Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 53
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Ḫoḫǝta bǝrhān, Ṣalota māḫtem, Magical prayers
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Binding
Two covers of red leather, added at the time of Urban VIII ; the upper buckle is missing.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Contents
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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The shelfmark of the Vatican Library ( ) 53 is written in a 17th-century hand.
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The names of the possible owners of the book Gabra Māryām owner and Tawalda Madḫǝn (possibly the same as Tawalda Madḫǝn ) are written on check the viewerfols 8v–29v, and on check the viewerfols 30v–57r respectively.
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- band:
check the viewerFol. 1r
Border outlined in green, coloured in red and yellow.
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 1
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Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 213
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 82mm |
Width | 72mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 1
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 1 |
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s.l. 1, no stub |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 8 |
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4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 4 |
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It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q1 and n A is made of 1 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
deficient
Condition
Some text is illegible due to erasure.
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of lines: 11-14
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
15th-16th century script
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication:
Date: 1400-1599
1400-1599 The handwriting displays some archaic palaeographical features: ሎ has the loop marking the 7th order attached directly to the body of the letter, without the linking line, at least once (check the viewerfol. 15v ); ቆ, ቶ, ዐ, የ, ደ, ጸ have angular shape; መ and ሠ have sometimes angular loops; the left stroke of ዘ is sometimes slightly slanted; the numerals are sometimes written without dashes; ፪ has angular and not separated loops.Codicological Unit p2
Contents
check the viewerFols 75v–76v Magical prayers
check the viewerFols 75v and following Prayer of Manasseh (CAe 4507)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ዝንቱ፡ አስማተ፡ ሞቅሕ፡ ዘነገረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለምናሴ፡ ገብሩ፡ ሶበ፡ ነስሐ፡ ወተመይጠ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወአሐዘ፡ ይትፈታሕ፡ ወከማሁ፡ ፍትሖ፡ ለነፍሰ፡ ገብረከ፡ (!) እገሌ፡
check the viewerFol. 76v The ink is mostly faded away. The text is for the most part illegible.
Catalogue Bibliography of codicological unit 2
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Grébaut, S. and E. Tisserant 1935. Bybliothecae apostolicae Vaticanae codices manu scripti recensiti iussu Pii XI Pontificis maximi. Codices Aethiopici Vaticani et Borgiani, Barberinianus orientalis 2, Rossianus 865, I: Enarratio codicum (Città del Vaticano: In Bybliotheca Vaticana, 1935). page 213
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 82mm |
Width | 72mm |
Depth | mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 2
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q10, number:1
Quire ID:q11, number:2
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8),
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
good
Condition
Text at the end of the manuscript is mostly illegible due to faded ink.
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of lines: 11-14
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