Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 16
Massimo Villa
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Missal, Readings from the New Testament, Anaphora of Our Lady by Cyriacus of Behnesa
Number of Text units: 27
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Binding
Two covers of red leather.
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
Original Location: Rome↗
1508-1540 ( The name of ʾaṣe role: title Lǝbna Dǝngǝl is added on fol. 5ra after those of some dead kings, the last of whom is ʾaṣe role: title Nāʿod . )Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1
(Fols 1–7v,
- p1_i1.1
(Fols 1–7v,
- p1_i1.2
(Fols 16v–22ra
- p1_i1.1
(Fols 1–7v,
- p1_i2
(Fols 22rb–25ra
- p1_i3
(Fols 25rb–43r
- p1_i3.1
(Fols 25rb–26vb
- p1_i3.2
(Fols 27ra–28vb
- p1_i3.3
(Fols 29ra–29va
- p1_i3.4
(Fols 29vb–30rb
- p1_i3.5
(Fols 30rb–31r
- p1_i3.6
(Fols 31r and following
- p1_i3.7
(Fols 32r and following
- p1_i3.8
(Fols 32v–34vb
- p1_i3.9
(Fols 35ra and following
- p1_i3.10
(Fols 36vb–37va
- p1_i3.11
(Fols 37va–38ra
- p1_i3.12
(Fols 38ra and following
- p1_i3.13
(Fols 39ra–40rb
- p1_i3.14
(Fols 40rb–41rb
- p1_i3.15
(Fols 41rb–42rb
- p1_i3.16
(Fols 42rb–43ra
- p1_i3.1
(Fols 25rb–26vb
- p1_i4
(Fols 43va–44ra
- p1_i5
(Fols 45ra–50ra
Contents
Fols 1–7v,
Fols 1–7v,
( gez ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ጸሎት፡ ላዕለ፡ ጻሕል፨ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡
. )Fols 16v–22ra
Fols 25rb–43r
Fols 25rb–26vb
Fols 27ra–28vb
Fols 29ra–29va
Fols 29vb–30rb
Fols 30rb–31r
Fols 31r and following
Fols 32r and following
Fols 32v–34vb
( gez ) ጳውሎስ፡ ቆሮንቶስ፡ በፋሲካ፡ ምንባብ።
(fol. 34vb ). )Fols 35ra and following
Fols 36vb–37va
Fols 37va–38ra
Fols 38ra and following
Fols 39ra–40rb
Fols 40rb–41rb
( gez ) በደብረ፡ ታብር፡ ምን"ባብ።"
was added by Tasfā Ṣǝyon . Excerpts from: Epistle to the Hebrews 12:18-24a; Second Epistle of Peter 3:8-13; Gǝbra ḥawāryāt 2:17-21; Wangel za-Mātewos 17:1-5. )Fols 41rb–42rb
Fols 42rb–43ra
( gez ) ፲፯፡ በእንተ፡ ብፁዓን።
was added by Tasfā Ṣǝyon . )Fols 45ra–50ra
Secondary Bibliography of codicological unit 1 , item 5
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Hammerschmidt, E. 1987. Studies in the Ethiopic Anaphoras, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 25, (2nd rev. edn) (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH, 1987). page 16
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
Extras of codicological unit 1
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The shelfmark ( la ) Vat. | 16 | Aethiop. is written on the cover, together with the coat of arms of pope Pius IX .
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The shelfmark ( la ) 16 Aethiop. is written in the lower margin.
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Name of Tasfā Ṣǝyon .
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The names of Tasfā Ṣǝyon and of his collaborator Tanśǝʾa Wald are written over እገሌ፡.
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The name of Tasfā Ṣǝyon is written over that of Zarʾa Lǝʿul , encircled within a line.
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 61-65
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Paper Codex
Watermark
No
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 220mm |
Width | 160mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 1
Leaves have been numbered in the upper outer margin of the leaves in a 17th-century hand. Thus, check the viewerfol. 1r is marked
( ) a 1
, check the viewerfol. 2r is marked( ) b 2
, check the viewerfol. 3r is marked( ) c 3
, check the viewerfol. 4r is marked( ) d 4
, check the viewerfol. 5r is marked( ) e 5
, check the viewerfol. 6r is marked( ) f 6
, check the viewerfol. 7r is marked( ) g 7
. From check the viewerfols. 8r, on, the numbering begins again from 1 up to check the viewerfol. 65 , which is numbered 59.Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
good
Condition
The text block was resewn by a librarian of pope Pius IX . One leaf is missing between fols. 37, and check the viewerfol. 38 .
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
15th-century script
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; titles and initial lines of the incipit pages; cruces ansatae.
Date: 1508-1540
1508-1540 The handwriting displays some old paleographic features, e.g., ሎ has the loop marking the 7th order attached directly to the body of the letter, without the linking line. The crux ansata is used for ornamental purpose in the margins and in the intercolumn (cp. Uhlig 1988).Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
Original Location: Rome↗
1508-1552 (The manuscript must have been written before Tasfā Ṣǝyon 's death, since he is the author of (a1) of codicological unit 2 .)Contents
Fol. 8ra Prayer of the incense
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by More than 1 PRS4805Grebaut PRS9530Tisseran ወእምዝ፡ ይጸሊ፡ (!) ቀሲስ፡ ጸሎተ፡ አኰቴተ፡ (!) ወያዓርግ፡ ዕጠነ፡ (!)
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): ወናስተበቍአከ፡ አምለክነ፡ (!) በ<ከ>መ፡ ሰመርከ፡ ቍርበነ፡ (!) አቤል፡
Fols 10ra–12vb
Fols 53v–55vb
( gez ) ወአባ፡ ዐባይዶ፡ ወአባ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ወአባ፡ ዋትሮስ፡ ወአባ፡ ዖፅ፡ ወአባ፡ ሊቃኖስ፡ ወአባ፡ እንጦነስ።
, and of check the viewer54r :( gez ) ወጶንጠልዮን፡ (!) ምንበብ፡ (!)
. Excerpts from: Epistle to the Romans 1:15-25; Epistle of James 3:1-6; Gǝbra ḥawāryāt 20:1-15; Gospel of John 10:1-21. The last reading terminates after v. 6 (check the viewer55vb ). The title( gez ) በጰጰሳት፡ (!) ምንባብ፡
is written in red ink.)Fols 57r and following
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Fol. 61va (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note
( gez ) ዤኑሲዮ፡ ደብቴርቢ፡ አነ፡ ተስፋ፡ ጽዮን፡ ማልኅዞ፡ ወልደ፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘደብረ፡ ሊበኖ፡ (!) ነጋዲ፡ ዘኢያሩሰሌም። (!) ወእምኢየሩሰሌም፡ (!) ነገደ፡ ብሔረ፡ ሮማ፡ ዘምልሰ፡ ወንጌል፡ ወብዙኃ፡ (!) አምኃ፡ ወአወፈየ፡ አምኃኁ፡ ለመከንነ፡ (!) ቅዱስ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ዘምስለ፡ ፬ወንጌላዊያን። ወለሊቂ፡ (!) ጰጰስኒ፡ (!) አወፈየ፡ ሜሮን፡ ወከልዐሂ፡ (!) አምሃ። ወእምድኅረ፡ ተመጠዎ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጰጰሰት፡ (!) ወሀበ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ ደብርነ፡ ወእምድኅረ፡ ወኀቦ፡
( The note was written by Tasfā Ṣǝyon Mālḫǝzo , spiritual son of Takla Hāymānot of Dabra Libānos , and states that he came to Rome↗ from Jerusalem↗ with gifts for the pope. )
Extras of codicological unit 2
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Pen trial.
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 61-65
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Paper Codex
Watermark
No
Extent of codicological unit 2
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 2 | |
Height | 220mm |
Width | 160mm |
Foliation of codicological unit 2
Leaves have been numbered in the upper outer margin of the leaves in a 17th-century hand. The numbering begins from check the viewerfols. 8r, and continues progressivey up to fol. 65 , which is numbered 59.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
good
Condition
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
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