Gāntā ʾAfašum, ʾAḥzarā Māryām, DMA-007
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary"
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Text I-1 contains the hymns: salām laki ḫoḫǝta mǝśrāq ... "Salutation to you, Threshold of the East ..." (check the viewer5va- vb) . Text I-2 includes the hymns: - ʾO-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä qǝddǝst dǝngǝl Māryām ʾǝmmu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos kahāli ... "O my Lady, Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ the Almighty ..." (check the viewer7rb- va) (cp. ChRep ncheck the viewer373 ) - salām laki ʾo-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä qǝddǝst dǝngǝl Māryām ʾǝmma madḫǝn wa-ʾǝmma bǝrhān ... "Salutation to you, o my Lady, Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Saviour and Mother of the Light ..."(check the viewer7va-8ra ). The miracles of Mary (Text I-4) are numbered (numbers are written in the margins). Text I-5 comprises 12 strophes which are strophes 2-7, 22-23, 25, 28-29, 33 according to GrohHymn pp. 336-53 and one additional (check the viewer27va b): ኢትኅድግኒ፡ ዓቂበ፡ ኵሎ፡ መዓልተ፡ ወሌሊተ። ኀበ፡ ወአልኩ፡ ፍና፡ ወኀበ፡ ኃደርኩ፡ ቤተ። ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘትመግቢ፡ ነፍሳተ፡ በልብስ፡ ወበሲሳይ፡ ኢታርእዪኒ፡ ንዴተ። እስመ፡ ቍር፡ ወረኃብ፡ ያረስዕ፡ ጸሎተ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerff. 89va-91 check the viewer156 check the viewer89v
vb: ʾAnqaṣa nǝssǝḥa "The Gate of Penitence".
check the viewer89va : በስመ፡”…መጽሐፍ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ንስሐ፡ ዘተቀድሐ፡ እም፹ወ፩መጽሐፍተ[sic]፡ ከመ፡ ኃጢአቱ፡ ዘይሁብ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ጾመ፡ ወጸሎተ፡ ወብሩረ፡ ወሰጊደ፡ ለብእሲ... Explicit [check the viewer91vb ]: ...ተፈጽመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ አንቀጸ፡ ንስሐ፡ ኢይጻእ፡ እቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ እስመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። Cf. Vat. Aeth. n and Ms. GKM-007 (Additio 1). A simple ornamental band (interlaces and crosses) is drawn on .
Extras
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check the viewer32ra check the viewer14va check the viewer13vb check the viewer63r check the viewer40r
- Text I-1 is partly written in compressed script - Immediate corrections: letters or words to be cancelled are indicated by thin red and black lines above and below: , 36rb, 41ra, 41vb, 49ra; in a secondary hand: , 15vb, 45rb. - Omissions are inserted interlineally: e.g., , 11vb, 51rb, 74rb, 95va. - An omitted passage is written in the upper margin of . - Drawing of a cross in red and black: . -
(Type: findingAid)
- Readings are indicated by the names of the feasts; written in frames in the upper margin, in the main hand: ዘሆሣዕና: check the viewerfol. 14ra ዘማርያ[sic]: check the viewerfol. 33ra ዘደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ፡ ዘሕማማት: check the viewerfol. 40ra ዘፍልሰታ፡ ሥጋሃ: check the viewerfol. 43va ዘአባ፡ ሳሙኤል: check the viewerfol. 44vb ዘአስተርእዮ፡ ማር[sic]: check the viewerfol. 47vb ዘደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ: check the viewerfol. 63va በእንተ፡ ልደት: check the viewerfol. 64va ዘፍልሰታ: check the viewerfol. 66vb ዘደቅስዮስ: check the viewerfol. 67va , in pen.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer7rb , 8ra: simple bands.
- frame: check the viewer57rb : short coloured (red, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
Catalogue Bibliography
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 285 |
Width | 235 |
Depth | 70 |
Foliation
91-1. Foliation mistake: the leaf after 58 was foliated as 60 (number 59 is omitted).
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I፩(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
፪II(8/fol. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I፩(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fol. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(-1+3/s.l. 1, stub after /
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. is worn. The upper edge of check the viewer83 is burnt. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer62 , 65.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Traces of two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 203mm |
W | 200mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 46 |
right | 25 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, ʾAḥzarā Māryām, DMA-007 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 235mm, object width is: 235mm, computed height is: 274mm and object height is: 285mm.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.
- Some fols. have an additional ruled line at the top (e.g., (Excerpt from check the viewer4rv)
, 8rv, 22r-23v, 36rv). - A few fols. have additional ruled line(s) at the bottom ((Excerpt from check the viewer61rv)
, 65rv-67rv).
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: ʾAstǝʿa Dǝngǝl scribe
Script: Ethiopic
mediocre, irregular
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donors; name of the scribe; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1 and I-2; incipit of (sub)sections; sometimes the first word of Text I-5; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Late 19th century
ʾAstǝʿa Dǝngǝl scribe ʾabuna ʾAstǝʿa Dǝngǝl is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formulas throughout the Ms. (e.g., check the viewer44vb , 57rb, 68va, 78ra).Late 19th centuryMore bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, ʾAḥzarā Māryām, DMA-007ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 10.5.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdma007 [Accessed: 2024-04-25+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 6.10.2014
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 29.4.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 24.11.2010
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor