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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 146

Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Traditional sawāsǝw treatise on Gǝʿǝz grammar, Covenant of the Evening, Malkǝʾ-hymns

Number of Text units: 11

Number of Codicological units: 2

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Origin

18th century . M. Chaîne dates the manuscript to 18th/19th century. The catalogues of M. Chaîne and C. Conti Rossini provide a number of details which are difficult to reconcile. The manuscript is composite, but the exact number of units can hardly be established, on the basis of the available descriptions.

Provenance

The manuscript was bought by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

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 219, number 223
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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 89-90, number 146
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 161, number 146
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

119 (leaf) .Entered as 119 (quire) .Entered as 120 125
Outer dimensions
Height 120mm
Width 125mm

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Binding

The catalogue of M. Chaîne indicates that the binding is European. According to the earlier catalogue of A. d'Abbadie, the manuscript was originally bound in leather, with the spine protected by a cotton patch.

Binding decoration

The catalogue of M. Chaîne indicates that the binding is European. According to the earlier catalogue of A. d'Abbadie, the manuscript was originally bound in leather, with the spine protected by a cotton patch.

Original binding

No

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–105v ), A treatise on traditional grammar (sawāsǝw)
    1. p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–7r ), Notes on Ethiopic grammar (sawāsǝw)
    2. p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 7r–105v ), A sawāsǝw treatise

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–105v incomplete: A treatise on traditional grammar (sawāsǝw)↗

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 7r–105v incomplete: A sawāsǝw treatise↗

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by CR ሰዋስው፡ ዘይቤ፡ መሽጋገርያ። ወዓዲ፡ ዘ፡ መሰላል፡ ዲበ፡ ዘ፡ በላይ።

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

98 (leaf) : Entered as 98 check the viewerFols 1–105 1 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 100 90
Leaf dimensions
Height 100mm
Width 90mm

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1–59 )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 10-13

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 60–97 )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 16

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 98–105 )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 11

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th-century script

    check the viewerFols 1–105 Multiple scribal hands have been involved.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 106r and following ), Covenant of the Morning
    2. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 112r–119 ), Collection of malke-hymns
      1. p2_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 112r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn for St Mercury
      2. p2_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 117r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn for 12 Apostles
      3. p2_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to John the Baptist
      4. p2_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 118r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn for Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
      5. p2_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 118v and following ), Praise to the Cross
      6. p2_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 119r and following ), Malkǝʾ-hymn for St Michael and St Gabriel

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 106r and following complete: Covenant of the Morning↗

    Language of text:

    with musical notation

    Language of text:

    check the viewerFols 112r–119 complete: Collection of malke-hymns↗
    check the viewerFols 112r and following complete: Malkǝʾ-hymn for St Mercury↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ብሂል፡

    check the viewerFols 117r and following complete: Malkǝʾ-hymn for 12 Apostles↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ኰኵሐ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ጴጥሮ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ድዳ፡

    check the viewerFols 117v and following complete: Malkǝʾ-hymn to John the Baptist↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ወልደ፡ ካህን፡

    check the viewerFols 118r and following complete: Malkǝʾ-hymn for Gabra Manfas Qǝddus↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ በሀገረ፡ ንሒሳ፡ ወክብድ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፀሐይ፡

    check the viewerFols 118v and following complete: Praise to the Cross↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ሠናየ፡ መዓዛ፡ ወጽጌ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዕፀምተ፡ ዘዕፅ።

    check the viewerFols 119r and following complete: Malkǝʾ-hymn for St Michael and St Gabriel↗

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):

    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 2

    13 (leaf) : Entered as 13 check the viewerFols 106–119 2 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 2 119 117
    Leaf dimensions
    Height 119mm
    Width 117mm

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 106–119 )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 16

    Conti Rossini indicates that the number of written lines is 22 on check the viewerfols 17–19

    Palaeography of codicological unit 2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th-century script

    Multiple scribal hands have been involved.

      • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      availability

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    Alessandro Bausi, Denis Nosnitsin, ʻParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 146ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2024-07-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb146 [Accessed: 2024-08-18]

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