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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016

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

Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Mäḵodʿä Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat / GKM↗

Second half of the 18th cent. - first half of the 19th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus” (fols. 1ra-76rb) I-1) Introduction (fols. 1ra-10ra) - On John the Evangelist as the author of the book; on the creation and the fall of the angels (fols. 1ra-6ra) - Story of the family of Adam (fols. 6rb-10ra) I-2) Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”: 40 miracles (fols. 10ra-76rb) Additiones 1-4.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

- Text I-1 has been treated by the scribe as miracles 1-3. Thus, Text I-2) begins with miracle 4 and contains altogether 40 miracles. - Miracles 29 and 30 are arranged in the reverse order. - The Ethiopic number ፮ is identical with ፯ (hand b).

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 76va

    b (above): Donation note (?).

    check the viewer76va : በረከቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይክፍሎሙ፡ ለገብሩ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ዛቲ፡ መልእክት፡ ትብፃሕ፡ ኀበ፡ ደብረ፡ ቅድስት፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገነት፡ ዘአጽሐፉ፡ በወርቁ፡ ገብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መድሐኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ... [check the viewer76vb ] ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ… The note is written over an erased original donation or an ownership note. It states that ʾabuna Gabra ʾAmlāk commissioned the Ms. and donated it to the church of Dabra Qǝddǝst Kidāna Mǝḥrat of Dabra Gannat.

  2. check the viewerf. 76va

    b (below): Excerpt from Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary”.

    The note is written in the same hand as Additio 3. It contains a rubricated incipit of the miracle.

  3. check the viewerf. 77r

    -v: Three miracles from Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary”.

    The note is written in the same hand as Additio 2. The supplication formulas and the incipit of the second miracle are rubricated.

  4. check the viewerf. 78v

    : Prayer to the Trinity and St Mary.

    The note is written in red.

Extras

  1. check the viewer4va check the viewer9vb check the viewer1r

    - Omitted letters, words or phrases are written interlineally or in the margins, in the main hand or in a secondary hand: , 10ra, 10va, 13ra, 36vb. - Erasures: , 12va, 18vb, 36va. - Minor notes, writing exercises, doodles: , 2rv, 6vb, 12r, 17ra, 18r, 21v, 23v, 54ra, 63vb, 67v, 68ra, 77rv, 78rv.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 78.0 (leaf) .Entered as 78.0 folios, in 11.0 (quire) .Entered as 11.0 quires (10+B). 220 190 55
Outer dimensions
Height 220
Width 190
Depth 55

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 6 Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–8v I(2/fols.1r-2v) - II(6/fols. 3r-8v)
2 8 Fols 9r–16v III(8/fols. 9r-16v)
3 8 Fols 17r–24v IV(8/fols. 17r-24v)
4 8 Fols 25r–32v V(8/fols. 25r-32v)
5 6 Fols 33r–37v VI(6-1; s.l., 5, no stub/fols. 33r-37v)
6 7 Fols 38r–43v VII(7-1/fols. 38r-43v)
7 8 Fols 44r–51v VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v)
8 14 Fols. 14+, Fols 52r–66v IX(14+1/fols. 52r-66v)
9 10 Fols. 10, Fols 67r–76v X(10/fols. 67r-76v)
10 2 Fols 77r–78v, Fols 55–64, Fols. 52, Fols. 65, Fols 53–56, Fols. 52, Fols. 57, Fols. 64, Fols. 57, Fol. 66 B(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 77r-78v). The quire structure cannot be established with certainty. ff. 55-64 are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 65. Two bifolios (fols. 53-56) are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 57. f. 64 is misplaced and should follow fol. 57. f. 66 belongs to quire VI.

