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ʾƎndartā, Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MAKM-023

Massimo Villa (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs “Gospel of John”

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗

1800-1900

Provenance

The name Walda Māryām is written in red ink in a secondary hand, over another illegible name (of the original donor?) in the concluding supplication formula on check the viewer84rb .

Summary

I) Gospel of John (fols. 3ra-84va) - Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs “Gospel of John” (fols. 3ra-83vb) - Short postscript (fols. 83vb-84rb) - List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of John: 20 tituli (fols. 84rb-84va) Additiones 1-3.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–84va ), Gospel of John
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–83vb ), Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs "Gospel of John"
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 83vb–84rb ), Short postscript
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 84rb–84va ), List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of John – 20 titles

Contents

check the viewerFols 3ra–84va Gospel of John (CAe 1693)
check the viewerFols 3ra–83vb Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs "Gospel of John" (CAe 2715) The Gospel chapters are wrongly numbered; 3: 22 numbered as 4; 4: 4 numbered as 5; 4: 46 numbered as 6; ch. 5 numbered as 7 etc. Cp. Wechsler 2005.
check the viewerFols 83vb–84rb Short postscript (CAe 1693 Postscript)

Language of text:

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 2 .

  1. check the viewerff. 1r-v (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear note.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    The note is hardly readable due to faded ink.

  2. check the viewerff. 2r-v

    Ethiopic syllabary (complete).

  3. check the viewerff. 84va-85rb (Type: GuestText)

    Excerpt from the Bǝsrāta Mātewos (CAe 2709) (Mt. 25: 1-13, “Parable of the Ten Virgins”).

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

Extras

  1. Omitted letters and words written interlineally: check the viewer10ra , 18ra, 18va, 25vb, 30rb, 32vb, 35ra, 66vb, 75va.

  2. Corrections over erasures, e.g.: check the viewer32rb , 34ra, 45vb, 56rb. - Spaces for rubrication left unfilled: check the viewer47v , 48r, 48v, 49r.

  3. Tamallas-sign in the shape of a cross (+) indicating the place where the reading for the day of the week ዘዘወትር, written interlineally, belongs: check the viewer82va l. 6.

  4. Tamallas-sign in the shape of a cross (+) indicating the place where an omitted passage (Jn. 19: 1-2) belongs: check the viewer73v-74r .

  5. The name Walda Māryām has been written in red ink over a hardly readable noun in the supplication formula on check the viewer84rb .

  6. Writing exercises: check the viewer1v , 3r, 85v.

  7. Scribbles: check the viewer3r and 85v.

  8. (Type: findingAid)

    Coloured threads inserted on fols. 18, 22, 38, 45, 54, 68, 77.

  9. (Type: findingAid)

    Daily readings are indicated by the names of the days of the week written (partly in recent hands) in the upper margin of some fols., sometimes in a frame: ዘዘወትር፡ check the viewerfol. 3r ዘሰሉስ፡ check the viewerfol. 7rb ዘረቡዕ፡ ምንባብ፡ ዘቀዳም፡ check the viewerfol. 8r ዘሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 8v ሰንበት፡ (recent hand) / ምንባብ፡ ዘሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 9v ምንባብ፡ ዘአርብ፡ / ዘዘሰኑይ፡ check the viewerfol. 11vb ምንባብ፡ ዘቀዳም፡ check the viewerfol. 13rb ምንባብ፡ ዘሰንበት፡ check the viewerfol. 17rb ዘቀዳሚት፡ check the viewerfol. 18ra ዘሰሉስ፡ check the viewerfol. 22ra ዘሰሉስ፡ check the viewerfol. 33ra ዘረቡዕ፡ check the viewerfol. 45ra ዘሰንበት፡ check the viewerfol. 51ra ዘረቡዕ፡ check the viewerfol. 52rb ዘሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 54va ዘዓርብ፡ check the viewerfol. 68vb ዘእሁድ፡ check the viewerfol. 77vb ዘረቡዕ፡ check the viewerfol. 81ra . Readings for the days of the week are crudely written in a secondary hand on fols. 9v, 38r.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: check the viewer3r (incipit page): Uncoloured ornamental band; interlaces.
  2. frame: check the viewer84vb (explicit page): Coloured (black and red) ornamental band; interlaces.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 85.0 (leaf) , Entered as 85.0 folios, of which 1 () blank (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1 () blank, in 10.0 (quire) .Entered as 10.0 quires (A+9). 145 95 35
Outer dimensions
Height 145
Width 95
Depth 35

Foliation

Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Undecorated quire marks in the the left upper corner: 13r, 23r, 33r, 43r, 53r.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2; s.l.: 1; 2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 10 Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
3 10 Fols 13r–22v ፪II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
4 10 Fols 23r–32v ፫III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
5 10 Fols 33r–42v ፬IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
6 10 Fols 43r–52v ፭V(10/fols. 43r-52v)
7 10 Fols 53r–62v ፮VI(10/fols. 53r-62v)
8 10 Fols 63r–72v VII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
9 10 Fols 73r–82r VIII(10/fols. 73r-82r)
10 3 Fols 83r–85v IX(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 83r-85v)

Collation diagrams


A(2; s.l.: 1; 2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፪II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፫III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፬IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፭V(10/fols. 43r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 43 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፮VI(10/fols. 53r-62v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 53 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 63 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VIII(10/fols. 73r-82r)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 73 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 83r-85v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 85 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(10/Fols 3r–12v) – III(10/Fols 13r–22v) – IV(10/Fols 23r–32v) – V(10/Fols 33r–42v) – VI(10/Fols 43r–52v) – VII(10/Fols 53r–62v) – VIII(10/Fols 63r–72v) – IX(10/Fols 73r–82r) – X(2+1/s.l. 3, stub before 1/Fols 83r–85v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2; s.l.: 1; 2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v) ; Fols 13r–22v ፪II(10/fols. 13r-22v) ; Fols 23r–32v ፫III(10/fols. 23r-32v); Fols 33r–42v ፬IV(10/fols. 33r-42v) ; Fols 43r–52v ፭V(10/fols. 43r-52v) ; Fols 53r–62v ፮VI(10/fols. 53r-62v) ; Fols 63r–72v VII(10/fols. 63r-72v) ; Fols 73r–82r VIII(10/fols. 73r-82r) ; Fols 83r–85v IX(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 83r-85v) ;

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

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

State of preservation

good

Condition

The sewing on the spine has been damaged and repaired. f. 1 is made of two pieces of parchment. check the viewer12 and 13 are damaged by rodents (?)

Binding

Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

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

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

H 94mm
W 75mm
Intercolumn 8mm
Margins
top 16
bottom 29
right 13
left 7
intercolumn 8
All data are for check the viewer4r .

Ms ʾƎndartā, Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MAKM-023 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 95mm, object width is: 95mm, computed height is: 139mm and object height is: 145mm.

Layout note 1

Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.
  • Structural pricks are partly visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre. The ligature ግ+ዚ in እግዚአብሔር and እግዚእ is used, but very inconsistently (cp. check the viewer27v , 47v).

    Ink: Black and red (deep reddish brown [check the viewer55r ], vivid vermilion [check the viewer35rb , 41rb, etc.]).

    Rubrication: Divine names; a few lines (some in groups of two) alternating with black lines on the incipit page; numbers and headings of the chapters; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of the numerals and of the quire marks.

    Date:

    check the viewer1r-84va Gabra Māryām is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer84va .

    Abbreviations

  • ም or ምዕ for ምዕራፍ፡, በእ(- - -) for በእንተ፡ (check the viewer84r , 84v).

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    check the viewer84va-85rb

    • Keywords

    New Testament

    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
    2016-06-07T17:43:27.899+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    14.9.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmakm023
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmakm023
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmakm023.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmakm023

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    Massimo Villa, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Susanne Hummel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻʾƎndartā, Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MAKM-023ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-09-14) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmakm023 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]

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    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema, no person ID created on 14.9.2020
    • 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 22.9.2014
    • Massimo Villa Massimo Villa: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 28.10.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 28.5.2011

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