Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, BML Acq. e doni 784
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Acquisizioni e doni
Other identifiers: Marrassini ms. 18
General description
Prayers; Ṭabiba ṭabibān
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
19th to 20th century (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–1v
- ms_i2
(Fols 2r–3r
- ms_i3
(Fols 4r–65r
- ms_i4
(Fols 65r–69v
Contents
Fols 1r–1v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩፡ አምላክ፡ ተ+ommission by + + + + +ommission by ባርያ፡ ጸሊም፡ አዝመ [...]ommission by
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):መ
ንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ተሰደድ፡ ውፃእ፡ በሳሬአዴቀ፡ እሳት፡ ተተኰስ፡ ከመ፡ መሬት፡ በስሕናና፡ በአርአስተ፡ እሳት፡ ተመንሰግ፡ በሰሬይሰ፡ አጸናይ፡ ይስደድከ፡ +ommission by ስቅኤል፡ ዕመቀ፡ ሲኦል፡ ያሥጥምከ፡ ለእመ፡ ኅለፍከ፡ ወተአደውከ፡ ላዕለ፤ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር። + + + + + + +ommission by
Fols 2r–3r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by እሙናዝር፡ ክሙናዝር፤ ኤልናዝር፤ ፍታሕ፤ ወዘርዝር፤ ሰአር፤ ወመንዝር፡ በስምከ፤ በ+ommission by ናዝር፡ ሥራየ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወብእሲት፤ ሥራየ፡ ነህቢ፡ ወነሃቢት፡ ሥራየ፡ ቦላ፤ ወሸንቀላ፤ ሥራየ፡ ትርኵ፤ ወአገው፤ ሥራየ፡ ቅማንት፡ ወአስማት፤ ሥራየ፡ እስላም፡ ወክርስቲያን፤ ሥራየ፡ አምሀራ፡ ወትግራይ፡↗
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወነጽር፡ ኀበ፡ ገፀ፡ ገ+ + + + + +ommission by ። ። ። ወገፁ፡ ዘፍፁም፡ በጽልመት፡ ፈርሃ፡ ወወደንገፀ፡ ዲያብሎስ፡ ርእዮ፡ ብሁተ፡ ልደት፡ በሥጋ፡ አምላክ፡ በሲኦል፡
Fols 4r–65r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦእግዚአብሔር፡ ጥበበ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ከሀሊ። እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ እምጥንት፤ እንተ፡ ኢትበሊ፤ ድኩመ፡ ሐሊና፡ ገብርከ፡ ወፈራሃ፡ ልብ፡ ኢተሐባሲ።
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቀትረ፡ መዓልትነ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይመሲ። እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ተሰላሢ። ጌጋይ
ነ፡ ሣሀልከ፡ ያናሕሲ። ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ፡ ።
Fols 65r–69v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ አልብየ፡ ባዕደ፤ አበ፡ ወእመ፡ እኅተ፡ ወውሉደ፤ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ እትአመነኪ፡ ገሀዳ። ኪያኪ፡ ተስፋ፡ ኪያኪ፡ መፍቅደ።
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በስብሐት፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማኅየዊ። ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ወለይሁዳ፡ ወሌዊ። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘልፈ፡ ምስሌየ፡ ሀልዊ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 , 1 .
Extras
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"Acq e doni 784" with pencil on the bottom right by a recent European hand and according to Marrassini 1987a, in the centre of the outside of the wooden front cover, under the fabric.
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Small round stamp: Bibl. Med. Laur. Flor.
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"116885"
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Fols. 6r, 7r, 8v, 9r, 15r, 19r, 37r, 44r, 57r, 67v
Various pen trials.
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Fols. 11v, 20r, 29r, 38v, 46r, 54r
Indications for the reading on the various days of the week on the upper margins by later hand.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
Fol. 1v
Two crosses in the lower margin.
- ornamentation:
Fol. 3r
A band of symmetrical figures in the lower margin.
- drawing:
Fol. 3v
A full-page drawing in black and red with human faces arranged in and around a rectangular box at the centre of a cross, with branches ending in two spirals.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Marrassini, P. 1987. ‘I manoscritti etiopici della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana di Firenze’, Rassegna di Studi Etiopici, 31 (1987), 69–110 (DOI: 10.2307/41299700). page 99-100
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 80mm |
Width | 70mm |
Foliation
Foliated in pencil by a recent European hand at the bottom on the right.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 3 |
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2 | 2 | 10 |
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3 | 3 | 10 |
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4 | 4 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 10 |
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6 | 6 | 10 |
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7 | 7 | 10 |
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8 | 8 | 4 |
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9 | 9 | 2 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q1 and n 1 is made of 3 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Some lose folios, water stains throughout, text partly erased on fol. 1r
Binding
Two wooden boards, covered with black fabric with horizontal white stripes, partially detached.
Sewing Stations
2Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 9
Number of written lines vary from 9 to 12.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
19th to 20th century script
Ink: black, red
Rubrication: Incipits, sacred names, name of the owner
Minute and regular script.Check for additional bibliography
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Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻFlorence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, BML Acq. e doni 784ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-09-20) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BMLacq784 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo added text from transkribus and facsimile with xi:include on 20.9.2021
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created catalogue entry on 21.2.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor