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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001

Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus "Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus" / Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary" / Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus "Miracles of Jesus" / ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... "Does not the man..."

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Dabra Mäʿar Qǝddǝst Māryām / MQM↗

Quires IV-XXI: first half of the 18th cent. (?) f. 3 was added at a later stage. Since it is written in the main hand (hand a), it must have been produced at around the same time as the main body of the text block. Quire II is of more recent time (20th cent.?). Quire III may be dated to the 18th cent., along with the main body of the text block.

Summary

I) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus "Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus" (fols. 3ra-7vb) I-a) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus "Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus": 2 miracles (fol. 3ra-vb) I-b) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus "Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus": 3 miracles (fols. 4ra-7vb) II) Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary" (fols. 8ra-109vb) I-1) Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt, Introductory rite of al-Muʿallaqah (fols. 8ra-11ra) I-2) Introductory exhortation and hymns (fols. 12ra-14ra) I-3) ʾƎsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki... "I worship Thee..." (fol. 14ra-va) I-4) Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary": 109 miracles (fols. 14vb-109vb), incomplete I-5) ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... "Does not the man..." (distributed among the miracles of Mary, fols. 16rb-19ra), incomplete III) Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus” (fols. 110ra-147vc) III-1) Introduction (fols. 110ra-114ra. l.14) - On John the Evangelist as the author of the book; on creation and the fall of the angel (fols. 110ra-111vc) - Story of the family of Adam (fols. 111vc-114ra. l.14) III-2) Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus "Miracles of Jesus": 28 miracles (fols. 114ra. l.15-147vc) IV) ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... "Does not the man..." (fols. 147vc-149vc) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

Text I-1b concludes with an ʾarke-hymn: - ብፁዕ፡ ብእሲ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትውክልቱ። ... (check the viewer7vb ) Text II-2 includes the hymns: - ʾO-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä qǝddǝst dǝngǝl Māryām ʾǝmmu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos kahāli ... "O my Lady, Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ the Almighty ..." (check the viewer13rb- va) (cp. ChRep ncheck the viewer373 ) - salām laki ʾo-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä Māryām qǝddǝst dǝngǝl ʾǝmma madḫǝn wa-ʾǝmma bǝrhān ... "Salutation to you, o my Lady, Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Saviour and Mother of the Light ..." (check the viewer13va-14ra ). The miracles of Mary (Text II-4) are numbered. The texts ends suddenly, leaving the last miracle incomplete. Text II-5 comprises 5 strophes which are strophes 1-5 according to GrohHymn pp. 336-53. The miracles of Jesus (Text III) are erroneously numbered. The scribe included parts of the introduction in numbering the miracles; these sections were introduced as mǝʿrāf “chapter” (numbered as 2-3). The first actual miracle starts at the end of "chapter" 3 and is part of "chapter" 4. The sections numbered as 8, 13 and 14 are parts of the preceding miracles (8 is part of the 4th miracle, 13 and 14 are parts of the 8th miracle). Text IV comprises 34 strophes which are strophes 1-31, 33-34 according to GrohHymn pp. 336-53 and one additional (check the viewer149vb- vc): አፍጠኒተ፡ ረድኤት፡ ማርያም፡ በጊዜ፡ ምንዳቤ፡ ወዓፀባ። ለዓይን፡ እምቀራንባ። አንቲ፡ ውእቱ፡ ረዳኢተ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በቤተ፡ ሳባ። በኵሉ፡ ሕሊናሁ፡ ወበኵሉ፡ አልባባ። ዘኢታፈቅረኪ፡ ነፍስ፡ ትሠረወ፡ እምሕዝባ።

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 109vc

    -vb: Excerpt from Säʿatat za-lelit "Horologium for the Night".

    check the viewer109vc : ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጥዑመ፡ ስም፡ ለዘይጼውኦ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በግዓ፡ መድሐኒት፡ ለዘይሰውዖ፡ ከመ፡ ይባርኩነ፡ ይፈኑ፡ አርዳኦ፡ ለጸባኢነ፡ ይጽብዖ፡ ወልታሁ፡ ነሲኦ። ... Rubrication has been executed with brown ink.

Extras

  1. check the viewer11ra- check the viewer11v check the viewer25r check the viewer24rb check the viewer8ra-9rb check the viewer9rb check the viewer52ra check the viewer150v check the viewer1v

    - An extensive passage has been erased from rb. - Faded recent ownership note mentioning Dabra Mäʿar, in pencil: . - Erased note (previously rubricated): (bottom margin). - Corrections written over erasures: , 40va, 41ra, 110rc, 116vb, 122rab, 142rc. - Omitted words or additions written interlineally: . - Erasures marked with thin lines: , 10vb, 91vb. - Writing exercise, scribbles: , 150r. - Very crude recent ownership note in pen, Gǝʿǝz with admixture of Amharic and Tǝgrǝñña (repeated twice): , ዘመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኡናማ፡ እጾ፡ ተፅህፈ፡ በአስራ፡ በ፲፱፻፴፡ አመተ፡ መህረት። - Crude notes, in pencil: .

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Some readings are indicated by the names of the feasts and other occasions written in frames in the upper margin, in a secondary hand: ዘቁሽቋም: check the viewerfol. 34va (in pen) ዘመላእክት፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ: check the viewerfol. 110r ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም: check the viewerfol. 114r ዘሐዋርያት፡ ዘጻድቃን: check the viewerfol. 144r ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት: check the viewerfol. 146r . - A thread was inserted in the right upper corner of check the viewerfol. 91 .

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 150.0 (leaf) .Entered as 150.0 folios, in 21.0 (quire) .Entered as 21.0 quires . 240 225 60
Outer dimensions
Height 240
Width 225
Depth 60

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 3 Fols 1r–3v I(3; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2; {3}, no stub/fols. 1r-3v)
2 4 Fols 4r–7v <II(4/fols. 4r-7v)>
3 4 Fols 8r–11v <III(4/fols. 8r-11v)>
4 8 Fols 12r–19v IV(8/fols. 12r-19v)
5 8 Fols 20r–27v V(8/fols. 20r-27v)
6 8 Fols 28r–35v VI(8/fols. 28r-35v)
7 8 Fols 36r–43v VII(8/fols. 36r-43v)
8 8 Fols 44r–51v VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v)
9 8 Fols 52r–59v IX(8/fols. 52r-59v)
10 8 Fols 60r–67v X(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 60r-67v)
11 8 Fols 68r–75v XI(8/fols. 68r-75v)
12 8 Fols 76r–83v XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 76r-83v)
13 8 Fols 84r–91v XIII(8/fols. 84r-91v)
14 8 Fols 92r–99v XIV(8/fols. 92r-99v)
15 10 Fols. 10, Fols 100r–109v XV(10/fols. 100r-109v)
16 8 Fols 110r–117v XVI(8/fols. 110r-117v)
17 8 Fols 118r–125v XVII(8/fols. 118r-125v)
18 7 Fols 126r–132v XVIII(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 126r-132v)
19 8 Fols 133r–140v XIX(8/fols. 133r-140v)
20 2 Fols 149r–150v XXI(2; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2/fols. 149r-150v) f. 3 is sewn with parchments strips onto the stub of fol. 1.

Collation diagrams


I(3; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2; {3}, no stub/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 3 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

<II(4/fols. 4r-7v)>
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 4 7 Unit #1 Unit #2

<III(4/fols. 8r-11v)>
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 8 11 Unit #1 Unit #2

IV(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 12 19 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 20 27 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 28 35 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 36 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 44 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 52 59 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

