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Maṣḥafa mǝśṭira samāy wa-mǝdr

Dorothea Reule

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CAe 1954Clavis 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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CAVTClavis Apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti 72 ( part about the birth of Enoch,) [check the Clavis Clavium]
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First Treatisechapter : 1
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First Treatise
Dǝrsān about Genesis and Exoduschapter
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Dǝrsān about Genesis and Exodus
Tǝrgʷāme upon a passage of Ezekielchapter
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Tǝrgʷāme upon a passage of Ezekiel
Rāʾǝy upon ultimate thingschapter
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Rāʾǝy upon ultimate things
Original tǝrgʷāme on the Revelation of Johnchapter : 2
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Original tǝrgʷāme on the Revelation of John
Titlechapter : 2.1
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Title
Burial of Moseschapter : 2.2
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Burial of Moses
Names of the angels of the seven Asian churcheschapter : 2.3
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Names of the angels of the seven Asian churches
The book with seven sealschapter : 2.4
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The book with seven seals

The book with seven seals signifies Adam

The lamb with seven horns and seven eyeschapter : 2.5
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Explanation of the seven sealschapter : 2.6
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Explanation of the seven seals
The blasts of the angels' trumpetschapter : 2.7
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The blasts of the angels' trumpets
The mystery of John ʾAbu Qalamsischapter : 2.8
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The mystery of John ʾAbu Qalamsis
The hidden scriptureschapter : 2.9
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The hidden scriptures
The seven hidden giftschapter : 2.10
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The seven hidden gifts

Among the seven gifts which Adam received from God are kingdom and priesthood.

Incredulity when faced with the exposition of the mysterychapter : 2.11
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Incredulity when faced with the exposition of the mystery
The origin of the prophetschapter : 2.12
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The origin of the prophets
Abrahamchapter : 2.13
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Abraham
The names of the fathers and mothers of the prophetschapter : 2.14
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The names of the fathers and mothers of the prophets
The apostleschapter : 2.15
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The apostles
Exegesis of some biblical textschapter : 2.16
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Exegesis of some biblical texts
Symbolism of the word "lion"chapter : 2.17
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Symbolism of the word "lion"
The wound of the beastchapter : 2.18
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The wound of the beast
The number of the beastchapter : 2.19
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The number of the beast
The seven bowlschapter : 2.20
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The seven bowls
Names of several sovereignschapter : 2.21
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Names of several sovereigns

The kings mentioned in Book of Clement

The false messiahchapter : 2.22
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The false messiah

On the antichrist, who will one day be king of Rome and meet the king of Ethiopia

The hidden scriptureschapter : 2.23
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The hidden scriptures
The hidden mysterychapter : 2.24
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The hidden mystery
Reading of the bookchapter : 2.25
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Reading of the book
Dǝrsān about the mystery of the divinity, mǝśṭira malakotምሥጢረ፡ መለኮት፡ chapter : 3
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Dǝrsān about the mystery of the divinity, mǝśṭira malakot ምሥጢረ፡ መለኮት፡
The mystery of the divinitychapter : 3.1
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The mystery of the divinity
Trinitiychapter : 3.2
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Trinitiy
The creation of Heaven and Earthchapter : 3.3
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The creation of Heaven and Earth
Symbolic interpretationschapter : 3.4
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Symbolic interpretations
The four riverschapter : 3.5
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The four rivers
Explanation of the riverschapter : 3.6
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Explanation of the rivers
The days of creationchapter : 3.7
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The days of creation
Creation of Adamchapter : 3.8
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Creation of Adam
The entry into heaven and the good chapter : 3.9
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The entry into heaven and the good
The entry of the righteous into Heavenchapter : 3.10
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The entry of the righteous into Heaven
The Sabbath rest and the angels' circumcisionchapter : 3.11
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The Sabbath rest and the angels' circumcision
Dǝrsān about the birth of Enoch, lǝdatu la-Henok chapter : 4
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Dǝrsān about the birth of Enoch, lǝdatu la-Henok

Clavis Bibliography

  • CAVT. Haelewyck, J.-C. 1998. Clavis apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1998). item 72
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Zotenberg 1877 considers the first three chapters div, div, and divpart of the preceding div.
Introductionchapter : 4.1
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Introduction
Adam's birthdaychapter : 4.2
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Adam's birthday
Adam and Jesuschapter : 4.3
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Adam and Jesus
Symbolic explanation of the ten weeks of Maṣḥafa Henok chapter : 4.4
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Symbolic explanation of the ten weeks of Maṣḥafa Henok
Computus of Enoch's birthday chapter : 4.5
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Computus of Enoch's birthday
Computus of Noah's birthday chapter : 4.6
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Computus of Noah's birthday
Noah, symbol of the sonchapter : 4.7
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Noah, symbol of the son
Computus of Abraham's birthdaychapter : 4.8
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Computus of Abraham's birthday
Abraham, symbol of Jesuschapter : 4.9
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Abraham, symbol of Jesus
Monks and prophetschapter : 4.10
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Monks and prophets
St Anthonychapter : 4.11
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St Anthony
Birth of Isaacchapter : 4.12
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Birth of Isaac
Isaac, symbol of Jesuschapter : 4.13
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Isaac, symbol of Jesus
Birth of Jacobchapter : 4.14
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Birth of Jacob
Sainthood and role of Jacobchapter : 4.15
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Sainthood and role of Jacob
Symbolism of the life of Jacobchapter : 4.16
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Symbolism of the life of Jacob
Birth of Josephchapter : 4.17
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Birth of Joseph
Joseph, symbol of Jesuschapter : 4.18
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Joseph, symbol of Jesus
The testament of the Lord - The ewechapter : 4.19
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The testament of the Lord - The ewe
The tabernaclechapter : 4.20
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The tabernacle
Symbolism of the tabernaclechapter : 4.21
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Symbolism of the tabernacle
Aaron's priestly clotheschapter : 4.22
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Aaron's priestly clothes
The precious stones and their symbolismchapter : 4.23
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The precious stones and their symbolism
On the priesthoodchapter : 4.24
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On the priesthood
Incense, symbol of Christ's sufferingchapter : 4.25
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Incense, symbol of Christ's suffering
The Virgin Marychapter : 4.26
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The Virgin Mary
Joshua, symbol of Jesuschapter : 4.27
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Joshua, symbol of Jesus
Davidchapter : 4.28
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David
David and the trinitychapter : 4.29
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David and the trinity

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Editions Bibliography

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Secondary Bibliography

  • Lusini, G. and G. Fiaccadori 2007. ‘Mǝśṭirä sämay wämǝdr: Mäṣḥafä mǝśṭirä sämay wämǝdr’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, III (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007), 956b–947a.
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  • CAVT. Haelewyck, J.-C. 1998. Clavis apocryphorum Veteris Testamenti, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1998). item 72
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  • Eugenia Sokolinski changed corresp element in accordance with issue 863 on 13.2.2019
  • Dorothea Reule Minor corrections on 27.3.2017
  • Eugenia Sokolinski keywords and minor corrections on 9.2.2017
  • Dorothea Reule Additions on 10.10.2016
  • Dorothea Reule Added information on 23.9.2016
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created file from google spreadsheet on 21.3.2016
  • Eugenia Sokolinski CREATED: text record on 9.2.2016

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