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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 161

Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb161
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Amharic commentary on Enoch, Vita of Fǝre Mikāʾel, Vita of Zarʾa ʾAbrǝhām, an Arabic treatise

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 2

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Origin

Januar to April 1848 Unit 2 was produced for Arnauld [Michel] d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] owner by an unknown Muslim scribe shortly before Unit 2, which was copied for Antoine d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] owner . by the scribe Warqe scribe . For both units the paper of probably the same format and origin was used. Both units were united in a binding of the Christian codex type. still before Arnauld [Michel] d’Abbadie [d’Arrast] left Ethiopia.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 107, number 62
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  • Chaîne, M. 1912. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie nationale–Ernest Leroux, éditeur, 1912). page 97, number 161
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 170-171, number 161
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This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Paper Codex

Extent

+NaN (page) .Entered as 2+358+2 230 165
Outer dimensions
Height 230mm
Width 165mm

Foliation

The manuscript is paginated. The first unpaginated leaf is assigned page numbers check the viewerpps. i, ii, . Only on check the viewer1-5 and check the viewer263-264 numbers are written on all pages, in-between (the biggest part of the volume) the numbers are written only on recto-sides of the leaves. The part accomodating ms_i4 not found in this file in Arabic is paginated from right to left, and the page numbers (from 1 to 93) are written only on the recto-sides of the leaves (the last page number of the Arabic part, 94, is on the verso-side). The last leaf of the volume is not paginated (assigned below the page numbers check the vieweriii, iv ).

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Undecorated quire marks are written in the upper left corner of the first page and of the last page of the quires (but only the initial eleven quires).

The structure of quires cannot be properly discerned on the basis of the available photos.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Two wooden boards.

Blind-tooled leather cover.

Textile inlays.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

1848 . Unit 1 was produced some time around or after 20 Miyāzyā 1840 EC, the year of John (=27 April 1848 CE) which is mentioned in Colophon 1. The scribe was Warqe scribe .

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewer1-214 ), Amharic commentary on the Book of Enoch by mamhǝr Getāhun
  2. p1_i2 (check the viewer221-228 ), Gadla Fǝre Mikāʾel
  3. p1_i3 (check the viewer228-248 ), Gadla Zarʾa ʾAbrǝhām

Contents

check the viewer1-214 Amharic commentary on the Book of Enoch by mamhǝr Getāhun (CAe 6912)

Language of text:

Incipit (Amharic ):ዘሄኖክ፡ ነቢይ፡ በረከቱ፡ ተሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ፡ እንጦንዮስ፡ owner ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ሄኖክ፡ ማለት፡ ተሐደሰ፡ ማለት፡ ነው። ይኸስ፡ በባሕርዩ፡ ብልዬተ፡ ኃጢአት፡ ያለበት፡ ይመስላል፡ ብሎ፡ ሐዲስ፡ ማለት፡ ነው፡

Colophon

check the viewer214

ጻድቃንና፡ ኃጥአንም፡ በየተፃፈ፡ ላቸው፡ ስፍራ፡ ለመኖር፡ ይሄዳሉ። አስጀምሮ፡ ላስጨረሰን፡ ክብር፡ ይግባዉ፡ በውነት፡ እንበለ፡ ሐሰት። ይኽ፡ የሄኖክ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ የተጻፈ፡ የእንጦንዮስ፡ ዘአባዲያ፡ owner በቃለ፡ መምህር፡ ጌታሁን፡ በእደ፡ ጸሐፊ፡ ወርቄ። scribe በሽሕ፡ ከስምንት፡ መቶ፡ አርባ፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በዘመነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ በኃ|ያ፡ ቀን፡ በዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ ተፈጸመ። እንዘ፡ አበቅቴ፡ ፀሐይ፡ አርባዕቱ፡ ወአበቅቴ፡ ወርኅ፡ እስራ፡ ወሐምስቱ፡ በሐሳበ፡ ፀሐይ። (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

(The colophon mentions 20 Miyāzyā 1840 EC, the year of John (=27 April 1848 CE).)
check the viewer221-228 Gadla Fǝre Mikāʾel (CAe 1443)

Language of text:

(Used in the edition Turaiev 1905b.)
check the viewer228-248 Gadla Zarʾa ʾAbrǝhām (CAe 1527)

Language of text:

(Used in the edition Turaiev 1905b.)

Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 3 s.

    Extras of codicological unit 1

    1. (Type: StampExlibris)

      Shelfmark of the Library and the title on the outer side of the front board.

    2. (Type: StampExlibris)

      Shelfmark of the Library on the spine.

    3. check the viewerpps. ir,, (Type: StampExlibris)

      Shelfmarks of the Library.

    Physical Description of codicological unit 1

    Form of support of codicological unit 1

    Paper Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 1

    +NaN (page) .Entered as 2+264 9 (page, blank) .Entered as 9

    Layout of codicological unit 1

    Layout note 1(check the viewer1-248 )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 24

    Ruling of codicological unit 1
    Pricking of codicological unit 1
    • Pricking is not visible.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  1. Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th century.

    Ink: Black.

    Careful, regular; by a good scribe (name: Warqe scribe )

    2. Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    7 January 1848 . According to the colophon of Unit 1, the copying of Unit 2 was started on 9 December 1847 and was finished on 7 January 1848. The work was copied for Michel d’Abbadie .

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewer2-94 ), Nuzhat al-asrārwa-ṭahārat al-aqḏār

    Contents

    check the viewer2-94 Nuzhat al-asrārwa-ṭahārat al-aqḏār (CAe 2077)

    Language of text:

    Colophon

    (The colophon indicates that the copying was completed in the time from 9 December 1847 to 7 January 1848, for Michel d’Abbadie . Recorded falsely in Chaîne 1912. )

    Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 2 .

      Extras of codicological unit 2

      1. check the viewer2 (Type: Unclear)

        Stamp of the Library.

      2. check the vieweriii (Type: Unclear)

        The title of the work in French, Histoire de Hasan.

      Decoration of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 .

      Other Decorations

      1. headpieceFrame: check the viewer1-3

        Black double frames.

      Physical Description of codicological unit 2

      Form of support of codicological unit 2

      Paper Codex

      Extent of codicological unit 2

      +NaN (page) .Entered as 94+2 4 (page, blank) .Entered as 4

      Foliation of codicological unit 2

      Paginated from right to left.

      Layout of codicological unit 2

      Layout note 1

      Number of columns: 2

      Number of lines: 15

      Ruling of codicological unit 2
      Pricking of codicological unit 2
      • Pricking is not visible.

      Palaeography of codicological unit 2

    1. Hand 2

      of codicological unit 2

      Script: Arabic

      First half of the 19th century.

      Ink: Black.

      Careful, regular; by a good scribe.

        2. Publication Statement

        authority
        Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
        publisher
        Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
        pubPlace
        Hamburg
        availability
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        17.12.2024 at 11:45:15
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        16.1.2024
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        manuscripts
        idno
        type=url
        https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BNFabb161/main
        idno
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        https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb161
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        BNFabb161.xml
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        BNFabb161

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