Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 8
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
Book of the Funeral Ritual
Number of Text units: 31
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
18th or beginning of the 19th century . The dating 18th or beginning of the 19th century has been proposed by to C. Conti Rossini. A. d'Abbadie indicates that he bought the manuscript in Tǝgrāy↗ . According to C. Conti Rossini, at the end of the manuscript there is an additional note written in a crude hand, which seems to mention ʾabuna Gabra Manfas Qǝddus who obtained the manuscript as rǝst of an unspecified church of St Mary and the place called Bata Garimā (possibly ʾƎndā ʾAbbā Garimā↗ ). Both the reading and the interpretation of the note cannot be ascertained.
Acquisition
The manuscript entered Bibliothèque nationale de France↗ in 1902.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1ra and following ),
Book of the Funeral Ritual
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Inroduction; the ritual of the funeral
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), About the motifs of the prayer for the dead
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), Discourse on the death by St Athanasius
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 13r and following ), Various prayers
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), The Book that Came from Jerusalem
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 22v and following ), Another book, as the previous one
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 32r and following ), Office for the priests
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 42r and following ), Office for the deacons
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 44r and following ), Office for the monks
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 45r and following ), Office for the adults, the young men
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 47r and following ), Office for the children
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), Office for the religious ones
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 48r and following ), Office for the women
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 50r and following ), Office for the women who died while giving birth
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 50r and following ), Office for the small children
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 51r and following ), Prayers
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 51r and following ), Homily of ʾabbā Salāmā on the deceased
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 54v and following ), Homily of ʾabbā Salāmā on the deceased
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 55v and following ), Prayers for the 3rd day
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 57r and following ), Prayers for the 7th day
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 58r and following ), Prayers for the 12th day
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 59v and following ), Prayers for the 30th day
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 61v and following ), Prayers for the 40th, 60th and 80th days
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 63r and following ), Other prayers
- ms_i1.25 (check the viewerFols 63r and following ), Other prayers
- ms_i1.26 (check the viewerFols 68v and following ), Six absolutions of ʾabbā Sāmuʾel
- ms_i1.27 (check the viewerFols 71r and following ), መዋሥዕት፡ ዘፈላስያት፡ ዘ፲ወ፪፡
- ms_i1.28 (check the viewerFols 72r and following ), Other prayers
- ms_i1.29 (check the viewerFols 73v and following ), Prayer of Incense
- ms_i1.30 (check the viewerFols 76v and following ), Prayers
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 114-115, number 77
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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 3-4, number 8
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Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 6, number 8
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 255 |
Width | 220 |
Binding
Two wooden boards, remains of a leather cover, according to A. d'Abbadie. No information about binding is provided in the catalogue of C. Conti Rossini; M. Chaîne only mentions that the binding is indigenous.
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 23
According to C. Conti Rossini, the number of lines is 22-24 only in the beginning, and it increases up to 33 lines on check the viewerfol. 72 .Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Late 18th/ early 19th century.
A. d'Abbadie refers to the handwriting as fort mauvaise et modern. C. Conti Rossini indicates a possible change of hand at the end of the text (la fin semble être d'une autre ècriture).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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