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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 179

Marcin Krawczuk

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb179
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Gadla samāʿtāt

Number of Text units: 42

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–259v ), Gadla samāʿtāt
  2. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1r ), Life and Martyrdom of Athanasios of Clysma
  3. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 2r–14v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus wa-kǝbur samāʿt nǝṣuh ʾabbā Pifāmon
  4. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 15r–21v ), Sǝmʿ wa-gadl za-qǝddus ʾabbā ʾAkāwǝḥ
  5. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 22r–26r ), Zenāhā la-nǝṣǝḥt wa-ḫǝrit wa-burǝkt ʾOrni
  6. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 26v–27v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddǝst Ṭeqalā wa-za-4-danāgǝl ʾǝlla mǝsle-hā
  7. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 28r–32r ), Sǝmʿ za-qǝddusān ʾAbuqir wa-Yoḥannǝs ʾǝḫuhu wa-śalās danagǝl wa-ʾǝmmon
  8. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 32r–35v ), Martyrdom of Philemon
  9. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 36r–38v ), Gadla samāʿǝt ʾƎnṭonǝs ḥaddis
  10. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 39r–42r ), Martyrdom of Theodotus
  11. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFol. 43v ), Zenāhomu la-7daqiq za-kona samāʿt ba-wǝsta baʾat
  12. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 43r–45v ), Martyrdom of Theoctistus and Alexandra
  13. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 46r–49r ), Martyrdom of the forty soldiers of Cappadocia
  14. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 49v–55r ), Martyrium of Theocritus the lector
  15. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 55v–59r ), Dǝrsāna Giyorgis
  16. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 59r–86v ), Gadla Giyorgis (Lydda)
  17. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 87r–91r ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus Yoḥannǝs walda ṣarābi
  18. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 91r–95v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus Susǝyos
  19. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 95v–103r ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus Fiqṭor za-hagara ʾAnṣokiyā
  20. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 103v–107v ), Gadla sǝmʿu la-qǝddus ʾabu Yǝsḥaq za-ʾǝm-Dǝfrā
  21. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 108r–112v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus wa-kǝbur Yoḥannǝs za-Sǝnhut
  22. ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 112v–118v ), Homily on the Church of Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace in Alexandria
  23. ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 119r–123v ), Gadlu la-samāʿt ṣǝnuʿ bǝḍuʿāwi ʾAbrǝhām Ḍarābi
  24. ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 124r–131v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ ʾAbaskiron
  25. ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 131v–139r ), Sǝmʿ za-makʷannǝn qǝddus Galāwdewos
  26. ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 139v–152r ), Taʾammǝra Minās
  27. ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 152v–156v ), Martyrium of the soldiers Arsenofis, Peter and Askirion
  28. ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 157r–170v ), Gadla Giyorgis Ḥaddis
  29. ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 171r–173r ), Life and Martyrdom of Athanasios of Clysma
  30. ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 174r–179r ), ድርሳን፡ በእንተ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ዐቢይ፡ ማር፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡
  31. ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 180r–187v ), መጽሐፈ፡ ገድላ፡ ወስምዓ፡ ለቅድስት፡ ኅሪት፡ ልዕልት፡ እምሰማዕታት፡ በክብር፡ ወዕበይ፡ መሪና፡
  32. ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 188r–198v ), Gadl za-ʾAbbā Nob
  33. ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 199r–218v ), Sǝmʿu la-qǝddus samāʿt ḫayyāl tǝguh ʾAbakarazun
  34. ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 219r–229v ), Gadla rǝʾǝsa nagaśtāt Yosṭos wa-ʾAboli waldu wa-Tāwǝklǝyā bǝʾsitu
  35. ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 230r–233v ), Sǝmʿ za-śalās danāgǝl za-ba Rome ʾǝlla ʾasmātihon Ṗisṭis wa-ʾAlāṗis wa-ʾAgāṗis
  36. ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 233v–238r ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddǝst wa-bǝḍǝʿt Makbǝyu wa-7daqiqā
  37. ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFols 238r–240v ), Zenāhu la-qǝddus wa-buruk Ḥarusṭǝfārus wa-kǝlʾe qǝddusāt ʾanǝst
  38. ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 241r–243v ), Sǝmʿ za-Bāsǝliqos
  39. ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 243v–249v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddǝst Krǝsṭinā walatta Rǝbānos
  40. ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 249v–253v ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus ʾƎnṭāwos
  41. ms_i1.40 (check the viewerFols 254r–259r ), Gadl wa-sǝmʿ za-qǝddus ʾƎndǝryānos wa-za-20wa4 samāʿtāt wa-za-bǝḍǝʿt ʾƎnṭolyā
  42. ms_i1.41 (check the viewerFol. 259v ), Martyrium of Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–259v Gadla samāʿtāt (CAe 1493)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 55v–59r Dǝrsāna Giyorgis (CAe 1287)

Language of text:

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

  1. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    ( gez ) ዝገድለ፡ ሰማዕታት፡ ዘደብረ፡ ጸጋ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን።

    The note states that the manuscript belonged to Dabra Ṣaggā.

  2. check the viewerFol. 259v (Type: DonationNote)

    ( gez ) ዝንቱ፡ ገድለ፡ ሰማዕታት፡ ዘወሃብኩ፡ አነ፡ […]ommission by ማርያም፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘደብረ፡ […]ommission by ከመ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ ለተዝካርየ፡ ወለመድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስየ፡ ወሥጋየ፡ እመቦ፡ ዘወሰዶ፡ ውስተ፡ ካልእ፡ ሃገር፡ አው፡ ዘሄዶ፡ ወዘተኣገሎ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በአፈ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሜን።

Extras

  1. check the viewerFols. 2r, 132v, 259v (Type: StampExlibris)

    Stamps inscribed "Collection Antoine d'Abbadie".

  2. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Label of Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ with the shelfmark, Ethiop. Abb. 179, on the inner side of the front board.

  3. check the viewerFols 1r–259v (Type: Unclear)

    Readings of the individual texts are indicated in the margin of the folios where they begin.

  4. check the viewerFols 1r–259v (Type: Unclear)

    The phrase ስብሐት፡ ለአብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ is written in the upper and lower margin of each page.

  5. check the viewerFols 1r–259v (Type: ProtectivePrayer)

    A protective prayer (the text varies slightly) is added after most texts. It contained the name, possibly of the donor, which has been erased throughout.

    ( gez ) ምዕቅብና፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወምዕቅብና፡ ኵሉ፡ ቃሎሙ፡ ወምዕቅብና፡ እግዝአትነ፡ ማርያም፡ አነ፡ ገብሮሙ፡ […]ommission by ዘእንበለ፡ ግዕዛን ለይኩን።

Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s.

Other Decorations

  1. drawing: check the viewerFol. 1v

    A drawing of a male figure. The caption reads: ሳምሶን፡ ኃያል፡ መዋኢ፡ ዘቀተሎሙ፡ ለሰብአ፡ ኢሎፍሊ፡ ሀገር፡

  2. drawing: check the viewerFol. 156v

    A drawing of archangel Michael .

  3. drawing: check the viewerFol. 173v

    A drawing of the three youths in the fiery furnace .

  4. drawing: check the viewerFol. 187v

    A drawing of the bishop ʾAnǝsṭasǝyos the martyr Nob in the upper register. In the lower register a drawing of Agaṗis, Ṗisṭis and ʾAlaṗis. Two unidentified figures in the left margin.

  5. drawing: check the viewerFol. 218v

    A drawing of an unidentified male figure.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Parchment repairs on check the viewerfols. 20, 252 .

Extent

359 (leaf) .Entered as 359 470 410
Outer dimensions
Height 470mm
Width 410mm

Foliation

Foliation of Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in the upper right corner of the recto sides.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 34

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1700-1800

    1700-1800

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