Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Sawna Māryām, SDSM-007
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer)
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary” / Taʾammǝra Mikāʾel “Miracles of Michael” / 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 of St Mary (Text I-4) are partly numbered (erroneously). The 1st miracle is followed by a hymn: - Sobä ṣäḥafä Däqsǝyos täʾamriha ʾǝludä ... "When Däqsǝyos wrote the collection of her miracles ..." (check the viewer11va ). The miracles of Michael (Text II) are followed by ʿarke-hymns.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer9va : ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወኃበቶ፡ ለደብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ሰውኔ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሃ፡ ወልደ፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ ወስመ፡ እማ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወስመ፡ አኃቲሃ፡ … The note states that the Ms. was donated to the monastery of Dabra Māryām Säwne. It mentions the name of the donor’s family members but does not reveal the name of the female donor. The note is written in the same hand that inserted the name ʿĀmata Māryām into supplication formulas throughout the Ms. -
: Testament of wäy[zä]ro Tʿǝbe Kahsay (?)
The note is written in Amharic and sealed with signatures and a fingerprint. -
: Excerpt from the hymn ʾǝsaggǝd la-malakotǝka... “I worship Thy Godhead…”.
Crudely written. -
check the viewerf. 81rb check the viewer91
-va: salām laki Māryām dǝngǝl za-mäʿaza ʾafuki kol … “Salutation to you Virgin Mary, your mouth is of apple fragrance ...” (cp. ChRep n
). Crudely written. -
: Unclear note.
The note is written in Amharic and Tǝgrǝñña (?) and sealed with signatures and two fingerprints.
Extras
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check the viewer83rv check the viewer132-133 check the viewer7va check the viewer5va check the viewer12va check the viewer2v check the viewer1v-2r
- (included in quire B) contains an excerpt from the Psalter (P), in the main hand. - Spaces for rubricated names of the donors are frequently left unfilled: , 11va, 15vb, 19rb etc. - Omitted letters or words inserted interlineally: e.g., , 8ra, 8vb, 22vb, 33vb, 35ra, 40vb, 44ra, 60vb. - Thin black lines for line filling on . - Scribbles on . - Crude drawings on . -
(Type: findingAid)
In Text I-4, readings are indicated by the names of the feasts, written in the upper margin, in the main hand between dashes: ዘጸዴንያ: check the viewerfol. 18va ዘቍስቋም: check the viewerfol. 19rb . In addition, readings are indicated by the names of the feasts and other occasions, crudely written in the upper margin or in lacunae, in pen: fols. 28rb, 28vb, 30va, 32ra, 33r, 34va, 38rb, 49rb, 53va, 54ra, 60vb, 63ra, 68vb, 70vb
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Sawna Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 273 |
Width | 230 |
Depth | 53 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 7 |
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፩I(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 3r-9v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fol. 18r-25v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲IX(8/fols. 74r-81v) | |
12 | 3 |
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B(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 82r-84v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 3r-9v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fol. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q10
፲IX(8/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q11
B(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 82r-84v)
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (7), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (7), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The leather cover is damaged at the spine. check the viewer3r-10r and check the viewer72v-76r with Texts I-1, I-2, I-3 and II show traces of extensive use. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer15 , 28, 43, 55, 60.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark 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: 22
H | 182mm |
W | 175mm |
Intercolumn | 14mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 55 |
right | 30 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn | 14 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Sawna Māryām, SDSM-007 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 225mm, object width is: 230mm, computed height is: 267mm and object height is: 273mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/A.
- 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
Mediocre but regular
Ink: Black, red (vivid orange and crimson)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the protagonists and other characters like Gabrǝʾel (fols. 10va, 72va); name of the donor (only the second component or a few letters of it); the word salām “salutation” in Text II; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Several groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1 and I-4, alternating with black lines; a few lines in the incipit of Text I-2; two initial lines of Texts I-3, II and III; initial line of Text I-5; two initial lines of the sections of Texts I-1 (hymns), I-4, II and III (miracles), partly section numbers of Text I-4; initial line or word of each stanza of Text I-5.
Date: 19th cent. (?)
19th cent. (?)Abbreviations
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Susanne Hummel, Alessandro Bausi, Denis Nosnitsin, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻSāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Sawna Māryām, SDSM-007ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-05-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESsdsm007 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.5.2015
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.4.2015
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 29.11.2011
Attributions of the contents
Denis Nosnitsin, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor