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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 82

Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb82
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Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Four Gospels

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

, according to Antoine d'Abbadie owner . The manuscript is of unusually small size and written in microscript. According to Antoine d'Abbadie owner , it was meant as an amulet, for carrying on the chest.

Provenance

The manuscript belonged to Fantā and was given by him to Antoine d'Abbadie owner as gift in 1842/1843 CE.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale in 1902.

Summary

Contents

check the viewerFols 2va–72rb Four Gospels (CAe 1560) The Four Gospels lack prefatory texts. The numbers of the Ammonian sections are indicated in the margins. The numbers and title of the chapters are written in the upper margins.
check the viewerFols 26v–34vb Bǝsrāta Mārqos (CAe 2711)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 35ra–50rb Bǝsrāta Luqās (CAe 2713)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 52v–72rb Gospel of John (CAe 2715)

Language of text:

Names of the days of the week written in the upper margin of some folia, in a secondary hand, indicate daily readings.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 3 s, 4 s, 6 s, 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: DonationNote)

    A note stating that the owner ʾalaqā Fantā gives the book as gift to Antoine d'Abbadie owner , in the year 1835 from the birth of Christ (=1842/43 CE), in Gondar↗ .

  2. check the viewerFol. 50v (Type: Asmat)

    A list of ʾasmāt for enlightening the intellect, to study books and compose qǝne. Written in a hand that is similar to Hand h2 (about:Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 82, Donation Note a1).

  3. check the viewerFol. 51r (Type: MagicText)

    A note written in big letters, in a very crude hand, poorly understandable.

  4. check the viewerFols 72rb–72vb (Type: Unclear)

    An exhortation to purify souls and hearts, the beginning probably missing. Written in a big script.

    ( gez ) ናን፡ ለእመቦ፡ እምኔነ፡ ዘቦ፡ ነውረ፡ ውስተ፡ ሥጋኑ፡ ወኃጢአት፡ ውስተ፡ ነፍሱ> ይትገኃሥ፡ ወኢይም

    ጻእ፡ ወለእመቦ፡ እምኔነ፡ ዘቦ፡ ቂመ፡ ኢይቅረብ፡ ይትከላዕ፡ . . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

Extras

  1. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the spine.

  2. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the page.

  3. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark and the name (possibly a signature) of the owner Antoine d'Abbadie owner .

  4. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library.

  5. check the viewerFol. 35r (Type: Unclear)

    Remains of a few erased words in the upper margin of the folium.

  6. check the viewerFol. 53r (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Monday) indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘሰኑይ፡

  7. check the viewerFol. 68v (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Tuesday), indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘሠሉስ

  8. check the viewerFol. 59v (Type: Unclear)

    Two words crudely written in the upper margin, possibly a correction.

  9. check the viewerFol. 63r (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Wednesday) written between two lines, indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘረቡዕ

  10. check the viewerFol. 65v (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Thursday) written between two lines, indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘሐሙስ

  11. check the viewerFol. 67rb (Type: Correction)

    Two omitted words written in the upper margin, in a crude hand, and tamallas-sign in the shape of a cross showing the place where they belong in check the viewer.

  12. check the viewerFol. 68v (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Friday) written between two lines, indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘዓርብ

  13. check the viewerFol. 71r (Type: Directive)

    Name of the day of the week (Sunday) written between two lines, indicating a portion for reading.

    ( gez ) ዘዓርብ

Decoration In this unit there are in total 8 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v

    A miniature of Angel Gabriel . One word is erased from the legend. Legend: ( gez ) በከመ፡ አይድዖ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ […]ommission by ስ፡ በ፰ዓመት፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገት፡

  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v

    A miniature of Matthew . Legend: Text in Gǝʿǝz ሥዕለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማቴዎስ፡

  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 26r

    A miniature of Angel Gabriel . Legend: ( gez ) በከመ፡ አይድዖ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ማርቆስ፡ በ፲ወ፩ዓመት፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፠

  4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 26v

    A miniature of an unnamed evangelist , obviously Mark , with no caption.

  5. miniature: check the viewerFol. 34v

    A miniature of Angel Gabriel . Legend: ( gez ) በከመ፡ አይድዖ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሉቃስ፡ በ፳ወ፩ዓመት፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፠

  6. miniature: check the viewerFol. 35v

    A miniature of Luke . Legend: Text in Gǝʿǝz ሥዕለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሉቃስ፡

  7. miniature: check the viewerFol. 51v

    A miniature of Angel Gabriel . Legend: ( gez ) በከመ፡ አይድዖ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ በ፴ዓመት፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፠

  8. miniature: check the viewerFol. 52v

    A miniature of John . Legend: Text in Gǝʿǝz ሥዕለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፡

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 55, number 26
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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 54, number 82
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 95-96, number 82
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

186 (leaf) , Entered as 186 +NaN (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 75 80
Outer dimensions
Height 75
Width 80

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 2 Fols 1r–2v 1, stub before 1 2, stub before 1
2 1 12 Fols 3r–14v
3 2 12 Fols 15r–26v
4 3 14 Fols 27r–40v
5 4 10 Fols 41r–52v
6 5 12 Fols 53r–64v
7 6 12 Fols 65r–72v

Collation diagrams


1, stub before 1 2, stub before 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 2 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6


Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 15 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6


Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 27 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7


Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 41 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 51 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 63 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(0+2/s.l. 1, stub before 1; s.l. 2, stub before 1/Fols 1r–2v) – I(12/Fols 3r–14v) – II(12/Fols 15r–26v) – III(14/Fols 27r–40v) – IV(10/Fols 41r–52v) – V(12/Fols 53r–64v) – VI(12/Fols 65r–72v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v 1, stub before 1 2, stub before 1 ; Fols 3r–14v ; Fols 15r–26v ; Fols 27r–40v ; Fols 41r–52v ; Fols 53r–64v ; Fols 65r–72v ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (14), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (12),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (14), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (12),

Binding

Two leather boards. A part of the inner side of the front board is covered with cloth on which a scene of Crucifixion of Jesus is depicted.

Blind-tooled leather quarter cover.

Sewing Stations

4

Endbands.

The manuscript has a leather case that is made of lion leather, according to Abbadie 1859.

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3r–72r )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 30-31

The leaves check the viewerfols. 1, 2, 51, 52 are not ruled.
Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    19th century.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date: 1820-1825

    1820-1825 Irregular and hasty; by a mediocre scribe. The script is exceptionally small and nearly impossible to to read. The 5th-order markers are open, the length of the 3rd-order markers is emphasized.

  • Hand 2

    Scribe: ʾalaqā Fantā scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th century.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date: 1800-1860

    1800-1860 Regular, careful; by a mediocre scribe. Broad script with rounded letter shapes. The 5th-order markers are open. ʾalaqā Fantā scribe

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Hamburg
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    BNFabb82.xml
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    BNFabb82

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