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Gulo Maḵadā, ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot, ATH-010

Sophia Dege-Müller (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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General description

Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot↗

The date Sane 1962 year of mercy (= May/June 1970 A.D.) is given as the date according to the colophon.

Summary

I) Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”: 45 protective prayers (fols. 5ra-58vb) Additiones 1-3; colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–58vb ), Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”: 45 protective prayers

Contents

check the viewerFols 5ra–58vb Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”: 45 protective prayers (CAe 1824)

Colophon

check the viewerFol.

ዘመኑ፡ ዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወርሁ፡ ወርኃ፡ ሰኔ፡ ፲፱፻፷፪ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ አራዕሮ፡ ልጅ፡ አስገዶም፡ ፃዕዱ፡ የዋጋው፡ ልክ፡ ፴የኢትዮጵያ፡ ብር፡ ነው፡ የሰራተኛው፡ ስም፡ ቄ፡ ኃ፡ ገ፡ ማ፡ የአባቶቹ፡ አስማት፡ ገብረ፡ ሩፋኤል፤ ወልደ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ገብረ፡ ኪዳን፡ ሐረገ፡ ወይን፡ ወለተ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል። መጻፉን፡ ተቀብየ፡ አሎክ፡ እኔ፡ ልጅ፡ አስገዶም፡ ከቄስ፡ ኃይሉ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ተቀብየ፡ እሎክ፡

Written in the main hand in Amharic and in a very poor orthography. The colophon states that ʾAsgadom Ṣāʿǝdu bought the Ms. for 30 Bǝrr from the scribe Qes Ḫāyla Gebrä Māryām (name abbreviated as Q. Ḫ. G. M.). It was than donated to the church of ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot. The names of his family members are Gabra Rufāʾel, Walda Ḥawāryāt, Walda Gabrǝʾel, Gabra Kidān (of?) Ḥaraga Wayni, Walatta Qirqos, Walatta Mikāʾel.

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

  1. check the viewerf. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Ownership note (incomplete).

    ( am ) መጽሐፈ፡ መፍትሔ፡ ሥራይ፡ እኔ፡ ቄስ፡ ኃይ …

    Incomplete note written in pen, stating that the book belongs to qes (priest)... [illegible].

  2. check the viewerf. 2r (Type: RecordTransaction)

    Transaction note.

    ( am ) ከአቶ፡ አስገዶም፡ ፃዕዱ፡ የመፍቴሔ፡[sic]ሥራይ፡ ፴ብር፡ ተቀብየ፡ አሎህ፡ እኔ፡ ቄስ፡ ኃይለ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም

    The note is written in pencil. It states that priest (qes) Ḫāyla Gebrä Māryām has received 30 Bǝrr from ʾAsgadom Ṣāʿǝdu for the Ms.

  3. check the viewerf. 4r (Type: DonationNote)

    : Donation note.

    ( am ) አምተ ምህ ይህ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ መፍትሔየስ፡[sic] ዘተሣየጠ፡ በንዋየ፡ አቶ አስገዶም፡ ጻእዱ፡ ወወሐቦ፡ ከቦ{ታ}፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃማኖት[sic]

    The note is written in pencil, it states that ʾAsgadom Ṣāʿǝdu donated the book to the church of ʾAbuna Takla Hāymānot (ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot).

Extras

  1. check the viewer52vb (Type: Supplication)

    King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse and Metropolitan Basǝlyos are mentioned in the supplication formula.

  2. Spaces for rubricated names were left unfilled throughout the Ms.

  3. check the viewer3r

    Illegible notes written in pen and pencil

  4. Scribbles in the margin: check the viewer27r , 59r.

  5. Lacunas: check the viewer37vb , 38vb, 41rb, 42rb, 43rab, 43rab, 44ra.

  6. Single Ethiopic letters or numerals are written in the upper margin: check the viewer9r , 11r, 15r, 21r, 22v, 23v, 26v, 34v, 42r, 47v.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 21 s.

Other Decorations

  1. drawing: check the viewerf. 8rb:

    Talismanic drawing.

  2. drawing: check the viewerf. 12rb:

    Talismanic drawing with crosses.

  3. drawing: check the viewerf. 20vb: Talismanic drawing:

    eyes (?).

  4. drawing: check the viewerf. 23vb: Talismanic drawing with anthropomorphic motif:

    face.

  5. drawing: check the viewerf. 25va: Talismanic drawing with anthropomorphic motif:

    faces.

  6. drawing: check the viewerf. 25vb: Talismanic drawing with anthropomorphic motif:

    face.

  7. drawing: check the viewerf. 28rb:

    Talismanic drawing.

  8. drawing: check the viewerf. 29rb:

    Talismanic drawing with star symbol (?).

  9. drawing: check the viewerf. 35vb:

    Talismanic drawing.

  10. drawing: check the viewerf. 44rb:

    Angelic script.

  11. drawing: check the viewerf. 44va:

    Talismanic drawing, magic square "Bämarya".

  12. drawing: check the viewerf. 44vb:

    Angelic script and talismanic drawing.

  13. drawing: check the viewerf. 45ra:

    Talismanic drawing, magic squares, Angelic script.

  14. drawing: check the viewerf. 46rb:

    Talismanic drawing, Angelic script.

  15. drawing: check the viewerf. 46va:

    Magic square.

  16. drawing: check the viewerf. 48ra:

    Talismanic drawing.

  17. drawing: check the viewerf. 50va:

    Magic square.

  18. drawing: check the viewerf. 55ra:

    Magic square.

  19. drawing: check the viewerf. 55vb:

    Magic square (incomplete?).

  20. drawing: check the viewerf. 57vb:

    Talismanic drawing.

  21. drawing: check the viewerf. 61v:

    Michael with a sword and scales.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 62.0 (leaf) , Entered as 62.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r, 1v, 2v, 3v, 4v, 59v-60r, 60v, 61r, 62r, 62v, in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires (A+8). 166 126 50
Outer dimensions
Height 166
Width 126
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 4 Fols 1r–4v A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
2 8 Fols 5r–12v I(8/fols. 5r-12v)
3 8 Fols 13r–20v II(8/fols. 13r-20v)
4 6 Fols 21r–26v III(6/fols. 21r-26v)
5 8 Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
7 8 Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
8 8 Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
9 4 Fols 59r–62v VIII(4/fols. 59r-62v).

Collation diagrams


A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2

I(8/fols. 5r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 13r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(6/fols. 21r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(4/fols. 59r-62v).
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 59 62 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/Fols 1r–4v) – II(8/Fols 5r–12v) – III(8/Fols 13r–20v) – IV(6/Fols 21r–26v) – V(8/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(8/Fols 35r–42v) – VII(8/Fols 43r–50v) – VIII(8/Fols 51r–58v) – IX(4/Fols 59r–62v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–4v A(4/fols. 1r-4v) ; Fols 5r–12v I(8/fols. 5r-12v) ; Fols 13r–20v II(8/fols. 13r-20v) ; Fols 21r–26v III(6/fols. 21r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v) ; Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) ; Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) ; Fols 59r–62v VIII(4/fols. 59r-62v).;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Holes and tears carefully amended on check the viewer14 , 17, 19.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; leather inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Holes are visible in the centre folds, probably from tacketing.

Binding material

wood

leather

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 14

H 107mm
W 103mm
Intercolumn 8mm
Margins
top 22
bottom 32
right 20
left 8
intercolumn 8
All data for check the viewer5r .

Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot, ATH-010 main part

has a sum of layout width of 131mm which is greater than the object height of 126mm

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
  • The upper line is written above the ruling (written below the ruling line on (Excerpt from check the viewer30r)
    , 30v, 31r, 31v, 32r, 32v, 33r, 33v,).
  • The bottom line is written above the ruling (the bottom ruled lines were not used on (Excerpt from check the viewer27v)
    , 28r, 28v, 29r, 29v, 30r, 30v).
Pricking
  • Ruling and pricking are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Irregular, with hairlines. The words እግዚአብሔር፡ (ʾǝgziʾabǝḥer), and እግዚእ፡ (ʾǝgziʾ), are often written with ligature (e.g., check the viewer6vb , 7rb, 7va, 9ra).

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication: Divine names; the names of King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse and Metropolitan Bāsǝlyos (fol. 52vb); two groups of two lines on the incipit page (fol. 5r); one or two lines in the beginning of each prayer; the word salām; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Second half of 20th cent. hand.

    Priest (qes) Ḫāyla Gebrä Māryām is mentioned as the “worker”, i.e. the scribe (?) in the colophon.Second half of 20th cent. hand.

    • Keywords

    MagicMedicine

    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    type=expanded
    19.2.2024 at 22:30:29
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    type=lastModified
    20.8.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESath010/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESath010
    idno
    type=filename
    ESath010.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESath010

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    Sophia Dege-Müller, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGulo Maḵadā, ʾArāʿro Takla Hāymānot, ATH-010ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.8.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESath010 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]

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    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Sophia Dege-Müller last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 17.9.2014
    • Sophia Dege-Müller catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 4.4.2014
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 23.1.2014

    Attributions of the contents

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