Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Ef. 55
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Platonov cat. II.19
General description
Liturgical Book
Number of Text units: 9
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Provenance
The manuscript was acquired by Boris Turaev in Egypt↗ .
Acquisition
The manuscript was donated to Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk in 1920 as part of the collection of Boris Turaev .
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r–72v ),
Excerpts from the Old Testament in the ʿƎzl mode
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3v–4r ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 3r–7r ), Excerpts from the Psalter
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 7r–7v ), Excerpts from Deuteronomy
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 8r–10r ), Excerpts from the Psalter
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 11r–16r ), Chants called ʾArbāʿǝt
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 16v–30r ), Chants called Śalast
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 30r–37r ), Kǝśtat za-ʾaryām
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 39r–52v ), Wǝddāse Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–72v Excerpts from the Old Testament in the ʿƎzl mode
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እዝል፡ መስተጋብዕ፡ ዘሠኑይ፡ ወልቡ፡
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 3v–4r Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 4518)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 3r–7r Excerpts from the Psalter (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 7r–7v Excerpts from Deuteronomy (CAe 2637)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 8r–10r Excerpts from the Psalter (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 11r–16r Chants called ʾArbāʿǝt (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
check the viewerFols 16v–30r Chants called Śalast (CAe 2000)
Language of text:
Musical notation present
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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check the viewerFols 37v–38v (Type: MagicText)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
The text continues in (a2) . -
check the viewerFols 52v–53r (Type: MagicText)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
The text begins in (a1) .
Extras
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Pen trial
( gez ) ፈቲነበርእበዕለተሀሙስ፡
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 , 3 s, 4 s.
Frame notes
- frame:
check the viewerFol. 3r
Multi-colored frame.
- frame:
check the viewerFol. 11r
Multi-colored frame.
- frame:
check the viewerFol. 16v
Multi-colored frame.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r
Partially colored miniature of St Sisinnius piercing Wǝrzǝlya with a spear. The miniature is executed upside-down.
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 10r Miniature of St George of Lydda riding a horse. Only the face is colored.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 2v
A half-erased drawing of a face surrounded by eight concentric circles.
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 10r
Half-erased drawing of a rider.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 10v
Black lineal ornamental band.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 30r
Lineal ornamental band in red and white.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 37r
Lineal ornametal band in black and white.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 39r
Lineal ornamental band in red and white.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 1996. Efiopskie rukopisi v sobranijakh Sankt-Peterburga: Katalog (St Petersburg: The Russian National Library Press, 1996). page 25-26
Secondary Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 194
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 115mm |
Width | 73mm |
State of preservation
good
Condition
Stains of water on check the viewerfols. 37v, 38r, 38v
Binding
Wooden boards covered with brown blind-tooled leather.
Leather slipcase with belts.Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 15-18
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red.
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Alessandro Bausi, Daria Elagina, ʻSaint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Ef. 55ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-05-12) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/IVEf55 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Completed the description. on 12.5.2020
- Daria Elagina Created entity, added description. on 11.5.2020
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Daria Elagina, editor