Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, DMD-005
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq↗
Yosef is mentioned as the Patriarch (check the viewer69vb ), and Yosab is mentioned as the Metropolitan (check the viewer69vb , 70rb). Yosab (II) was Metropolitan of Ethiopia from ca. 1770 to 1803; Joseph was the lay name of John XVIII, Patriarch of Alexandria in 1769-96.Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Text I begins with Kidān za-nagh.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer63v : ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘዕቁባ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ዘወሀበ [sic]፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ዘተሣየጣ፡ በወርቁ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ይዕቀቦሙ፡ ለአቡሁ፡ ወለእሙ፡ ተስፋ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወለገብሩ፡ ዕቁባ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። check the viewer63v : This is a book of ʿƎquba Śǝllāse who has donated it to (the church of) John (the Baptist), who bought it for his own money. May [God’s] protection and blessing guard his father and his mother, Tasfā Giyorgis [and] Walatta Māryām, and His servant ʿƎquba Śǝllāse for ever and ever. Amen. -
check the viewerff. 148va-149 check the viewer150v
r: 1 Cor. 11:23-29.
Crudely written. Parts of the same text, in the same hand, are repeated in . -
: Ownership note (?).
Crudely written, part of the text poorly visible. The name of John the Baptist (patron saint of the church) can be discerned. -
: Ownership note.
check the viewer150v : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ የደብረ [sic]፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ፡ ወሠማዕት። ዘፈሐቃ፡ ወዘሰረቃ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ check the viewer150v : This is a book of the church of John the Baptist and Martyr. He who erases [its text] and he who steals it shall be excommunicated by the authority of Peter and Paul. The beginning of a pen trial is adjoined to the end of note.
Extras
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check the viewer1r check the viewer28r check the viewer31v check the viewer49r check the viewer63 check the viewer64r check the viewer144v check the viewer150v check the viewer151v check the viewer152v
- Round stamp is visible in the bottom right corner (the inner part of the stamp did not leave the imprint): . - In the upper margin, notes marking beginning of important texts: , 33r, 34r, 38v. - A small piece of parchment from a different Ms. has been sewn on to the folio, with a text fragment (prayer?) visible: . - , 50r, etc. (in the upper margin): ወደ crudely written above the text. - has been cut short, only about half of the folio is preserved. - Crude notes: , 69v (in the upper margin). - Crude note (pen trial?), with simple ornament beneath: (in the upper margin). - Repetition of Additio 1, executed by the same hand (?): . - Notes (writing exercise?): . - Traces of crude notes visible: .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
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MS Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has ancient restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 240 |
Width | 205 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 1r-8v) | |
2 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 9r-16v) | |
3 | 4 |
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III(4/fols. 17r-20v) | |
4 | 4 |
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IV(4/fols. 21r-24v) | |
5 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 25r-32v) | |
6 | 4 |
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VI(4/fols. 33r-36v) | |
7 | 6 |
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VII(6/fols. 37r-42v) | |
8 | 6 |
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VIII(6/fols. 43r-48v) | |
9 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 49r-58v) | |
10 | 4 |
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X(4/fols. 59r-62v) | |
11 | 8 |
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XI(1/fol. 63) - XII(8/fols. 64r-71v) | |
12 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 72r-79v) | |
13 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 80r-87v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XV(8/fols. 88r-95v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XVI(8/fols. 96r-103v) | |
16 | 9 |
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XVII(9/s. l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 104r-112v) | |
17 | 8 |
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XVIII(8/fols. 113r-120v) | |
18 | 8 |
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XIX(8/fols. 121r-128v) | |
19 | 8 |
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XX(8/fols. 129r-136v) | |
20 | 8 |
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XXI(8/fols. 137r-144v) | |
21 | 7 |
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XXII(7/s. l.: 4, stub after 3/fols. 145r-151v) | |
22 | 1 |
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B(1/fol. 152) The structure of quires I-VIII and X-XI has been defined tentatively. ff. 63 and 152 differ in size from the rest of the folios. |
Collation diagrams
I(8/fols. 1r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
II(8/fols. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
III(4/fols. 17r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(4/fols. 21r-24v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8/fols. 25r-32v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(4/fols. 33r-36v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(6/fols. 37r-42v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(6/fols. 43r-48v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(10/fols. 49r-58v)
Quire ID:q9
X(4/fols. 59r-62v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(1/fol. 63) - XII(8/fols. 64r-71v)
Quire ID:q11
XIII(8/fols. 72r-79v)
Quire ID:q12
XIV(8/fols. 80r-87v)
Quire ID:q13
XV(8/fols. 88r-95v)
Quire ID:q14
XVI(8/fols. 96r-103v)
Quire ID:q15
XVII(9/s. l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 104r-112v)
Quire ID:q16
XVIII(8/fols. 113r-120v)
Quire ID:q17
XIX(8/fols. 121r-128v)
Quire ID:q18
XX(8/fols. 129r-136v)
Quire ID:q19
XXI(8/fols. 137r-144v)
Quire ID:q20
XXII(7/s. l.: 4, stub after 3/fols. 145r-151v)
Quire ID:q21
B(1/fol. 152) The structure of quires I-VIII and X-XI has been defined tentatively. ff. 63 and 152 differ in size from the rest of the folios.
Quire ID:q22
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (8), 6 (4), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (10), 10 (4), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (9), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (7), 22 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (4), 4 (4), 5 (8), 6 (4), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (10), 10 (4), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (9), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (7), 22 (1),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Many leaves are heavily stained with dirt, some portions of the text are difficult to read. check the viewer63 is mutilated. check the viewer119 has a hole causing a loss of text on both sides. Leather covering is for the most part lost, and preserved only on the inner faces of the boards. Original sewing is missing. Both boards are broken and repaired with leather cords.
Binding
Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired) originally covered with reddish-brown leather (to the most part missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
H | 165mm |
W | 160mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 35 |
bottom | 50 |
right | 20 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, DMD-005 main part
has a sum of layout height of 250mm which is greater than the object height of 240mmLayout 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 not visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer70r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Regular, fluent, by well-trained hand.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the Patriarch and Metropolitan; headings and incipits of the texts; directives for the ministers; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On fol. 1r, the two upper lines of each column are rubricated.
Date: Late 18th cent.
Late 18th cent.Abbreviations
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Iosif Fridman, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Stéphane Ancel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Dǝblā Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq, DMD-005ʼ, 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/ESdmd005 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 29.11.2014
- Iosif Fridman Iosif Fridman: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 23.6.2012
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 9.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Stéphane Ancel, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor