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Gulo Maḵadā, Māy Č̣aw Mikāʾel, MCM-004

Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Gadla ḥawāryāt, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māy Č̣aw Mikāʾel↗

16th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Gadla ḥawāryāt, Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles (fols. 1ra-76vb) I-1) The Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul (fols. 1ra-1vb, 27ra-27vb, 15ra-16vb, 28ra-28vb, 17ra-17vb, 33ra-33vb) I-2) The Preaching of St Philip (fols. 47rb-47vb, 49ra-49vb, 2ra-2vb), incomplete I-3) The Acts of St John the Son of Zebedee (fols. 23ra-23vb, 62ra-62vb, 3ra-4vb), incomplete I-4) The Acts of Sts. Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 11rb-11vb, 29ra-29vb, 42ra-43vb, 32ra-32vb, 12ra-12vb, 6ra-6vb, 50ra-50vb, 20ra-21vb, 18ra-19ra) I-5) The Preaching of St Matthias (fols. 7ra-7vb, 70ra-70va), incomplete I-6) The Acts of St James the Son of Zebedee (fols. 40ra-41ra, 73ra-73vb, 8ra-8vb) I-7) Introduction (fol. 34ra-rb) I-8) The Preaching of St Peter (fols. 34rb-39vb, 55ra-55vb, 9ra-10va), incomplete I-9) The Martyrdom of St Peter (fols. 10va-10vb, 51ra-51vb, 14ra-14va) I-10) The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (fols. 13ra-13vb), incomplete I-11) The Preaching of St James the Just (fol. 13vb), incomplete I-12) The Martyrdom of St Paul (fols. 14va-14vb, 53ra-53vb, 52ra-52rb) I-13) The Martyrdom of St Andrew (fols. 19ra-19vb, 22ra-22vb) I-14) The Preaching of St Judas Thaddeus (fols. 30ra-30vb), incomplete I-15) The Martyrdom of St Matthias (fols. 40ra-41ra), incomplete I-16) The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew (fols. 56ra-56vb, 44ra-44va), incomplete I-17) The Acts of St Matthew (fols. 44va-vb, 48ra-vb, 57ra-57vb), incomplete I-18) The Preaching of St Thomas (fols. 45ra-45vb), incomplete I-19) The Death of St John the Son of Zebedee (fols. 46ra-46vb), incomplete I-20) The Martyrdom of St Luke (fols. 59vb-61vb, 47ra-47rb) I-21) The Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (fols. 52va-v, 54ra-54vb) I-22) The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (fol. 54vb), incomplete I-23) The Martyrdom of St Matthew (fols. 58ra-59va), incomplete I-24) The Acts of St Thomas, II (fols. 63vb-64vb, 74ra-74vb, 76ra-76vb) I-25) The Acts of St Thomas, I (fols. 65ra-65vb, 24ra-24vb, 5ra-vb, 63ra-63vb), incomplete I-26) The Acts of St Thomas, III (fols. 76vb, 66ra-68rb) I-27) The Acts of St Thomas, IV (fols. 68rb-69vb) I-28) The Acts of St Thomas, V (fols. 69vb, 25ra-26vb), incomplete I-29) The Preaching of St Andrew (fols. 71ra-72vb, 31ra-30vb, 75ra-75vb, 11ra-rb), incomplete.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

- For each text, the equivalent pages of Budge's Edition (BConAp I, II) and the abbreviations used by Bausi in Annali 2000-2001 (BauGaH) are given here following: I-1) BConAp I, 50-66; BConAp II, 42-57; Dio in BauGaH I-2) BConAp I, 126-34; BConAp II, 122-30; Ph1 in BauGaH I-3) BConAp I,189-213; BConAp II,186-211; Jo1 in BauGaH I-4) BConAp I, 156-83; BConAp II, 154-80; AnB in BauGaH I-5) BConAp I, 225-42; BConAp II, 223-40; Ma1 in BauGaH I-6) BConAp I, 247-53; BConAp II, 246-52; JZ1 in BauGaH I-7) BConAp I, 3-6; BConAp II, 2-3; Int in BauGaH I-8) BConAp I, 7-36; BConAp II, 5-25; Pt1 in BauGaH I-9) BConAp I, 37-41, 45-49; BConAp II, 26-34; Pt2 in BauGaH I-10) BConAp I, 70-72; BConAp II, 62-64; Si2 in BauGaH I-11) BConAp I, 73-76; BConAp II, 65-68; Jc1 in BauGaH I-12) BConAp I, 41-45; BConAp II, 35-39; Pa1 in BauGaH I-13) BConAp I, 184-88; BConAp II, 181-85; An2 in BauGaH I-14) BConAp I,296-306; BConAp II,296-306; Jud in BauGaH I-15) BConAp I,243-246; BConAp II, 241-45; Ma2 in BauGaH I-16) BConAp I,93-100; BConAp II, 87-92; Ba2 in BauGaH I-17) BConAp I,101-113; BConAp II,93-108; Mt1 in BauGaH I-18) BConAp I, 265-87; BConAp II, 265-86; Th1 in BauGaH I-19) BConAp I, 214-22; BConAp II, 212-20; Jo2 in BauGaH I-20) BConAp I, 119-25; BConAp II, 115-21; Luc in BauGaH I-21) BConAp I, 67-70; BConAp II, 58-61; Si1 in BauGaH I-22) BConAp I, 70-72; BConAp II, 62-64; Si2 in BauGaH I-23) BConAp I, 114-18; BConAp II, 109-14; Mt2 in BauGaH I-24) BConAp I, 347-57; BConAp II, 347-57; Th4 in BauGaH I-25) BConAp I, 336-46; 335-46; Th3 in BauGaH I-26) BConAp I, 358-67; BConAp II, 358-65; Th5 in BauGaH I-27) BConAp I, 368-73; BConAp II, 366-75; Th6 in BauGaH I-28) BConAp I, 373-81; BConAp II, 376-84; Th7 in BauGaH I-29) BConAp I, 140-56; BConAp II, 137-53; An1 in BauGaH. - Text I-2: text missing after check the viewer2vb = BConAp I, 232 l.13-134. Text I-3: text missing after check the viewer62vb and before check the viewer3ra = BConAp I, 194 l.6-202 l.18, text missing after check the viewer4vb = BConAp I, 208 l.3-213. Text I-5: text missing before check the viewer7ra = BConAp I,225-239l.5. Text I-8: text missing after check the viewer39vb and before check the viewer55ra = BConAp I, 24 l.16-28 l.11. Text I-10: text with the first lines missing. Text I-11: text missing after check the viewer13vb : BConAp I, 73 l.1-76. Text I-14: text missing before check the viewer30ra = BConAp I,296-298l.17, fols. missing after check the viewer30vb = BConAp I, 301 l.2-306. Text I-15: text missing before check the viewer40ra = BConAp I,243-244l.3. Text I-16: text missing before check the viewer56ra = BConAp I, 93-97 l.11. Text I-17: text missing after check the viewer44vb and before 48ra = BConAp I, 102 l.1-107 l.20, text missing after check the viewer57vb = BConAp I, 111 l.16-113. Text I-18: text missing before check the viewer45ra = BConAp I,265-274l.4, fols. missing after 45vb = BConAp I, 276 l.22-87. Text I-19: text missing before check the viewer46ra = BConAp I,214-216l.1, fols. missing after check the viewer46vb = BConAp. 218 l.17-222. Text I-22: except the first lines, all the text is missing. Text I-23: text with the first lines missing. Text I-25: text missing before check the viewer65ra = BConAp. I,336-337l.5. Text I-28: text with the last lines missing. Text I-29: text missing after check the viewer30vb and before check the viewer75ra = BConAp. I, 147 l.25-152l.20. - According to the distribution of the texts, the Gadla ḥawāryāt ofMCM-004would belong to IV recension (cp. BauGaH, 84-85). Text I-9, the “Martyrdom of St Peter”, does not contain the “Discourse of Peter on the Cross” (= BConAp I, 45-49; BConAp II, 30-34).

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      Readings are indicated by the commemoration dates of the Apostles, written in the main hand, in red, in the upper margin: አመ፲ወ፰፡ ለወርኀ፡ ሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 13v አመ፡ ፬፡ ለጥር፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡: check the viewerfol. 23r አመ፲ወ፯ለሚያዝያ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡: check the viewerfol. 41r <…>ቅምት፡ ማቴዎስ: check the viewerfol. 44v አመ፲፰፡ ለኅዳር፡ ፊ<…>: check the viewerfol. 47r አመ፡ ፲፡ ለወርኀ፡ ሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 52v አመ፳ወ፪፡ ለጥቅምት፡ ሉቃስ: check the viewerfol. 59v አመ፳ወ፬፡ ለሕዳር፡: check the viewerfol. 63v አመ፲ወ፬፡ ለመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 68r አመ፡ ፩፡ ለሐምሌ፡: check the viewerfol. 69v አመ፡ ፬፡ ለታሕሣሥ፡ እንድርያስ: check the viewerfol. 71r አመ፩፡ ለየካቲት፡: check the viewerfol. 76v .

    2. - Corrections written interlineally: fols. 18vb, 43rb, 71ra, 72rb. - Erasures: fols. 16va, 31rb. - Correction written over erasure: fols. 4va, 14va, 14vb, 43ra, 43rb, 56va. - Compressed script: check the viewerfol. 14va . - Doodles in the margins: fols. 24v, 54r.

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

    Frame notes

    1. frame: check the viewer1r (incipit page of Text I-1): coloured (red, black), ornamental band, with three pendants all reaching the middle of the text, with decorations on the top extending to the upper margin of the page (interlaces).
    2. frame: check the viewer34r (incipit page of Text I-7): coloured (red, yellow, black), ornamental band, with three pendants all reaching the bottom of the text, with decorations on the top extending to the upper margin of the page (interlaces, crux ansata).

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has modern restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 76.0 (leaf) .Entered as 76.0 folios, in (quire) .Entered as quires . 390 285 40
    Outer dimensions
    Height 390
    Width 285
    Depth 40

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    The boards and the original sewing are torn off. Most of the folios are misplaced, many are missing (many texts are incomplete). Two leaves have been included in the folder of Ms. MCM-001a (a text concerning St Thomas). Most of the leaves are affected by humidity, many have stains in the inner upper margins. Many leaves have been damaged by rodents.

    Binding

    Both boards are missing. Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Original binding

    No

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 30

    H 300mm
    W 225mm
    Intercolumn 12mm
    Margins
    top 53
    bottom 74
    right 63
    left 6
    intercolumn 12
    All data are for check the viewer2r .

    Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Māy Č̣aw Mikāʾel, MCM-004 main part

    has a sum of layout height of 427mm which is greater than the object height of 390mm has a sum of layout width of 294mm which is greater than the object height of 285mm

    Layout note 1

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

    CruxAnsata

    Yes

    CruxAnsata: check the viewerFol. 13v)

    coronis

    Yes

    coronis: check the viewerFol. 13v)

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Irregular

    Ink: Black; red (vivid vermillion)

    Rubrication: Some personal names (fol. 52ra); the trinitarian formula; a few lines in the incipit page of each text, alternating with black lines; sometimes the first line of the account proper; Ethiopic numerals or their elements; elements of the punctuation signs.

    Date: 16th century (?)

    16th century (?)

  2. Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    The handwriting is characterized by tall, thick, right-sloping letters, tending to rounded and bent shapes. Possibly more than one hand was involved in writing (s. e.g., check the viewer26v-27r ).

  3. Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    Some peculiar features:

  4. Hand 4

    Script: Ethiopic

    - ዐ and the loops of መ have triangular shape

  5. Hand 5

    Script: Ethiopic

    - ጵ has the 6th order marker set up on the vertical stroke at the top, oriented to the left (check the viewer10va l.12, 48ra l.14)

  6. Hand 6

    Script: Ethiopic

    - the upper horizontal strokes of some letters (e.g., መ ሠ ወ) are slanted to the left

  7. Hand 7

    Script: Ethiopic

    - ፮ has the loop open, looking like “compressed” ፯ (e.g., check the viewer7rb )

  8. Hand 8

    Script: Ethiopic

    - ፪ has in some cases the loops not separated (e.g., check the viewer3vb , 4vb); in check the viewer23va l.16 the bottom loop is open.

  9. Hand 9

    Script: Ethiopic

    - ፬ is triangular, downwards oriented (e.g., check the viewer68rb )

  10. Hand 10

    Script: Ethiopic

    - the crux ansata and coronis (together) are marking the beginning of texts (check the viewer13v )

  11. Hand 11

    Script: Ethiopic

    - sentence dividers are accompanied by the paragraph signs.

    12. Keywords

    Apocrypha

    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

    date
    2016-06-07T17:43:38.286+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    25.4.2019
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmcm004
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmcm004
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmcm004.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmcm004

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    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 6.3.2015
    • Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 24.7.2014
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