Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 9
Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie
General description
New Testament Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, Revelation of John
Number of Text units: 25
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
18th/beginning of the 19th century.
Provenance
The manuscript was acquired by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.
Acquisition
The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale in 1902.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1r–114ra ),
Pauline Epistles
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–16vb ), Epistle to the Romans
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 17ra–31va ), First Epistle to the Corinthians
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 31va–41vb ), Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 41ra–45va ), Epistle to the Galatians
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 45vb–50ra ), Epistle to the Ephesians
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 50ra–53rb ), Epistle to the Philippians
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 53rb–56rb ), Epistle to the Colossians
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 56va–59va ), First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 59va–61ra ), Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 61ra–64vb ), First Epistle to Timothy
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 64vb–67va ), Second Epistle to Timothy
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 67va–69rb ), Epistle to Titus
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 69rb–70ra ), Epistle to Philemon
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 70rb–80vb ), Epistle to the Hebrews
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 81ra–117rb ), Gǝbra ḥawāryāt
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 118ra–155rb ),
Catholic Epistles
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 118ra–122rb ), First Epistle of Peter
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 122rb–125rb ), Second Epistle of Peter
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerFols 125rb–129va ), First Epistle of John
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerFols 129va–130ra ), Second Epistle of John
- ms_i3.5 (check the viewerFols 130ra–130va ), Third Epistle of John
- ms_i3.6 (check the viewerFols 130va–133vb ), Epistle of James
- ms_i3.7 (check the viewerFols 133vb–134vb ), Epistle of Jude
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 135ra–1552va ), Revelation of John
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–114ra Pauline Epistles (CAe 3505)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 56va–59va First Epistle to the Thessalonians (CAe 3522)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 59va–61ra Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (CAe 3523)
Language of text: Gǝʿǝz
check the viewerFols 135ra–1552va Revelation of John (CAe 3179)
Colophon
ወተተርጐመ፡ እማረብ፡ ለቅብጥ፡ ወእምቅብጥ፡ ለግዕዝ፡ በእደ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ መስኪን፡ ወመምህር፡ ዘደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ ።
Translation Gǝʿǝz :
The colophon indicates the name of the translator, ʾǝč̣č̣age ʿƎnbāqom , the head of Dabra Libānos of Šawā↗ .
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 3 s, 4 s, 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: Letter)
A missive to Yāʿqob Romāwe (possibly Giustino De Jacobis ), written in a very crude hand.
( gez ) ኀበ፡ አቡነ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ሮማዊ፡ ብእሲሁ፡ ዘርቱዕ፡ በሃይማኖቱ፡ ወሠናይ፡ በምግባሩ፡ ትብጻሕ፡ መልእክተ፡ ክንፉ፡ ለምንት፡ ከመዝ፡ ትገብር፡ ዘኢይደሉ፡ ለአብ፡ አኩኑ (!) sic by CR ከመ፡ አብ፡ አንተ፡ ወንሕነ፡ ከመ፡ ውሉድ፡ በፍርሃት፡ ወበረአድ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀለውነ፡ ዳእሙ፡ ገስጸነ፡ በዘይደሉ፡ ለነ።
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check the viewerFols 117r–17v (Type: GuestText)
Syllabary of the Ethiopic alphabet (CAe 4001) A part of the Ethiopic syllobary, written in a crude hand, probably a writing exercise.
Extras
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the Library.
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: findingAid)
Titles of the work, written in the upper margin, in a crude secondary hand.Hand 1,
( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: StampExlibris)
Shelfmark and stamp of the Library.
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: findingAid)
Titles of the work, written in the upper margin, in a crude secondary hand.Hand 1,
( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡
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check the viewerFols 2r–152v (Type: Comment)
Titles of the Old Testament books written in the margin in the main Hand 1, in small script, between two dotted lines, to mark quotations.
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check the viewerFols 2r–152v (Type: findingAid)
Titles of the Old Testament books written in the margin in the main Hand 1, in small script, between two dotted lines, to mark quotations.
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check the viewerFols. 29v, 94v, 95, 96v, 97r, 108r, 110r, 113r, 114v, 116r (Type: Correction)
Omitted passage are written mostly in the upper margin, their place in the text is indicated by a tamallas-sign in the shape of a cross
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check the viewerFols. 4r, 94v, 95, 112v, 113r (Type: Correction)
Omitted words are written interlineally, on these and a few other folia
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check the viewerFol. 81r (Type: findingAid)
Title of the work, written in the upper margin, in a crude secondary hand
( gez ) መጽሐፈ፡ ግብረ፡ ልዑካን፡
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check the viewerFol. 152v (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the Library.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- ornamentation:
check the viewerFol. 3r
Сrude coloured ornamental band.
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 60-61, number 32
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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 4-5, number 9
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Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 7-8, number 9
Secondary Bibliography
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Hoffmann, J. 1967. Die äthiopische Übersetzung der Johannes-Apokalypse, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, 282, Scriptores Aethiopici, 56 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1967).
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Hoffmann, J. 1967. Die äthiopische Übersetzung der Johannes-Apokalypse, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, 281, Scriptores Aethiopici, 55 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1967).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 235mm |
Width | 194mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 2 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 6 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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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 | 7 |
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12 | 11 | 8 |
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13 | 12 | 8 |
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14 | 13 | 8 |
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15 | 14 | 8 |
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16 | 15 | 5 |
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17 | 16 | 8 |
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18 | 17 | 8 |
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19 | 18 | 8 |
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20 | 19 | 8 |
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21 | 20 | 2 |
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22 | 21 | 2 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
፯
Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
s.l. 1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire ID:q15, number:14, Ethiopic quire number:
s.l. 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q16, number:15, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q17, number:16
s.l. 3, stub after 6 s.l. 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q18, number:17, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Quire ID:q20, number:19, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q21, number:20, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q22, number:21
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (2), 22 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (2), 22 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Good, with some traces of use. A few leaves have holes.
Binding
Two wooden board covered with untooled leather (quarter cover).
Sewing Stations
4Paper pastedowns on the front and back boards, with one more additional paper leaf each.The manuscript has a leather case made of two parts.Binding decoration
Parchment guards made from parchment leaves with a text (18th century?), originating from a different manuscript, were used to reinforce Quire q21 and Quire q22 .
Binding material
cardboard
paper
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 2r–152v )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
Data taken from check the viewerfol. 4r .The leaves of the guard quire Quire q1 are not pricked and not ruled.Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are hardly visible on the images.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
18th/beginning of the 19th century.
Ink: Black, red.
Regular, careful; by a well-trained scribe. It cannot be excluded that the text on check the viewerfols 118ra–141v has been written in a different hand, though similar to Hand 1.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:BNFabb9 in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.