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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-001

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

ʾAragāwi Manfasawi “Spiritual Elder”

Number of Text units: 103

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗

According to the colophon, the Ms. dates back to the reign of King ʾIyāsu I (r. 1682-1706).

Summary

I) ʾAragāwi manfasāwi “Spiritual Elder” (fols. 1ra-162ra) I-1) Introduction (fols. 1ra-2rb) I-2) Discourses of ʾAragāwi manfasāwi (dǝrsānāt): 37 discourses (fols. 2ra-101ra) I-3) Epistles of ʾAragāwi manfasāwi (mälʾǝktat): 22 epistles (fols. 102rb-124rb) I-4) Response letters of ʾAragāwi manfasāwi (fǝnnawe mälʾǝktat): 28 response letters (fols. 124rb-148vb) I-5) Dǝrsān baʾǝnta ʾarʾǝsta ʾaʾǝmro “Discourse on the Chapters of Knowledge”: 3 discourses (fols. 148vb-160vb) I-6) Malʾǝkta manfasāwi qǝddus ḫaba ʾǝḫuhu za-hallo yǝnabbǝr ba-dabra Konobyos “Letter of the Saint Elder to His Brother Who Was in the Konobǝyos [coenobitic] Monastery” (fols. 160vb-161rb) I-7) Sǝʾǝlata ʾǝḫuhu la-qǝddus ʾAragāwi “Petition of the Saint Elder’s Brother” (fols. 161rb-162ra) Colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1ra–162ra ), ʾAragāwi manfasāwi
    1. ms_i1.0 (check the viewerFols 1ra–2ra ), Introduction
    2. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–101ra ), Homilies
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 2rb–7ra ), Discourse I. On Alertness and Vigilance and on Detachment from Passions

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      2. ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 7rb–14vb ),

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      3. ms_i1.1.3 (check the viewerFols 14vb–19rb ), Discourse VII. On Fornication

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      4. ms_i1.1.4 (check the viewerFols 19rb–22ra ), Discourse VIII. On Blasphemy

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      5. ms_i1.1.5 (check the viewerFols 22ra–23rb ), Discourse IX. On Anger, On Distraction, On Vainglory

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      6. ms_i1.1.6 (check the viewerFols 23rb–25rb ), Discourse X. On Love which Angels Reveal to the Pure in Heart and the Vigilant and the Repentant

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      7. ms_i1.1.7 (check the viewerFols 25rb–30ra ), Discourse XI. On True Spiritual Visions

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      8. ms_i1.1.8 (check the viewerFols 30ra–31vb ), Discourse XII. On That [it should be] Undesirable for Anyone to Despise Holy Fathers When They Speak with Naivety in Accordance to the Minds of the Listeners

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      9. ms_i1.1.9 (check the viewerFols 31vb–31vb ), Discourse XIII. On Brothers Who Have Begun (Novices) the Pure Rule Which Is Loved by God

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      10. ms_i1.1.10 (check the viewerFols 34rb–41ra ), Discourse XIV. On Prayer and on Virtue of Spiritual Dispositions and on Knowledge of God

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      11. ms_i1.1.11 (check the viewerFols 41ra–44va ), Discourse XV. On Guarding of Outer and Inner Senses and on Anything [What Should] Be Guarded

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      12. ms_i1.1.12 (check the viewerFols 44va–46vb ), Discourse XVI. On Death Which Comes from Desire of This World

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      13. ms_i1.1.13 (check the viewerFols 46vb–47vb ), Discourse XVII, On Grace Which Is Acquired from God

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      14. ms_i1.1.14 (check the viewerFols 47vb–48vb ), Discourse XVIII, On Gifts of Knowledge Which Are Granted by Grace from God

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      15. ms_i1.1.15 (check the viewerFols 48vb–50va ), Discourse XIX, On Mysteries of the New World

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      16. ms_i1.1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 50va–50vb ), Discourse XX, A question of one brother to ʾAragāwi manfasāwi

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      17. ms_i1.1.16 (check the viewerFols 50vb–52va ), Discourse XXI, On Admiration of the Majesty of God and Its Manifestation፤

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      18. ms_i1.1.17 (check the viewerFols 52va–54va ), Discourse XXII, On the Holy Trinity

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      19. ms_i1.1.18 (check the viewerFols 54va–59vb ), Discourse XXIII, On Divine Gifts of the Holy Spirit Which Are Given by Contemplation of God

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      20. ms_i1.1.19 (check the viewerFols 59vb–64va ), Discourse XXIV, On the Sweetness of Comfort Which Moves Hearts of the Lovers of God

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      21. ms_i1.1.20 (check the viewerFols 64va–66vb ), Discourse XXV, On the Flight from the World and Detachment form Anxiety

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      22. ms_i1.1.21 (check the viewerFols 66vb–68vb ), Discourse XXVI, On Alertness and Prudence, and On Penitence

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      23. ms_i1.1.22 (check the viewerFols 69ra–71rb ), Discourse XXVII, On Revelation of Christ Our God

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      24. ms_i1.1.23 (check the viewerFols 71rb–72rb ), XXVIII, A reply to one of the brothers

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      25. ms_i1.1.24 (check the viewerFols 72rb–78ra ), XXXIX, A reply of ʾAragāwi manfasāwi to one brother concerning penitence which purifies the soul

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      26. ms_i1.1.25 (check the viewerFols 78ra–79ra ), XXX, Vision That Appeared To One Man When He Approached to Perform Divine Mysteries

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      27. ms_i1.1.26 (check the viewerFols 79ra–79va ), XXXI, On the Explanation [of the Visions] of the Previous Father

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      28. ms_i1.1.27 (check the viewerFols 79va–80vb ), XXXI [sic], On How the Toil Becomes Beneficial for the Vigilant

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      29. ms_i1.1.28 (check the viewerFols 80vb–86vb ), XXXII, On God’s Love and From Where Begins Love Upon a Man

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      30. ms_i1.1.29 (check the viewerFols 86vb–87ra ), XXXIV [sic], A replay of ʾAragāwi manfasāwi to a brother

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      31. ms_i1.1.30 (check the viewerFols 87ra–90rb ), XXXV, On Visions Given by God

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      32. ms_i1.1.31 (check the viewerFols 90rb–98rb ), XXXVI, On Seeing God Which Is Made Possible for the Man Thanks to His Might

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      33. ms_i1.1.32 (check the viewerFols 98rb–102ra ), XXXVII, On Praising in Songs and [with] Zeal for Remembering about God

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      5. ms_i1.2.5 (check the viewerFols 107ra–108rb ), 5 malʾǝkt

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      6. ms_i1.2.6 (check the viewerFols 108rb–109ra ), 6 malʾǝkt

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      7. ms_i1.2.7 (check the viewerFols 109ra–109va ), 7 malʾǝkt

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      8. ms_i1.2.8 (check the viewerFols 109va–110ra ), 8 malʾǝkt

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      11. ms_i1.2.11 (check the viewerFols 111vb–113vb ), 11 malʾǝkt

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      12. ms_i1.2.12 (check the viewerFols 113vb–114rb ), 12 malʾǝkt

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      15. ms_i1.2.15 (check the viewerFols 117rb–117vb ), 15 malʾǝkt

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      16. ms_i1.2.16 (check the viewerFols 117vb–118va ), 16 malʾǝkt

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      17. ms_i1.2.17 (check the viewerFols 118va–120ra ), 17 malʾǝkt

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    5. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 160vb–161rb ), Letter of the saint Elder to his brother who was in a coenobitic Monastery
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Contents

check the viewerFols 1ra–162ra ʾAragāwi manfasāwi (CAe 3989)

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 162rab ተተርጐመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ እምልሳነ፡ ዓረቢ፡ ኅበ፡ ልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ሐዲስ፡ በትእዛዘ፡ ቃሉ፡ ለልብነ፡ ድንግል፡ ንጉሥ፨ ወለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ አጽሐፍክዋ፡ አነ [vac.] በእንተ፡ ፍቅሩ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፨ እምቃለ፡ ኑዛዜ፡ እንተ፡ ዘአረጋዊ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ በእንተ፡ አሥምሮተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፨ ወምሥጢራተ፡ ዓለም፡ ሐዲስ፨ ወበእንተ፡ ሀብታት፡ አምላካውያት፨ ወሕዋጼ፡ ጸጋ፡ እንተ፡ ይፌንዋ፡ ሎሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይፈቅርዎ፡ ፍቁራኒሁ፡ ለኑዛዜሆሙ፡ ወተድላሆሙ፡ ለርእየ፡ ዚአሁ፥ እስከ፡ ይረስዑ፡ ርእሶሙ፡ ወይሠጠሙ፡ ውስተ፡ ተደሞ፥ ዘባሕርየ፡ አስተርእዮቱ፡ ብርሃናዊ፨ ቡሩክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘወሀበ፡ እሎንተ፡ በዝየ፡ ለጠባይዓቲነ፨ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፨ This book was translated from the Arabic language into the new language, Gǝʿǝz, on the word of the order of Lǝbna Dǝngǝl, the King. And as to this book, I let it be written for the sake of Jesus Christ’s love... The embedded colophon refers to the translation of the work in the time of King Lǝbna Dǝngǝl (r. 1496/97-1540). Lacuna on check the viewer162ra was probably meant for the name of the direct commissioner of the translation. For other colophons of the Mss. of ʾAragāwi Manfasawi see: DD-036, MAKM-012and MAKM-091.

Colophon

check the viewer162rab

ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተፈጸመት፡ በዘመነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወበመንግሥተ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ በ፸፻፡ ዓመተ፡ ዓለም፡ በ፩፻፸፡ ወ፯፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በ፲ወ፪፡ አበቅቴ፡ በ፲ወ፰፡ መጥቅዕ፡ በ፲ወ፱፡ ሠርቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ እም፭፡ ሠርቀ፡ መዓልት፡ በወርኀ፡ ኅዳር፨ ለጸሐፊ፥ ወለዘአጽሐፊ፥ ለአንባቢ፥ ወለተርጓሚ፥ ለስማዒ፥ ወለለባዊ፥ ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐሮሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወያብኦሙ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፨ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፨ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨

Translation English: This book was completed in the year of St John the Evangelist and in the reign of our King ʾIyāsu, in the year of the world 7000, in the year of mercy 176, the 12th epact, the 18th maṭqǝʿ, in the 19th night, from the 5th day in the month of Ḫǝdār… Date meant is probably 7176 "year of the world" (separated into two dates according to two eras, cp. QSM-007), i.e., in 1684 A.D. (cp. Ms. MAKM-091, 1664 A.D.), during the reign of King ʾIyāsu I (r. 1682-1706).

check the viewerFols 2ra–101ra Homilies (CAe 3989 Homilies)

Incipit ( ): check the viewerFol. 2ra : በስመ፡”… በረድኤቱ፡ ንዌጥን፡ እንከ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ እንተ፡ ዘአረጋዊ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ጻድቅ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ዘይቤ፡ በእንተ፡ ሀብታት፡ አምላካዊት፡ ወሕዋጼ፡ ጸጋ፡ እንተ፡ ይፌንዋ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለኑዛዜ፡ ባሕታውያን፨ ወለተድላሆሙ፡ ወበእንተ፡ ራእያት፡ መንፈሳውያት፡ ወአእምሮ፡ ኅቡአት… In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Let us begin writing a book on the Spiritual Elder, the righteous, called “spiritual” because of divine gifts and a grace of contemplation which God sends (her) for consolation of hermits; and for their joy and about spiritual visions and secret knowledge...

check the viewerFols 7rb–14vb (CAe 3989 Homily2) The homily parts are numbered independently
check the viewerFols 102rb–148vb (CAe 3989 Letters)
check the viewerFols 134ra–134va 36 fǝnnāwe malʾǝkt (CAe 3989 SendingLetter36)
check the viewerFols 148vb–160vb Three homilies on the spiritual life (CAe 3989 ChaptersKnowledge)

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. Two parallel black lines with a red line in between are used to mark erasures: e.g., fols. 3va, 5va, 7vb, 9va, 13va, 28ra, 29vb, 30rb, 31ra, 33vb, 45ra, 99rb.

    2. Three parallel red lines used for filling blank space in the text lines: e.g., fols. 128ra, 134ra, 143ra.

    3. Stamps with an inscription: መምህር ዘወልደ ማርያም „Teacher Zawalda Māryām” and the star of David in the middle: fols.: 1v, 9v, 10r, 48v, 154v.

    4. Crude drawings of a cross : fols. 1r, 153v.

    5. Notes in pencil: check the viewerfol. 153v .

    6. Erasures: fols. 20r, 30r, 33v, 34v, 45r, 55v, 64r, 77r, 82v, 99r, 139v, 145r, 156r.

    7. Pen trials: check the viewerfol. 1rv .

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has ancient restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 162.0 (leaf) , Entered as 162.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1rv, 162v, in 21.0 (quire) .Entered as 21.0 quires (A+20). 250 210 70
    Outer dimensions
    Height 250
    Width 210
    Depth 70

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 1 Fols 1r–1v A(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 1rv)
    2 8 Fols 2r–9v I(8/fols. 2r-9v)
    3 8 Fols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
    4 8 Fols 18r–25v III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
    5 8 Fols 26r–33v IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
    6 8 Fols 34r–41v V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
    7 8 Fols 42r–49v VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
    8 8 Fols 50r–57v VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
    9 8 Fols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
    10 8 Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
    11 8 Fols 74r–81v X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
    12 8 Fols 82r–89v XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
    13 8 Fols 90r–97v XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
    14 8 Fols 98r–105v XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
    15 8 Fols 106r–113v XIV (8/fols. 106r-113v)
    16 8 Fols 114r–121v XV(8/fols. 114r-121v)
    17 8 Fols 122r–129v XVI (8/fols. 122r-129v)
    18 8 Fols 130r–137v XVII(8; s.l.: 4 stub after 4; 5 stub after 3/fols. 130r-137v)
    19 8 Fols 138r–145v XVIII(8/fols. 138r-145v)
    20 8 Fols 146r–153v XIX(8/fols. 146r-153v)
    21 8 Fols 154r–161v XX(8/fols. 154r-161v)
    22 1 Fols 162r–162v XXI(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 162rv).

    Collation diagrams


    A(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 1rv)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1

    I(8/fols. 2r-9v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 34 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 42 49 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 50 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 58 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 66 73 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 74 81 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 82 89 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 90 97 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
    Quire ID:q14
    Collation diagram Quire 14 98 105 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIV (8/fols. 106r-113v)
    Quire ID:q15
    Collation diagram Quire 15 106 113 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XV(8/fols. 114r-121v)
    Quire ID:q16
    Collation diagram Quire 16 114 121 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XVI (8/fols. 122r-129v)
    Quire ID:q17
    Collation diagram Quire 17 122 129 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XVII(8; s.l.: 4 stub after 4; 5 stub after 3/fols. 130r-137v)
    Quire ID:q18
    Collation diagram Quire 18 130 137 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    XVIII(8/fols. 138r-145v)
    Quire ID:q19
    Collation diagram Quire 19 138 145 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIX(8/fols. 146r-153v)
    Quire ID:q20
    Collation diagram Quire 20 146 153 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XX(8/fols. 154r-161v)
    Quire ID:q21
    Collation diagram Quire 21 154 161 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XXI(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 162rv).
    Quire ID:q22
    Collation diagram Quire 22 162 Unit #1

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1 stub after 1/Fols 1r–1v) – II(8/Fols 2r–9v) – III(8/Fols 10r–17v) – IV(8/Fols 18r–25v) – V(8/Fols 26r–33v) – VI(8/Fols 34r–41v) – VII(8/Fols 42r–49v) – VIII(8/Fols 50r–57v) – IX(8/Fols 58r–65v) – X(8/Fols 66r–73v) – XI(8/Fols 74r–81v) – XII(8/Fols 82r–89v) – XIII(8/Fols 90r–97v) – XIV(8/Fols 98r–105v) – XV(8/Fols 106r–113v) – XVI(8/Fols 114r–121v) – XVII(8/Fols 122r–129v) – XVIII(6+2/s.l. 4 stub after 4; s.l. 5 stub after 3/Fols 130r–137v) – XIX(8/Fols 138r–145v) – XX(8/Fols 146r–153v) – XXI(8/Fols 154r–161v) – XXII(0+1/s.l. 1 stub after 1/Fols 162r–162v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–1v A(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 1rv) ; Fols 2r–9v I(8/fols. 2r-9v) ; Fols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v) ; Fols 18r–25v III(8/fols. 18r-25v) ; Fols 26r–33v IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) ; Fols 34r–41v V(8/fols. 34r-41v) ; Fols 42r–49v VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) ; Fols 50r–57v VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) ; Fols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) ; Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) ; Fols 74r–81v X(8/fols. 74r-81v) ; Fols 82r–89v XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) ; Fols 90r–97v XII(8/fols. 90r-97v) ; Fols 98r–105v XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v) ; Fols 106r–113v XIV (8/fols. 106r-113v) ; Fols 114r–121v XV(8/fols. 114r-121v) ; Fols 122r–129v XVI (8/fols. 122r-129v) ; Fols 130r–137v XVII(8; s.l.: 4 stub after 4; 5 stub after 3/fols. 130r-137v) ; Fols 138r–145v XVIII(8/fols. 138r-145v) ; Fols 146r–153v XIX(8/fols. 146r-153v) ; Fols 154r–161v XX(8/fols. 154r-161v) ; Fols 162r–162v XXI(1; s.l.: 1 stub after 1/fol. 162rv).;

    Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (),

    Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (),

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    The spine cover is missing. Holes and cuts amended on fols. 1, 124, 125, 127, 130, 132, 137, 150, 159.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail of the codex.

    Binding material

    wood

    Original binding

    No

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 25

    H 160mm
    W 155mm
    Intercolumn 12mm
    Margins
    top 40
    bottom 55
    right 35
    left 12
    intercolumn 12

    Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-001 main part

    has a sum of layout height of 255mm which is greater than the object height of 250mm

    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.

    Punctuation

    Executed: regularly;

    Usage: logical;

    punctuation: Dividers:

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine and careful

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the incipit page of the text (first 5 lines: red lines alternate with black ones; line 20th and 22th); elements of the punctuation signs; the titles and Ethiopic numerals of the discourses (homilies), letters and prayers; two initial lines of the colophon.

    Date: Second half of the 17th century.

    Second half of the 17th century.

    2. Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    24.6.2022 at 15:51:52
    date
    type=lastModified
    26.4.2019
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    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgkm001/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESgkm001
    idno
    type=filename
    ESgkm001.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESgkm001

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    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-001ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 26.4.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgkm001 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]

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    Attributions of the contents

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    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, editor

    Denis Nosnitsin, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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