Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV orlov 6
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Ef. 52, Turaev cat. III.6
General description
Gospel of John
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 3
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Origin
1700-1800 No dating is proposed in the catalogue.
The manuscript was originally bought by the Russian diplomat Alexander Orlov and acquired by the Asian Museum on 10 September 1903.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Turaev, B. 1906. Ėfiopskija rukopisi v S.-Peterburgě, Pamjatniki ėfiopskoj pis’mennosti, 3 (St Petersburg: Tipografija imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk, 1906). page 51-52
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 193
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Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 110mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with blind-tooled leather. Possibly one pair of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two wooden boards covered with blind-tooled leather. Possibly one pair of sewing stations.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFol. 1 ), Gospel of John
Contents
check the viewerFol. 1 Gospel of John (CAe 2715)
Language of text:
Turaev does not indicate exactly which portion of the Gospel of John the leaf contains.Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 3r–71v ), Gospel of John
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–71v Gospel of John (CAe 2715)
Language of text:
Indications of readings for the days of the week, crude ornamental bands.Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1 (Type: ProtectivePrayer)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
End of a magic prayer with ʾasmāt, said to be of Hebrew origin, with a promise of reward for the scribe of the book. -
check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: CalendaricNote)
Text in Amharic
Decoration of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v
A miniature showing John the Evangelist writing.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 71v
A miniature showing Jesus Christ in scarlet.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 71v
A miniature showing Jesus Christ crowned with thorns (ecco homo).
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 135mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 2
Quire Structure Collation
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
Codicological Unit p3
Origin of codicological unit 3
Provenance
The manuscript was bought in Ethiopia by the Russian diplomat Alexander Orlov owner .
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 72r–107v ), TreatisePassions
Contents
check the viewerFols 72r–107v TreatisePassions (CAe 5206)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):በስመ᎓. . . . .ommission by የጌታ᎓ ሕማማተ᎓ መስቀሉ᎓ ነገር᎓ እንዲት᎓ ቢሉ᎓ ሥላሴ᎓ እምቅድመ᎓ ዓለም᎓ በ፩ት᎓ በ፫ነት᎓ ሲስለሱ᎓ ሲቀደሱ᎓ ነበሩ᎓ ይላሉ፨ ኋላግን᎓ ይህን᎓ ዓለም᎓ እንፍጠር᎓ ብለው᎓ አስቡ᎓ አስበዉም᎓ አልቀሩ᎓ ይህን᎓ ዓለም᎓ ፈጠሩ᎓ ይላሉ፨ ይህን᎓ ዓለም᎓ መፍተራቸዉ᎓ ጉዳይ᎓ ኖራቸዉ᎓ ነው፨
Decoration of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 107r
Miniature showing Sāmuʾel of Wāldǝbbā riding on lion.
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Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻSaint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV orlov 6ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2019-01-09) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/IVorlov6 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Denis Nosnitsin Created catalogue entry on 9.1.2019
- Eugenia Sokolinski Corrections on 12.10.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor