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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 65

Massimo Villa

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

Stub
https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet65
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana[view repository]

Collection: Aethiopici

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General description

Profession of Faith, Interpretation of Arabic words, Ethiopic syllabary, Praises to Our Lord Jesus Christ

Number of Text units: 6

Number of Codicological units: 4

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Binding

Two covers of red leather

Binding material

leather

Original binding

Yes

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Original Location: Rome↗

1500-1599 ()

Contents

check the viewerFols 1v–8 Profession of faith

Incipit (Arabic ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran እኡመን፡ አነ፡ እገሌ፡ ወልደ፡ እገሌ፡ በኵሉ፡ ቀልቢ፡ ወእዕተርፍ፡ ፍሜ፡ እን፡ ዋሕድ፡ ሁ፡ እል፡ ኢላህ፡ እልሐቅ፡ ጣብጥ፡ እልኵሉ፨ ዳሌክ፡ እል፡ ዲ፡ ላይትቀየር፡ ወላ፡ ይድሮክ፡ ወላ፡ ይፍሓስ፡ ሠርመዲ፨ አይ፡ እልአብ፡ ወልእብን፡ ወሮውኅ፡ እልቍድስ፡ ዋሕድ፡ ብል፡ ዳት፡ ወመተለት፡ ብል፡ አቃኒም፨

( The text is in Arabic written in Ethiopic script. The incipit in Arabic script reads as follows:

( ar ) بكل قابي واعترفمي ان واحد هو الاله الحق ضابط الكل ذلك الذي لا يتغير ولا يدرك ولا يفحص سرمدي اي الاب والابن وروح القدس واحد بالذات ومثلث بالاقانيم . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran اومن انا

. )

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወዕሕድ፡ እኒ፡ አዐልምሃ፡ ወእክርዝሃ፡ እል፡ እራዒ፡ ወለል፡ ኵሉ፡ ምን፡ ይሕታዝ፡ እሊ፡ ሓታ፡ አሽር፡ እንፉስ፡ ምን፡ ዕምሬ፡ በዐውን፡ አላ፨ ወዕሕድ፡ ወእቅስም፡ ወእንዱር፡ ወከዳሌክ፡ ይዕኒ፡ አላ፡ ወሓውላይ፡ እል፡ እንዢል፡ መቀድሳት፡ ዓለይ፡ ይሽሐዱን፡ አሜን፨

( The text is in Arabic written in Ethiopic script. The explicit in Arabic script reads as follows:

( ar ) على يشهدون مقدسات (!) الانجيل (!) واعهد ان اعلمها واكرزها للارعاي ولكلمن يحتاج لي حتى اخر النفس من عمري بعون الله واعهد واقسم وانذر وكذلك يعني الله وهولاي

. )

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

    Extras of codicological unit 1

    1. The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Vat. | Aeth. | 65 is written on the cover.

    2. check the viewerFol. 1r

      The shelfmark of the Vatican Library is written twice both in the upper margin (( ) 65) and in the lower margin (( la ) Aeth. 65) of the leaf.

    3. check the viewerFol. 8v

      Pen trial

    Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1

    • Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 242-245
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    Physical Description of codicological unit 1

    Form of support of codicological unit 1

    Paper Codex

    Watermark

    A crossbow

    Extent of codicological unit 1

    8 (leaf) .Entered as 8 (quire) .Entered as
    Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
    Height mm
    Width mm
    Depth mm

    Foliation of codicological unit 1

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures:

    State of preservation of codicological unit 1

    deficient

    Condition

    Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  1. Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1500-1599

    Ethiopic:

    1500-1599

    2. Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    Original Location: Rome↗

    1500-1599 ()

    Contents

    check the viewerFol. 9r Oration of the sunday and salām-hymns to St Gabriel and Our Lady Mary ( The oration is added at the end of the usual doxology:

    ( gez ) እስመ፡ ዚአከ፡ ይእቲ፡ መንግሥት፡ ኀይል፡ ወስብሐት። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።

    . The salām reads as follows:

    ( gez ) ሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ድንግል፡ በኅሊናኪ፡ ወድንግል፡ በሲጋኪ፡ (!) እመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ፀባዖት፡ ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ቡርክት፡ አንቲ፡ እምአንስት፡ ወቡሩክ፡ ፍሬ፡ ከርስኪ፡ ተፈስሂ፡ ፍስሕት፡ ኦምልዕተ፡ ጸጋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ምስሌኪ።

    . )
    check the viewerFols 10r–11 Interpretation of Arabic names

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ከላም፡ ጋል፡ ነገር፡

    ()

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

      Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2

      • Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 242-245
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      Physical Description of codicological unit 2

      Form of support of codicological unit 2

      Paper Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 2

      4 (leaf) , Entered as 4 3 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 3 check the viewerFols. 9v, 10v, 12v (quire) .Entered as
      Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2
      Height mm
      Width mm
      Depth mm

      Foliation of codicological unit 2

      Quire Structure Collation

      Signatures:

      State of preservation of codicological unit 2

      deficient

      Condition

      Palaeography of codicological unit 2

    1. Hand 2

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Ethiopic

      Ink: Black, red

      Date: 1500-1599

      Ethiopic:

      1500-1599

      2. Codicological Unit p3

      Origin of codicological unit 3

      Original Location: Rome↗

      1500-1599 ()

      Contents

      check the viewerFols 13r–22v Profession of faith

      Incipit (Arabic ): በስመ፡ እልአብ፡ ወለእብን፡ እሩኅ፡ እልቍደስ፡ ኢለኅ፡ እልዋሕድ፡ አነ፡ ተክለ፡ ማርያም፡ አአወመን፡ አነ፡ በኵል፡ ቀልቤይ፡ ወአትርፍ፡ በፉሜ፡ እን፡ ዋሕድ፡ ሁ፡ እልእለኃ፡

      ( The text is in Arabic written in Ethiopic script. The incipit in Arabic script reads as follows:

      ( ar ) الوحد انا تكلا مريام اومن بكل قابي واعترف بفمي ان واحد هو الالاه الاه (!) وبسم الاب الابن والروح القدس

      . The incipit mentions Takla Māryām, presumably Takla Māryām and possibly the owner of the book. The text includes, after half a page left unfilled, with the doctrine on the sacraments: the Baptism (

      ( ar ) አወል፡ እስረይር፡ ጀርሚእሃ፡ ሂ፡ እልማእሙድየ፡ እልመቅደስ፡ ለእንሐ፡ ባብ፡ ሃያት፡ እሩኅንየ፡

      , i.e. in Arabic script:

      ( ar ) الروحانية (!) اول السرائرجميعها هي المعمودية المقدسة لانها باب حياة

      ), the Confirmation (check the viewerfols 19r4 and following, ), the Eucharist (check the viewerfols 19v11 and following, ), the Penance (check the viewerfols 20r24 and following, ), the Extreme Unction (check the viewerfols 20v18 and following, ), the Orders (check the viewerfols 21r15 and following, ), the Matrimony (check the viewerfols 21v15 and following, ). The profession of faith continuates on check the viewerfols 22 and following . )

      Explicit (Arabic ): ወእመ፡ አ<ን>ፋስ፡ ሀውልይከ፡ እለዲን፡ በኣድ፡ አኸድሆሙ፡ እምማእሙድየ፡ ማተደነሱ፡ በአውሰኸ፡ እል፡ ኸጥየ፡ ቀጥ፡

      ( The text concludes abruptly. It reads in Arabic script as follows:

      ( ar ) وانا انفس هولائك الذين بعد اخذهم المعمودية ما تدنسوا باوساخ اخطية قط

      . )

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

      1. check the viewerFol. 17v

        Computation of the numbers of the chapters for each Gospel

        (The note begins as follows:

        ( gez ) ምእራፍ፡ ፷፰፡ ማ〚ቴዎስ፡〛 ፵ወ፰ ማርቆ<>ስ፡

        . )

      Extras of codicological unit 3

      1. check the viewerFol. 13r

        The beginning of Codicological Unit p3 is indicated by means of the note ( ) 2.

      Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 3

      • Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 242-245
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      Physical Description of codicological unit 3

      Form of support of codicological unit 3

      Paper Codex

      Watermark

      A shield with three crescent moons; an eagle within a circle; a lilium within a circle

      Extent of codicological unit 3

      10 (leaf) .Entered as 10 (quire) .Entered as
      Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3
      Height mm
      Width mm
      Depth mm

      Foliation of codicological unit 3

      Quire Structure Collation

      Signatures:

      State of preservation of codicological unit 3

      deficient

      Condition

      Palaeography of codicological unit 3

    2. Hand 3

      of codicological unit 3

      Script: Ethiopic

      Ink: Black, red

      Date: 1500-1599

      Ethiopic:

      1500-1599

      3. Codicological Unit p4

      Origin of codicological unit 4

      Original Location: Rome↗

      1500-1599 ()

      Contents

      check the viewerFols 23–27v Praises to Our Lord Jesus Christ, 39 in number (CAe 4556)

      Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ፮ሐሊናሁ፡ ለአብ፡ ዘኢይትረከብ፡ ውእቱ፡ ጥበቡ፡ ለአብ። ውእቱ፡ ኀይሉ፡ ውእቱ፡ ይማኑ፡ (!) ውእቱ፡ ምክሩ፡ ውእቱ፡

      Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ፴፰፡ ዘይቤ፡ ከመ፡ የሀበነ፡ ዘዓይን፡ ኢርእየ፡ ወእዝን፡ ኢሰምዓ፡ ወውስተ፡ ልበ፡ ሰብእ፡ ዘኢዓርግ፡ ዘአስተዳ<ለ>ወ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ላዕለ፡ ያፈቅርዎ። ፴፱፡ በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ሙሴ፡ ወባዕዳንሂ፡ ነቢያት፡ ንሕነኒ፡ ቦቱ፡ ተወኪለነ፡ ሎቱ፡ ነሀብ፡ ስብሐት፡ (!) ዘሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወጽንዕ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ ወይብል፡ ኵሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ አሜን። = ።

      (The text is incomplete; the fifth praise is missing.)

      Additions of codicological unit 4 In this unit there are in total .

        Extras of codicological unit 4

        1. check the viewerFol. 23r

          The beginning of Codicological Unit p4 is indicated by means of the note ( ) 3.

        Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 4

        • Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 242-245
          ZoteroOther citations

        Physical Description of codicological unit 4

        Form of support of codicological unit 4

        Paper Codex

        Watermark

        An anchor inscribed inside a circle with a clover on the top of it

        Extent of codicological unit 4

        5 (leaf) .Entered as 5 (quire) .Entered as
        Outer dimensions of codicological unit 4
        Height mm
        Width mm
        Depth mm

        Foliation of codicological unit 4

        Quire Structure Collation

        Signatures:

        State of preservation of codicological unit 4

        deficient

        Condition

        Palaeography of codicological unit 4

      1. Hand 4

        of codicological unit 4

        Script: Ethiopic

        Ink: Black, red

        Date: 1500-1599

        Ethiopic:

        1500-1599

          2. Publication Statement

          authority
          Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
          publisher
          Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
          pubPlace
          Hamburg
          availability
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          date
          2017-03-13T121:43:32.552+02:00
          date
          type=expanded
          22.12.2024 at 17:59:32
          date
          type=lastModified
          13.3.2017
          idno
          type=collection
          manuscripts
          idno
          type=url
          https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet65/main
          idno
          type=URI
          https://betamasaheft.eu/BAVet65
          idno
          type=filename
          BAVet65.xml
          idno
          type=ID
          BAVet65

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        Massimo Villa, ʻVatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 65 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2017-03-13) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BAVet65 [Accessed: 2025-01-01]

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        Revision history

        • Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 13.3.2017
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        Attribution of the content

        Alessandro Bausi, general editor

        Massimo Villa, editor

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