Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 29
Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie
General description
Homily on the Saviour of the World, Malkǝʾ-hymn to the Cross, Homily on St Gabriel, Acts of Naʾakkʷǝto Laʾab, Malkǝʾ-hymn to Naʾakkʷǝto Laʾab
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 3
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Origin
18th century. The manuscript seems to have been composed of tree production units. Two of them, Codicological Unit p2 and Codicological Unit p3 are linked to the same commissioner, Qǝrǝbta Krǝstos . It is not clear if any of three were meant as circulation units. The binding seems to fit best the smallest one, Codicological Unit p1 .
Provenance
The manuscript was aquired by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.
Acquisition
The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.
Summary
- p1_i1
(check the viewerFols 1ra–20va ),
Dǝrsāna madḫāne
ʿālam
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–1va ), Introduction to the Homiliary on the Passions of Christ
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 1va–20va ), Homily on the Passions of the Saviour of the World for Monday
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 20vb–23va ), Malkǝʾa masqal
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 25ra–35vb ), Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel,
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 36ra–40vb ), Images to Gabriel
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 41ra–106va ), Acts of Naʾakkʷǝto Laʾab
- p3_i2 (check the viewerFols 106vb–108vb ), Image of Naʾakkʷǝto La-ʾab
Contents
Catalogue Bibliography
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Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 190-191, number 182
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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 18-19, number 29
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Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 34-35, number 29
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 133mm |
Foliation
The leaf at the beginning of the volume made of two parts of crude parchment, hooked upon Quire q1 , is not foliated (considered a part of binding).
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 8 | No image availableFols 1r–8v | |
2 | 2 | 8 | No image availableFols 9r–16v |
|
3 | 3 | 12 | No image availableFols 17r–24v | |
4 | 4 | 10 | No image availableFols 25r–32v | |
5 | 5 | 8 | No image availableFols 33r–40v | |
6 | 6 | 8 | No image availableFols 41r–48v | |
7 | 7 | 8 | No image availableFols 49r–56v | |
8 | 8 | 8 | No image availableFols 57r–64v | |
9 | 9 | 8 | No image availableFols 65r–72v | |
10 | 10 | 8 | No image availableFols 73r–80v | |
11 | 11 | 8 | No image availableFols 81r–88v | |
12 | 12 | 8 | No image availableFols 89r–96v | |
13 | 13 | 8 | No image availableFols 89r–96v | |
14 | 14 | 6 | No image availableFols 97r–102v | |
15 | 15 | 6 | No image availableFols 103r–108v |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/No image availableFols 1r–8v) – ፪II(8/No image availableFols 9r–16v) – III(12/No image availableFols 17r–24v) – IV(10/No image availableFols 25r–32v) – V(8/No image availableFols 33r–40v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 41r–48v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 49r–56v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 57r–64v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 65r–72v) – X(8/No image availableFols 73r–80v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 81r–88v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 89r–96v) – XIII(8/No image availableFols 89r–96v) – XIV(6/No image availableFols 97r–102v) – XV(6/No image availableFols 103r–108v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–8v ; No image availableFols 9r–16v ; No image availableFols 17r–24v ; No image availableFols 25r–32v ; No image availableFols 33r–40v ; No image availableFols 41r–48v ; No image availableFols 49r–56v ; No image availableFols 57r–64v ; No image availableFols 65r–72v ; No image availableFols 73r–80v ; No image availableFols 81r–88v ; No image availableFols 89r–96v ; No image availableFols 89r–96v ; No image availableFols 97r–102v ; No image availableFols 103r–108v ;
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards partly covered with blind tooled leather (quarter cover).
Sewing Stations
4EndbandsBinding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
18th century. The spaces for the commissioner's name has been left blank on check the viewerfols. 13rb, 16va, 18va, 20va .
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1
(check the viewerFols 1ra–20va ),
Dǝrsāna madḫāne
ʿālam
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–1va ), Introduction to the Homiliary on the Passions of Christ
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 1va–20va ), Homily on the Passions of the Saviour of the World for Monday
- p1_i2 (check the viewerFols 20vb–23va ), Malkǝʾa masqal
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–20va Dǝrsāna madḫāne ʿālam (CAe 6193)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 1ra–1va Introduction to the Homiliary on the Passions of Christ (CAe 6616)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ቀዲም፡ ህላዌሁ፡ ወታድኅኖ፡ በግፃዌሁ፡ ይትረአይ፡ ዘአስተዋደደ፡ ምክሮ፨ በጠፈረ፡ በረድ፡ ወነድ፡ ዘሐነጸ፡ ማኅደሮ፡
check the viewerFols 1va–20va Homily on the Passions of the Saviour of the World for Monday (CAe 6617)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ዘ፡ ሰኑ፡ ይ፡ናንቅሕ፡ ርእሰ፡ ሕሊናነ፡ ወናስተሀውስ፡ አስራወ፡ ልሳንነ፡ ንክሥት፡ አፉነ፡ ወናስተናብብ፡ ከናፍሪኒነ፡ ከመ፡ ንዝክር፡ ዜና፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡
check the viewerFols 20vb–23va Malkǝʾa masqal (CAe 2842)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ በ[...]ommission by መስቀል፡ ዘተለክዓ፡ ወለስእርትከ፡ ጸሊም፡ ዘደመ፡ ተኮርዖ፡ ተቀብዐ፡
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 .
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check the viewerFols 23va–23vb (Type: Unclear)
Unclear note, probably a list of incipits of various hymns.
