Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 247
Massimo Villa
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Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie
General description
Homily by Ephrem on fasting, penitence and prayer, Physiologus, Excerpts from the Senodos, History of Ṭarbinos and his wife ʾƎleni, Commentary on the Genesis, Homily by Jacob of Serug, Filkǝsyos, Apocalypse of Baruch
Number of Text units: 12
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1888 The presence of a writing
( fr ) M. Chefneux en 1888
on the upper margin of check the viewerfol. 1v provides a terminus ante quem.Provenance
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–2va ), Homily by Ephrem on fasting, penitence and prayer
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 2va–8ra ), ዜና፡ ጥበብ፡ ለፊልአልሳስ፡ ጠቢብ፡
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 9ra–9vb ), Excerpts from the Senodos
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 10ra–13va ), History of Ṭarbinos and his wife ʾƎleni
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 13va–20ra ), Spiritual genealogy of Takla Hāymānot and short history of his Life
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 20rb and following ), Commentary on the Genesis, translated from Arabic
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 22v–58ra ), Historical treatise based on biblical accounts
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 58ra–80rb ), ትምህርተ፡ አበው፡ ቅዱሳን፡
- ms_i9 (check the viewerFols 80rb and following ), Homily by Jacob of Serug on Sunday
- ms_i10 (check the viewerFols 95ra–99ra ), ነገረ፡ አበው፡ ታሪኩ፡ ለፊልክስዩስ፡
- ms_i11 (check the viewerFols 99ra–102ra ), Kidān za-nagh
- ms_i12 (check the viewerFols 103va–108vb ), Apocalypse of Baruch
Contents
check the viewerFols 22v–58ra Historical treatise based on biblical accounts
Language of text:
It includes biblical accounts, among which the legend of the queen Saba according to the Kǝbra nagaśt, the legend of the kings of Rome and their kinship with king David (check the viewerfols. 31v, ), the origins of the king of Midiam, Babylon (check the viewerfol. 33r ), and other legends.check the viewerFols 99ra–102ra Kidān za-nagh (CAe 1716)
Language of text:
It includes a commentary in AmharicCatalogue Bibliography
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Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 233-234
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Chaîne, M. 1912. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie nationale–Ernest Leroux, éditeur, 1912). page 138-139
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155mm |
Width | 190mm |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21-28
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Massimo Villa, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Dorothea Reule, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 247ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 16.12.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb247 [Accessed: 2024-04-29+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Added link to images on 16.12.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Added text with structural mark up from file provided by Massimo Villa on 8.2.2018
- Massimo Villa Created catalogue entry on 7.2.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor