Roma, SGI 245 is a printed book containing the Amharic version of Genesis. Here follows a short description of the printed book:
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Shelfmark |
SGI 245 |
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Other shelfmarks |
Museo Z 4 |
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Inventory number |
65805 |
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Owning institution |
Società Geografica Italiana, Rome |
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Typology |
Printed book |
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Title |
ኦሪት፡ ዘፍጥረት፡ በዕብራይስጥም፡ በራሲስ፡ ይባላል። (Orit zä-fǝṭrät bä-ʿǝbrayǝsṭǝm bärasis yǝbbalal, “Genesis, which is called bärasis (i.e. bereshit) in Hebrew”) |
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Date of publication |
Unknown (most certainly second half of the 19th century) |
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Place of edition |
Unknown |
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Subject |
Old Testament |
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Language |
Amharic |
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Writing material |
Paper |
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Outer size (included the binding) |
258 x 200 x 7 mm |
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Outer size of the textblock |
251 x 200 x 5 mm |
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State of preservation of the binding |
Mediocre. |
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State of preservation of the textblock |
Mediocre. |
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Provenance and history |
Unknown provenance. The manuscript is mentioned in Enrico De Agostini’s Guida del Museo (1958) with the current shelfmark, but not in Silvio Zanutto’s Bibliografia etiopica (1932). This implies that the book most probably came into possession of the Società Geografica Italiana at some time between 1932 and 1958. |
A blank parchment folio has been inserted as a guardleaf between the front board and p. 1. The folio is a single leaf with a stub on its verso. Here follows a description of the features of the folio:
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Number of folia |
1 |
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Material |
Sheep parchment |
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Size |
251 x 200 mm |
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Thickness |
0.41 mm |
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Blank folia |
1rv |
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Foliation |
Unfoliated. |
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Ruling |
– |
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State of preservation |
Poor. |
