Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien 160
Dorothea Reule
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Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien
Other identifiers: Éth. 107
General description
Chronological treatises
Number of Text units: 66
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1600-1699 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 10r and following ),
Treatises on computus and chronology
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), On the 532 year cycle
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 10v ), On the computus of the epacts
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), On years, months and seasons
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFol. 12r ), On the epagomenous days and leap years
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), On the epacts and the golden ratio
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Number of days, hours and fifths of hours from the Creation to the Apocalypse
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 14r and following ), Computus of fast and feast days
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), On the epochs of St John, the jubilees, the sabbath of Enoch and of Sybil
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFol. 16r ), Chronology of Jewish history
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 16r and following ), Chronology of the kings of Ethiopia from ʾAbrǝhā and ʾAṣbaḥa to Galāwdewos
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), Dates of the life of Jesus Christ
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 17r and following ), How to determine the year of the long and short cycle
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 19v and following ), On the days on which the epacts fall in the four evangelists' years
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ), On errors of the Ethiopian computus
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 21r and following ), On the calculus of indictions
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFol. 22r ), On the epagomenous days
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 22r and following ), On the beginning of the solar computus (the fourth day of Creation)
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFol. 22v ), On the beginning of the computus of the creation of Heaven and Earth
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 22v and following ), The epacts of the moon since Adam
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 23v and following ), The first and last days of the seven millennia
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFol. 24r ), On the ten sabbaths of 700 years
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 24r and following ), Treatise on the dates of the incarnation, birth, baptism, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 27v and following ), On the four year evangelists' cycle (on the days of their beginnings) and the epacts.
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 31r and following ), On the golden number
- ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 31v and following ), Chronological excerpts
- ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 36r and following ), Tǝrgʷāme miṭata bǝrhānāta samāy
- ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 37v and following ), On passages of and relating to the epagomenous days
- ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 39r and following ), On the length of the days and nights in the twelve months of the year, according to
- ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 39v and following ), On the increasing and decreasing of the length of the days and nights
- ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 40r and following ), Explanation of the chapter of dealing with the moon's revolutions
- ms_i1.31 (check the viewerFols 40v and following ), On the lunar phases and their dates
- ms_i1.32 (check the viewerFols 41v and following ), On the moon's revolutions and their dates
- ms_i1.33 (check the viewerFols 42v and following ), On the risings of the moon
- ms_i1.34 (check the viewerFols 43v and following ), On the moon's decrease
- ms_i1.35 (check the viewerFols 44v and following ), Table of the epacts and the lunar months for the 19 year cycle
- ms_i1.36 (check the viewerFols 53r and following ), On the stars, their stations, their risings, and ascensions (according to , Chapter 82)
- ms_i1.37 (check the viewerFols 55r and following ), On the wind and other meteorological phenomena, according to
- ms_i1.38 (check the viewerFols 55v and following ), On the new moon and other lunar phases
- ms_i1.39 (check the viewerFols 56v and following ), ሐሳበ፡ ክንትሮስ፡
- ms_i1.40 (check the viewerFols 57r and following ), Main dates of the lives of , and
- ms_i1.41 (check the viewerFols 57v and following ), Beginning of an enumeration of the wives and children of 's twelve sons
- ms_i1.42 (check the viewerFols 59r and following ), Table of the new moons for three 19-year-cycles and of the epacts
- ms_i2
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Treatises and glosses on various biblical passages and various treatises on the chronology
of Jewish and Ethiopian history
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 68r and following ), Symbolical explanations of biblical passages
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 73v and following ), Names of the Greek and Roman months
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 74r and following ), Three concentric circles representing the zodiac, the eight spheres (the seven heavens and the heaven of fixed stars) and the seven planetary spheres
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFol. 75v ), Names of the Hebrew months
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 75v and following ), Enumeration of the seven Jewish feasts, the ten plagues of Egypt and the tribes placed on mount Garizim and mount Hebal
- ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Chronology of the judges and kings of Israel and Judah since Adam
- ms_i2.7 (check the viewerFol. 77v ), Enumeration of the kings of Edom
- ms_i2.8 (check the viewerFols 77v and following ), Chronology of the patriarchs, judges and kings of Israel and Judah and of the kings of Ethiopia until the 13th year of the reign of Claudius
- ms_i2.9 (check the viewerFols 80v and following ), Summary of the chronology of the Old Testament until the birth of Jesus Christ
- ms_i2.10 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Astronomical calculation of the birth, baptism and death of Jesus Christ
- ms_i2.11 (check the viewerFols 82v and following ), Note on the number of bishops assembled at the Council of Nicaea, according to Cyril
- ms_i2.12 (check the viewerFols 84r and following ), Table of the 33 calculations of the time of Easter with the Golden Number
- ms_i2.13 (check the viewerFols 89v and following ), Enumeration of the Lord's feasts
- ms_i2.14 (check the viewerFol. 90r ), Fragment of the chronology of the history of Ethiopia
- ms_i2.15 (check the viewerFols 90r and following ), List of the metropolitans of Ethiopia
- ms_i2.16 (check the viewerFols 90v and following ), List of the patriarchs of Alexandria
- ms_i2.17 (check the viewerFols 91v and following ), Note on the prophecy of Simon
- ms_i2.18 (check the viewerFols 92r and following ), Explanation of technical terms used in the description of the tabernacle
- ms_i2.19 (check the viewerFols 96r and following ), Symbolic explanation of Daniel's visions
- ms_i2.20 (check the viewerFols 109r and following ), Table for the calculation of the 141 jubilees
- ms_i2.21 (check the viewerFol. 111r ), Table for the calculation of 13 dionysian periods of 532 years
- ms_i2.22 (check the viewerFols 111r and following ), Spiritual genealogy of the abbots of the monasteries of and
Contents
check the viewerFols 10r and following Treatises on computus and chronology
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check the viewerFols 10r and following On the 532 year cycle
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቀዳሚት፡ ነገር፡ ስማዕ፡ በእንተ፡ ቀመር። ጥንቱ፡ ለቀመር፡ በዕለተ፡ እኁድ፡ ወተፍጻሜቱ፡ በቀዳሚት፡ ሰንበት።
check the viewerFol. 10v On the computus of the epacts
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Secondary Bibliography , item 1.2
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Scaliger, J. 1629. Opus de emendatione temporum (Coloniae Allobrogum: Typis Roverianis, 1629). page 671–704
check the viewerFols 17r and following How to determine the year of the long and short cycle
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ቀመር፡ ላዕላይ፡ ወቀመር፡ ታሕታይ፡check the viewerFols 20v and following On errors of the Ethiopian computus
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወካዕበ፡ እንግርከ፡ ዘከመ፡ ጌገዩ፡ ሰብአ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ኀሳበ፡ ፪፡ ጊዜ ፤ ቀዳሚ፡ በሰንበት፡ ዘማርቆስ፡ በ፺ወ፭። ወቀመረ፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ አመ፡ ኮነ፡ ፪፻፳ወ፰፡ በተፍጻሜተ፡ ፭፡ አንቀጽ፡ ይቤሉ፡ ተፈጸማ፡ አቅማር። ወበ፪፻፳ወ፱፡ ይቤሉ፡ ፩፡ ዓመተ፡ ምኅረት። ወእምድኅሬሁ፡ ነስሑ፡ ወይቤሉ፡ ተረፈነ፡ እምነ፡ አቅማር፡ ፸ወ፯።
check the viewerFols 24r and following Treatise on the dates of the incarnation, birth, baptism, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Another treatise on the four year evangelists' cycle in the short and long cycle is inserted into this treatise.check the viewerFols 31v and following Chronological excerpts
