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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 134

Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb134
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

The Story of John of Rome, Explanation of Jesus, Homily by St Anastasios Sinaita on Psalm 90, other texts

Number of Text units: 14

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Late 13th to mid-14th century. (dating on palaeographic grounds) The manuscript was commissioned by Fǝre Māryām , mentioned in the supplication formulas. According to Six 1999a, the manuscript may be referred to in a book inventory included in Ṭānāsee 125 = Dāgā ʾƎsṭifānos 14.

Provenance

The manuscript was acquired by Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] owner (see (a2) ) sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

Contents

check the viewerFols 17ra–31va Fǝkkāre ʾIyasus (CAe 1385) (Not used in the editions of the work.)
check the viewerFols 123ra–123va Prayer of water (CAe 6735)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎተ፡ ማይ፡ ኀበ፡ ኀብሩ፡ ፬፡ ወንጌላውያን፡ ኀበ፡ ኀበሩ፡ ፫፻ወ፸፡ አርድእት፡ ፭፻፡ ቢጾሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ማያት፡

check the viewerFols 123vb–124vb Prayer of exorcism (CAe 6737)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎት፡ በዘ፡ ይወጽኡ፡ አጋንንት፡ አድኅነኒ፡ አግዚኦ፡ እምኩሉ፡ መናግንቲሁ፡ ለሰይጣን፡ ወእምኵሉ፡ እኩይ፡ በየማንከ፡ ሕፅረነ፡ ወቅጽረነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በኃጹረ፡ መስቀልከ፡ ወሕትም፡ በስምከ፡ ቀዱስ፡ ዘሐፀርከ

check the viewerFols 124vb–129rb Prayer of exorcism (CAe 6730)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎት፡ በዘ፡ ይስዓር፡ ኵሉ፡ መናግንቲሁ፡ ለሰይጣን፡ ወይሰድድ፡ ኵሉ፡ ደዌ፡ ወሕማም፡ ወኵሉ፡ መናፍስት፡ ርኩሳን፡ እምላዕለ፡ ነፍሳ፡ ወሥጋሃ፡ ለእመትከ፡ ፍሬ፡ ማርያም፡

check the viewerFols 129rb–130va Prayer that prevents the Devil from approaching you (CAe 6731)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎት፡ በዘ፡ ኢይ

ቀርብ፡ ሰይጣን፡ በሃገረ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ በሰብዓቱ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ሕፅረነ፡ በሐጹረ፡ መስቀልከ፡ ወበወልታ፡ መድኃኒትከ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘእምናዝራዊ፡ ዘመጽአ፡ በምስራቅ፡ ይቁም፡

check the viewerFols 130va–136ra Prayer for evicting the Devil (CAe 6732)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሎት፡ በዘ፡ ይወገዝ፡ ሰያጣን፡ አወግዘከ፡ ሰይጣን፡ በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወበቅድስት፡ ስላሴ፡ አወግዘከ፡ ሰይጣን፡ ኵሎ፡ ጣዖትከ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ሰገልከ፡

check the viewerFols 136ra–137rb Ṣalota mogaś (CAe 6733)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡(…)ommission by ጸሎተ፡ ሞገሥ፡ ሀበኒ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ሞገሰ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ዘይዐቢ፡ ሞገሠ፡ ከመ፡ ወሀብኮ፡ ለዳዊት፡ ግብርከ፡

check the viewerFols 137rb–137vb Prayer against headache (CAe 6734)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡(…)ommission by ጸሎተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ርእስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ምእምን፡ ፈውስ፡ ድውያነ፡ ለዛቲ፡ ነፍስ፡ ምንድብት፡ ወጥውቅት፡ ፈውስ፡ ለነፍሰ፡ አማትከ፡ ፍሬ፡ ማርያም፡

check the viewerFols 137vb–138vb Ṣalota masqalu la-Krǝstos (CAe 6736)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡(…)ommission by ጸሎተ፡ መስቀሉ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ መንሥኤ፡ ምውታን፡ መስቀሉ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ሰደዴ፡ አጋንንት፡

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 9 s, 1 , 1 , 1 , 2 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 34r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘእንጦንዮስ፡ ዘአበዩደ፡ owner ዘአጥረዮ፡ በንዋዩ፡

