Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 107
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 73, Saint-Germain 271
General description
Hymns
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 188mm |
Width | 155mm |
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Between check the viewerfols. 8, and check the viewer9 , a leaf is missing. A leaf is also missing at the end.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 13-18
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1600-1699
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1–6 (?) ), ዝንቱ፡ ስብሐተ፡ ፍቁር፡ ዘያትመሀለሉ፡ ቦቱ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በጊዜ፡ ምንዳቤሆሙ።
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 7r–8, (?) check the viewer42–49 (?) ), መኃልይ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዓቢይ፡ በ፫፡ ዕዝል፡ ፡
- p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 50r and following ), Hymn to
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–6 (?) ዝንቱ፡ ስብሐተ፡ ፍቁር፡ ዘያትመሀለሉ፡ ቦቱ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በጊዜ፡ ምንዳቤሆሙ። (CAe 2300)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦብእሲ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ፡ ክርስቶሳዊ፡ ለእመ፡ ረከብከ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያነ፡ ተማህለል፡ ቦቱ፡ በምሥዋዕ፡
The following is the beginning of the hymn, sung in ʿǝzǝl mode, after the introduction:( gez ) ሃ፡ ንዑ፡ ንስግድ፡ ለባሕቲቱ፡ እንዘ፡ ፩፫፡ እስመ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ ሰብእ፡ ውእቱ።
check the viewerFols 7r–8, (?) check the viewer42–49 (?) [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low. መኃልይ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዓቢይ፡ በ፫፡ ዕዝል፡ ሃ፡ (CAe 2731)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ለአዳም፡ አቡነ፡ ዘለሐኮ፡ በአርአያከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ርድአነ፡ ለሕዝብከ። ሃ፡ ለአቤል፡ ቅቱል፡ ዘነጽርከ፡ ቍርባኖ፡
check the viewerFols 50r and following Hymn to St Mary
Language of text:
Only the first few lines remain.Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 8v (Type: AcquisitionNote)
Ammǝḥā Dǝngǝl states that he bought this manuscript from the Ethiopian monks of Jerusalem↗ for three pieces of his own silver, he leaves it after his death to the Church of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel of gadāma Wāli↗
( gez ) በቅድመ፡ ነጋድያን፡ ኤየሩሳሌም፡
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 98b–99a
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 188mm |
Width | 155mm |
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
deficient
Condition
Between check the viewerfols. 8, and check the viewer9 , a folio is missing. A folio is also missing at the end.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 13-18
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1600-1699 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Belonged to Pierre Séguier , after whose death it was kept at the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ and came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), 29 rhymed hymns to
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 31r–41 ), ʿƎqabanni (shorter version)
Contents
check the viewerFols 9r and following 29 rhymed hymns to God
Language of text:
The beginning and end are missing. There is also a lacuna in the middle. The following is the beginning of the second hymn:( gez )
ግሩም፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እግዚአ፡ ኀይል።
ዘትነብር፡ ዲበ፡ ሰረገለ፡ ኪሩቤል።
ልዑል፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ዘታሐድር፡ በልዑላን።
ቅዱስ፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ዘታዕርፍ፡ ዲበ፡ ቅዱሳን።
ንጉሥ፡ አንተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይጌርመከ፡ እምነገሥተ፡ ምድር፡ ዐዚዛን።
እምአፉከ፡ ሰይፈ፡ ቃል፡ ይወፅእ።
ወእምልሳንከ፡ መጥባሕተ፡ በቀል፡ ይነቅዕ።
ቃልከ፡ ያሜምዕ።
ወከመ፡ ነበልባል፡ ይበልዕ።
check the viewerFols 31r–41 ʿƎqabanni (shorter version) (CAe 1356)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እግዚእየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዕቀበኒ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘኀደርከ፡ በከርሠ፡ ማርያም።
The end is missing.Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 2
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check the viewerFols. 30v, 39r
The name of the owner, Takla Giyorgis is mentioned in two invocations.
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 98b–99a
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 188mm |
Width | 155mm |
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
deficient
Condition
A folio is missing between check the viewerfols. 17, and check the viewer18, , two between check the viewer30, and check the viewer31, , three between check the viewer37, and check the viewer38, and one between check the viewer41, and check the viewer42 and at the end.
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 13-18
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