Te’ezāza Sanbat - ትእዛዘ ፡ ሰንበት ።

A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
An original Beta Israel text attributed to Abba Sabra.
Parts are wholly original, parts draw on diverse sources, and parts draw on Christian Ge'ez sources, most notably the Dersāna Sanbat
(alternatively, Dersāna Sanbat may draw on Te’ezāza Sanbat as a source).

Canonical Versions

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Te’ezāza Sanbat
(Commandments of the Sabbath)
- in Ge'ez		ትእዛዘ ፡ ሰንበት ።
ዐይን: Joseph Halévy
See also: transcription of d'Abbadie 107 (with translation).		 Faitlovitch Ms. 27 (page 1 of ms.);
Faitlovitch Ms. 28 (page 1 of ms.)
d'Abbadie 107

Related Non-Canonical Text: Dersāna Sanbat - ድርሳነ ፡ ሰንበት ።

One section of Te’ezāza Sanbat (Halévy's edition, pp. 8-13) corresponds to the first section of Dersāna Sanbat.

Version Modern or critical edition Selected manuscript/s

Dersāna Sanbat
(Homily on the Sabbath Attributed to Jacob of Serug)
An anonymous Ethiopian Christian text composed in Ge'ez.
- in Ge'ez
Note: "Dersāna Sanbat" is a generic title, also used for other works such as this one.		ድርሳነ ፡ ሰንበት ፡ (ዘደረሰ ፡ አባ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ዘሥሩግ) ።
A printed edition exists, but is not available online.
A French translation by Max Wurmbrand is available in "snippet view" only.		 EMML 3200 (17th c., pages out of order.);
IES 440 (18th c., not all pages together.);
EMML 3341 (18th c.) [p: 51];
EMML 4017 (18th c.) [p: 127];
EMML 2392 (18th-19th c.) [p: 256];
EMML 4435 (19th c.) [p: 212];
EMML 4362 (19th c.);
EMML 3034 (18th-20th c.) [p: 93];
EMML 1672 (20th c.) [p: 7];
IES 780 (20th c.);
EMML 378 (20th c.);
EMML 2323 (20th c.);
EMML 1099 (20th c.);
EMML 885 (20th c.);
Faitlovitch Ms. 34 [p: 7].

Significantly related biblical texts:

The Book of the Angels corresponds to a different section of the Dersāna Sanbat.

Further reading:

An analysis of Beta Israel Shabbat observance, using the Te’ezāza Sanbat as the main source: הלכות שבת של ביתא ישראל לפי תאזאזה סנבת


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