  2. check the viewerFol. 51va (Type: Unclear)

    A note, written in a much later hand than the main Hand h1 , that seems to be ascribing the authorship of [link] to John Chrysostom

    ( gez ) ዘዮሐንስ፡ ኢጲስቆጶስ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsinዘኵስጥንጥንያ፡

  3. check the viewerFol. 65ra (Type: Inventory)

    A short inventory of works or manuscripts, crudely written in a recent hand

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  4. check the viewerFol. 65v (Type: CalendaricNote)

    A short list of the feasts of Evangelists and Apostles for (for the months Miyāzyā, Gǝnbot, Ḫāmle) written in a 15th-century hand

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  5. check the viewerFol. 65v (Type: Unclear)

    A short unclear text written in a recent hand (possibly the same that penned (a4) )

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  6. check the viewerFols 139r–140r (Type: ProtectivePrayer)

    Possibly a directive or prayer to use for protecting the property or returning what was stolen; the text on the first page abraded, hardly readable

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

Extras

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

    Very crudely written, hardly readable text, possibly a writing exercise

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  2. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Unclear)

    Scribbles, Ethiopic titles of the Book of Sibyl and the Explanation of Jesus, crudely written

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

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

    Stamp of the Library and the shelfmark

  4. check the viewerFol. 109v (Type: Unclear)

    Very crudely written, hardly readable text, possibly a writing exercise (in the same hand as (e1) ) Text in Gǝʿǝz

  5. check the viewerFol. 110v (Type: Unclear)

    Pen trial or writing exercise in the lateral margin, in a fine hand

  6. check the viewerFol. 138vb (Type: Unclear)

    An unclear note, in a recent hand

  7. check the viewerFols 139r–140r (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear two lines writing in the upper margin

  8. check the viewerFols 139r–140r (Type: Unclear)

    Three half-erased lines in an old hand, under (a7)

  9. check the viewerFol. 140r (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamp of the Library

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 70-71, number 46
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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 84-85, number 134
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 150-151, number 134
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988).
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  • Six, V. 1999. Äthiopische Handschriften vom Ṭānāsee 3: Nebst einem Nachtrag zum Katalog der äthiopischen Handschriften Deutscher Bibliotheken und Museen, Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, 20/3 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1999).
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  • Beylot, R. 2017. ‘Homélie d’Anastase le Sinaïte sur le Psaume 6 (ms. éthiopien D’Abbadie 134, de la BnF)’, in Studies in Ethiopian languages, literature, and history : Festschrift for Getatchew Haile presented by his friends and collegues, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 83 (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2017).
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  • Lifchitz, D. 1940. Textes éthiopiens magico-religieux, Travaux et Mémoires de l’Institut d’Ethnologie, 38 (Paris: Institut d’Ethnologie, 1940).
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This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

140 (leaf) .Entered as 140 128 120
Outer dimensions
Height 128mm
Width 120mm

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.

Quire Structure Collation

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The quires have been dismantled. The text block is now composed of single folia, each mounted on a paper guard. A few leaves have been misplaced.

Binding

European binding.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

cardboard

paper

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 17

(The leaves check the viewerfols. 1, 139, 140 are neither pricked nor ruled.)

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • Ruling is partly visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J
  • The upper line is written below the ruling.
  • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking is partly visible.
Other

CruxAnsata

Yes

CruxAnsata: check the viewerFols 2r–138v)
The beginning of each text is marked with a crux ansata-sign with coronis.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Late 13th/mid-14th century.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Careful, slightly irregular; by a good scribe. In their catalogues, Conti Rossini and Chaîne dated the manuscript to the 15th and 14th/15th century, resp., on the palaeographical grounds. Uhlig suggested the time around the middle or shortly before the end of the 14th century (but pertaining to the earliest palaeographic Period I, Uhlig 1988). However, somewhat earlier dating can still be justified, basing on the palaeographic traits and orthography (the word for God consistently written in two words, እግዚአ፡ ብሔር፡).

      • Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      availability
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      17.12.2024 at 11:45:15
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      13.9.2022
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      https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb134
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      BNFabb134.xml
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