Saint Petersburg, Rossijskaja Nacionalnaja Biblioteka, RNB Ef. n.s. 3
Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: RNB Efiopsk. 3, Turaev cat. I.11
General description
Psalter
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Before 1859 Boris Turaev does not propose any dating.
Provenance
Kǝfla Dǝngǝl owner received the Psalter as gift from his father Father of Kǝfla Dǝngǝl not mentioned by name. The manuscript was acquired by Konstantin Tischendorf during his third trip to the Orient in 1858-59.
Acquisition
Konstantin Tischendorf owner donated the manuscript to the Imperial Public Library in 1859.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r–74v ), Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r–57v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 58r–66v ), Book of Odes
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 67r–74v ), Wǝddāse Māryām
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: DonationNote)
( gez ) ዛቲ᎓ ዳዊት᎓ ዘወሐቦ᎓ አቡሁ᎓ ለክፍለድንግል᎓ ከመ᎓ ትኩኖ᎓ መድሀኒተ᎓ ሰጋ᎓ ወነፍስ᎓ አመ᎓ ፲፱አመተ᎓ ምሕረት᎓ አስር᎓ ሽሕ
( en ) This (is) a Psalter which the father Father of Kǝfla Dǝngǝl gave to Kǝfla Dǝngǝl , so that it might become salvation for the flesh and soul, when (the date is) the 19th year of mercy. 10000
The date and the number 10000 have no connection to the note, seems to have been added later.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Other Decorations
- band:
check the viewerFol. 3r
Coloured ornamental band.
- band:
check the viewerFol. 58r
Coloured ornamental band.
- band:
check the viewerFol. 63v
Coloured ornamental band.
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 20
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 185
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 142mm |
Width | 90mm |
Depth | mm |
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3r–93v )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 29-37
Boris Turaev does not explain in exact terms how the significant difference in the number of written lines should be understood, if the number varies from page to page, or from work to work (as it might be the case for Wǝddāse Māryām).Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Date: Before 1859
Before 1859 Boris Turaev indicates that more than one hand is attested in the manuscript, but does not define exactly how many; he does not propose any dating.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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