Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Orlov 11
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: IV Ef. 53, Turaev cat. III.30
General description
ʾArgānona wǝddāse
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1850 Turaev does not does not propose any dating for the manuscript.
Provenance
Former owners were Gabra Śǝlast owner and Kidana Wald owner , whose names are written over erasures. The manuscript was bought by the Russian diplomat Alexander Orlov owner in Ethiopia.
Acquisition
The Asian Museum acquired the manuscript on 10 September 1903.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 5r–121ra ),
ʾArgānona wǝddāse
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Monday
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 26r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Tuesday
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 47r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Wednesday
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 67r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Thursday
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 87r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Friday
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 105v and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Saturday
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Sunday
Contents
check the viewerFols 5r–121ra ʾArgānona wǝddāse (CAe 1146)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 47r and following Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Wednesday (CAe 2505 Wednesday)
check the viewerFols 67r and following Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Thursday (CAe 2505 Thursday)
check the viewerFols 105v and following Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Saturday (CAe 2505 Saturday)
check the viewerFols 114r and following Wǝddāse ʾAmlāk, No item: chapter: Sunday (CAe 2505 Sunday) A portion is missing at the end, ተጋንዮ᎓ ወተአምኆ᎓
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: GuestText)
No item: LIT2965RepChr246 (CAe 2965) ?
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check the viewerFol. 122v (Type: MagicFormula)
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check the viewerFol. 132r (Type: GuestText)
በእንተ᎓ ትምሕርተ᎓ ኅቡአት᎓ (CAe 2444)
Only the beginning.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 1r Coloured depiction of St Mary with Child and two Archangels.
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v Depiction of Crucifix, with two robbers.
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 2r Depiction of Archangels.
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 75-76
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 193
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | mm |
Width | mm |
Depth | mm |
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards, possibly two sewing stations.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Turaev does not date the hand.
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication:
Date:
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