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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMB-004

Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel

On check the viewer14ra , King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913)is mentioned.

Summary

I) Daily Office Prayers and Litanies (fols. 3ra-14vb) II) Śǝrʿāta qǝddāse “Ordinary of the Mass” (fols. 14vb-34va) III) Anaphoras (fols. 35ra-115rb) III-1) Anaphora of the Apostles (fols. 35ra-47rb) III-2) Anaphora of Our Lord Jesus Christ (fols. 48ra-51ra), preceded by an excerpt from “Testament of Our Lord” (fols. 47rb-48ra) III-3) Anaphora of Our Lady by St Cyriacus of Behnesa (fols. 51ra-59vb) III-4) Anaphora of St John, Son of Thunder (fols. 59vb-66vb) III-5) Anaphora of the 318 Orthodox Fathers of Nicaea (fols. 66vb-72va) III-6) Anaphora of St John Chrysostom (fols. 72va-77va) III-7) Anaphora of St Epiphanius of Cyprus (fols. 77va-82ra) III-8) Anaphora of St Gregory (“Hosanna-liturgy of St Gregory’) (fols. 82ra-86va) III-9) Anaphora of St Jacob of Serug (fols. 86va-91rb) III-10) Anaphora of St Athanasius of Alexandria (fols. 91rb-100rb) III-11) Anaphora of St Basil of Caesarea (fols. 100rb-107vb) III-12) Anaphora of St Cyril of Alexandria (fols. 107vb-113ra) III-13) Second Anaphora of St Gregory (fols. 113ra-115rb) Additiones 1-3.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):


- The hymn Śarāwita malāʾǝktihu la-Madḫāne ʿĀlam “The hosts of the angels of the Savior of the world” is occasionally written in compressed script (s. check the viewer85vb ).

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 2va

    : List of the Ethiopic Anaphoras.

    Crudely written in red ink. Some of the Anaphoras are named either according to their incipits or according to the liturgical occasions on which they are celebrated. The number and sequence of the Anaphoras in the list do not coincide with their number and sequence in the Ms. A Tǝgrǝñña form (ናይ፡) is used in the name of the last Anaphora.
  2. check the viewerf. 2vb

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer2vb : ዝመፅሀፍ፡ ዘመደ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወሀበት፡ ለሚካኤል፡ በለሳ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩና፡ መርህ፡ ለመንግስተ፡ ሰማያት check the viewer2vb : This is a book (of) Zämädä Māryām who donated it to (the church of) St Michael Bäläsa so that it might be for her a guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. Crudely written in red ink in the same hand as Additio 1.
  3. check the viewerf. 115rb

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer115rb : ዝመጽሃፍ፡ ዘገብረ፡ መድኅን፡ ወዘመደ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘተሳየጡ፡ በን<ዋ>ዮሙ። ዘወብዎ [sic]፡ ለሚካኤል፡ check the viewer115rb : This is a book of Gabra Madḫǝn and Zämädä Māryām who acquired it for their own money, who donated it to (the church of St.) Michael. Crudely written.

Extras

  1. check the viewer2r check the viewer115v

    - Beginning of a recent purchase note, crudely written on : ዝመጽሐፈ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘተሳየጥዎ፡ በ፶ብር፡ “This is a Missal of (the church of) St Michael, which was bought for 50 Bǝrr”. Crude notes in green ink (possibly a continuation of the purchase note) are added beside. Both texts are written upside down. - A piece of parchment is sewn to fol. 3 (in the upper part) containing on both sides the expected text. The following folios (fols. 4-10) have triangular pieces of parchment sewn to their inner upper edges, containing the needed text. The reason for the replacement of parchment is unclear. - Crude notes: .

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

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature:

Other Decorations

  1. drawing: check the viewerf. 2v:

    Drawing of a priestly cross.

  2. drawing: check the viewerf. 115r:

    Crude drawing of a human figure with uplifted hands.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 115.0 (leaf) , Entered as 115.0 folios, of which 2.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 2.0 blank 1, 2r, 115v, in 13.0 (quire) .Entered as 13.0 quires (A+12). 255 215 55
Outer dimensions
Height 255
Width 215
Depth 55

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

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 10 Fols. 10, Fols 11r–20v II(10/fols. 11r-20v)
4 8 Fols 21r–28v III(8/s. l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 21r-28v)
5 6 Fols 29r–34v IV(6/fols. 29r-34v)
6 11 Fols. 11, Fols 35r–45v V(11/s. l.: 7, stub after 4/fols. 35r-45v)
7 10 Fols. 10, Fols 46r–55v VI(10/fols. 46r-55v)
8 10 Fols. 10, Fols 56r–65v VII(10/fols. 56r-65v)
9 10 Fols. 10, Fols 66r–75v VIII(10/fols. 66r-75v)
10 12 Fols. 12, Fols 76r–87v IX(12/fols. 76r-87v)
11 10 Fols. 10, Fols 88r–97v X(10/fols. 88r-97v)
12 13 Fols. 13, Fols. 12, Fols 98r–110v XI(13/s. l.: 12, stub after 1/fols. 98r-110v)
13 5 Fols 111r–115v XII(5/s. l.: 3, stub after 2/fols. 111r-115v) A bifolio has been cut in the middle of quire A.

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

II(10/fols. 11r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

III(8/s. l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 21r-28v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IV(6/fols. 29r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 29 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

V(11/s. l.: 7, stub after 4/fols. 35r-45v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 45 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

VI(10/fols. 46r-55v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 46 55 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VII(10/fols. 56r-65v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 56 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VIII(10/fols. 66r-75v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 66 75 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(12/fols. 76r-87v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 76 87 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

X(10/fols. 88r-97v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 88 97 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XI(13/s. l.: 12, stub after 1/fols. 98r-110v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 98 110 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7

XII(5/s. l.: 3, stub after 2/fols. 111r-115v) A bifolio has been cut in the middle of quire A.
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 111 115 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(10/Fols. 10, Fols 11r–20v) – IV(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/Fols 21r–28v) – V(6/Fols 29r–34v) – VI(10+1/s.l. 7, stub after 4/Fols. 11, Fols 35r–45v) – VII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 46r–55v) – VIII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 56r–65v) – IX(10/Fols. 10, Fols 66r–75v) – X(12/Fols. 12, Fols 76r–87v) – XI(10/Fols. 10, Fols 88r–97v) – XII(12+1/s.l. 12, stub after 1/Fols. 13, Fols. 12, Fols 98r–110v) – XIII(4+1/s.l. 3, stub after 2/Fols 111r–115v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 11r–20v II(10/fols. 11r-20v) ; Fols 21r–28v III(8/s. l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 21r-28v) ; Fols 29r–34v IV(6/fols. 29r-34v) ; Fols. 11, Fols 35r–45v V(11/s. l.: 7, stub after 4/fols. 35r-45v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 46r–55v VI(10/fols. 46r-55v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 56r–65v VII(10/fols. 56r-65v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 66r–75v VIII(10/fols. 66r-75v) ; Fols. 12, Fols 76r–87v IX(12/fols. 76r-87v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 88r–97v X(10/fols. 88r-97v) ; Fols. 13, Fols. 12, Fols 98r–110v XI(13/s. l.: 12, stub after 1/fols. 98r-110v) ; Fols 111r–115v XII(5/s. l.: 3, stub after 2/fols. 111r-115v) A bifolio has been cut in the middle of quire A.;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (11), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (13), 13 (5),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (11), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (13), 13 (5),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

Many folios are heavily stained with dirt, many portions of the text are poorly legible.

Binding

Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 21

H 190mm
W 165mm
Intercolumn 8mm
Margins
top 20
bottom 45
right 30
left 13
intercolumn 8
All data are for check the viewer4r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMB-004 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 208mm, object width is: 215mm, computed height is: 255mm and object height is: 255mm.

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
  • Ruling and pricking are visible.
  • Primary pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer59r)
    ).
  • Ruling pricks are not visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Late 19th – early 20th cent.

    Ink: Black, pink, red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; incipits and headings of the texts; directives for the ministers; the abbreviations; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Text I (fol. 3r) and of Anaphoras (fols. 35r, 48r, 51r, 59v, 66v, 72v, 77v, 82r, 86v, 91r, 100r, 113r), few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).

    Date: Mediocre, irregular.

    Mediocre, irregular.

    Abbreviations

  • (ይ)ካ፡ for ይበል፡ ካህን፡
  • (ይ)ዲ፡ for ይበል፡ ዲያቆን፡
  • ይሕ፡ for ይበል፡ ሕዝብ፡
  • እግ፡ ዘኵ፡(- - -) for እግዚእ፡ ዘኵሉ፡ (s. check the viewer7rb )
  • እ፡ አም፡(- - -) for እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ (s. check the viewer10ra )
  • በእ፡ ሰላ፡ እወ፡ እግ፡ ንስ፡ ወና፡(- - -) for በእንተ፡ ሰላም፡ እወ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ንስእለከ፡ ወናስተበቍዓከ፡ (s. check the viewer14va )
  • ቡ፡(- - -) for ቡራኬ፡ (s. check the viewer57rb )
  • ተ(ዘ)፡ ሥ(ጋ)፡ እን፡ ነ(ሣ)፡(- - -) for ተዘከር፡ ሥጋ፡ እንተ፡ ነሣእከ፡ (s. check the viewer71va )
  • እ፡ ከ፡ ው፡ ሥ፡(- - -) for እምከመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ሥጋ፡ (s. check the viewer71va )
  • ቅዱስ፡ ቅ፡ ቅ፡(- - -) for ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ (s. check the viewer87ra )
  • ውስ፡ ጽባ፡(- - -) for ውሰተ፡ ጽባሕ፡ ነጽሩ፡ (s. check the viewer92ra )

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    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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    date
    2016-06-07T17:45:53.961+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESqmb004
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESqmb004
    idno
    type=filename
    ESqmb004.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESqmb004

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    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 9.9.2014
    • Iosif Fridman Iosif Fridman: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.8.2012
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