X(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 60 67 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XI(8/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 68 75 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 76r-83v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 76 83 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XIII(8/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 84 91 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIV(8/fols. 92r-99v)
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 92 99 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XV(10/fols. 100r-109v)
Quire ID:q15
Collation diagram Quire 15 100 109 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XVI(8/fols. 110r-117v)
Quire ID:q16
Collation diagram Quire 16 110 117 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XVII(8/fols. 118r-125v)
Quire ID:q17
Collation diagram Quire 17 118 125 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XVIII(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 126r-132v)
Quire ID:q18
Collation diagram Quire 18 126 132 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIX(8/fols. 133r-140v)
Quire ID:q19
Collation diagram Quire 19 133 140 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XXI(2; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2/fols. 149r-150v) f. 3 is sewn with parchments strips onto the stub of fol. 1.
Quire ID:q20
Collation diagram Quire 20 141 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(-1+4/s.l. 1, stub after /Fols 1r–3v) – II(4/Fols 4r–7v) – III(4/Fols 8r–11v) – IV(8/Fols 12r–19v) – V(8/Fols 20r–27v) – VI(8/Fols 28r–35v) – VII(8/Fols 36r–43v) – VIII(8/Fols 44r–51v) – IX(8/Fols 52r–59v) – X(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/Fols 60r–67v) – XI(8/Fols 68r–75v) – XII(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 1/Fols 76r–83v) – XIII(8/Fols 84r–91v) – XIV(8/Fols 92r–99v) – XV(10/Fols. 10, Fols 100r–109v) – XVI(8/Fols 110r–117v) – XVII(8/Fols 118r–125v) – XVIII(6+1/s.l. 5, stub after 2/Fols 126r–132v) – XIX(8/Fols 133r–140v) – XX(-2+4/s.l. 1, stub after ; s.l. 2, stub after 2/Fols 149r–150v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–3v I(3; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2; {3}, no stub/fols. 1r-3v) ; Fols 4r–7v <II(4/fols. 4r-7v)> ; Fols 8r–11v <III(4/fols. 8r-11v)> ; Fols 12r–19v IV(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; Fols 20r–27v V(8/fols. 20r-27v) ; Fols 28r–35v VI(8/fols. 28r-35v) ; Fols 36r–43v VII(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; Fols 44r–51v VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; Fols 52r–59v IX(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; Fols 60r–67v X(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 60r-67v) ; Fols 68r–75v XI(8/fols. 68r-75v) ; Fols 76r–83v XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 76r-83v) ; Fols 84r–91v XIII(8/fols. 84r-91v) ; Fols 92r–99v XIV(8/fols. 92r-99v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 100r–109v XV(10/fols. 100r-109v) ; Fols 110r–117v XVI(8/fols. 110r-117v) ; Fols 118r–125v XVII(8/fols. 118r-125v) ; Fols 126r–132v XVIII(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 126r-132v) ; Fols 133r–140v XIX(8/fols. 133r-140v) ; Fols 149r–150v XXI(2; s.l.: 1, stub after stub of 2; 2, stub after 2/fols. 149r-150v) f. 3 is sewn with parchments strips onto the stub of fol. 1.;

Formula 1: 1 (3, +3), 2 (4), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (8), 20 (),

Formula 2: 1 (3, leaf added after fol. ), 2 (4), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (8), 20 (),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The Ms. shows traces of extensive use. The Ms. was rebound. The front board has been attached to the text block in reversed position (previous set of holes are visible at the outer edge). Both borads are broken and repaired. The full leather cover is torn off; remains are preserved on the back board; traces of leather and adhesive are visible on the inner side of both boards. The overback is damaged at the spine and roughly repaired; its turns-ins are nailed on the front board. Holes or tears amended on fols. 2, 4, 26, 29, 34, 129. check the viewer150 is mutilated, cut at the upper margin. Some fols. are affected by humidity (check the viewer130r-136v ). The Ms. consists of at least 4 production units: - f. 3 originates from a different codex; it was cut to the size of this Ms. and sewn onto the stub of the endleaf (fol. 1). - Quires II and III originate from different codices. - It seems likely that quires IV-XV as well as quires XVI- XXI (all written in hand a) were originally included into two separate codices and at a later stage bound together (cp. donors, ruling pattern and palaeographic features).

Binding

Two wooden boards (both boards broken and repaired), previously covered with dark brown tooled leather (remains are preserved on the back board). Overback made of reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Traces of a chain of endband stitches at the spine cover, close to the head of the codex. Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the 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: 21

H 184mm
W 150mm
Intercolumn 12mm
Margins
top 24
bottom 35
right 13
left 10
intercolumn 12
Quire II: all data for check the viewer5r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001 main part

has a sum of layout height of 243mm which is greater than the object height of 240mm

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 22

H 175mm
W 170mm
Intercolumn 12mm
Margins
top 13
bottom 55
right 35
left 12
intercolumn 12
Quire III: all data for check the viewer9r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001 main part

has a sum of layout height of 243mm which is greater than the object height of 240mm

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 22

H 188mm
W 171mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 22
bottom 32
right 28
left 15
intercolumn 10
Quires IV-V: all data for check the viewer13r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001 main part

has a sum of layout height of 242mm which is greater than the object height of 240mm

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 21

H 177mm
W 175mm
Intercolumn mm
Margins
top 30
bottom 38
right 35
left 10
intercolumn
Quires VI-XV: all data for check the viewer29r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001 main part

has a sum of layout height of 245mm which is greater than the object height of 240mm

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 24

H 166mm
W 175mm
Intercolumn mm
Margins
top 23
bottom 50
right 25
left 10
intercolumn
Quires XVI-XI: all data for check the viewer111r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 210mm, object width is: 225mm, computed height is: 239mm and object height is: 240mm.

Layout note 1

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

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: irregular. Hand b: mediocre, uneven. Hand c: mediocre.

    Ink: Black, red (hand a: strong red in quires IV-XV, vivid red in quires XVI-XXI; hand b: strong crimson, hand c: vivid red).

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist in Text I; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts II-1, II-2, II-4 and III; incipit of Texts IV; one or two initial lines of sections of Texts I, II-2, II-3, II-4, III; section numbers of Texts II-4 and III, first character of the word salām in Text II-1 (fol. 10rb), first word (or parts of it) of the strophes of Text II-5 and IV; elements of the punctuation signs and the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Hand a: First half of the 18th cent. (?) Hand b: 20th century (?) Hand c: First half of the 18th cent. (?)

    Hand a: First half of the 18th cent. (?) Hand b: 20th century (?) Hand c: First half of the 18th cent. (?)

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: Texts I-a, II-2, II-3, II-4, II-5, III, IV (fol. 3, quires IV-XXI). The handwriting appears irregular throughout the Ms. and changes from careful and neat with broadly spaced letters (quires IV-XV), occasionally in smaller script (check the viewer68r-69v , 74r-75v), to mediocre resulting in an uneven script (due to the irregular ruled lines) with narrowly spaced letters (quires XVII-XXI). The quality of rubricated passages also differs (cp. 28v, 68v); often the space left for the name of Mary was not sufficient (cp. 17r, 42v, 68vc, 74vc). Probably the texts were written at several (three?) stages.

  • Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    However, it shows a few distinctive features throughout all quires:

  • Hand 4

    Script: Ethiopic

    - quite regular form of ጸ

  • Hand 5

    Script: Ethiopic

    - the mark of the 6th vowel order in ክ is sometimes not executed or barely visible (cp. check the viewer13ra check the viewer11 , in the names of the donors ርቱዕ፡ አምላክ፡ (check the viewer12ra , 14vb, passim) or ዘክርስቶስ፡ (check the viewer29rc , 37rb passim), in the name of ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ (check the viewer110ra , 115rb, passim).

  • Hand 6

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand b: Text I-b = quire II.

  • Hand 7

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand c: Text II-1 = quire III. The character ሥ is of particular shape (s. check the viewer8rb l. 8, 8va l. 6).

    • 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
    2016-06-07T17:44:32.791+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-08T11:47:17.865+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
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    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmqm001
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmqm001
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmqm001.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmqm001

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    Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-001ʼ, 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/ESmqm001 [Accessed: 2024-04-23+02:00]

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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 14.9.2015
    • Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.9.2014
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 3.12.2010

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