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Fǝtḥa nagaśt

Dorothea Reule

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https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT1395Fethan
CAe 1395Clavis Aethiopica, an ongoing repertory of all known Ethiopic Textual Units. Use this to refer univocally to a specific text in your publications. Please note that this shares only the numeric part with the Textual Unit Record Identifier.
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Introduction
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Introduction
Ethiopic Introduction not present in the Arabic text, explaining that this work was composed by Abū l-Faḍāʾil b. al-ʿAssāl aṣ-Ṣafī↗ on the demand made by Constantine I↗ to the 318 Fathers of Nicaea.chapter
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Ethiopic Introduction not present in the Arabic text, explaining that this work was composed by Abū l-Faḍāʾil b. al-ʿAssāl aṣ-Ṣafī↗ on the demand made by Constantine I↗ to the 318 Fathers of Nicaea.
Introduction enumerating the canons used for this compilationchapter
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Introduction enumerating the canons used for this compilation

Secondary Bibliography (about:Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 25-27
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Index of Part 1chapter
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Index of Part 1
Index of Part 2chapter
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Index of Part 2
Part 1: On religious matterschapter
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Part 1: On religious matters
Chapter 1: On the Churchchapter
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Chapter 1: On the Church
Chapter 2: On the books of Scripture included in the canonchapter
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Chapter 2: On the books of Scripture included in the canon
Chapter 3: On baptismchapter
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Chapter 3: On baptism
Chapter 4: On the patriarchschapter
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Chapter 4: On the patriarchs
Chapter 5: On the bishopschapter
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Chapter 5: On the bishops
Chapter 6: On the priestschapter
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Chapter 6: On the priests
Chapter 7: On the deaconschapter
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Chapter 7: On the deacons
Chapter 8: On underdeacons, lectors, etc.chapter
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Chapter 8: On underdeacons, lectors, etc.
Chapter 9: On all priests, deacons, etc.chapter
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Chapter 9: On all priests, deacons, etc.
Chapter 10: On monks and nunschapter
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Chapter 10: On monks and nuns
Chapter 11: On discplining laymenchapter
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Chapter 11: On discplining laymen
Chapter 12: On the liturgychapter
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Chapter 12: On the liturgy
Chapter 13: On the eucharistchapter
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Chapter 13: On the eucharist
Chapter 14: On prayerchapter
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Chapter 14: On prayer
Chapter 15: On fastingchapter
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Chapter 15: On fasting
Chapter 16: On almsgivingchapter
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Chapter 16: On almsgiving
Chapter 17: On the distribution of the almschapter
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Chapter 17: On the distribution of the alms
Chapter 18: On tithe, firstlings, vows and legacieschapter
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Chapter 18: On tithe, firstlings, vows and legacies
Chapter 19: On Sundays and feastschapter
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Chapter 19: On Sundays and feasts
Chapter 20: On the martyrs and confessors, on apostateschapter
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Chapter 20: On the martyrs and confessors, on apostates
Chapter 21: On the illchapter
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Chapter 21: On the ill
Chapter 22: On the deadchapter
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Chapter 22: On the dead
Part 2: On civil matterschapter
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Part 2: On civil matters
Chapter 23: On food, clothing, habitation and professionschapter
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Chapter 23: On food, clothing, habitation and professions
Chapter 24: On marriagechapter
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Chapter 24: On marriage
Chapter 25: On concubinagechapter
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Chapter 25: On concubinage
Chapter 26: On donationschapter
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Chapter 26: On donations
Chapter 27: On exchanging, deposits, interest and leasechapter
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Chapter 27: On exchanging, deposits, interest and lease
Chapter 28: On lendingchapter
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Chapter 28: On lending
Chapter 29: On depotchapter
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Chapter 29: On depot
Chapter 30: On authorisationchapter
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Chapter 30: On authorisation
Chapter 31: On freedom, slavery and manumissionchapter
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Chapter 31: On freedom, slavery and manumission
Chapter 32: On guardianshipchapter
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Chapter 32: On guardianship
Chapter 33: On buying and sellingchapter
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Chapter 33: On buying and selling
Chapter 34: On associationchapter
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Chapter 34: On association
Chapter 35: On violence and oppressionchapter
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Chapter 35: On violence and oppression
Chapter 36: On the salarychapter
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Chapter 36: On the salary
Chapter 37: On constructionschapter
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Chapter 37: On constructions
Chapter 38: On exchangingchapter
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Chapter 38: On exchanging
Chapter 39: On confessionschapter
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Chapter 39: On confessions
Chapter 40: On the restitution of found objectschapter
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Chapter 40: On the restitution of found objects
Chapter 41: On testamentschapter
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Chapter 41: On testaments
Chapter 42: On heritageschapter
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Chapter 42: On heritages
Chapter 43: On judges and legal procedureschapter
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Chapter 43: On judges and legal procedures
Chapter 44: On kingschapter
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Chapter 44: On kings

Editions Bibliography

  • Arnold, F. 1841. Libri Aethiopici Fetha Negest: i.e. canon regum caput XLIV de regibus nunc primum editum, Latine versum, annotationibus illustratum (Halis Saxonum: In Officina Orphanotrophei., 1841).
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Chapter 45: On the precepts of the Old and New Testamentchapter
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Chapter 45: On the precepts of the Old and New Testament
Chapter 46: On the penalty for apostasychapter
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Chapter 46: On the penalty for apostasy
Chapter 47: On the penalty for homicidechapter
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Chapter 47: On the penalty for homicide
Chapter 48: On the penalty for fornicationchapter
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Chapter 48: On the penalty for fornication
Chapter 49: On the penalty for stealingchapter
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Chapter 49: On the penalty for stealing
Chapter 50: On ebriety, usury, etc.chapter
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Chapter 50: On ebriety, usury, etc.
Chapter 51: On hair, circumcision, confession, etc.chapter
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Chapter 51: On hair, circumcision, confession, etc.
Appendix on heritages, not present in all Arabic manuscriptschapter
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Appendix on heritages, not present in all Arabic manuscripts
Final note on the translationchapter
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Final note on the translation

Secondary Bibliography

  • Isenberg, C. W. 1841. Dictionary of the Amharic Language. In two parts. Amharic and English, and English and Amharic (London: The Church Missionary Society, 1841). page 212
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Guidi, I. 1901. ‘Der äthiopische “Sēnodos”’, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 55 (1901), 495–502. page 501-502
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  • Paulos Tzadua 2005. ‘Fǝtḥa nägäśt’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, II (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 534a–535b.
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Editions Bibliography

  • Guidi, I., ed., 1897. Il “Fetha Nagast” o “Legislazione dei re”: codice ecclesiastico e civile di Abissinia, tr. I. Guidi, I, Pubblicazioni scientifiche del R. Istituto Orientale in Napoli, 2 (Roma: Casa Editrice Italiana, 1897).
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  • Guidi, I., ed., 1899. Il “Fetha Nagast” o “Legislazione dei Re”: codice ecclesiastico e civile di Abissinia, tr. I. Guidi, II, Pubblicazioni scientifiche del R. Istituto Orientale in Napoli, 3 (Roma: Casa Editrice Italiana, 1899).
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  • Paulos Tzadua and P. L. Strauss 1968. The Fetha Nagast. The Law of the Kings, ed. P. L. Strauss, tr. Paulos Tzadua (Addis Ababa: Faculty of Law, Haile Selassie I University, 1968).
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  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 24-30(about: title , Fǝtḥa nagaśt)
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  • Zotenberg, H. 1874. Catalogues des manuscrits syriaques et sabéens (mandaïtes) de la Bibliothèque nationale, Manuscrits orientaux (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1874). page 171-173(about: title , Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)
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  • Assemanus, S. E. 1742. Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae et Palatinae codicum mms. orientalium catalogus (Florentiae: Ex Typographio Albiziniano, 1742). page 98-101(about: title , Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)
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  • Mai, A. 1831. Scriptorum veterum nova collectio e Vaticanis codicibus edita, IV (Romae: Typis Vaticanis, 1831). page 283-284(about: title , Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)
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  • Guidi, I. 1901. ‘Der äthiopische “Sēnodos”’, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, 55 (1901), 495–502. page 501-502(about: title , Fǝtḥa nagaśt)
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  • Paulos Tzadua 2005. ‘Fǝtḥa nägäśt’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, II (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 534a–535b. (about: title , Fǝtḥa nagaśt)
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  • Graf, G. 1947. Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur.  Zweiter Band: Die Schriftsteller bis zur Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts, II, Studi e Testi, 133 (Città del Vaticano: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1947). page 402-403(about: title , Fǝtḥa nagaśt)
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  • Rüppell, E. 1840. Reise in Abyssinien, II (Frankfurt am Main: Gedruckt auf Kosten des Verfassers, und in Commission bei Siegmund Schmerber, 1840). page 185-188(about: title , Fǝtḥa nagaśt)
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  • Graf, G. 1947. Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur.  Zweiter Band: Die Schriftsteller bis zur Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts, II, Studi e Testi, 133 (Città del Vaticano: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1947). page 400-403(about: title , Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)
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Secondary Bibliography (about:Maǧmūʿ al-qawānīn)

  • Dillmann, C. F. A. 1848. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae Oxoniensis, Pars VII: Codices Aethiopici (Oxonii: E Typographeo Academico, 1848). page 25-27
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  • Arnold, F. 1841. Libri Aethiopici Fetha Negest: i.e. canon regum caput XLIV de regibus nunc primum editum, Latine versum, annotationibus illustratum (Halis Saxonum: In Officina Orphanotrophei., 1841).
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  • Isenberg, C. W. 1841. Dictionary of the Amharic Language. In two parts. Amharic and English, and English and Amharic (London: The Church Missionary Society, 1841). page 212
    ZoteroOther citations
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