Author
Abbadie, Antoine d' (1810-1897)
Publication Date
1843
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Pompeu Fabra University Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200519_ark_12148_btv1b100293333
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1843
Sample Text
Scanning from an original document: Ethiopian from Abbadie 266. Scanning from a substitute document: R 25679. places but also descriptions of places and "oral information on unknown countries") which appear in this notebook was published in the Bulletins of the Geographical Society (1839-1840-1841-1842-1843) sometimes much more detailed (cf. Letters from Antoine d'Abbadie to M. Jomard as well as f.1r of notebook 266 in which Antoine d'Abbadie returns to this subject). They were then included in the Geography of Ethiopia (1890). This notebook is complementary to notebooks 265 and 267. It is organized in a similar way and we find the same entries there. On this subject, see the article by Mathilde Alain to be published in the journal Sources. Entries by theme (according to the page titles of Antoine d'Abbadie) Index: upper contreplat Lists of names: Place names: f. 14v-16v, 25v, 30r, 40r, 47v, 78v, 81v, 83v, 84r, 90r Place name comparisons: f. 46r These lists are mostly written with the name in fidel, the transliteration in Latin and sometimes a commentary in French. Notes on languages: On languages: f. 11v, 24r, 41r, 57r Hamina: f. 12rv, 71r; The f.12rv are transcribed in fidel and translated by Berhanou Abbebe, in the Annales d'Ethiopie 8, 1970. Table of languages of East Africa: f. 52r Notes on Ethiopian literature and Ethiopian manuscripts: Ethiopian Literature: f. 44v, 86v Table listing acquired Ethiopian manuscripts: f. 74v with a two-f return. from notebook 265, which are also tables listing collected books (there is also one in notebook 267). Ethiopian Library: f. 82r-83r Notes on Ethiopian kingdoms/states: Kingdom of önarya: f. 26r, 42v Notes on the peoples: Agaw: f. 73v Dawro: f. 41v Gallas: f. 3r, 10r, 38v, 60v Falacha: f. 29v, 32v, 42r, 61rv; the pages on the Falacha were reproduced and analyzed by Aešcoly, in Cahiers d'étudesafricaines 5, 1961. Saho: f. 66v Södama: f. 2v, 23v, 51r, 53v Yⱥmma: f. 36v Surveys, measurements and notes thereon: Angles taken: f. 76v Names of objects recorded with the Falbe theodolite: f. 48v, 49r, 63v, 64r, 72v, 73r, 79v-81r, 84v, 85r, 88v, 89r Notes on the canvas: f. 70r, 87v, 89v Related to the trip: Calendar: f. 91 v: calendar (first half 1845), 92r: calendar (second half 1844), 92v: calendar (second selestre 1843), lower back cover: calendar (first half 1844) Journal (beginning: bourka abbo, June 22, 1843-end: April 7, 1845 in önnangwa): f. 2r, 3v, 4rv, 5v, 7v, 8r, 10v, 11r, 18r, 28r, 43r, 45r, 48r, 50rv, 51v, 53r, 54v, 55v, 56r, 57v, 62v, 63r, 64v, 65v, 68r, 69rv, 70v, 71v, 74r, 75r-76r, 77rv, 91r; Joseph Tubiana published some extracts in 1959 which he annotated. Our caravan: f. 7r Oral information on unknown countries: f. 1r, 14r, 18v, 20r, 34r, 35v, 38r, 40v, 45v, 46v, 47r, 49v, 52v, 54r, 55r, 56v, 58v, 59v, 67v, 79r; this entry also appears in notebooks 265 and 267. Other entries: Agriculture: f. 1v, 19v, 43v Animals: f. 9rv, 25r, 88r Churches of Abyssinia: 35r Customary laws: f. 22r, 29r, 30v-32r, 33rv, 34v, 37r Diseases: f. 6r, 67r, 90v Meteors in Ethiopia: f. 5r, 17v, 21v, 27v, 37v (in önarya), 58r, 60r, 62r, 68v, 72r, 78r, 86r Breed notes: f. 23r, 36r, 59r, 85v Local notices and traditions: f. 17r Price: f. 39v Religion: f. 19r, 39r, 87r Memories of Abyssinian traders: f. 8v, 65r On the Axum inscription: f. 13r; see the publications of Antoine d'Abbadie in CRAIBL, 1877. On slaves: f. 24v, 66r Statistical table of families by village: f. 6v, 20v, 21r, 22v, 26v-27r, 28v-29r (end of table) Uses: f. 44r Digitization carried out from an original document: Ethiopien d'Abbadie 266. Digitization carried out from a substitution document: R 25679. cover: "June 22, 1843 - April 1845 Vol. 2" Part of the geographical information or information concerning peoples (place names but also descriptions of places and "oral information on unknown countries") which appear in this notebook was published in the Bulletins of the Geographical Society (1839-1840-1841-1842-1843) sometimes much more detailed (see Letters from Antoine d'Abbadie to Mr. Jomard as well as f.1r of notebook 266 in which Antoine d'Abbadie returns to this subject). They were then included in the Geography of Ethiopia (1890). This notebook is complementary to notebooks 265 and 267. It is organized in a similar way and we find the same entries there. On this subject, see the article by Mathilde Alain to be published in the journal Sources. Entries by theme (according to the page titles of Antoine d'Abbadie) Index: upper backplate Lists of names: Place names: f. 14v-16v, 25v, 30r, 40r, 47v, 78v, 81v, 83v, 84r, 90r Place name comparisons: f. 46r These lists are mostly written with the name in fidel, the transliteration in Latin and sometimes a commentary in French. Notes on languages: On languages: f. 11v, 24r, 41r, 57r Hamina: f. 12rv, 71r; The f.12rv are transcribed in fidel and translated by Berhanou Abbebe, in the Annales d'Ethiopie 8, 1970. Table of languages of East Africa: f. 52r Notes on Ethiopian literature and Ethiopian manuscripts: Ethiopian Literature: f. 44v, 86v Table listing acquired Ethiopian manuscripts: f. 74v with a two-f return. from notebook 265, which are also tables listing collected books (there is also one in notebook 267). Ethiopian Library: f. 82r-83r Notes on Ethiopian kingdoms/states: Kingdom of önarya: f. 26r, 42v Notes on the peoples: Agaw: f. 73v Dawro: f. 41v Gallas: f. 3r, 10r, 38v, 60v Falacha: f. 29v, 32v, 42r, 61rv; the pages on the Falacha were reproduced and analyzed by Aešcoly, in Cahiers d'étudesafricaines 5, 1961. Saho: f. 66v Södama: f. 2v, 23v, 51r, 53v Yⱥmma: f. 36v Surveys, measurements and notes thereon: Angles taken: f. 76v Names of objects recorded with the Falbe theodolite: f. 48v, 49r, 63v, 64r, 72v, 73r, 79v-81r, 84v, 85r, 88v, 89r Notes on the canvas: f. 70r, 87v, 89v Related to the trip: Calendar: f. 91 v: calendar (first half 1845), 92r: calendar (second half 1844), 92v: calendar (second selestre 1843), lower back cover: calendar (first half 1844) Journal (beginning: bourka abbo, June 22, 1843-end: April 7, 1845 in önnangwa): f. 2r, 3v, 4rv, 5v, 7v, 8r, 10v, 11r, 18r, 28r, 43r, 45r, 48r, 50rv, 51v, 53r, 54v, 55v, 56r, 57v, 62v, 63r, 64v, 65v, 68r, 69rv, 70v, 71v, 74r, 75r-76r, 77rv, 91r; Joseph Tubiana published some extracts in 1959 which he annotated. Our caravan: f. 7r Oral information on unknown countries: f. 1r, 14r, 18v, 20r, 34r, 35v, 38r, 40v, 45v, 46v, 47r, 49v, 52v, 54r, 55r, 56v, 58v, 59v, 67v, 79r; this entry also appears in notebooks 265 and 267. Other entries: Agriculture: f. 1v, 19v, 43v Animals: f. 9rv, 25r, 88r Churches of Abyssinia: 35r Customary laws: f. 22r, 29r, 30v-32r, 33rv, 34v, 37r Diseases: f. 6r, 67r, 90v Meteors in Ethiopia: f. 5r, 17v, 21v, 27v, 37v (in önarya), 58r, 60r, 62r, 68v, 72r, 78r, 86r Breed notes: f. 23r, 36r, 59r, 85v Local notices and traditions: f. 17r Price: f. 39v Religion: f. 19r, 39r, 87r Memories of Abyssinian traders: f. 8v, 65r On the Axum inscription: f. 13r; see the publications of Antoine d'Abbadie in CRAIBL, 1877. On slaves: f. 24v, 66r Statistical table of families by village: f. 6v, 20v, 21r, 22v, 26v-27r, 28v-29r (end of table) Uses: f. 44r
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