20
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 19cm |
Width | 13cm |
Foliation
The original pagination still visible on check the viewerfol. 64v and used in Goldschmidt 1897 has been replaced by a foliation.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Guard leafs |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 11 |
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stubs before 1 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q7 and n 6 is made of 11 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The cover and many leaves are damaged. A quire containing div, a list of the names of sacred mountains and other items was once contained in this codex, but has not been digitized together with it.
Binding
Ethiopian leather covering
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25-26
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Beautiful handwriting, several hands were involved in the writing.
Rubrication: ምዕራፍ፡ and some lines indicating chapter beginnings.
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
check the viewerFols 56r–56vHand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Some leaves are written by a different hand.
Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Many corrections carried out by a more recent hand.
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Publication Statement
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, Solomon Gebreyes, ʻFrankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 12ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 8.12.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/FSUor12 [Accessed: 2024-04-29+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Additions on 8.12.2017
- Solomon Gebreyes Corrections on 11.9.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 25.8.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor
Solomon Gebreyes, contributor