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Chronological excerpts from Maṣḥafa kufāle and other works, for instance a note on the different composition periods of the Old Testament, for whose ending see t:div, followed by a note on the time of the revelation on the Sinai.Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወካዕበ፡ እመ፡ ፈቀድከ፡ ታእምር፡ አዝማነ፡ ኀሳብ፡ ዘእምነገረ፡ ኵፋሌ። በቀዳሚት፡ ዕለት፡ እኁድ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሰማየ፡ ወምድረ፡ ወእሳተ፡ ወነፋሰ፡ ወማየ፡
check the viewerFols 36r and following Tǝrgʷāme miṭata bǝrhānāta samāy (CAe 4591)
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ትርጓሜ፡ ሚጠተ፡ ብርሃናተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ፩፩፡ በበስልጣኖሙ፡
check the viewerFols 37v and following On passages of Maṣḥafa Henok and Maṣḥafa kufāle relating to the epagomenous days
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check the viewerFols 40r and following Explanation of the chapter of Maṣḥafa Henok dealing with the moon's revolutions
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check the viewerFols 42v and following On the risings of the moon
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
): ወካዕበ፡ አመ፡ ፈቀድከ፡
Rubric : በእንተ፡ ኪክሮስ፡
check the viewerFols 53r and following On the stars, their stations, their risings, and ascensions (according to Maṣḥafa Henok, Chapter 82)
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check the viewerFols 56v and following ሐሳበ፡ ክንትሮስ፡
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On the length of the days and nights in the four seasons.check the viewerFols 57r and following Main dates of the lives of Jesus Christ , St Mary and John
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check the viewerFols 57v and following Beginning of an enumeration of the wives and children of Jacob 's twelve sons
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check the viewerFols 68r and following Treatises and glosses on various biblical passages and various treatises on the chronology of Jewish and Ethiopian history
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check the viewerFols 68r and following Symbolical explanations of biblical passages
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Mainly symbolical explanations, called of some biblical passages: Isaiah 4:1; 5:10; 7:8; 7:4; 19:18; 21:7; 23:15; 30:17; 34:15 Ascension of Isaiah, Za-Hoseʿ nabiyy 3:2; Za-Mikyās nabiyy, Book of Joel, Za-ʾAmoṣ nabiyy, Maccabees, Book of (Ethiopic), Apocalypse of Ezra, Testament of the Apostles ኀሳብ፡ እምቃለ፡ ኪዳን፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወማቴዎስ ፤ ጴጥሮስ፡ ጸሐፍዎ፡ ለዝ፡ ኪዳን፡ እንዘ፡ ያጽሕፎሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወፈነው፡ በአርኣያ፡ ዝ፡ ኪዳን፡ ግጽው፡ እምኢየሩሳሌም፡ ዶስቴዎስ፡ ወሲላስ፡ ወማግኖስ፡ ወአቂላስ፡ እለ፡ ተኀርዩ፡ እምሕዝብ፡ ለመልእክተ፡ ኵሉ፡ በኀውርታት።check the viewerFols 90r and following List of the metropolitans of Ethiopia
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዝውእቱ፡ ዜና፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ፡ ዘከመ፡ ነገሩነ፡ ጸሐፍነ።
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወበ፺ወ፱፡ አባ፡ ኢዮሳብ፡ ወፅአ። ወበ፪፻፪፡ ወፅአ፡ አባ፡ ጴጥሮስ።
check the viewerFols 92r and following Explanation of technical terms used in the description of the tabernacle
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሐፍነ፡ ግብራ፡ ለደብተራ፡ መርጡል፡ ዘተርጐሙ፡ ጠቢባን። ወከመዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ ነገሩ፤ ያክንት፡ ብሂል፡ ተሰውሬ፡ ዶቲ። ሜላት፡ ሐሪር፡ ተርታ። ነት፡ ሐሪር፡ ጸዓዳ። ክዑብ፡ ፍቱል። ቢሶስ፡ ሐረጓዴ። ሰርየቱ፡ ውዩብ፡
check the viewerFols 96r and following Symbolic explanation of Daniel's visions
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሐሳበ፡ ትንቢት፡ ዘሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዳንኤል፡
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check the viewerFol. 1r (?) (Type: Genealogy)
Spiritual genealogy of the abbots of the monasteries of daqiqa ʾEwosṭātewos
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check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: MagicFormula)
Magic invocations
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List of the kings of Babylon and Persia since the destruction of Jerusalem, of the kings of Egypt (Ptolemy's successors), of the Roman emperors (on check the viewerfol. 2r ) Text in Gǝʿǝz
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check the viewerFols 10–15 (Type: Gloss)
marginal
Gǝʿǝz-Amharic Vocabulary on the upper margins
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Text in Gǝʿǝz
Catalogue Bibliography
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Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 261a–265b
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 168mm |
Width | 150mm |
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19-24
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1600-1699
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