Collation diagrams


I(2/fols.1r-2v) - II(6/fols. 3r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 6 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

III(8/fols. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 7 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 17r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 15 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 25r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 30 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(6-1; s.l., 5, no stub/fols. 33r-37v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 31 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(7-1/fols. 38r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 37 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 44 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(14+1/fols. 52r-66v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 52 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7

X(10/fols. 67r-76v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 66 75 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

B(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 77r-78v). The quire structure cannot be established with certainty. ff. 55-64 are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 65. Two bifolios (fols. 53-56) are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 57. f. 64 is misplaced and should follow fol. 57. f. 66 belongs to quire VI.
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–8v) – II(8/Fols 9r–16v) – III(8/Fols 17r–24v) – IV(8/Fols 25r–32v) – V(5+1/s.l. 5, no stub/Fols 33r–37v) – VI(7/Fols 38r–43v) – VII(8/Fols 44r–51v) – VIII(14/Fols. 14+, Fols 52r–66v) – IX(10/Fols. 10, Fols 67r–76v) – X(0+2/s.l. 1, stub after 2; s.l. 2, stub before /Fols 77r–78v, Fols 55–64, Fols. 52, Fols. 65, Fols 53–56, Fols. 52, Fols. 57, Fols. 64, Fols. 57, Fol. 66) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–8v I(2/fols.1r-2v) - II(6/fols. 3r-8v) ; Fols 9r–16v III(8/fols. 9r-16v) ; Fols 17r–24v IV(8/fols. 17r-24v) ; Fols 25r–32v V(8/fols. 25r-32v) ; Fols 33r–37v VI(6-1; s.l., 5, no stub/fols. 33r-37v) ; Fols 38r–43v VII(7-1/fols. 38r-43v) ; Fols 44r–51v VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; Fols. 14+, Fols 52r–66v IX(14+1/fols. 52r-66v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 67r–76v X(10/fols. 67r-76v) ; Fols 77r–78v, Fols 55–64, Fols. 52, Fols. 65, Fols 53–56, Fols. 52, Fols. 57, Fols. 64, Fols. 57, Fol. 66 B(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 77r-78v). The quire structure cannot be established with certainty. ff. 55-64 are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 65. Two bifolios (fols. 53-56) are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 57. f. 64 is misplaced and should follow fol. 57. f. 66 belongs to quire VI.;

Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (14), 9 (10), 10 (),

Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (14), 9 (10), 10 (),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The back board is broken. The leather cover is for the most part missing; crude spine protection is made of a piece of textile. The original sewing is missing; the Ms. has been resewn. The board attachment is damaged and crudely repaired. Some fols. are worn and affected by humidity. The text on check the viewer24rb , 25rb and 58va is hardly legible due to smeared or washed out ink. ff. 3, 37, 64 and 66 are misplaced and should follow fols. 7, 32, 57 and 38, respectively. check the viewer64 and 66 are placed in a reversed position.

Binding

Two wooden boards (the back board is broken); remains of the reddish-brown leather cover (turn-ins) on the inner face of both boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Spine protection is made of a piece of textile. Small holes are visible in the centre fold of some quires (III, IV, X), close to the head and tail of the codex.

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 19

H 153mm
W 135mm
Intercolumn 11mm
Margins
top 27
bottom 44
right 33
left 20
intercolumn 11
All data for check the viewer9r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016 main part

has a sum of layout height of 224mm which is greater than the object height of 220mm

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 (of slit-type) are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: mediocre, careless; hand b: mediocre, careful

    Ink: Black, red (vivid red)

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I; a few lines in Text I; the number and incipit of miracles; a few lines of the last miracle; elements of the punctuation signs.

    Date: Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)

    Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Two hands appear to alternate nearly from column to column.

  • Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: e.g. check the viewer1r- v, 4va, 7ra-8ra, 9va-10rb, 10vb-11rb, 26vb-29va, 37ra, 39ra-54vb, 58ra-76rb: the handwriting is slightly right-sloping; the letters are wide and angular, some of them have serifs and/or hairlines.

  • Hand 4

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand b: e.g. check the viewer2ra , 4ra-rb, 5r-6v, 29vb-30rb, 33va-36vb, 55ra-57vb: the letters are usually upright, occasionally slightly left-sloping; they are wide and round, some of them have serifs and/or hairlines.

    • Keywords

    Apocrypha

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    date
    2016-06-07T17:40:00.255+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgkm016
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESgkm016
    idno
    type=filename
    ESgkm016.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESgkm016

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    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Stéphane Ancel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016ʼ, 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/ESgkm016 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]

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    • 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 20.8.2014
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 19.11.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 4.12.2010

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