A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
A liturgical work used in life cycle events and relating divine names. Composed in Ge'ez, in related but distinct Christian and Beta Israel versions.
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
 Arde'et: (Book of the "Disciples" i.e. the Twelve Patriarchs) Beta Israel recension. - in Ge'ez | አርድእት ።
ዐይን: A.Z. Aescoly Newer critical editions by Wurmbrand (1964) and by Margaret Hayon (2023) exist in print only. See also: transcription of d'Abbadie 107 (with translation). |
d'Abbadie 107 (Aescoly's base text); Faitlovitch Ms. 6 [p: 3]; Faitlovitch Ms. 7 [p: 48]; Faitlovitch Ms. 22 [p: 67]; UCLA Ms. 10 [p: 49]. Christian content added by later hand. |
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
 Arde'et: (Book of the Disciples of Jesus) Christian recensions. - in Ge'ez |
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"Long Recension." ዐይን: Enno Littmann For the "short recension", there is seemingly no published edition, but see René Basset's French translation |
Note: I have not checked which recension each of these manuscripts represent, and Aescoly and Littmann note that there is much diversity within recensions. BL Or. 613 [img: 283]; EMML 935 [p: 6]; EMML 4590 [p: 14]; EMML 710 [p: 63]; EMML 2196 [p: 63]; EMML 4835 [p: 5]; EMML 5242 [p: 52]; EMML 2491 [p: 119]; IES 732 [p: 70]; EMML 4129 [p: 122]; EMML 3363 [p: 5]; EMML 4418 [p: 37]; EMML 4800 [p: 117]; EMML 1097 [p: 91]; EMML 2102 [p: 110] |