Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 57
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 75, Saint-Germain 521
General description
Prayer of Mary on Bārtos, Names of Jesus Christ, Hymn to Mary, Prayer of St Cyprian
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1400-1499 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
The manuscript belonged to Pierre Séguier , after whose death it was kept at the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ and came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), በስመ፡ ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘጸለየት፡ ባቲ፡ በውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ባርቶስ፡ ወተፈትሐ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኀጻውንት፡ ወአድኀነቶ፡ ለማቲያስ፡ ረድእ፡ ወአምኑ፡ ሰብአ፡ ሀገር፡ ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሀሉ፡
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 25r and following ), በስመ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ አስማተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወመድኀኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። በዘ፡ ይስደዱ፡ መናፍስተ፡ ርኩሳን፡ አጋንንት፡ ወሰይጣናት።
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 33r and following ), በስመ፡ ውዳሴሃ፡ ለማርያም፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን።
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 45r and following ), በስመ፡ ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ቆጵርያኖስ፡ ወዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ጽንዕ፡ ለነገሥት፡ ወስደት፡ ለሰይጣን፡ ወዓይን፡ እኩይ፡ ወራእይ፡ እኩይ፡ ወመፍትሔ፡ እሡራን፡ ወስደተ፡ አሕላም፡ እኩያን።
Contents
check the viewerFols 25r and following በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ንጽሕፍ፡ አስማተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወመድኀኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። በዘ፡ ይስደዱ፡ መናፍስተ፡ ርኩሳን፡ አጋንንት፡ ወሰይጣናት። (CAe 3559)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg። ሴድርላዊ፡ በድጋዊ። ቄዳሎላኤል። ቄዴሩፍርቃዴጉ። ድላኤል። መታራሮኅ። ዛሔልገማ ላፈላኳላኤል። ቄሮላከኤል። መኑ፡ አንተ፡ ፀሓይ፡ ብሩህ፡ አነ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሕዘፈኰላኳኤል።
check the viewerFols 33r and following በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ውዳሴሃ፡ ለማርያም፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን። (CAe 1113)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 45r and following በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ቆጵርያኖስ፡ ወዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ጽንዕ፡ ለነገሥት፡ ወስደት፡ ለሰይጣን፡ ወዓይን፡ እኩይ፡ ወራእይ፡ እኩይ፡ ወመፍትሔ፡ እሡራን፡ "ሥራይ፡"supplied by Hermann Zotenberg ወስደተ፡ አሕላም፡ እኩያን። (CAe 2179)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በሰማያት፡ ወበምድ[ር(?)]supplied by Hermann Zotenberg። ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በሰማያት፡ ወበምድ[ር(?)]supplied by Hermann Zotenberg። ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በሰማያት፡ ወበምድ[ር(?)]supplied by Hermann Zotenberg። ወበዕለተ፡ ሰንበት፡ እንተ፡ ቀደሳ፡ ወበረካ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወባቲ፡ ሰዐረ፡ ኵሎ፡ ምግባረ፡ እኩይ። ወአነ፡ ቆጰርያኖስ፡ ገብሩ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አነኅኩ፡ ጥብዐትየ፡ ወሕሊናየ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡
Translation Bibliography , item 4
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Basset, R. 1896. Les Prières de S. Cyprien et de Théophile, Les apocryphes éthiopiens, 6 (Paris: Librairie de l’art indépendant, 1896).
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The manuscript belonged to Sophonias (Version given by Zotenberg) owner , whose name is mentioned several times in the prayers' invocations. Sometimes, the name of ʾƎsṭifānos (Etienne) is mentioned next to it.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Gabra Mikāʾel owner later added his name at several places.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Catalogue Bibliography
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 60b–61a
Secondary Bibliography
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Basset, R. 1895. Les Prières de la Vierge à Bartos et au Golgotha, Les apocryphes éthiopiens, 5 (Paris: Librairie de l’art independant, 1895). 8
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
| Outer dimensions | |
| Height | 112mm |
| Width | 87mm |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of lines: 16
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1400-1499
check the viewerFols 1r–62v 1400-1499Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1400-1499
check the viewerFols 63r–64v 1400-1499 The last two folios are written in a different hand.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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