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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 124

Dorothea Reule

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

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Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien

Other identifiers: Éth. 134

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Number of Text units: 54

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1800-10 (internal-date)

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (), Fǝtḥa nagaśt
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 7v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 1: On the Church
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 8v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 2: On the books of Scripture included in the canon
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 3: On baptism
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 4: On the patriarchs
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 5: On the bishops
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 31v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 6: On the priests
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 35r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 7: On the deacons
    8. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 38r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 8: On underdeacons, lectors, etc.
    9. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 39v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 9: On all priests, deacons, etc.
    10. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 10: On monks and nuns
    11. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 58v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 11: On discplining laymen
    12. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 64v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 12: On the liturgy
    13. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 66v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 13: On the eucharist
    14. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 69r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 14: On prayer
    15. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 73r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 15: On fasting
    16. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 77v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 16: On almsgiving
    17. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 84r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 17: On the distribution of the alms
    18. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 86r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 18: On tithe, firstlings, vows and legacies
    19. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 19: On Sundays and feasts
    20. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 94r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 20: On the martyrs and confessors, on apostates
    21. ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 21: On the ill
    22. ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 98r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 22: On the dead
    23. ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 100r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 23: On food, clothing, habitation and professions
    24. ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 104r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 24: On marriage
    25. ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 122v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 25: On concubinage
    26. ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 123r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 26: On donations
    27. ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 124v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 27: On exchanging, deposits, interest and lease
    28. ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 129r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 28: On lending
    29. ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 129v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 29: On depot
    30. ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 30: On authorisation
    31. ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 132r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 31: On freedom, slavery and manumission
    32. ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 134r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 32: On guardianship
    33. ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 136r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 33: On buying and selling
    34. ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 141r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 34: On association
    35. ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 142r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 35: On violence and oppression
    36. ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFols 144r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 36: On the salary
    37. ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 37: On constructions
    38. ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 150v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 38: On exchanging
    39. ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 151r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 39: On confessions
    40. ms_i1.40 (check the viewerFols 152v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 40: On the restitution of found objects
    41. ms_i1.41 (check the viewerFols 154v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 41: On testaments
    42. ms_i1.42 (check the viewerFols 160v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 42: On heritages
    43. ms_i1.43 (check the viewerFols 169r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 43: On judges and legal procedures
    44. ms_i1.44 (check the viewerFols 181r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 44: On kings
    45. ms_i1.45 (check the viewerFols 184r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 45: On the precepts of the Old and New Testament
    46. ms_i1.46 (check the viewerFols 190r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 46: On the penalty for apostasy
    47. ms_i1.47 (check the viewerFols 191v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 47: On the penalty for homicide
    48. ms_i1.48 (check the viewerFols 195v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 48: On the penalty for fornication
    49. ms_i1.49 (check the viewerFols 198r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 49: On the penalty for stealing
    50. ms_i1.50 (check the viewerFols 199r and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 50: On ebriety, usury, etc.
    51. ms_i1.51 (check the viewerFols 200v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Chapter 51: On hair, circumcision, confession, etc.
    52. ms_i1.52 (check the viewerFols 203v and following ), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Appendix on heritages, not present in all Arabic manuscripts
    53. ms_i1.53 (), Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Final note on the translation

Contents

Fǝtḥa nagaśt (CAe 1395)

Language of text:

The text is the same as in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 123.

Colophon

1800-10 (internal) መልዓ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘፍትሐ፡ ኵነኔ፡ ሕግ፡ መሲሓዊት፡ በዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ አመ፡ ፪፡ ለወርኀ፡ መስከረም፡ በ፸፻ወ፪፻፺ወ፫፡ ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። በ፫፻፸ወ፯፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት። ወእምዓመተ፡ ሥጋዌ፡ በ፲፻ወ፯፻፺ወ፫። ወ፲፻ወ፭፻፺ወ፫፡ ዓመተ፡ ሰማዕታት። ወእምተንባላት፡ በ፲፻፳ወ፩፡ ዓመት። ወተጽሕፈ፡ በዘመነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወተፈጸመ፡ በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ እንዘ፡ ዓበቅቴ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ፲ወ፯፡ ወዓበቅቴ፡ ወርኅ፡ ፲ወ፭፡ ወበ፳ወ፭፡ ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ ወስመ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ አስፋ፡ ወሰን፡ ወለእግዚእነ፡ አኰቴት፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም።

The colophon states that the manuscript was written for the king ʾAsfā Wasan , son of ʾAmmǝḫā ʾIyasus and Walatta Nob in 1793. The dates of the different eras mentioned in the colophon have been partly altered and do not agree with each other. See also Uhlig 1988.

Colophon

ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘቴዎድሮስ፡ አስፋ፡ ወሰን፡ ወልዱ፡ ለአምኀ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወእሙ፡ ዕፁብና፡ ወለተ፡ ኖብ፡ ወወልዱ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለኵንኖ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወርትዕ፡ ወዘጸሐፎ፡ ደመ፡ ወልድ፡ ኃጥእ። ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ወጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጰውሎስ።

The other colophon mentions the commissioner Walda Giyorgis patron , son of ʾAsfā Wasan , and the scribe, Dama Wald scribe .

Fǝtḥa nagaśt, Final note on the translation (CAe 1395 ColophonTranslation)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወዘአዕለዋ፡

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

  1. check the viewerFol. 207 (Type: Record)

    Note in which Śahla Śǝllāse states that he sends this manuscript to Louis-Philippe I , probably through Charles-François Xavier Rochet d’Héricourt .

    ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘእራሰ፡ ሣህለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሻዋ↗ ። ዘፈነወ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለልዊ፡ ፊልጵ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ፈረንሲስ↗ ።

Extras

  1. (Type: Correction)

    The manuscript has been corrected at many places.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 147ab
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

207 (leaf) .Entered as 207 380 300
Outer dimensions
Height 380mm
Width 300mm

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 25

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1800-10 (internal)

    1800-10 (internal) The manuscript has been written very carefully and corrected at many places.

    Secondary Bibliography

    • Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 792–793
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