Gāntā ʾAfašum, Mǝʾǝsār Gwǝḥilā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, MGM-001
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The miracles are introduced with the words mǝʿrāf “chapter”, taʾammǝr “miracle”, täʾamrihu “his miracle”, nägär “speech”. They are counted starting from number 6 (check the viewer14vb ).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Titles of miracles or feasts indicating respective readings are written in the upper margin, in the main hand: ዘ[በዓለ]፡ መላእክት: check the viewerfol. 5ra ዘአቡነ፡ አዳም: check the viewerfol. 8ra ዝኒ፡ ከማሁ: check the viewerfol. 10rb ዘእግዝእትነ: check the viewerfol. 11rb ልደት: check the viewerfol. 13rb ዝኒ፡ ከማሁ: check the viewerfol. 14vb ዘበዓለ፡ ስምዖን፡ check the viewerfol. 19rb ዘደብረ፡ ታቦር: check the viewerfol. 28rb ዝኒ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ታቦር: check the viewerfol. 30vb ዘ፬: እንስሳ: check the viewerfol. 32vb ዘኒቆዲሞስ: check the viewerfol. 49rb ዘሐዋርያት: ወዘኵሎሙ: ሰማዕታት: check the viewerfol. 51vb ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት፡ check the viewerfol. 54rb ዘጥምቀት: check the viewerfol. 56va ዝኒ፡ ዘጥምቀት: check the viewerfol. 58rb በቃና፡ ዘገሊላ: check the viewerfol. 60rb - Names of feasts indicating respective readings are written in the margins or interlineally, in a secondary hand: ዘሆሣዕና: check the viewerfol. 83vb ዘ፮ሰዓት: check the viewerfol. 95ra ዘተ፱ሰዓት: check the viewerfol. 95v ዘሠርክ፡ check the viewerfol. 97va ዘሐዋርያት: check the viewerfol. 114ra - Fols. 3r-22r have been recently foliated with Ethiopic numbers crudely written in the right upper corner, in pen.
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- The title ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ is written on the back board, in red felt-tip pen. - Omitted letters, words, lines or passages written interlineally and in the margins, in the main hand: e.g., fols. 5rb, 13va, 14ra, 15vb, 20ra, 36va, 38vb, 42vb, 44rb, 48va, 57rb, 57vb, 63vb, 65rb, 74rb, 77rb, 93vb, 94rb, 97rab, 98vb, 99ra, 118ra. - Corrections written over erasures, in the main hand: fols. 7ra, 34ra, 36ra. - Erasures marked with thin lines: fols. 10vb, 11rb, 11vb, 15ra, 40va, 44rb, 45vb, 46vb, 48rb, 50va, 52rb, 82ra. - Erasures: 17ra, 23vb, 31ra. - Scribbles: 2r, 4r, 5r, 6rb, 68va, 122r.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Mǝʾǝsār Gʷǝḥilā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 285 |
Width | 240 |
Depth | 90 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2: s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2, stub before 1/fols.1r-2v) | |
2 | 2 |
|
I(2/fols. 3r-4v) | |
3 | 7 |
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II፩(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 5r-11v) | |
4 | 7 |
|
፪III፪(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 4/fols. 12r-18v) | |
5 | 7 |
|
፫IV፫(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 19r-25v) | |
6 | 7 |
|
፬V፬(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 26r-32v) | |
7 | 6 |
|
፭VI፭ (6/fols. 33r-38v) | |
8 | 9 |
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፮VII፮(9; s.l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 39r-47v) | |
9 | 7 |
|
፯VIII፯(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 48r-54v) | |
10 | 7 |
|
፰IX፰(7; s.l.: 6, stub after 1/fols. 55r-61v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፱X፱(8/fols. 62r-69v) | |
12 | 7 |
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፲XI፲(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 70r-76v) | |
13 | 9 |
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፲፩XII፲፩(9; s.l.: 4, stub after 6/fols. 77r-85v) | |
14 | 7 |
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፲፪XIII፲፪(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 86r-92v) | |
15 | 8 |
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፲፫XIV፲፫(8/fols. 93r-100v) | |
16 | 8 |
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፲፬XV፲፬(8/fols. 101r-108v) | |
17 | 8 |
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፲፭XVI፲፭(8/fols. 109r-116v) | |
18 | 6 |
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XVII(6/fols. 117r-122v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2: s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2, stub before 1/fols.1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(2/fols. 3r-4v)
Quire ID:q2
II፩(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 5r-11v)
Quire ID:q3
፪III፪(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 4/fols. 12r-18v)
Quire ID:q4
፫IV፫(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 19r-25v)
Quire ID:q5
፬V፬(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 26r-32v)
Quire ID:q6
፭VI፭ (6/fols. 33r-38v)
Quire ID:q7
፮VII፮(9; s.l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 39r-47v)
Quire ID:q8
፯VIII፯(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 48r-54v)
Quire ID:q9
፰IX፰(7; s.l.: 6, stub after 1/fols. 55r-61v)
Quire ID:q10
፱X፱(8/fols. 62r-69v)
Quire ID:q11
፲XI፲(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 70r-76v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፩XII፲፩(9; s.l.: 4, stub after 6/fols. 77r-85v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፪XIII፲፪(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 86r-92v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፫XIV፲፫(8/fols. 93r-100v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፬XV፲፬(8/fols. 101r-108v)
Quire ID:q16
፲፭XVI፲፭(8/fols. 109r-116v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(6/fols. 117r-122v).
Quire ID:q18
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, stub after 1; s.l. 2, stub
before 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (7), 4 (7), 5 (7), 6 (7), 7 (6), 8 (9), 9 (7), 10 (7), 11 (8), 12 (7), 13 (9), 14 (7), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (2), 3 (7), 4 (7), 5 (7), 6 (7), 7 (6), 8 (9), 9 (7), 10 (7), 11 (8), 12 (7), 13 (9), 14 (7), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Part of the leather cover on both boards and the spine is torn off. The spine has been crudely covered with a piece of recent blue textile fastened by means of synthetic threads. Many fols. are stained with water, wax and dirt. ff. 1-2, 121-122 and the upper turn-ins are damaged by rodents. Holes are carefully amended on check the viewer33 , 58, 59.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible in the centre fold of some quires, close to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 26
H | 195mm |
W | 180mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 33 |
left | 13 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Mǝʾǝsār Gwǝḥilā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, MGM-001 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 226mm, object width is: 240mm, computed height is: 280mm and object height is: 285mm.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.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Poor, irregular
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; incipit of Texts I-1, I-4; incipit of sections of Text I-2; numbers and incipits of miracles; word ʾǝsaggǝd in Text I-1; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals and/or their elements. A few groups of lines on the incipit page of Text I-2.
Date: 19th century (?)
19th century (?)Check for additional bibliography
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Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Maria Bulakh, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Mǝʾǝsār Gwǝḥilā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, MGM-001ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2019-04-25) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmgm001 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Maria Bulakh Maria Bulakh: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 21.4.2015
- Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 27.8.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 19.5.2012
Attributions of the contents
Maria Bulakh, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor