Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-006
Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual”
Number of Text units: 21
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa↗
šum ʾagāme Gabra Ḥǝywat is mentioned in Additio 2 as the donor. Perhaps this is šum ʾagame Dastā (d. 1908) whose baptismal name was Gabra Ḥǝywat (cf. QQM-004, check the viewer131va ; SM-007, check the viewer142vc ).Provenance
Owners or donors Zawalda Māryām and his wife Śǝḥina Śǝllāse are mentioned in Additio 1; They are also mentioned in the supplication formulas on many fols., e.g., check the viewer8vb , 16rb, 18ra, 30rb, 42vb, 50vb, 96vab. The names of other family members (cf. Additio 1) also occur occasionally, e.g., Walda Śǝllāse and ʿĀmata Mikāʾel on check the viewer58ra , 113ra, Gabra Ḥawāryāt, Tasfā Śǝllāse and Takla Hāymānot on check the viewer93vb , ʿƎśśeta Māryām on check the viewer133vb .
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3ra–152ra ),
Maṣḥafa gǝnzat
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–7rb ), Introduction
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 7rb–10va ), Prayers and homilies (unspecified)
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 10va–19vb ), Discourse of St Athanasius on death
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 20ra–27va ), Maṣḥaf za-waḍʾāt ʾǝm-ʾIyarusālem “Book that Came from Jerusalem”
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 27va–36rb ), Prayers and homilies (unspecified)
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 36rb–37ra ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 59ra–60ra ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 64va–65ra ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 66rb–68ra ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 73rb–74rb ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFol. 75vb ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 77vb–78ra ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 81ra–81rb ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 85ra–85rb ), Antiphons (kǝśtāt, ʾaryām)
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 85vb–89vb ),
Homily on Priests and Deacons who have Fallen Asleep
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 89vb–104va ), Prayers and homilies (unspecified)
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 104va–106vb ), Homily by ʾabbā Salāmā, Metropolitan of Ethiopia
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 106vb–111ra ), Prayers and homilies (unspecified)
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 111ra–114rb ), Lǝfāfa ṣǝdq “Bandlet of Righteousness”
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 114rb–115ra ), Mangada samāy “Journey to Heaven”
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–152ra Maṣḥafa gǝnzat (CAe 1931)
Language of text:
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፡ ይዕቀቦ፡ ለጸሓፊሁ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወምኑን፡ ገብረ፡ ዋህድ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚዝያ፡ በ፲ወ፮፡ ዕለት፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ እንዘ፡ ሠርቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ ፲ወ፭፡
The book was completed by the scribe Gabra Wahǝd scribe on the 16th of Miyāzyā in the time of Luke the Evangelist.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerf. 152ra-152vb (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note.
( gez ) ዛቲ፡ መጽሓፍ፡ ዘጌታው፡ አሳላፊ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ወብእሲቱ፡ ሥሒነ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ዘአጽሐፋ፡ በኒዋዮ፡ ወወሀቦ፡ ለመቅደሰ፡ እግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ም፡ ዘማየ ብአ፡ ከመ፡ ትኩኖ፡ መርሀ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ምስለ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወእሙ፡ ዓመተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወእኍሁ፡ ዕሤተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወእኅቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ።…
The note states that the book was donated to the church of Māryām Māy ʾAbʾā by ʾasallafi Za-Walda Māryām. It also contains a supplication for the donor of the Ms., his wife Śǝḥina Śǝllāse, his parents Walda Śǝllāse and ʿĀmata Mikāʾel and other relatives (?) and for the scribe. The parts of the note are separated from each other by thin black lines. A list of names follows on check the viewer152va-vb , probably also belonging to this note. -
check the viewerf. 152vb (Type: LandGrant)
Note mentioning gʷǝlt-land donated to the church.
