Saint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Orlov 8
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: IV Ef. 59, Turaev cat. III.17
General description
The Five Pillars of Mystery
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
19th century. The name of the owner is Walda Māryām owner (possibly indicated on check the viewerfol. 74 ).
Provenance
The manuscript was bought by the Russian diplomat Alexander Orlov owner .
Acquisition
The manuscript was acquired by the Asiatic Museum on 10 September 1903.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 9r–75r ),
ቃለ፡᎓ሃይማኖት፡
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 9r and following ), ስነ፡᎓ፍጥረት፡᎓ኦሪት፡᎓ዘልደት፡
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 19v and following ), Chapter about the mystery of the Trinity
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 42v and following ), Chapter about the mystery of the Baptism
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 54v and following ), Mystery of the Incarnation
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 62r and following ), Mystery of the Resurrection
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 70r and following ), Introduction
Contents
check the viewerFols 9r–75r ቃለ፡᎓ሃይማኖት፡ (CAe 1097) Despite the different title, Turaev identifies the text as ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir
check the viewerFols 9r and following ስነ፡᎓ፍጥረት፡᎓ኦሪት፡᎓ዘልደት፡ (CAe 1546)
Language of text:
The first four chapters of Genesis.check the viewerFols 19v and following Chapter about the mystery of the Trinity (CAe 1097 Trinity)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):ክፍል፡᎓የምሥጢረ፡᎓ሥላሴ፡᎓እንዴት፡
check the viewerFols 42v and following Chapter about the mystery of the Baptism (CAe 1097 Baptism)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):የምሥጢረ፡᎓ጥምቀትሰ፡᎓ነገረ፡᎓እንዴት፡
check the viewerFols 54v and following Mystery of the Incarnation (CAe 1097 Eucharist)
Language of text:
Incipit (Amharic ):የምሥጢረ፡᎓ቍርባንሰ፡
check the viewerFols 62r and following Mystery of the Resurrection (CAe 1097 Resurrection)
Language of text:
The beginning is missing.check the viewerFols 70r and following Introduction (CAe 1097 Introduction)
Language of text:
Introduction has been missed by the scribe, who wrote it, very carelessly, after check the viewerfol. 73 , indicating with the words ዘተረስዓ፡ መቅድም፡ Introduction that was forgotten.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 75r (Type: PoemQene)
( gez ) ዮም፡ ኮኑ፡ ሰዓተ፡ ሐተታ፡ ፩ደ፡ መርዔት፡ ቅድመ፡ ገጸ፡ መምህር፡ ፪ቱ፡ መምህረ፡ ዚአነ፡ ዓይን፡ እስመ፡ ለንጉስ፡ ማህቶቱ፡ ወእመ፡ ዜና፡ አእምሮ፡ ልብ፡ እንዘ፡ ወላዲቱ፡ ይእቲ፡ ዓመቱ፡ ወንግሥተ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ሃይማኖቱ፡ ለተዋህዶ፡ ቃል፡ ዮሴፍ፡ እንበለ፡ ኑፋቄ፡ ፍህርቱ፡ ካህዶናትሂ፡ ውስተ፡ ልቡና፡ ለእመ፡ ሐተታ፡ ሐተቱ፡ ንጽሓ፡ ልብ፡ ወንጽሓ፡ ሥጋ፡ ለፈቀደ፡ እግዚእ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ቤቱ፡ አምጣነ፡ ትሕትና፡ ወፍቅር፡ እምኀበ፡ ዚአሁ፡ ተከሥቱ፡ ወደቂቀ፡ አብርሃም፡ ምግባራት፡ እምቅድመ፡ ገጹ፡ ይትዓተቱ።
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- other:
check the viewerFol. 1v
Headpiece (ornamental band) filled with floral motifs (coloured leaves).
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 63, number 17
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 195
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 160mm |
Width | 110mm |
Depth | mm |
Quire Structure Collation
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
19th century
Ink: Black, red
The name of the scribe, Takla Māryām scribe , is mentioned on check the viewerfol. 74 ; B. Turaev indicates that the text has been written in several hands.Check for additional bibliography
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Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, ʻSaint Petersburg, Institut Vostočnyh Rukopisej Rossijskoj Akademii Nauk, IV Orlov 8ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2018-12-21) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/IVorlov8 [Accessed: 2024-06-01]
Revisions of the data
- Denis Nosnitsin Additions on 21.12.2018
- Denis Nosnitsin Created catalogue entry on 12.12.2018
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor