Halle (Saale), Bibliothek der Deutschen Morgenlaendischen Gesellschaft, DMG Yi 135 III C (11c)
Dorothea Reule
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
General description
Letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1868-1876 (prosopography)
Provenance
The letter is part of the Ethiopianist ‘Nachlass’ of Julius Heinrich Petermann , which passed after his death to Franz Praetorius (see ).
Acquisition
It is now kept as part of the ‘Nachlass Praetorius’ (shelfmark DMG Yi 135) at Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle (Saale)↗ – Bibliothek der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft↗ .
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1ra–1rb ),
Letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1ra ), Arabic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 1rb ), Amharic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–1rb Letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann Letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann .
check the viewerFol. 1ra Arabic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
Language of text:
Written in Arabic in Ethiopic script.check the viewerFol. 1rb Amharic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann
Language of text:
The same content as Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Arabic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann , in Amharic. This letter is edited in .Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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The verso is empty.
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An omitted character in Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Arabic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann is added in pencil in the right margin.
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Every fifth line of Content Item 1.2 , item 1 Amharic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann is numbered in pencil in the left margin.
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The numeral ‘eighteen’, spelled out in the main text of both letters, is added in ink in the left margin next to the corresponding line, in Eastern Arabic numerals in Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Arabic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann (‘١٨’) and Arabic numerals in Content Item 1.2 , item 1 Amharic letter from Kidāna Māryām to Julius Heinrich Petermann (‘18’).
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Stamp (‘Bibliothek der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft’) and pencil shelfmark (‘DMG Yi 135 III C (11c)’) of the library in the lower margin.
Secondary Bibliography
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Praetorius, F. 1879. Die amharische Sprache (Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, 1879).page 11; 506
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Guhlmann, L. 2023. ‘Franz Praetorius (1847-1927)’, in Bibliothek der DMG: Gelehrten-Nachlässe der DMG, L-Z (Universitätsbibliothek Halle, 2023).
Physical Description
Form of support
Paper Leaf
Extent
Leaf dimensions | |
Height | 272mm |
Width | 214mm |
Foliation
Not foliated. The leaf is referred to as check the viewerfol. 1 in this description.
State of preservation
good
Condition
The edges of the leaf are slightly torn and soiled.
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 9
Ruling
- Ruling is visible.
Pricking
- No pricking.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black.
Date: 1868-1876
1868-1876 Trained hand, slightly cursive script.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:DMGYi135IIIC11c in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.