Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Ef. 114
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Turaev cat. VI.5
General description
Magic Prayers
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Provenance
Ḫadarā Giyorgis owner is mentioned as owner.
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by N.P. Lihačev in 1925 and was donated to the Book Institute. In 1925 it was handed over to Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk.
Contents
Prayer concerning the conqueror of an enemy (CAe 5123)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መግረሬ፡ ጸር፡ ወጸላኢ፡ ግርማ፡ ድብ፡ ግርማ፡ ድብ፡ ግርማ፡ ግርማ፡ ጽዮን፡ In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, a prayers concirning the conqueror of an enemy and of an adversary. Dread of a bear. Dread of a bear. Dread, dread of Zion.
ṣalot baʾǝnta ʾarāwita mədr (CAe 5125)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ አራዊተ፡ ምድር፡ ዘጸለየ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወልደ፡ ዕሴይ፡ ወይቤ፡ ቅትሎሙ፡ እግዚኦ፡ Prayer concerning beast, which David, son of Jesse prayed and said: Kill them, O Lord!
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Image of a guardian angel with a sword. In the upper part it is written መልአከ፡ ኡቃቤ፡
- miniature:
Magic image with a face and ornamentation
- miniature:
Miniature with a yellow cross, the Sun, and the Moon.
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
Lineal ornamentation
Catalogue Bibliography
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Turaev, B. 1906. Ėfiopskija rukopisi v S.-Peterburgě, Pamjatniki ėfiopskoj pis’mennosti, 3 (St Petersburg: Tipografija imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk, 1906). page 127-128
Secondary Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 197
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 1730mm |
Width | 73mm |
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