Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 6
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie
General description
The Five Pillars of Mystery, Beauty of the Creation
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1801-1848
Provenance
The manuscript is a part of the collection gathered by Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] during his stay in Ethiopia and neighbouring regions in years 1837 to 1848.
Acquisition
The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–40rb ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery of the Incarnation (ምሥጢረ፡ ሥጋዌ፡) (CAe 1097 Incarnation)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):ጥንቱን፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአዳም፡ ፭ሽህ፡ ከ፭፻፡ ዓመት፡ ከልጅህልጅ፡ ተወልጄ፡ ሕፃን፡ ሁኔ፡ በሜዳህ፡ ድሄ፡ ሕማማተ፡ መስቀል፡ ታግሼ፡
According to M. Chaîne, written in the dialect of Goǧǧām↗ .check the viewerFols 40rb–62vb Śǝna fǝṭrat (General record) (CAe 2314)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ ንቄጥን፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ፳ወ፪ስነ፡ ፍጥረታት፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin እምቅድመ፡ አስማት፡ እግዚአብሔ
ር፡ በሶስትነትና፡ በአንድነት፡ ሳለ፡ ክብሩ፡ በብቻው፡ እንደ፡ ቀረ፡ አይቶ፡
Catalogue Bibliography
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Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 164, number 146
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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 3, number 6
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Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 4-5, number 6
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 120mm |
Width | 90mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia. The first fly leaf is not foliated (below assigned the number check the vieweri ).
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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s.l.: 1, stub after 8 |
2 | 1 | 3 |
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s.l.: 1, no stub |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 2 |
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s.l.: 1, stub before 1 s.l.: 2, stub before 1 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
s.l.: 1, stub after 8
Quire ID:q1, number:A
s.l.: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
s.l.: 1, stub before 1 s.l.: 2, stub before 1
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (1), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (2), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (1), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (2), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Leather quarter cover.Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
Ruling
- Ruling is hardly visible.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
Pricking
- Pricking is visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
19th century.
Ink: Black, red.
Careful, somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe.Check for additional bibliography
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Alessandro Bausi, Denis Nosnitsin, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 6ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2023-01-04) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb6 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Denis Nosnitsin Created entity on 4.1.2023
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor