Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 16
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Rüpp. III, 4, Goldschmidt 12
General description
Prayers, Maṣḥafa falasfā ṭabibān, Hāymānotu la-qǝddus ʿābiyy māri Yāʿqob ʾƎlbarādʿi
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 3
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Origin
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
1725-1775 ?Provenance
Acquired between 1831 and 1834 by Eduard Rüppell in Ethiopia↗ and donated by him after his return to the Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt↗ .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Goldschmidt, L. 1897. Die Abessinischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Frankfurt am Main (Rüppell’sche Sammlung) nebst Anhängen und Auszügen (Berlin: S. Calvary & Co., 1897). page 54–55
Secondary Bibliography
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Cornill, C. H. 1875. Maṣḥafa Falâsfâ Ṭabîbân. Das Buch der weisen Philosophen nach dem aethiopischen untersucht (Leipzig: Druck von F. A. Brockhaus, 1875). page 7–9
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 21cm |
Width | 16cm |
Foliation
The manuscript is paginated in the upper outer margin begiand foliated in the lower right. This description follows the foliation.
State of preservation
good
Condition
The binding is slightly damaged.
Binding
Ethiopian binding: wooden boards covered with leather.
Binding material
leather
wood
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–4rb ), Hymn to Jesus Christ
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 5ra–6rb ), ʾƎweddǝsā la-wǝddǝst
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–4rb Hymn to Jesus Christ (CAe 3033)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ናሁ፡ ስእንኩ፡ ለዐይንየ፡ መሊሖታ። ሶበ፡ ታስሕተኒ፡ ሊተ፡ ወታጌግየኒ፡ በነጽሮታ። ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ርእሰ፡ ማእዘንታ።
check the viewerFols 5ra–6rb ʾƎweddǝsā la-wǝddǝst (CAe 4719)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ውዳሴ፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እዌድሳ፡ ለውድስት፡ ወእባርክካ፡ ለቡርክት፡ ወእሴብሐ፡ ለስብሕት፡ እንዘ፡ እብል። ቡርክት፡ አንቲ፡ ማርያም፡ ወቡሩክ፡ ፍሬ፡ ከርሥኪ፡ ቡርክት፡ አንቲ፡ ማርያም፡ ወቡሩካን፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይባርክዎ፡ ለወልድኪ።
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
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( gez ) ዘአፄ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.ኢያሱ፡ መንግሥት፡ በአቡነ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is low.ማርቆስ፡ ክህነት፡ ለወልደ፡ እገሌ፡ ለእገሌ፡ ቁስል፡ አነገሥ፡ ሁህ፡ ለትል፡ ቅግሞ፡ ፫ጊዜ።
Extras of codicological unit 1
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The supplication in the last three lines of Content Item 2 of codicological unit 1 ʾƎweddǝsā la-wǝddǝst (CAe 4719) has been erased. The name of the owner, Giyorgis , can still be discerned.
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 21cm |
Width | 16cm |
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21-22
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Incipits, verse dividers and the names of Jesus Christ and St Mary are rubricated.
Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 7r–116v ), Maṣḥafa falāsfā ṭabibān (general record)
Contents
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 2
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The name of Eduard Rüppell is added on the first page of Content Item 1 of codicological unit 2 Maṣḥafa falāsfā ṭabibān (general record) (CAe 1925) .
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marginal
Rubricated chapter numbers were added in the margin by a later hand. The numeration runs until 298, numbers 110-119 and 198 are missing. See also Cornill 1875.
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 210mm |
Width | 160mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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13 | 13 | 8 |
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14 | 14 | 6 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q2, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:7, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q8, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q9, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q10, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q11, number:11, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q12, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q13, number:13, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q14, number:14, Ethiopic quire number:
Ethio-SPaRe formula : ፩I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6),
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16-17
Codicological Unit p3
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 117r–126v ), Hāymānotu la-qǝddus ʿābiyy māri Yāʿqob ʾƎlbarādʿi
Contents
check the viewerFols 117r–126v Hāymānotu la-qǝddus ʿābiyy māri Yāʿqob ʾƎlbarādʿi (CAe 4010)
Language of text:
Text Bibliography of codicological unit 3 , item 1
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Cornill, C. H. 1876. ‘Das Glaubensbekenntnis des Jakob Baradaeus in äthiopischer Uebersetzung’, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 30 (1876), 417–466.
Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 126v (Type: Unclear)
Erased note at the end of the work, ending with:
( gez ) ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
Physical Description of codicological unit 3
Form of support of codicological unit 3
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 3
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 3 | |
Height | 21cm |
Width | 16cm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 3 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q16 and n 2 is made of 3 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
Layout of codicological unit 3
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
Palaeography of codicological unit 3
Hand 3
of codicological unit 3Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Names of Jesus Christ and St Mary , verse dividers, name of the owner
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻFrankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 16ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 19.12.2017) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/FSUor16 [Accessed: 2024-05-04+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Additions on 19.12.2017
- Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 14.9.2017
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor