b(ǝ)lāttā ,
በላታ፡
balāttā
84a
(title) ‘a certain rank
in the service of Abyssinian Princes, answering, perhaps, to our colonel’
84a (According to
331–332 it is an abbreviated
form of blāttangetā, under
ጌታ፡ ;
314 repeats d’Abbadie’s explanation, and
adds ‘provider, administrator (not of the royal house)’). In the example
53
l. 15 (ed.), ‘blāttā’ is mentioned next to ‘blāttangetā’
which indicates that ‘blāttā’ is rather a separate title.)
ምስክርሂ፡ ብላታ፡ ወልደ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ብላተንጌታ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ‘
Les témoins ont été : le belāttā Walda Sāmuʾēl, le belāttangētā Walda
Giyorgisfr’
53
l. 15–16 (ed.),
64 l. 9–10
(tr.);
ዝጕልት፡ ማይ፡ ጼዓ፡ ለብላታ፡
ፍሡሕ፡ ‘
Ce fief de Māy Ṣēʿā appartient au belāttā Fessuḥfr’
55
l. 12 (ed.),
66 l. 20
(tr.);
በእደ፡ ፍታው፡ የተሰሩ፡ እጨጌ፡ ብላታ፡
ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ደ[ብተራ]፡ ምናሴ፡ ደ[ብተራ]፡ ጐሹ፡ ደ[ብተራ]፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚእ። ‘
Dans Eddā Fetāw, ont été nommés: l’eč̣č̣agē, le belāttā Gabra Ḥeywat, le
dabtarā Menāsē, le dabtarā Guašu, le dabtarā Gabra Madḫen.fr’
61
l. 15–17 (ed.),
73 l. 24–26
(tr.)