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Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 13

Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford

Mekane Yesus Seminary, EMIP

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00613
Mekane Yesus Seminary Library[view repository]

Collection: Mekane Yesus Seminary

Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 613

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General description

Mekane Yesus Seminary 13

Number of Text units: 6

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Early-twentieth century

Summary

Image of John the Baptist, መልክአ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡, God Reigns, እግዚአብሔር፡ ነግሠ፡ (ነግሥ፡), Image of Gäbrä Mänfas Qǝddus, መልክአ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡, Image of Saint George, መልክአ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡, Image of Michael, መልክአ፡ ሚካኤል፡, Image of Gabriel, መልክአ ገብርኤል፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–10v

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    ), Hymn to John the Baptist
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    ), ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (General record)
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    ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
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    ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George
  5. ms_i5 (Fols 29r–44v

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    ), Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel
  6. ms_i6 (Fols 45r–53r

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    ), Malkǝʾa Gabrǝʾel

Contents

Fols 1r–10v

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Hymn to John the Baptist (CAe 2999)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እሳት፡ በሐቅለ፡ ሕሊና፡ ነዳዲ፡ ወበስመ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ መጥበቢተ፡ ዓለም፡ ዓባዲ፡ ማኅቶተ፡ ጸዳል፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጽልመተ፡ አበሳ፡ ሰዳዲ፡ ከመ፡ እዜኑ፡ ኂሩተከ፡ ዕዳ፡ ኃጣውዕየ፡ ፍዲ፡ በአየረ፡ ሰማይ፡ ዘይጸርኅ፡ ቃልከ፡ ዓዋዲ፡ . . . . .ommission by

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Fols 13r–14v

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ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer nagśa (General record) (CAe 1325)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ብሂል፡ ንወድሶ፡ ለዘሀሎ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል፡ ስቡሕ፡ ወውዱስ፡ ዘሣረረ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዓለመ፡ በአሐቲ፡ ቃል፡

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Fols 14v–21v

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 2915)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ መሠረተ፡ ነገር፡ ወውጣኔ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ ሰላም፡ በብሥራተ፡ መልአክ፡ ሠናየ፡ ቅኔ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ሰባኬ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ውስተ፡ ኵርጓኔ፡ ተማኅፀንኩ፡ በኪዳንከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይርአይ፡ ኩነኔ፡ በእንተዝ፡ ኃሠሥኩ፡ ኪያከ፡ መድኃኔ፡

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Fols 22r–28v

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Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George (CAe 2927)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለጽንሰትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ ቡሩክ፡ በበዓለ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ወመስቀለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክ፡ ገባሬ፡ መንክራት፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ በዓውደ፡ ዱድያኖስ፡ ምዑክ፡ አጽራርየ፡ እለ፡ ተንሥኡ፡ በነገረ፡ ከንቱ፡ ወበክ፡ ሐመደ፡ ለይኩን፡ በጽባሕ፡ ወሠርክ፡

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Fols 29r–44v

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Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel (CAe 2835)

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Fols 45r–53r

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Malkǝʾa Gabrǝʾel (CAe 2965)

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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 2 .

  1. Fols. 11r, 11v, 12r, 12v (Type: GuestText)

    Psalms of David, Psalm26 (CAe 2000 Psalm26) , in a different hand

  2. Fol. 53v (Type: Asmat)

    Asmat prayer of the Trinity, listing the Hebrew alphabet as names of God

  3. Fol. 55r

    Prescription for diarrhea

  4. Fol. iv(erso)

    Deposition, in pencil: Fitawǝrari Taddäsä when he took the hand of Dañe, he said, "Yes, I have a bank debt of 300 birr." The guarantors are Gǝrazǝmač Šǝfäraw and Lǝj Alämayähu Ṭäna. Written on 1 Ṭǝqemt 1915

  5. Fol. 10v

    Colophon: Oh, God of Yoḥannǝs, protect me and save me from the suffering of flesh and soul, me, your beloved Wäldä Yoḥannǝs (owner) and his scribe, Gäbrä Mädḫǝn

  6. Fol. 44v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    complete name of owner, Wäldä Yoḥannǝs Dǝl Näśahu

  7. Fol. 53r

    list of names, in blue ink

  8. Fol. 54v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    faded text: excerpt from the book of Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)

Extras

  1. Fol. ir(ecto)

    $90. Note, illegible, written upside down

  2. Fols. iiv(erso), 54r, 55v

    blank

  3. f. 34r, top

    faded text: prescription for stubborn bull (abäya bäre)

  4. Fols. 3r, 6r, 8r, 44r, 50r

    (etc.) words of text are written interlinearly

  5. Fol. 19v

    erasure markings are visible

  6. Fols. 14r, 20v

    text has been removed

Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 13r, 29r, 45r, (interlocking, colorful ḫarägs); 10v, 21r, 27r, 28v, 44v, 53r, (multiple full stops); 10v (line of alternating red and black dots)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)

    Virgin and Child with caption Legend: ( ) "Saint Gabriel" and "Saint Michael" and "with her beloved son."

  2. miniature: Fol. 21v

    Holy Man Portrait Gabra Manfas Qǝddus with caption Legend: ( ) "Abuna Gäbrä Mänfäs Qǝddus."

  3. miniature: Fol. 28v

    Angel with and standing with his foot on a demon

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 55 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection sheet + 7 135 88 30
Outer dimensions
Height 135mm
Width 88mm
Depth 30mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: protection sheet and quires 1–4 and 6–7 balanced; quire 5 adjusted balanced. Folio stub is visible between fols. 28, 29.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Sheet
2 1 8 Fols 1–8 Quire 1
3 2 4 Fols 9–12 Quire 2
4 3 8 Fols 13–20 Quire 3
5 4 8 Fols 21–28 Quire 4
6 5 11 Fols 29–39 Folio stub is visible between fols. 28, 29. Quire 5: 11, stub before 1
7 6 10 Fols 40–49 Quire 6
8 7 6 Fols 50–55 Quire 7

Collation diagrams


Protection Sheet
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 14 Unit #1 Unit #2

Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 15 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 23 30 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 5: 11, stub before 1
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1) Folio stub is visible between fols. 28, 29.
Collation diagram Quire 6 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 42 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 52 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(8/Fols 1–8) – II(4/Fols 9–12) – III(8/Fols 13–20) – IV(8/Fols 21–28) – V(10+1/s.l. 11, stub before 1/Fols 29–39) – VI(10/Fols 40–49) – VII(6/Fols 50–55) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Sheet ; Fols 1–8 Quire 1 ; Fols 9–12 Quire 2 ; Fols 13–20 Quire 3 ; Fols 21–28 Quire 4 ; Fols 29–39 Quire 5: 11, stub before 1 ; Fols 40–49 Quire 6 ; Fols 50–55 Quire 7 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (11), 7 (10), 8 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (11), 7 (10), 8 (6),

Binding

Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.

Binding material

parchment

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 8-10mm
bottom 33mm
right 13mm
left 7mm

Ms Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 13 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 88mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 135mm.

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 13-14

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ዮሐንስ ማርያም፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ሚካኤል፡

    The words John, Mary, Gäbrä Mänfäs Qǝddus, George, God and Michael are rubricated

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability

    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

    date
    type=expanded
    17.5.2024 at 01:11:12
    date
    type=lastModified
    18.11.2020
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    manuscripts
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00613/main
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00613
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    type=filename
    EMIP00613.xml
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    type=ID
    EMIP00613

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    • Ashlee Benson Minor edits on 18.11.2020
    • Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 25.6.2020
    • Ralph Lee corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
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    • Ashlee Benson Added items on 25.2.2020
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018

    Attributions of the contents

    Ashlee Benson, editor

    Jonah Sandford, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Ralph Lee, contributor

    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.