ʾƎndartā, Koholo Yoḥannǝs Dabra Betel, KY-040
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Dāwit “Psalter”
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4r–131ra ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4r–101r ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 101v–111r ), Book of Odes
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 111r–116r ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 116va–126va ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 126va–131ra ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer3r : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘልጅ፡ አደራጆ፡ ዘወኃቦ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ኮኮሎ፡ ደብረ፡ ቤቴል፡ ገበዙ፡ ቄሥ፡ በሩኪ(?)፡ የአለቃ፡ ተሥፋይ፡ ልጅ The note is written by the same hand as Additio 3. It states that the Ms. was donated to the church of St John the Baptist, Dabra Betel of Kokolo by lǝğğ ʾAdärağo -
: Protective prayer.
check the viewer3r : በስመ፡ አብ፡ በል፡ ዘይነግሥ፡ በረድኤተ፡ ልዑል፡ ጸሎተ፡ በረድ፡ ወፀብዕ፡ ወኵያናት፡ አረር፡ ጠቅልል፡ የሐፍር... Below the note there are two drawings in angelic script. -
: Supplication to the Cross (መስተብቍዕ፡ ዘመስቀል).
check the viewer3v : ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ለዕፀ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መስቀል፡ ጽኑዓ፡ ሥልጣን... The note is hardly legible due to faded ink. The prayer comes from Säʿatat za-lelit wa-za-nagh. -
: Donation note.
check the viewer133vb : ዝዳዊት፡ ዘልጅ፡ አደራጆ፡ ሥሙ፡ ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ የአባታቸው፡ ሥም፡ ገብረኪዳን፡ የናታቸው፡ ሥም፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወለተ፡ ተክለ፡ ሐ{ይ}ማኖት፡ እህታቸው፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ገብ<...>ህታቸው፡ ልጅ፡ ወለተ፡ ኪዳን፡ ልጃቸው፡ ምሺታቸው፡ አመተ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወሐቦ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ደብረ፡ ቤቴል፡ ኮኮሎ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ በስልጣ [sic]፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ በስልጣነ፡ ፫፻ውጉዝ፡ ከመ፡ አርዮስ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ The note is written in Gǝʿǝz and Amharic. It states that the Ms. was donated to the church of St John the Baptist, Dabra Betel of Kokolo by lǝğğ ʾAdärağo, whose baptismal name is Gabra ʾIyasus. Also, his close relatives are mentioned: his father Gabra Kidān, his mother Walatta Śǝllāse Walatta Takla Hāymānot, his sister Walatta Śǝllāse and others. -
ff. 131va-133va: Malkǝʾa Māryām “Image of Mary” (cp. ChRep ncheck the viewer176 )
The name of the scribe has been erased.
Extras
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check the viewer77 check the viewer53r check the viewer7v check the viewer5rv check the viewer22v check the viewer2v check the viewer1r
- The midpoint of the “Psalms of David” (in P) is marked on . Six letters in the line are rubricated, in the main hand. To the right there is an inscription ዝየ፡ መንፈቁ፡ ለዳዊት added later, in a secondary hand. - The Pss. are divided into groups of ten separated by a line of alternating black and red dots. - The scribe reduced the size of his handwriting to accommodate the whole line or the end of the line: e.g., , 9r, 10r, 16r, 17r, 29r, 47r, 57v, 82r, 93v, 101v, 115r. - Part of the line is taken up: e.g., , 8r, 9v, 19r, 31r, 44v, 51r, 62r, 73v, 90v. - Tamallas-signs, in the shape of a cross or/and a crude inscription ተመለስ, indicating the place where the omission, written in the margins, belong: l.20, 36 l.21. - Traces of an erased text still visible: . - Scribbles, doodles: , 2rv, 3r, 4r, 51v, 52v, 55v, 56r.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer101r (explicit of Text I-1): uncoloured simple ornamental band; geometric and anthropomorphic (human eyes) motifs.
- frame: check the viewer116r (explicit of Text I-3): coloured (red with black outline) ornamental band; geometric motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Koholo Yoḥannǝs Dabra Betel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 190 |
Width | 130 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 |
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A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 10 |
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፩I(10/fols. 4r-13v) | |
3 | 10 |
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፪II(10/fols. 14r-23v) | |
4 | 10 |
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፫III(10/fols. 24r-33v) | |
5 | 10 |
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፬IV(10/fols. 34r-43v) | |
6 | 10 |
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፭V(10/fols. 44r-53v) | |
7 | 10 |
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VI(10/fols. 54r-63v) | |
8 | 10 |
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፯VII(10/fols. 64r-73v) | |
9 | 10 |
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፰VIII(10/fols. 74r-83v) | |
10 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 84r-93v) | |
11 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 94r-103v) | |
12 | 10 |
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XI(10/fols. 104r-113v) | |
13 | 10 |
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XII(10/fols. 114r-123v) | |
14 | 10 |
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XIII(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4; 9, stub after 1/fols. 124r-133v). |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(10/fols. 4r-13v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(10/fols. 14r-23v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(10/fols. 24r-33v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(10/fols. 34r-43v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(10/fols. 44r-53v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 54r-63v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(10/fols. 64r-73v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(10/fols. 74r-83v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 84r-93v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 94r-103v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 104r-113v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 114r-123v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4; 9, stub after 1/fols. 124r-133v).
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. bears traces of intensive use. The spine cover is damaged. The handband is damaged. Hole carefully amended in check the viewer18 , 38.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 25
H | 130mm |
W | 105mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 22 |
bottom | 35 |
right | 17 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn |
Ms ʾƎndartā, Koholo Yoḥannǝs Dabra Betel, KY-040 main part
has a sum of layout width of 132mm which is greater than the object height of 130mmLayout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
H | 123mm |
W | 110mm |
Intercolumn | 7mm |
Margins | |
top | 23 |
bottom | 40 |
right | 20 |
left | 7 |
intercolumn | 7 |
Ms ʾƎndartā, Koholo Yoḥannǝs Dabra Betel, KY-040 main part
has a sum of layout width of 137mm which is greater than the object height of 130mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above (occasionally below) the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the 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
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre
Ink: Black; red (of two different hues); lilac.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra (name of God in Text I-1 (occasionally only a few letters within the word); name of St Mary in Texts I-4, I-5); titles and numbers of the Pss. and Canticles; incipits and numbers of Songs; title of Texts I-2, I-3 and I-5; title and incipit of the daily readings of Text I-4; name and traditional interpretation of the Hebrew letters in Ps. 118; refrains of Texts I-4 and I-5 (written out fully or abbreviated); letters አ and ጽ in the word አምጽኡ in Pss. 27 and 95; letter ቃ in the word ቃለ in Ps. 27; letters የ and ነ in the word የማነ in Ps. 117; letters ግ and ዩ in the word ግነዩ in Ps. 135; letters ስ and ሕ in the word ስብሕዎ in Ps. 150; letters ባ and ክ of the word ይባርክዎ in Canticle 10; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; Ethiopic numerals or their elements. A few groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Texts I-1 and I-4; two lines (alternating with a black line) on the incipit page of Text I-2.
Date: Late 19th-beginning of the 20th century
Late 19th-beginning of the 20th centuryAbbreviations
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Iosif Fridman, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻʾƎndartā, Koholo Yoḥannǝs Dabra Betel, KY-040ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-04-07) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESky040 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: started adjusting msContent on 7.4.2022
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 1.10.2014
- Iosif Fridman Iosif Fridman: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 8.12.2011
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 5.5.2011
Attributions of the contents
Magdalena Krzyzanowska, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor