Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 16
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie
General description
Books of the Old Testament
Number of Text units: 25
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1840 (lettering context) The names of the original and former owners or commissioners have been erased and overwritten, check the viewerfol. 26va .
Provenance
An owner of the manuscript was Walda Samāʿǝt from ʾAmhārā owner , probably the same mamḥǝr mentioned in in Abbadie 1859, from whom Antoine d'Abbadie bought the manuscript sometime between 1840 and 1848.
Acquisition
The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale in 1902.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–22vc ),
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 23ra–40vc ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 23ra–26va ), Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 26va–29ra ), Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 29ra–30vb ), Za-Mikyās nabiyy
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 30vb–31vb ), Book of Joel
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 31vb–32rb ), ዘአብድዩ፡ ነቢይ።
- ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 32rb–33ra ), Book of Jonah
- ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFols 33ra–33vb ), Book of Nahum
- ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 33vb–34va ), Book of Habakkuk
- ms_i2.9 (check the viewerFols 34va–35rc ), Za-Sofonyās nabiyy
- ms_i2.10 (check the viewerFols 35rc–36ra ), Za-Ḥagge nabiyy
- ms_i2.11 (check the viewerFols 36ra–39rc ), Za-Zakāryās nabiyy
- ms_i2.12 (check the viewerFols 39ra–40va ), Za-Milkǝyās nabiyy
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 41ra–62ra ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i4
(check the viewerFols 62ra–85vc ),
Books of Solomon
- ms_i4.1
(check the viewerFols 62rb–72vc ),
Proverbs
- ms_i4.1.1 (check the viewerFols 62rb–70vc ), Mǝssālǝyāta Salomon
- ms_i4.1.2 (check the viewerFols 70vс–72rc ), Tagśāṣa Salomon
- ms_i4.2 (check the viewerFols 72va–80vb ), Ṭǝbaba Salomon
- ms_i4.3 (check the viewerFols 80vb–84va ), Ecclesiastes
- ms_i4.1
(check the viewerFols 62rb–72vc ),
Proverbs
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 86ra–93vc ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 94ra–112rc ),
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 112va–124va ), ʾIyob
- ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 124va–126vc ), Song of Songs
Contents
check the viewerFols 62ra–85vc Books of Solomon (CAe 5832) Books of Salomon.
check the viewerFols 94ra–112rc ዘኢያሱ። (CAe 2358)
Colophon
>ተፈጸመ᎓ በዝየ᎓ ጥበቢሁ᎓ ለኢያሱ᎓ ወልደ᎓ ሲራክ᎓ ዘተጽሕፈ᎓ በ፷፻ወ፱፻ወ፸᎓ ዓመት፨
The ፷፻ወ፱፻ወ፸ (internal) might refer to the date mentioned in the colophon of the antigraph.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 4 s.
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
Written in a very crude hand, mentioning an owner Walda Samāʿǝt of ʾAmhāra
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ መምሕር፡ ወልደ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ዘአምሃራ፡ ዘአጥረዮ፡
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check the viewerFols 1r–272v (Type: Comment)
Commentaries and corrections, in the margins and between the lines, on many folios, written in the main hand.
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check the viewerFols 1r–272v (Type: Comment)
Commentaries, indications to verses and chapters, titles of the biblical books in a European language. Written in a tiny script, in a European hand, obviously by d'Abbadie himself, dictated to him by his teacher.
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check the viewerFols 23r–272v (Type: Comment)
Commentaries and notes written in a crude hand, possibly more than one, in the upper margins of some folios.
Extras
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(Type: StampExlibris)
The label of the Bibliothèque nationale with the shelf-mark Ethiopi. Abb. 16 on the inner side of the front board.
- Signature Abb. 16 in a European hand.
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Pen trials, in a crude hand.
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the Bibliothèque nationale.
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check the viewerFol. 126v (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the Bibliothèque nationale.
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(Type: StampExlibris)
A label of the Bibliothèque nationale with the shelf-mark (written out in words) and short indication of the content in French, glued on the spine of the volume.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 .
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 1r
Bichrome (red, black) ornamental band, with four crosses above and title written above the upper edge.
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 127v
Crude drawing of a human face. Caption Legend: ( gez ) መምሕር፡ወልደ፡ ሰማዕት
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 127v
Crude drawing of an angel.
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 59r
Bichrome (black, red) ornamental band decorated with four crosses above.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 36-37, number 11
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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 15, number 16
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Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 16-18, number 16
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 246mm |
Width | 223mm |
Foliation
Foliation of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in the upper right corner of the recto sides.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 6 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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11 | 10 | 8 |
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12 | 11 | 7 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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14 | 13 | 8 |
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15 | 14 | 6 |
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16 | 15 | 6 |
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17 | 16 | 10 |
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18 | 17 | 4 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q12 and n 11 is made of 7 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
good
Condition
The text block has been trimmed, probably in Europe.
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Sewing Stations
4Pastedowns, endleaves at the front and at the back of the volume are made of paper, of European origin.Missing.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–126v )
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 27
Data taken from check the viewerfol. 17r .Layout note 1(check the viewerFol. 116v )
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 28
Data taken from fol. 116v.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red (light vermillion)
Date: 1800-1840
1800-1840 Written in a skilled but irregular, hasty hand. Small script, ca. 20-22 signs per line.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1800-1840
check the viewerFol. 116v 1800-1840 The text on check the viewerfol. 116v seems to have been written in a different hand (more regular and careful, letters of bigger size, ca. 16 per column). Possibly more hands were involved in writing the main text.Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black
Date: 1800-1840
check the viewerFols 1r–125v 1800-1840 Neat and regular hand, tiny thin letters; apparently the hand of Antoine d'Abbadie .Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black
Date: 1800-1840
check the viewerFols 23r–127v 1800-1840 Crude hand in additional notes, on some folios.info | value |
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Standard date | ፷፻ወ፱፻ወ፸ (internal) |
Date in current calendar | 6970 |
Calendar | ethiopian |
Evidence | internal |
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