Extras of codicological unit 1
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the library.
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: StampExlibris)
Shelfmark of the library.
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: Unclear)
One line in the bottom margin, written upside down, erased and hardly readable.
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check the viewerFols. 1v, 2v, 6r, 9r, 9v, 13r, 16v, 19v
Cues for the rubricator; incipits are written in the bottom margins, mostly upside done.
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1ra–23vb )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
(All data for check the viewerfol. 9r )Ruling of codicological unit 1
- Ruling is partly visible.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Pricking is partly visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
17th-century script.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Rubrication is executed in the same hand, but the script is of somewhat bigger size. Blank spaces have been left at numerous places where the rubricated words were not inserted.
check the viewerFols 1ra–23vb Careful, slightly irregular; by a good scribe. Slender, slightly right sloping script. Rounded letter shapes (ca. 19 characters per line).Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
18th century. Qǝrǝbta Krǝstos is mentioned in the supplication formula on check the viewerfol. ( Content Item 1 of codicological unit 2 Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel, (CAe 1284 Tahsas) ).
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 25ra–35vb ), Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel,
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 36ra–40vb ), Images to Gabriel
Contents
check the viewerFols 25ra–35vb Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel, (CAe 1284 Tahsas)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ(…)ommission by ድርሳን፡ ዘገብርኤል፡ አመ፡ በዓሉ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፱ለታኅሣሥ፨ ሠምረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ እሑር፡ ኀበ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ እለ፡ ሐነጸታ፡ እሌኒ፡
check the viewerFols 36ra–40vb Images to Gabriel (CAe 2965)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል፡መመልአክ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin በላዕለ። ማርያም፡ ዘአዕረፈ፨ ከመ፡ እዜኑ፡ ኅዳጠ፡ ወአኮ፡ ትሩፈ፨ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሀበኒ፡ ሲሳየ፡ ልቡና፡ መጸሐፈ፨ አፉየ፡ ሙሴ፡ ለእመ፡ ኮነ፡ ጸያፈ፨
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
The outer margin of the leaves of Codicological Unit p2 is trimmed (esp. up to check the viewerfol. 37 ) suggesting that originally the leaves were of a size somewhat different from Codicological Unit p1 and Codicological Unit p3 .
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Ruling of codicological unit 2
- Ruling is visible.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
Pricking of codicological unit 2
- Pricking is not visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 2
Hand 2
of codicological unit 2Script: Ethiopic
17th century.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication:
check the viewerFols 25r–40v Careful, slightly irregular; by a mediocre scribe. Broad, broadly spaced script with rounded letter shapes. Thick downstrokes. (ca. 11 characters per line).Codicological Unit p3
Origin of codicological unit 3
18th century. Unit III was produced by the scribe ʾƎlfyos (mentioned on check the viewerfol. 42ra ) for Kanāfǝra Krǝstos and Qǝrǝbta Krǝstos mentioned in the supplication formulas (check the viewerfols. 43vb, 44ra, 95va, 103vb ), and Zamanfas Qǝddus (check the viewerfol. 42ra ). The text Content Item 2 of codicological unit 3 Image of Naʾakkʷǝto La-ʾab (CAe 2834) was added later by Hand h3 of codicological unit 3 .
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i1 (check the viewerFols 41ra–106va ), Acts of Naʾakkʷǝto Laʾab
- p3_i2 (check the viewerFols 106vb–108vb ), Image of Naʾakkʷǝto La-ʾab
Contents
check the viewerFols 41ra–106va Acts of Naʾakkʷǝto Laʾab (CAe 1484)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ዘይትሐድ፡ በመለኮት፡ ወይሤለስ፡ በአካላት፡ ወዘኢይትበሀሉ፡ ፫አማልክተ። አላ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ እስመ፡ እኁዛነ፡ በጽምረት፨
(One of the two witnesses used for the edition Conti Rossini 1943.)check the viewerFols 106vb–108vb Image of Naʾakkʷǝto La-ʾab (CAe 2834)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ምሉአ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወሞገስ፡ ወለርእስከ፡ ጥሉል፡ ቀብዓ፡ መንፈስ፡
Additions of codicological unit 3 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras of codicological unit 3
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check the viewerFol. 108v (Type: StampExlibris)
Stamp of the library.
Physical Description of codicological unit 3
Form of support of codicological unit 3
Parchment Codex
The outer margin of the leaves of Codicological Unit p3 is trimmed suggesting that originally the textblock was of a size somewhat different from Codicological Unit p1 and Codicological Unit p2 (though less parchment was cut off if compared to Codicological Unit p2 ).
Extent of codicological unit 3
Layout of codicological unit 3
Ruling of codicological unit 3
- Ruling is not visible.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
Pricking of codicological unit 3
- Pricking is visible.
Palaeography of codicological unit 3
Hand 3
of codicological unit 3Script: Ethiopic
18th-century hand.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication:
check the viewerFols 41ra–106va Careful, regular; by a well-trained scribe (name: ʾƎlfyos scribe ). Nearly upright script with rounded letter shapes. Not much different from Hand h2 of codicological unit 2 , though of smaller size (ca. 13 characters per line) and of better quality (that slightly changes and starts to deteriorate from check the viewerfol. 52r onward, the involvement of another scribal hand cannot be excluded).Hand 4
of codicological unit 3Script: Ethiopic
18th-/early 19th-century hand.
Ink: Black.
Rubrication:
check the viewerFols 106va–108vb Crude, irregular, hasty; by a poorly trained scribe.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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