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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 58

Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

Number of Text units: 27

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

15th century. (dating on palaeographic grounds) The manuscript was copied by the scribe ሲማኮስ፡ for Tanśǝʾa Madḫǝn who donated it to Dāgā ʾƎsṭifānos↗ .

Provenance

The manuscript was acquired by Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

Contents

check the viewerFols 1ra–163va Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles (Recension I) (CAe 5811) (The collection contained in the manuscript belongs to the oldest Recension I (see Bausi 2000). The text The martyrdom of St Peter does not contain Discourse of Peter on the Cross. The text of the manuscript was not used in the edition Budge 1899.)
check the viewerFols 1ra–1va Gadla ḥawāryāt (general record), Introduction (same as https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT5548IntroGH) (CAe 1461 Introduction)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ: አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ሥርዐቶሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት፡ ወባዕዳንሂ፡ እምሰብዓ፡ ወክልኤቱ፡ አርድእት፡ ንኡሳን፡ ወዘኮነ፡ ኵሉ፡ እምዜናሆሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ብሔር፡ ወተዝካረ፡ ስምዑ፡ እለ፡ ኮኑ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡

check the viewerFols 2va–14vb The Preaching of St Peter (CAe 2186)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ንቅድም፡ በአኰቴተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበረድኤቱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወበስብከቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወቅዱስ፡| ጴጥሮስ፡ ኅሩይ፡ ሊቀ፡ ሐዋርያት፡

check the viewerFols 14vb–17vb The Martyrdom of St Peter (CAe 1889)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ኅሩይ፡ ዘፈጸመ፡ ገድሉ፡ በሀገረ፡ ሮሜያ።

check the viewerFols 17vb–20ra The Martyrdom of St Paul (CAe 1888)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ስምዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ወአቅደመ፡ ምህረቶሙ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ወይቤ፡ ኦሰብእ፡ እለ፡ ቦሙ፡ ኣእምሮ፡ ስምዑ፡ ወኣእምሩ፡

check the viewerFols 20ra–29ra The Preaching of St Bartholomew (CAe 2183)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ግብሩ፡ ወስብከቱ፡ ለቡሩክ፡ በርተ፡ ሎሜዎስ፡ ወወዜናሁ፡ በውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ አልዋኅ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፨ ወሶበ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ሐዋርያት፡

check the viewerFols 29ra–38ra The Acts of Matthew (CAe 1014)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ዝንቱ፡ ግብሩ፡ ለማቴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ እለ፡ ገብረ፡ ውስተ፡ ብሔረ፡ ካህናት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አሜን፨ወኮነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወእንድርያስ፡ እምግብአቶሙ፡ እምብሔረ፡ ጽርእ፡ ወአጽንዕዎሙ፡ ውስተ፡ አሚን ወመሀርዎሙ፡ ሕገ፡ ሃይማኖት፨ ወእንዘ፡ ይሐውሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖት፡ ረከቦሙ፡ ማቴዎስ፡

check the viewerFols 38ra–39vb, check the viewer129ra–129vb The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ኄር፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፪ለወርኀ፡ ጥቅምት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ በጽሐ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ምድረ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ወንጌሉ፡ በልሳነ፡ ዕብራይስጥ፡ ወወፀፅአ፡ አፓይኔጌ፡

check the viewerFols 43vb–48vb The Preaching of St Philip (CAe 2187)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ መጸሐፈ፡ ስብከቱ፡ ለፊልጶስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እለ፡ ሰበከ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ አፍራቂያ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡

check the viewerFols 48vb–51vb The Martyrdom of St Philip (CAe 3536)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለሐዋርያ፡ ቡሩክ፡ ፊልጶስ፡ ሶበ፡ ፈጸመ፡ ገድሎ፡ ሠናየ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፰ለወርኀ፡ ሕዳር፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ይ

በውእ፡ ፊልጶስ፡ ውስተ፡ አህጉረ፡ አፍራቂያ፡ ኀበ፡ ሰብአ፡ ይእቲ፡ ወሰበከ፡ ሎሙ፡

check the viewerFols 52ra–61vb The Preaching of St Andrew (CAe 2182)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስብከቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ረድእ፡ እንድርያስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወዜናሁ፡ ዘኮነ፡ ውስተ፡ አህጕረ፡ እክራድ፡ ወሀገረ፡ ልድያ፡ (…)ommission by ወእንዘ፡ ይወፅኡ፡ አርድእት፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ይስብኩ፡ በዜና፡ መንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሎሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወተናገሮሙ፡ ከመዝ፡

check the viewerFols 61vb–78vb The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ግብሮሙ፡ ለአርድእት፡ እንድርያስ፡ ወበርተሎሜዎስ፡ ሐዋርያቲሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ በርቶስ፡ ወእምድኅረ፡ ግብአቶሙ፡ እምሀገረ፡ ስዎ፡ ዘይብልዋ፡ አልዋኅ፡ (…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ተንሥኦቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እማእከለ፡ ምዉታን፡ ወንጉሥ፡ ውእቱ፡ ላዕለ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡

check the viewerFols 79ra–81vb The Martyrdom of St Andrew (CAe 3538)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለእንድርያስ፡ ረድእ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወቡሩክ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ገድሎ፡ ወነሥአ፡ አክሊለ፡ መዊእ፡ እምኀበ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አም፡ ፬፡ ወርኀ፡ ታኅሣሥ፡(…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ እንዘ፡ የሐውር፡ እንድርያስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሀገረ፡ አስከትያ፡ ወሀገረ፡ አርግያኖስ፡ ወሀገረ፡ ሱቆስ፡

check the viewerFols 82ra–97rb The Acts of St John the son of Zebedee (CAe 1690)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ፍኖቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወፍልሰቱ፡ እምዝ፡ ዓለም፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚኣብሔር፡ ጸሐፎ፡ ብርክሮስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘመዱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ዲያቆናት፡ ወቀዳሜ፡ ሰማዕት፡ (…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ውስተ፡ መቃብራ፡ ለማርያምስ፨ ወይቤሎሙ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ አንትሙ፡ ታአምሩ፡

check the viewerFols 97rb–102va The Death of St John the son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡

ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ረድኡ፡ ወፍቁሩ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ድንግል፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ዘይትናገር፡ ላዕለ፡ መላኮት፡ ወፍልሰቱ፡ እምዝንቱ፡ ዓለም፡ ወኮነ፡ ዝንቱ፡ በውስተ፡ ደስያ፡ በጥሞስ፡ አም፡፬፡ለወርኀ፡ ጥር፡ (…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ትእዛዘተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መድኀኔ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወዕርገቱ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ በስብሓት፡ ወውፅአቶሙ፡

check the viewerFols 102vb–103vb The Martyrdom of St James the son of Alphaeus (CAe 3543)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወልደ፡ እልፍዮስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ እየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ገድሎ፡ አም፡ ፲ለወርኀ፡ የካቲት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ እሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ እንዘ፡ ይበውእ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ከመ፡ ይስብክ፡ ባቲ፡ ወንጌለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወኵሎ፡ መንክራተ፡ መለኮት፡ ከመ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይስምዑ፡ እምኔሁ፡ የአምን፡ በእግዚአብሔር፡

check the viewerFols 103vb–115ra The Preaching of St Matthias (CAe 3540)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስብከቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ማትያስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እለ፡ ሰበከ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ በላዕለተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ገድሉ፡ አም፡ ፰ለወ

ርኀ፡ መጋቢት፡(…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ተካፈሉ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ አህጉረ፡ ዓለም፡ ወተዓፀዉ፡ ላዕሌሃ፡ ወወፅአ፡ ዕፃ፡ ለማቲያስ፡ ከመ፡ ይሖር፡ ኀበ፡ ሀገረ፡ በላዕተ፡ ሰብእ፨

check the viewerFols 115rb–122rb The Martyrdom of St Matthias (CAe 1887)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለማቲያስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ገድሉ፡ እም፡ ፰ለወርኀ፡ መጋቢት፡(…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ ይሁዳ፡ አስቆሮታዊ፡ ሶበ፡ መጠዎ፡ ከመ፡ ይስቅልዎ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይትኃፈር፡ ሰይጣን፡ ወሰራዊቱ፡ በሕማሙ፡

check the viewerFols 122rb–128va The Martyrdom of St James the son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወኮነ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡ ስምዑ፡ አም፡ ፲ወ፯ለወርኀ፡ ሚያዚያ፡ (…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ወፅአ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ፲ወ፪፡ ነገድ፡ ዝርዋን፡ ይዜንዎሙ፡

check the viewerFols 128va–128vb, check the viewer130ra–143rb The Preaching of St Thomas (CAe 3542)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ውእቱ፡ ስብከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቶማስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እለ፡ ሰበከ፡ ባቲ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ህንዳኬ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እምዉታን፡ አስተርአየ፡ ለሐዋርያት፡ ቅዱሳን፨ ወይቤሎሙ፡ ሰላመ፡ አቡየ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስሌክሙ፡ ዘወሀበኒ፡ ወኢኀባእኩ፡ እምኔክሙ፡

(The leaf check the viewerfol. 129 with the beginning of the Martyrdom of Luke does not belong here.)
check the viewerFols. 129va, check the viewer40ra–43vb The Martyrdom of St Luke (CAe 3535)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንገላዊ፡ ዘኮነ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፪ለወርኀ፡ ጥቅምት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ይትካፈሉ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ አህጉረ፡ ዓለም፡ ወኮነ፡ ክፍሉ፡ ለጴጥሮስ፡ ሀገረ፡ ሮምያ፡ ወኮነ። ክፍሉ፡

እምሐዋርያት፡ ወነበሩ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ወዝንቱ፡ አስማቲሆሙ፡ ቲቶ፡ እምሀገረ፡ ገሊላ፡

check the viewerFols 143rb–148ra The Martyrdom of St Thomas (CAe 4849)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቶማስ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወገድሉ፡ ዘፈጸመ፡ ገድሎ፡ አም፡ ፳ወ፯ለወርኀ፡ ግንቦት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ወፅአ፡ ቶማስ፡ ሐያርያ፡ ኀበ፡ ሀገረ፡ ህንዳኬ፡ ወሰበከ፡ ውስቴቶሙ፡ በአሚን፡ ወዜነዎሙ፡ ሕገ፡ ወንጌል፡ ቅዱስ፨

check the viewerFols 148rb–154ra The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስብከቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ይሁዳ፡ እኁሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ታዴዎስ፡ ዘሰበከ፡ ሶርያ፡ ወድስያ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ስምዖ፡ አመ፡ ፪ለወርኀ፡ ሐምሌ፡ (…)ommission by ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ላዕለ፡ ደብረ፡ ዘይት፡ ወተዐፀዉ፡ ዕፃ፡ ወተካፈሉ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዓለመ፡ ከመ፡ ያንሶስዉ፡ ወይስብኩ፡ ባቲ፡ በወንጌለ፡ ክርስቶስ፨

check the viewerFols 154ra–156ra The Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ በሰመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ስቡሕ፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ መሓሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ወስብከቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ስምዖን፡ ወልደ፡ ቀለዮጳ፡ ዘተሰምየ፡ ይሁዳ፡ በትርጓሜሁ፡ ናትናኤል፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ቀናኤ፨ ወኮነ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም፡ እምድኅረ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ እኁሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ ጊዜ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ በደብረ፡ ዘይት፡ ከመ፡ ይትካፈሉ፡ ኵሉ፡ አህጉረ፡ ዓለም፨

check the viewerFols 156ra–157rb The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 3533)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ በሰመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ስቡሕ፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ መሓሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለስምዖን፡ ወልደ፡ ቀለዮጳ፡ ሐዋርያሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወፈጸመ፡ ገድሉ፡ አመ፡ ፲ለወርኀ፡ ሐምሌ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ሤሞ፡ ለስምዖን፡ ወልደ፡ ቀለዮጳ፡ ወስሙ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ እምድኅሬሁ፡

check the viewerFols 157rb–159rb The Preaching of St James the Just (CAe 2184)

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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ ስብከቱ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡

ሐዋርያ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ዘተሰምየ፡ እኁሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ በሥጋ፡ ወክፍል፡ ዘወፅአ፡ ሎቱ፡ ከመ፡ ይስብክ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም፡ እምድኅረ፡ ሰበከ፡ ሎሙ፡ ኮነ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወአዕረፈ፡ ባቲ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አሜን፨ ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ወሐዋርያት፡ ወተከፈሉ፡ አህጉረ፡ ዓለም፡

check the viewerFols 159rb–163va The Martyrdom of St James the Just (CAe 1680)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡(…)ommission by ዝንቱ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለያዕቆብ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ቡሩክ፡ ዘኮነት፡ አመ፡ [፲]supplied by Denis Nosnitsinወ፰ለወርኀ፡ ኀምሌ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ለዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ወሶበ፡ ገብኣ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ወሰበከ፡ ሎሙ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በወስተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ሀገር፡

Colophon

check the viewerFols 164va–164vb

ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘጸሐፍክዋ፡ አነ፡ ሲማኮስ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ለተንሥአ፡ መድኅን፡ ቀሲስ፡ ወመነኮስ፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅር፨(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ዘወጠንኩ፡ አመ፲ወ፱ወርኀ፡ ጥር፨ ፈጸምክዋ፡ አመ፱፡ ለወርኀ፡ መጋቢት፡ ወዘንተኒ፡ እንዘ፡| አጸርዕ፡ ፈጸመ፡ ሊተ፡ በሣህሉ፡ ወበሰላሙ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፨ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨ ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ ገድለ፡ ዘ፲ወ፪፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ወ፸ወ፪፡ አርድእት፡ ጸለዩ፡ ወይቤሉ፡ ንሕነ፡ ጻመውነ፡ ወተቀሠፍነ፡ በእንተ፡ ስምከ፡ ምንተ፡ ዐስብነ፨ ወይቤሎሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ በደኃሪት፡ ዕለት፡ ኅለፉ፡ በግህደት፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s, 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1va (Type: DonationNote)

    Crudely written in a hand probably contemporary to Hand 1, mentioning Tanśǝʾa Krǝstos as the donor (identical to Tanśǝʾa Madhǝn ?).

  2. check the viewerFol. 1vb (Type: DonationNote)

    ( gez ) ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሎሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት፡ ወሀብኩ፡ አነ፡ ተንሥአ፡ መድህን፡ ለእስጢፋኖስ፡ ለመካነ፡ ዳጋ፡↗ ተዘከሩኒ፡ ካህናት፡ ወዲያቆናት፡ ኢይሲጥዋ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ኢያውፅዕ፡ ዕመካነ፡ ዳጋ፡ ወዘአውፅአ፡ ወሤጠ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ አሜን፨

Extras

  1. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the inner side of the front board.

  2. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library.

  3. check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library.

  4. check the viewerFols 1ra and following (Type: ScribalNoteCommencing)

    Written in the main Hand 1.

  5. check the viewerFols 164r–164v (Type: Unclear)

    Scribbles, in various hands.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .

Other Decorations

  1. drawing: check the viewerFol. 1r

    Two crude drawings of an angel (one larger, one smaller).

  2. drawing: check the viewerFol. 1v

    A crude drawing of an archer.

  3. ornamentation: check the viewerFol. 2a

    Ornamental band.

  4. drawing: check the viewerFol. 160r

    Crude drawings of human figures with weapons (spear, daggers).

  5. drawing: check the viewerFol. 160r

    A figure of an ecclesiastic with a cross; the writing at the side, probably the legend, identifies it as James the Apostle.

  6. drawing: check the viewerFol. 160r

    A figure, possibly an ecclesiastic or a saint.

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 65, number 38
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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 40-41, number 58
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 69-70, number 58
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Bausi, A. 2000. ‘Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt’, Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 60–61 (2000), 77–114.
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  • Bausi, A. 2016. ‘Composite and Multiple-Text Manuscripts: The Ethiopian Evidence’, in M. Friedrich and C. Schwarke, eds, One-Volume Libraries: Composite and Multiple Text Manuscripts, Studies in Manuscript Cultures, 9 (Berlin–New York, NY: De Gruyter, 2016), 111–153. page 129
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This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

164 (leaf) .Entered as 164 270 200
Outer dimensions
Height 270mm
Width 200mm

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The quires have been dismantled. The text block is now composed of single folia, each mounted on a paper guard. A few leaves have been misplaced.

Binding

European binding (Ethiopian in the time when the description of the manuscript by A. d'Abbadie was published).

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

cardboard

paper

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 28

(The last leaf check the viewerfol. 164 seems to be pricked and ruled only in part.)
Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking is visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    15th century.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Careful, regular; by a good scribe (name: Simmākos ).

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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      Hamburg
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