Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 95
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Codices aethiopici, Bruce
Other identifiers: Dillmann cat. XVIII, Dillmann 18
General description
Ṭabiba ṭabibān, Hymns and Prayers
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1–34 ), Ṭabiba ṭabibān
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 34–35 ), Rhymed Praise of God
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 35–42 ), Māḫbara mǝʾmanān
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 42–47 ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Fathers of Nicea
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 47–62 ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 62–63 ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary
Contents
check the viewerFols 1–34 Ṭabiba ṭabibān (CAe 2393)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ኦእግዚአብሔር፡ ጠቢበ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ከሃሊ።
እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ እምጥንት፡ እንተ፡ ኢትበሊ።
ድኩመ፡ ሕሊና፡ ገብርከ፡ ወፈራሄ፡ ልብ፡ ኢተሀባሊ።
እስመ፡ ኃቤከ፡ እግዚኦ፡
ጸሎተ፡ አድኅኖ፡ እጼሊ።
5አድኅነነ፡ ወባልሐኒ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ቀታሊ።
check the viewerFols 34–35 Rhymed Praise of God (CAe 4629)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ጥንተ፡ መዋዕል፡ ወዕድሜ።
ለመለኮትከ፡ ዘአልቦ፡
ትርጓሜ።
ወለመንግሥትከ፡ ግብረ፡ ፈጻሜ። (!)
sic by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann
check the viewerFols 35–42 Māḫbara mǝʾmanān (CAe 2733)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ማኅበረ፡ ምዕመናን፡ ወምዕመናት፡ እለ፡ ኪያከ፡ ተአምኑ።
ለነሢአ፡ ሥጋከ፡ ወትረ፡
ኀበ፡ ተአየኑ።
ወልደ፡ አብ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘኢትትፈለጥ፡ እምሕፅኑ።
እሰብክ፡ ሎሙ፡
ሕማመከ፡ ወመስቀለከ፡ እዜኑ።
5ጸጋ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሊተ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ፈኑ።
check the viewerFols 42–47 Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Fathers of Nicea (CAe 2903)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምክሙ፡ ምሉዓ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ወስብሐት።
ለርእስክሙ፡ ወለገጽክሙ፡ ገጻተ፡
ጽዱላን፡ ብርሃናት።
፫፻፲ወ፰ ርቱዓነ፡ ሃይማኖት።
ባርኩኒ፡ በእዴክሙ፡ እደ፡ ጸጋ፡
መንፈስ፡ ወሀብት።
5በበረከቶሙ፡ ለአቤል፡ ወሴት።
check the viewerFols 47–62 Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3082)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
እግዚአብሔር፡ ወሀቤ፡ ብርሃን፡ ዘይሤለስ፡ በአካሉ።
እንዘ፡ ተዋህዶ፡ ያጸንዕ፡
በመለኮቱ፡ ወኃይሉ።
ዓይነ፡ ልቦናየ፡ (!)
sic by Christian Friedrich August Dillmann ያብርህ፡
በማኅቶተ፡ ጥበብ፡ ስነ፡ ጸዳሉ።
ከመ፡ ይርአይ፡ ገጸ፡ ነገር፡ ለኪዳንኪ፡ ይደሉ።
5ማርያም፡ እግዝእተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘታሕቱ፡ ወላዕሉ።
check the viewerFols 62–63 Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2812)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ ተስፋየ፡ ዘታጸድቂ፡ ኃጥአ።
ወዘተኃሥሢ፡ አሐደ፡
በግዓ።
ዘተገድፈ፡ እምነ፡ ተስዓ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 64 (Type: MagicFormula)
Amharic protective formula against wild, noxious and impure animals.
Text in Amharic
Extras
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(Type: StampExlibris)
Ex libris of James Bruce glued on the inner front board, containing shelfmarks of the manuscript: 95. Aeth. Cat. 9. Bruce of Kinnaird Nº 10
Catalogue Bibliography
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 33b–35a
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Foliation
The manuscript is not foliated.
State of preservation
good
Condition
The manuscript shows slight traces of use.
Binding
European binding, light brown leather. The text block has possibly been trimmed.
Binding material
leather
paper
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 12
| H | 70mm |
| W | 72mm |
| Margins | |
| top | 1mm |
| bottom | 23mm |
| right | 12mm |
| left | 8mm |
| intercolumn | 8mm |
Ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodleian Bruce 95 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 92mm, object width is: 98mm, computed height is: 94mm and object height is: 107mm.Ruling
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Accurately copied by one hand.
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