( gez ) ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአሳላፊ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ ማየ፡ አብአ፡ ዘጐለታ፡ አሳላፍ፡ ዘወልዲ፡ በዘመነ፡ ደጊያት፡ ውቤ፡ በዘመነ፡ ሹም፡ አጋሜ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወስና፡ እሳት፡ ማዕመ፡ ገነት፡ ኢይቅረባ፡ ኢስዩም፡ ወኢ፡ መኰነን፡…
Note that states that gʷǝlt-land was donated to the church of Māryām Māy ʾAbʾā by Zawalda Māryām in the time of dagiyāt Wǝbe and šum ʾagāme Gabra Ḥǝywat; the end of the note has been erased.
Extras
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- Crude drawing of a church (?), legend: ʾIyarusālem: check the viewer2r
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- Names of the relatives of the donor written in the upper margin or interlineally in small script: e.g., check the viewer58ra , 89ra, 92ra-b, 113ra.
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- The word ʾǝgäle is marked above and below by thin lines: e.g., check the viewer87va- b, 88ra-b, 88va-b, 90ra, 106vb.
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- Part of the line is taken up: check the viewer65ra .
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- Omitted letters, words and passages are inserted interlineally or written in the margin on many fols.: e.g., check the viewer30vb , 33vb, 37rb, 50va-b, 59ra-b, 74ra-b, 77ra, 96rb.
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- Immediate corrections marked by dashes above and below the words: check the viewer41vb , 78rb.
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- Corrections written over erasures: 33vb, 42va, 68va.
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- Erasures: 55rb, 78rb, 80rb, 146va.
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- Small script: 81r.
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- The scribe used compressed script: e.g., check the viewer36rb-37ra , 59ra-60ra, 64va-65ra.
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- Scribbles and doodles in the margins on many fols.: e.g., check the viewer15v , 17r, 28r, 60r, 67v, 68r.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Notes in the upper margin referring to the content of the Ms. on many fols.: e.g., 10v, 20r, 46v, 82r, 100v, 104v, 115r, 125r.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Coloured threads have been inserted in the upper corner of fols. 96, 141.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 40 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer3ra-rb (incipit page of the Introduction): elaborate, coloured (red, yellow, turquoise) ornamental band with three lateral extensions reaching the bottom of the page; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer5va : short uncoloured ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer7rb : short uncoloured ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer8vb : short uncoloured ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer10va-vb (incipit of Homily on Priests and Deacons who have Fallen Asleep): coloured (red, yellow, turquoise, black) ornamental band; interlaces; anthropomorphic motifs (human face).
- frame: check the viewer20ra-rb (incipit of Maṣḥafa za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-ʾIyarusālem): coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer30va : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer38vb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer41ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer42vb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer45ra : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer45vb : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer49vb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer51ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer53va : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer59ra : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer59va : coloured (white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer62ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer64va : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer66rb : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer67vb : short, coloured (white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer71ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band with short extensions at the edges; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer73rb : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer74rb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer75vb : short, coloured (red, white) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer76vb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer77vb : coloured (red) ornamental band.
- frame: check the viewer79ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer81ra : coloured (red) ornamental band.
- frame: check the viewer82vb : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; chains.
- frame: check the viewer84rb : coloured (red) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer85ra : short, coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer85vb : coloured (red) ornamental band with short extensions at the edges; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer96rb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer100va : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer104va : short, coloured (white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer111ra : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer122rb : short, coloured (red, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer125rb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer133vb : coloured (red, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has ancient restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 325 |
Width | 250 |
Depth | 105 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 6 |
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I(6/fols. 3r-8v) | |
3 | 6 |
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II(6/fols. 9r-14v) | |
4 | 6 |
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III(6/fols. 15r-20v) | |
5 | 6 |
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IV(6/fols. 21r-26v) | |
6 | 6 |
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V(6/fols. 27r-32v) | |
7 | 6 |
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VI(6/fols. 33r-38v) | |
8 | 6 |
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VII(6/fols. 39r-44v) | |
9 | 6 |
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VIII(6/fols. 45r-50v) | |
10 | 6 |
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IX(6/fols. 51r-56v) | |
11 | 6 |
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X(6/fols. 57r-62v) | |
12 | 6 |
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XI(6/fols. 63r-68v) | |
13 | 6 |
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XII(6/fols. 69r-74v) | |
14 | 6 |
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XIII(6/fols. 75r-80v) | |
15 | 6 |
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XIV(6/fols. 81r-86v) | |
16 | 6 |
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XV(6/fols. 87r-92v) | |
17 | 6 |
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XVI(6/fols. 93r-98v) | |
18 | 6 |
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XVII(6/fols. 99r-104v) | |
19 | 6 |
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XVIII(6/fols. 105r-110v) | |
20 | 6 |
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XIX(6/fols. 111r-116v) | |
21 | 8 |
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XX(8/fols. 117r-124v) | |
22 | 4 |
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XXI(4/fols. 125r-128v) | |
23 | 8 |
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XXII(8/fols. 129r-136v) | |
24 | 4 |
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XXIII(4/fols. 137r-139v) | |
25 | 8 |
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XXIV(8/fols. 140r-148v) | |
26 | 2 |
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XXV(2/fols. 149r-150v) | |
27 | 3 |
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B(3; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 151r-153v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(6/fols. 3r-8v)
Quire ID:q2
II(6/fols. 9r-14v)
Quire ID:q3
III(6/fols. 15r-20v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(6/fols. 21r-26v)
Quire ID:q5
V(6/fols. 27r-32v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(6/fols. 33r-38v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(6/fols. 39r-44v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(6/fols. 45r-50v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(6/fols. 51r-56v)
Quire ID:q10
X(6/fols. 57r-62v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(6/fols. 63r-68v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(6/fols. 69r-74v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(6/fols. 75r-80v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(6/fols. 81r-86v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(6/fols. 87r-92v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(6/fols. 93r-98v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(6/fols. 99r-104v)
Quire ID:q18
XVIII(6/fols. 105r-110v)
Quire ID:q19
XIX(6/fols. 111r-116v)
Quire ID:q20
XX(8/fols. 117r-124v)
Quire ID:q21
XXI(4/fols. 125r-128v)
Quire ID:q22
XXII(8/fols. 129r-136v)
Quire ID:q23
XXIII(4/fols. 137r-139v)
Quire ID:q24
XXIV(8/fols. 140r-148v)
Quire ID:q25
XXV(2/fols. 149r-150v)
Quire ID:q26
B(3; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 151r-153v).
Quire ID:q27
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (6), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (6), 18 (6), 19 (6), 20 (6), 21 (8), 22 (4), 23 (8), 24 (4), 25 (8), 26 (2), 27 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (6), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (6), 18 (6), 19 (6), 20 (6), 21 (8), 22 (4), 23 (8), 24 (4), 25 (8), 26 (2), 27 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. shows traces of intensive use. The original leather cover has been covered with a very crudely processed secondary leather layer. The leather cover on the spine has been damaged; several fols. are stained from wax and dirt. Tears or cuts skilfully amended on check the viewer31 , 32, 54, 56.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with tooled leather (two layers); textile inlay. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Remains of two pairs of endband stitches at the spine.
Binding material
leather
wood
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 215mm |
W | 200mm |
Intercolumn | 20mm |
Margins | |
top | 40 |
bottom | 70 |
right | 35 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 20 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-006 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 250mm, object width is: 250mm, computed height is: 325mm and object height is: 325mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Wahǝd scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Holy names; name of the donor; a few lines of the incipit pages of the text, alternating with black lines; incipit of each section of the text; incipit of the colophon; names of Hebrew letters in Ps. 118 (e.g., fols. 39ra, 41rab, 41va); abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals; some other words: e.g., wa-kāʿǝba (e.g., fols. 50rb, 54rb), ṣallǝyu (e.g., fols. 50rb, 96va), hālle luyā (e.g., fols. 10va, 15va), wa-ʾǝmzǝ (e.,g., fols. 141va, 142rb), wa-tǝbal (e.g., fols. 52rb, 54rb), wa-yǝbal (e.g., fols. 142ra, 142va), qǝdma wangel (e.g., fols. 51va, 75vb).
Date:
Gabra Wahǝd scribe is mentioned in the colophon as the scribe.Abbreviations
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Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Veronika Roth, editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor