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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012

Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Maṣḥafa nǝfq "Book of the Assistant Priest"

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Dabra Mäʿar Qǝddǝst Māryām / MQM

The date 1960 A.M. Maggābit (= February/March 1968 A.D.) is mentioned in the colophon. In addition, Patriarch Basǝlyos (in tenure in 1959-70), Bishop Yoḥannǝs (Bishop of Tǝgray in 1955-76) and King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I (r. 1930-74) are mentioned in check the viewer6ra .

Summary

I) Maṣḥafa nǝfq "Book of the Assistant Priest" (fols. 3ra-42rb) - Fǝtḥat za-wald "Absolution of the Son" (fols. 26rb-27rb). Additiones 1-4, colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):


Colophon

check the viewer42va check the viewer42

, l.14: ተጽሕፈት፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በ፲፻ወ፱፻፷ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በወ [] ርኃ፡ መጋቢት፡ ይትባክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ አሜን። Written in the same hand as that of the main text. The date 1960 A.M. Maggābit (= February-March 1968 A.D.) is mentioned.

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 2r

    : Excerpt from an unidentified text.

    check the viewer2r : ዊኀዊሃ፡ ወታበልዖ፡ ፍኅርቱ፡ ለመርዓዊሃ፡ ወነኪርሰ፡ ኢይጥሰም፡ እምነሁ፡ እስመ፡ ኢተውህበ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለመርዓዊ፡ መኑ፡ ዘርእየ፡ መርዓዊ፡ ዘይጠባሕ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ በጊዜ፡ ከብካቡ። Written in a secondary hand (?).
  2. check the viewerf. 42rb, l.15-42va, l.14

    : Supplication.

    Written in the same hand as that of the main text. Supplication for several individuals whose the donor, Walatta Śǝllāse (s. Additio 3).
  3. check the viewerf. 42vb, l.6-43ra, l.4

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer42vb , l.6: ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወይዘሮ፡ ወለተ፡ መስቀል፡ ኃይሉ፡ ዘአጥ{ረ}የታ፡ በንዋያ፡ ወወሀበቶ፡ ለአብነ፡ ገብረ፡ ገብረ[sic.]፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱ{ስ}፡ ዘአናማዕፃ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩና፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡ በሰልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዞ፡ [check the viewer43ra ] ይኩን፡ አሜን። ጸሐፊሃ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወዝልጉስ፡ አባ፡ ባሕርየ፡ ሥላሴ። Written in the same hand as that of the main text. The name of the donor, Walatta Masqal, is mentioned like the name of the church to which the Ms. was originally donated (?),ʾOna Maʿṣo Gabra Manfas Qǝddus, and the name of the scribe, Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse.
  4. check the viewerff. 45ra-45

    vb: Excerpt from the Śǝrʿāta qǝddāse “Ordinary of the Mass”.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 46.0 (leaf) , Entered as 46.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank fols. 1, 2v, 43v, 44, 46., in 7.0 (quire) .Entered as 7.0 quires (A+6). 195 140 45
Outer dimensions
Height 195
Width 140
Depth 45

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures:

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 8 Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 Fols 11r–18v ፪II(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 Fols 19r–26v ፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 Fols 27r–34v ፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
7 4 Fols 43r–46v VI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 4; 4, stub after 1/fols. 43r-46v)

Collation diagrams


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

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፪II(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 4; 4, stub after 1/fols. 43r-46v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 7; s.l. 7, stub after 2/Fols 11r–18v) – IV(8/Fols 19r–26v) – V(8/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(8/Fols 35r–42v) – VII(2+2/s.l. 1, stub after 4; s.l. 4, stub after 1/Fols 43r–46v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–18v ፪II(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 11r-18v) ; Fols 19r–26v ፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v ፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v) ; Fols 43r–46v VI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 4; 4, stub after 1/fols. 43r-46v);

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

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

State of preservation

good

Condition

check the viewer15 and 46 have been carefully repaired with additional sewn piece of parchment. check the viewer35 has been damaged by fire.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-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

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 17

H 135mm
W 125mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 20
bottom 40
right 10
left 5
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer4ra .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 140mm, object width is: 140mm, computed height is: 195mm and object height is: 195mm.

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

    Scribe: Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Careful.

    Ink: Black, strong red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the King, Patriarch and Bishop; incipit of Texts I-II; titles of books to be read; initial word or line of the passages to be read; directives to the ministers; some letters of the Trinitarian formula (alternating with black letters) (in fols. 23r, 42r); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit pages of Texts I-II (fols. 3r, 45r) a few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).

    Date: Second half of 20th century.

    Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse scribe Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse is mentioned as the scribe in Additio 3.Second half of 20th century.


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    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

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    date
    2016-06-07T17:44:37.723+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-08T11:44:33.562+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmqm012
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmqm012
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmqm012.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmqm012

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012ʼ, 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/ESmqm012 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • 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 4.6.2015
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 4.9.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 3.12.2010

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