Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 28
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Dǝggʷā
Number of Text units: 21
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–38v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1ra–3vb
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 3vb–4vb
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 4vb–6rb
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 6rb–8vb
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 9ra–11ra
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 11ra and following
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 13v and following
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 14r and following
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 14v and following
- ms_i1.13
(Fols 15r–21vb
- ms_i1.14
(Fols 21vb–22va
- ms_i1.15
(Fols 22va–23rb
- ms_i1.16
(Fols 23rb–27va
- ms_i1.17
(Fols 27va and following
- ms_i1.18
(Fols 35rb–36ra
- ms_i1.19
(Fols 36ra and following
- ms_i1.20
(Fols 38rb–38vb
- ms_i1.7 (Fol. 13v ), Hymn for Easter Monday
- ms_i1.9 (Fol. 14r ), Hymn for Easter Wednesday
- ms_i1.11 (Fol. 14v ), Hymn for the Easter Friday
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1ra–3vb
Contents
Fols 1r–38v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ጸሐፍነ፡ በዘ፡ ንዜከር፡ መዝሙረ፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ [እስከ፡] ዮሐንስ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ወ[...]ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ዋዜማ፡ ይ[...]ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ሠለስት፡ ወሰላም፡ ስብሐተ፡ ነግህ፡ ወማኅሌት፡ ወኵሎ፡ በከመ፡ ይደሉ፡ ስ[ብሐት፡] ወክብር፡ ሎቱ፡ [...]ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ አሜን።
Fols 6rb–8vb
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወብዉሕ፡ ሎቱ፡ ይሕድግ፡ ኀጢአተ፡ አ፡ አ። እንዘ፡ ናአኵት፡
Fols 11ra and following
Fols 27va and following
( gez ) ዳዊትኒ፡ ይቤ፡ ዕቀበኒ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ከመ፡ ብ<ን>ተ፡ ዐይ
and( gez ) ወናስተበቍዓከ፡ እስመ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘሥጋ፡ ያንቃዓዱ፡ (!) ኀቤከ።
.Fols 38rb–38vb
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘይክል፡ ረድኦ፡ (!) ወአድኅኖ፨ ዮም፡ መስቀል፡ ተሰ
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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Fol. 1r (Type: Supplication)
Supplication to God
( ar ) اذكريا رب عبدك ابو الفرج ابن وكاتبه المماتع ... وارمان ابن ام
The note is written in Arabic in the lower part of the leaf, partly on the margin, and mentions ʾAbū l-Faraǧ and ʾArmānūs . -
Malkǝʾ-hymn for the feast of the Cross
The hymn is written in the lower margin. -
Unidentified writing
Erased writing in the outer upper margin and in the lower margin.
Extras
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The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( la ) Vat. | 28 | aethio. is written on the cover, together with the coat of arms of pope Leo XIII and the librarian Giovanni Battista Pitra .
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The shelfmark of the Vatican Library is written twice, ( ) 28 and ( la ) Aeth. 28, on the sheet glued in the upper margin of the leaf and in the lower margin respectively.
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The title of the book is written in a 17th-century hand: ( la ) Liturgie initio et fine mutile .
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Scribbles in the lower margin, partly faded away.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 134-135
Secondary Bibliography
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Habtemichael Kidane 2005. ‘Dǝggwa’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, II (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 123a–124b. page 124a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 213mm |
Width | 165mm |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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2 | 8 |
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3 | 8 |
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4 | 8 |
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5 | 6 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1
Quire ID:q2
Quire ID:q3
Quire ID:q4
Quire ID:q5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Some quires are missing after Quire q1 . Some leaves are missing, e.g. after fol. 32 .
Binding
Two covers of red leather.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 34
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
15th-century script
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication:
Date: 1400-1499
1400-1499 Archaic paleographic features: ሎ has the loop marking the 7th order of triangular shape; the upper part of ቆ, ቶ, የ, ደ and ጸ has angular shape; መ, ሠ, ዐ are angular; the left stroke of ሰ, በ, and ዘ is slanted; the crux ansata is used, e.g., in the margins of check the viewerfols. 9r, 21v, 22r .Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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