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Dorothea Reule

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFet94
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien

Other identifiers: Éth. 77, Saint-Germain 657

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General description

Miracles of Mary, Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt, Wǝddāse Māryām, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, Prayers, Maṣḥafa saʿātāt, Computus

Number of Text units: 18

Number of Codicological units: 4

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Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

1400-1499

Provenance

From the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ , came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795 .

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (), Miracle of Mary
  2. p1_i2 (), ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት፡

Contents

Miracle of Mary (CAe 3993) The miracle is numbered as 27 in the manuscript.

Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1

  • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 93b–94a
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Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

5 (leaf) : Entered as 5 check the viewerFols 1–5 200 145
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
Height 200mm
Width 145mm

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 26

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Date: 1400-1499

    1400-1499

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    1400-1499

    Provenance

    From the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ , came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795 .

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 6r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām
      1. p2_i1.1 (), Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary
      2. p2_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
      3. p2_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 14v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday
      4. p2_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday
      5. p2_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 17v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday
      6. p2_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 19v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday
      7. p2_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 20v and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday
      8. p2_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 23r and following ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday
    2. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 24r and following ), Prayer

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 6r and following Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)
    check the viewerFols 24r and following Prayer (CAe 3992)

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ . . . . .ommission by Hermann Zotenberg ረስየነ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ድልወነ፡ ንክሥት፡ አፉነ፡

    The end is missing.

    Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .

      Extras of codicological unit 2

      1. The supplications in Content Item 2 of codicological unit 2 Prayer (CAe 3992) mention Maqārǝs and sometimes Sǝlbānos , ʾIsāyǝyyās (Zotenberg: Isaie) and Niqodemos (Zotenberg: Nicodème) .

        Text in Gǝʿǝz

      Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2

      • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 93b–94a
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      Physical Description of codicological unit 2

      Form of support of codicological unit 2

      Parchment Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 2

      21 (leaf) : Entered as 21 check the viewerFols 6–27 200 145
      Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2
      Height 200mm
      Width 145mm

      Layout of codicological unit 2

      Layout note 1

      Number of columns: 2

      Number of lines: 26

      Palaeography of codicological unit 2

    1. Hand 2

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Ethiopic

      Date: 1400-1499

      1400-1499

      2. Codicological Unit p3

      Origin of codicological unit 3

      1400-1499

      Provenance

      From the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ , came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795 .

      Summary of codicological unit 3

      Contents

      check the viewerFols 29r and following Prayers
      check the viewerFols 29r–91v Prayers from Maṣḥafa saʿātāt (general record) (CAe 1961) and other prayers (CAe 1961)

      Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total .

        Extras of codicological unit 3

        1. The supplications in Content Item 1 of codicological unit 3 Prayers mention ʾAmana Krǝstos , Maḥāri Krǝstos , Fǝre Māḫbar , Yosṭātewos and Maḥāri ʾƎgziʾ .

          Text in Gǝʿǝz

        Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 3

        • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 93b–94a
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        Physical Description of codicological unit 3

        Form of support of codicological unit 3

        Parchment Codex

        Extent of codicological unit 3

        62 (leaf) : Entered as 62 check the viewerFols 29–91 200 145
        Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3
        Height 200mm
        Width 145mm

        Layout of codicological unit 3

        Layout note 1

        Number of columns: 2

        Number of lines: 26

        Palaeography of codicological unit 3

      1. Hand 3

        of codicological unit 3

        Script: Ethiopic

        Date: Date according to Zotenberg 1877 Date according to Uhlig 1988 ?

        Date according to Zotenberg 1877 Date according to Uhlig 1988 ? Siegbert Uhlig 's paleographic examination dates the manuscript with a certain degree of uncertainty to the beginning of the 14th century, despite untypically manieristic characteristics for this period.

        Secondary Bibliography of codicological unit 3

        • Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 258–259
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        2. Codicological Unit p4

        Origin of codicological unit 4

        1400-1499

        Provenance

        From the library of Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés↗ , came to the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ during the French Revolution 1790-1795 .

        Summary of codicological unit 4

        1. p4_i1 (), Prayers and invocations
        2. p4_i2 (), Calculation of Easter and other moveable feasts
        3. p4_i3 (), Miracle of Mary

        Contents

        Miracle of Mary (CAe 3993) The miracle is numbered as 34 in the manuscript.

        Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 4

        • Zotenberg, H. 1877. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens (gheez et amharique) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits Orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1877). page 93b–94a
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        Physical Description of codicological unit 4

        Form of support of codicological unit 4

        Parchment Codex

        Extent of codicological unit 4

        6 (leaf) : Entered as 6 check the viewerFols 92–97 200 145
        Outer dimensions of codicological unit 4
        Height 200mm
        Width 145mm

        Layout of codicological unit 4

        Layout note 1

        Number of columns: 2

        Number of lines: 26

        Palaeography of codicological unit 4

      2. Hand 4

        of codicological unit 4

        Script: Ethiopic

        Date: 1400-1499

        1400-1499

          3. 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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          type=expanded
          6.5.2024 at 13:42:00
          date
          type=lastModified
          8.12.2016
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          BNFet94

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        • Dorothea Reule Small changes on 8.12.2016
        • Dorothea Reule Additions on 15.9.2016
        • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 14.9.2016
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