St Petersburg, Etnografičeskij Muzej Akademii Nauk, 4055-9
Daria Elagina
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Platonov cat. III.127
General description
Magic Scroll
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1820-1870 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Provenance
Walatta Gabrǝʾel owner
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by Boris Turaev in Egypt↗ in 1909 and was kept in Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž. In 1930 it was donated to Etnografičeskij Muzej Akademii Nauk.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r1–1r14, check the viewer1ra1–1ra65 ), Ṣalot baʾǝnta ḥǝmāma ʿaynat bāryā wa-legewon wa-ʾafa ʾagānǝnt wa-ṭǝquro
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 1ra66–1ra76 ), Prayer concerning the Hebrew letters
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 1rb1–1rb35 ), ʾAsmāt-prayer
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 1rb36–1rb115 ), Malkǝʾ-hymn (Salām) to Phanuel
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 2r1–2r68 ), ʾAsmāt-prayer of the Archangel Michael
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 2r69–2r85 ), Tǝrgʷāme fidalāt
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r1–1r14, check the viewer1ra1–1ra65 Ṣalot baʾǝnta ḥǝmāma ʿaynat bāryā wa-legewon wa-ʾafa ʾagānǝnt wa-ṭǝquro (CAe 5875)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩ አምላክ፡ ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ዓይነት፡ ባርያ፡ ወሌጌዎን፡ ወአፈ፡ አጋንንት፡ ወጥቁሮ፡
check the viewerFols 1ra66–1ra76 Prayer concerning the Hebrew letters (CAe 4156)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አሌፍ፡ ብሂል፡ ፩ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡
Beginning of the prayer containing explanations of six letters: ʼAlef, Bet, Gimel, Dalet, He, Vav.check the viewerFols 1rb1–1rb35 ʾAsmāt-prayer[!]The certainty about the value of ref is medium. (CAe 5847)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩ አምላክ፡ ወትብል፡ ቃል፡ ጸሎተ፡ አስማተ፡ ዓስማተ፡
check the viewerFols 1rb36–1rb115 Malkǝʾ-hymn (Salām) to Phanuel (CAe 2765)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ሰዳዴ፡ ሰይጣናት፡ ፋኑኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እምጽርሑ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይስክዩ፡ ሰብአ፡ እለ፡ ይኔስሑ፡
check the viewerFols 2r1–2r68 ʾAsmāt-prayer of the Archangel Michael (CAe 5876)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ (…)ommission by ኤኮስ፡ አስሌ፡ ኤፓ፡
check the viewerFols 2r69–2r85 Tǝrgʷāme fidalāt[!]The certainty about the value of ref is medium. (CAe 2452)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አሌፍ፡ ብፁዓን፡ እለ፡ ንፁሃን፡
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s.
Other Decorations
Catalogue Bibliography
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Černecov, S. 1975. ‘Opisanie ėfiopskix rukopisnyx amuletov (“magičeskix svitkov”) iz sobranija MAĖ’, in D. Ol’derogge and R. Kinžalov, eds, Iz kulturnogo nasledija narodov Ameriki i Afriki, 31st, Sbornik MAĖ (Leningrad: Nauka, 1975), 208–226. page 223-224
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Platonov, V. 1996. Efiopskie rukopisi v sobranijakh Sankt-Peterburga: Katalog (St Petersburg: The Russian National Library Press, 1996). page 75
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 199
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Scroll
A parchment strip of 14,5 cm is attached to the top of the scroll.Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 1445mm |
Width | 75mm |
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The parchement was torn and repaired with a piece of white thread.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 14
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 76-115
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 85
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
The script is regular according to Černecov 1975.
Ink: Faded black, red.Black, red.
Date: Mid 19th century.
Mid 19th century.Check for additional bibliography
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Revisions of the data
- Daria Elagina Completed the description. on 30.3.2020
- Daria Elagina Created entity, completed description, checked the manuscript in Saint-Petersburg. on 18.4.2019
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Daria Elagina, editor