Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 10
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Rüpp. II,4, Goldschmidt 4
General description
Old Testament Books
Number of Text units: 38
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
1700-1799 ?Provenance
Bought by Eduard Rüppell between 1831 and 1834 in Ethiopia↗ . While being transported from the Soviet to the American occupation zone on the 3rd July 1945, it fell from a truck, but was found on the same day and returned to the Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg↗ in 1950. See also Tönnies 2012.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerF. ia, lines 1-4. ), Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1
- ms_i2 (check the viewerThe text begins on f. ia at line 5. ), Note
- ms_i3 (check the viewerThe text begins on f. ib at line 9. ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- ms_i4 (check the viewerpps iia–iva ), List of the names of the kings of Israel and Judah
- ms_i5 (check the viewerpps iva–v ), Explanation and translation of the names of angels and some names of God
- ms_i6
(check the viewerpps 1–308 ),
Books of Kings
- ms_i6.1 (check the viewerpps 1a–86a, check the viewer311a–312b ), Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1
- ms_i6.2 (check the viewerpps 86b–160a ), Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2
- ms_i6.3 (check the viewerpps 160b–238a ), Kings 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 3
- ms_i6.4 (check the viewerpps 238b–308b ), Kings 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 4
- ms_i8
(check the viewerpps 308b–311a ),
List of the names of the kings of Israel and Judah
- ms_i8.1 (check the viewerpps 308b–310a ), List of the names of the kings of Israel and Judah
- ms_i8.2 (check the viewerpps 310a–311a ), Explanation of the names of God and angels
- ms_i9
(check the viewerpps 313a–357c ),
Daqiqa nabiyāt
- ms_i9.1 (check the viewerpps 313a–320c ),
- ms_i9.2 (check the viewerpps 321a–327b ),
- ms_i9.3 (check the viewerpps 327b–332a ),
- ms_i9.4 (check the viewerpps 332a–335a ),
- ms_i9.5 (check the viewerpps 335a–335c ),
- ms_i9.6 (check the viewerpps 335c–336c ),
- ms_i9.7 (check the viewerpps 337a–338c ),
- ms_i9.8 (check the viewerpps 338c–341a ), ።
- ms_i9.9 (check the viewerpps 341a–343b ),
- ms_i9.10 (check the viewerpps 343b–345a ),
- ms_i9.11 (check the viewerpps 345a–354c ),
- ms_i9.12 (check the viewerpps 354c–357c ),
- ms_i10 (check the viewerpps 359a–396c ), ʾIyob
- ms_i11 (check the viewerpps 397a–423 ), Proverbs
- ms_i12 (check the viewerpps 423b–432a ),
- ms_i13 (check the viewerpps 432a–451c ),
- ms_i14 (check the viewerpps 453a–514b ), Book of Isaiah
- ms_i15 (check the viewerpps 515a–562 ), Apocalypse of Ezra
- ms_i16
(check the viewerpps 563a–603a ),
Daniel, Book of (includes Daniel, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon)
- ms_i16.1 (check the viewerpps 563a–566b ), Susanna
- ms_i16.2 (check the viewerpps 566b–600a ), Daniel, Book of
- ms_i16.3 (check the viewerpps 600a–603a ), Bel and the Dragon
Contents
check the viewerF. ia, lines 1-4. Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1 (CAe 2697)
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(Beginning of Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1.)check the viewerThe text begins on f. ib at line 9. Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376)
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(Beginning of Apocalypse of Ezra.)check the viewerpps 1–308 Books of Kings (CAe 1719)
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(There is no chapter division, the text is corrected in comparatively few places.)Text Bibliography , item 6
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Dillmann, C. F. A. 1861. Biblia Veteris Testamenti Aethiopica, in quinque tomos distributa, ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A.D., Professor Kiliensis. Veteris Testamenti Aethiopici Tomus Secundus sive Libri Regum, Paralipomenon, Esdrae, Esther ad librorum manuscriptorum fidem edidit et apparatu critico instruxit Dr. A.D., Professor Kiliensis (Lipsiae: Sumptibus Societatis Germanorum Orientalis, Typis F. A. Brockhausii, 1861).
check the viewerpps 1a–86a, check the viewer311a–312b Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1 (CAe 2697)
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(Sam 17:21-31 are missing from check the viewerpp. 48a, , but are then added on check the viewer311a–312 .)check the viewerpps 86b–160a Book of Samuel 2 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 2 (CAe 2698)
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check the viewerpps 308b–311a List of the names of the kings of Israel and Judah
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Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerpp. 311a ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ ዘነገሥት፡ ፬ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር። ። ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘሱራሔ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ owner ወዘአቡሁ፡ መዝራዕተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ owner ወብእሲቱ፡ ዓመተ፡ ዮሐንስ። owner ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐሮሙ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerpps 359a–396c ʾIyob (CAe 1688)
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(The book is divided into unnumbered chapters.)Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerpp. 396b ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኢዮብ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወጻድቅ፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወኍልቈ፡ ምራፋቲሁ፡ ፲ወ፭ ወስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ለሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerpps 397a–423 Proverbs (CAe 2195)
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(Many parts of this work, towards the end even entire chapters, are misplaced.) (There are comparatively few corrections.)check the viewerpps 423b–432a መክብብ፡ ወልደ፡ ዳዊት። (CAe 1320)
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(Chapters are marked at the following places: Chapter 1: 1:1; Chapter 2: 2:3; Chapter 3: 2:4; Chapter 4: 3:1; Chapter 5: 4:3; Chapter 6: 4:9; Chapter 7: 4:13; Chapter 8: 4:19; Chapter 9: 5:7; Chapter 10: 5:4; Chapter 11: 6:1; Chapter 12: 7:3; Chapter 13: 9:13; Chapter 14: 10:16.)check the viewerpps 453a–514b Book of Isaiah (CAe 1672)
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(There is no chapter division, the beginnings of the following sections are rubricated: Is 1:1; 2:2; 6:1; 7:1; 13:1; 14:28; 15:1; 16:13; 17:1; 19:1; 20:1; 21:1; 21:11; 22:1; 26:9; 30:6; 38:1; 38:9.)Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerpp. 515b በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ትንቢተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨
Colophon
እምዘ፡ ተወጥነ፡ አመ፡ ፲ለሐምሌ፡ ወተፈጸመ፡ አመ፡ ፳ሁ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ወርኅ፡ ወጸሐፊሁኒ፡ ወልዱ፡ ለእንባቆም፡ ፋደል፡ ዘተዓገሎ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ፈቃድየ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ዚአየ፡ እምርስተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ቅቡእ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፨
check the viewerpps 515a–562 Apocalypse of Ezra (CAe 1376)
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(The work is divided into 141 chapters.)check the viewerpps 563a–603a Daniel, Book of (includes Daniel, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon) (CAe 3529)
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check the viewerpps 563a–566b Susanna (CAe 3194)
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(The work is divided into four chapters.)check the viewerpps 600a–603a Bel and the Dragon (CAe 3195)
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Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ): ተፈጸመ፡ ራእይ፡ ዘዳንኤል፡ በአኰቴተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerpp. 48a (Type: Comment)
marginal
Note stating that the verses left out from Content Item 6.1 , item 6 Book of Samuel 1 = (Ethiopic) Book of Kings 1 (CAe 2697) are added at the end of the book.
( gez ) ዘተረስዓ፡ ወዘተገድፈ፡ ሀሎ፡ ኀበ፡ ካልእ፡ መካን፡ ውስተ፡ ፍጻሜሁ፡ ለረቀ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ።
Extras
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check the viewer–check the viewer312
At the top of each page, the content is indicated in red.
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check the viewerpps. 311, 313, 453, 515
The name of the original owner or scribe has been erased everywhere.
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The name of Eduard Rüppell is added on the first page.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Goldschmidt, L. 1897. Die Abessinischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Frankfurt am Main (Rüppell’sche Sammlung) nebst Anhängen und Auszügen (Berlin: S. Calvary & Co., 1897). page 12–17
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 31cm |
Width | 26cm |
Foliation
The manuscript is paginated in pencil in the upper outer corner of each page. Three guard leaves in the beginning have not been paginated.
Quire Structure Collation
It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.
- Quire with id:q1 and n 1 is made of 3 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
- Quire with id:q33 and n 33 is made of 5 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
- Quire with id:q40 and n 40 is made of 1 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Ethiopian binding, wooden boards covered with leather, slightly damaged
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerpps 1–312, check the viewer515–603 )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21-23
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Good, clear handwriting.
Rubrication: Content description of Content Item 6 Books of Kings (CAe 1719) at the top of the pages until check the viewerpp. 312 , the ownership note in Content Item 8.2 , item 8 Explanation of the names of God and angels , chapter division.
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Smaller characters than Hand h1 .
check the viewerpps 313–514Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
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