Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Ef. 31
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: IV Papadopulokeramevs 2, Turaev cat. III.8
General description
Psalter
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1800-1888 No dating is proposed by Boris Turaev .
Provenance
The manuscript was bought by Papadopulo-Keramevs owner from Dānǝʾel Bǝzunah owner in Jerusalem↗ , on 3 May 1888.
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by the Asiatic Museum in 1897.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2r–168v ), Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2r–133r ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 133v–147r ), Book of Odes
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 147v–154v ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 155ra–168rb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: Unclear)
Text in Amharic
The text of the note is half-erased. -
check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: GuestText)
ዝንቱ᎓ ምሥጢረ᎓ ዳዊት᎓ (CAe 2014)
Description of 12 misterious and good consequences of reading Psalter. -
check the viewerFol. 169v (Type: GuestText)
ሐሳበ᎓ ፅንዕት᎓ ወፅንፅንት᎓ (CAe 4145)
Divination on wood according to the dates of the month. -
check the viewerFol. 169v (Type: MagicText)
Magic formula.
( gez ) ፒሮስ᎓ ፯ፒሮአስ᎓ ፯ጊዜ᎓ በል᎓
Extras
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A note written on a piece of paper and placed in the volume contains the name of the seller and the date of purchase.
( greek ) Ἠγοράσϑη ἀπό τοῦ ἀβυσσινοῦ Δανιὴλ Besunech ἐν Ἱερουσολύμοις 1888, μαΐου 3.
( en ) It has been purchased from an Abyssinian Dānǝʾel Bǝzunah in Jerusalem↗ , on 3 May 1888.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFol. 1v
Poor monochrom depiction of a child.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Turaev, B. 1906. Ėfiopskija rukopisi v S.-Peterburgě, Pamjatniki ėfiopskoj pis’mennosti, 3 (St Petersburg: Tipografija imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk, 1906). page 53
Secondary Bibliography
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Platonov, V. 2017. Rukopisnaja kniga v traditsionnoj kulture Efiopii, ed. E. Gusarova (Sankt-Peterburg: Rossijskaja natsional’naja biblioteka, 2017). page 192
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 175mm |
Width | 145mm |
Depth | mm |
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Ethiopian binding of an unspecified type.
Binding material
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Date: 1800-1888
1800-1888 Boris Turaev neither describes nor dates the hand.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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