The Ethiopian homily on the Ark of the Covenant: critical edition and annotated translation of Dersanä Ṣeyon /

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In The Ethiopian Homily on the Ark of the Covenant, Amsalu Tefera offers an editio princeps of the Ethiopic text of Dǝrsanä Ṣǝyon together with an annotated English translation. This homily, most likely composed in the fifteenth century, links the term Zion with the Ark of the Covenant and recounts at length its wanderings from Sinai to Ethiopia. As a Christian document, many of the events are interpreted as symbolic of Mary and the heavenly New Jerusalem. First edited by the author for his 2011 doctoral dissertation, the critical text and apparatus present a complete collation of the ten known witnesses to this homily. Detailed notes are supplied on significant and difficult terms in the translation. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Glossary Introduction Objective Scope Fidäl Symbols and Transliteration 1. Consonants 2. Vowels 3. Numerals Signs Abbreviations Section 1. Background and Analysis Chapter 1. Tabot in the Ethiopian Tradition 1. Tabot in EOTC 2. When Did the Tabot Originate in EOTC Tradition? 3. The Ethiopian Claim for Possession of the Ark 4. Wanderings of the Ark in Ethiopia Chapter 2. Traditions on Zion and Axum 1. Zion 1.1. Various Applications of Zion 1.2. ‘No One is Allowed’ 1.3. Feast of Zion 2. Axum 2.1. Coronation at Axum 2.2. Ethiopian Royal Titles (Classical and Medieval Times) 3. Gäbäzä Aksum 4. Mäṣḥafä Aksum (MA) Chapter 3. Discussion and Analysis 1. Philological Issues 1.1. Description of the Manuscripts 1.1.1. A = Axum 1.1.2. B = Ǝnṭoṭṭo 1.1.3. C = NL 273 1.1.4. D = NL 630 1.1.5. F = EMML 8823 1.1.6. K = EMML 8429 1.1.7. P = Printed Ṭana Text 1.1.8. Q = EMML 8713 1.1.9. S = EMML 8979 1.1.10. T = Ṭānāsee 72 1.2. Textual Arrangements of DṢ 1.2.1. DṢ ‘proper’ 1.2.2. DM Arrangement 1.2.3. KN Arrangement 1.2.4. Unique Arrangement 1.3. Textual Analysis of DṢ 1.3.1. Content 1.3.2. Theme 1.3.3. Values of DṢ 1.4. Biblical Allusions in DṢ 1.5. Stemma Codicum 1.5.1. Archetype Errors 1.5.2. Sub-Archetype Errors 2. Linguistic Analysis 2.1. Adiaphoric Variants 2.1.1. Transposition 2.1.2. Banal Error 2.1.3. Omission 2.2. Vowel Spelling: -i- Alternating with -ǝ- 2.3. Number 2.4. Metathesis 2.5. Word Separation 2.6. Other Linguistic Features 2.6.1. Deletion 2.6.2. Labialization (Orthography) 2.6.3. Insertion of Phonetic Glide 2.6.4. Feminine Marker 2.6.5. Punctuation Section 2. Text Edition and Translation Chapter 4. Critical Edition Chapter 5. Annotated Translation Chapter 6. News, Miracles and Effigies of Zion 1. Zena Ṣǝyon ‘News of Zion’—NL 630 [D] and EMML 8429 [K] 1.1. Text 1.2. Translation 2. Täʾammǝrä Ṣǝyon ‘Miracles of Zion’—EMML 8823 [F] 2.1. Text 2.2. Translation 3. [P]—Published Text 3.1. Täʾammǝrä Ṣǝyon Maryam ‘Miracles of Mary Zion’ 3.1.1. Text 3.1.2. Translation 3.2. Mälkǝʾa Ṣǝyon ‘Effigy of Zion’ 3.2.1. Text 3.2.2. Translation Chapter 7. Summary and Concluding Remarks Textual History Attested Manuscripts Bipartite Stemma Appendix Bibliography Abbreviations of Journals, Series and Other Publications Published Books and Journals Unpublished Materials Manuscripts Websites Author Index Subject Index