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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Bet Ḥāwāryāt, SSB-010

Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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General description

Gadla Minas “Vita of Minas” / Taʾammǝra Minas “Miracles of Minas” / Malkǝʾa Minas “Image of Minas”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Bet Ḥawāryāt / SSB↗

19th cent. (?)

Provenance

The name Tawalda Madḫǝn is written in the supplication formulas throughout the Ms. He is mentioned alone (e.g., check the viewer6rb , 17vb, 22ra) or with other individuals: his father Tasfā Giyorgis (check the viewer15rb , 16vb), his mother Walatta Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer15rb . 16vb) and his wife Walatta Hāymānot (check the viewer34rb , 35va). Another person, gǝrazmač Abrǝha (of) Säsun is mentioned as the buyer in Additio 1.

Summary

I) Gadla Minas “Vita of Minas” (fols. 6ra-34rb) - Prologue (fols. 6ra-17vb) - Synaxarion entry for St Minas, 15 Ḫǝdār (fols. 17vb-21rb) (cp. BSaint 246-50, ColSyn VIII, 308-314) - Gadla Minas “Vita of Minas” (fols. 21va-31vb) - Maṣḥafa kidāna tǝʾǝmǝrtu la-Minas “Book of the Covenant of the Miracle of Minas” (fols. 32ra-34rb) II) Taʾammǝra Minas “Miracles of Minas”: 2 miracles (fols. 34va-36vb) III) Malkǝʾa Minas “Image of Minas”: 25 strophes (fols. 37ra-40vb) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

Text I: - St Minas’ death is commemorated on 15 Ḫǝdār (s. check the viewer17va ; s. also the Synaxarion, BSaint 246-50; ColSyn VIII,308-314). 15 Sane is the day of the celebration of St Minas’ miracles (s. A. BAUSI, La Versione etiopica degli Acta Phileae nel Gadla Samāʽtāt (Supplemento n. 92 agli Annali dell’Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli), Napoli 2002, 9, note 29), or, as mentioned in the Synaxarion, is the celebration date of the construction of his church (s. GuiSyn I,611-613; s. also BSaint 1002). In the Ms., the date is mentioned on check the viewer21va , at the beginning of the account proper of the Gadla Minas (wrongly?). - Incipit of the “Prologue” of the Vita: [check the viewer6ra ] በስመ፡"… ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ … ስምዑ፡ አበውየ፡ ወአኃውየ፡ ከመ፡ ንንግርክሙ፡ ዜና፡ ዕበየ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ሚናስ፡… (Discourse on the greatness of the Vita). - Incipit of the Synaxarion entry for St Minas, 15 Ḫǝdār: [check the viewer17vb ] በስመ፡"… አመ፡ ፲ወ፭ለኅዳር፡ በዛቲ፡ ዕለት፡ ኮነ፡ ስምዑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚናስ፡ ዘትርጓሜ፡ ስሙ፡ ሞእመን፡… ወኮነ፡ ሥዩመ፡ ወመኰንነ፡…). On check the viewer21rb , the commemorative notice is followed by a salām-hymn: ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ሐራዊ፡ ምዕመን፡ ሰማዕተ፡ መድኅን፡ ሰማየተከ፡ ሚናስ፡ ዘጸረተከ፡ ማኅፀን፡… - Incipit of the Gadla Minas: [check the viewer21va ] በስመ፡"… ገድል፡ ወስምዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ መስተጋድል፡ ሰማዕቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሚናስ፡ ፍቁር፡ ዝንቱ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ዘብሔረ፡ ግብጽ፡ እንተ፡ ስማ፡ ቄፕዎ፡ … - Incipit of the “Maṣḥafa kidāna tǝʾǝmǝrtu la-Minas”: [check the viewer32ra ] በስመ፡"… ዘከመ፡ ተናገረ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ትእምርቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ወለብፁዕ፡ ሚናስ፡ አምላከ፡ አብርሃም፡ ይሳሐቅ፡ ወያዕቆብ፡… Text II: - The miracles in Text II (Taʾammǝra Minas) are not numbered: III-1) Healing of a limping boy at St Minas’ grave (at which a church to the saint will be built) (check the viewer34va-35va ) (በስመ፡’’… ጽሒፈ፡ ተአምሪሁ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ። ሰማዕተ፡ መድኅን፡ ሚናስ። … ወአመ፡ ፈቀደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያርኢ፡ ተአምሪሁ፡ ካዕበ፡ ወኃይሎ፡ በሥጋሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ወለኅሩይ፡ ወለብፁዕ፡ [check the viewer34vb ] ሚናስ፡ ሖረ፡ ፩ወልድ፡ ሐንካስ፡ እንተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሔር፡ ወርእየ፡ ማኅቶተ፡ ዘያበርህ፡ ዲበ፡ መቃብሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ወለብፁዕ፡ ሚናስ፡ ...) III-2) Construction of many churches of St Minas by the order of the king (check the viewer35vb-36vb ) (ተአምሪሁ፡ ወለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ሚናስ፡ ... ወተሐንጸት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘስማ፡ ቤተ፡ ፈለግ፡ በስማ፡ ለእግዝእግትነ፡[sic] ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በ፪ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ በእንተ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ሕዝብ፡ እለ፡ ይትጋብዑ፡ ህየ፡ ኀበ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚናስ፡ በመዋዕሊሁ፡ ለዜኖን፡ ንጉሥ፡ መጽአ፡ ኀቤሃ፡ ወሐነጸ፡ [check the viewer36ra ] ሎቱ፡ አብያት፡ ህየ፡ ወአዘዞሙ፡ ለሰብአ፡ …). - Blank check the viewer38v interrupts Text III which continues in check the viewer39r .

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 36vb

    : Purchase note.

    check the viewer36vb : ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተሣየጦ፡ በንዋዩ፡  ግራዝማች፡ አብርሃ፡ ሰሱን፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ወይቤ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን። The note, written in the main hand, states that the Ms. was purchased by gǝrazmač Abrǝha (of) Säsun.

Extras

  1. check the viewer17vb check the viewer36ra check the viewer5v check the viewer24r

    - Immediate corrections marked by thin lines or by black and red dots, above and below the word: , 27ra, 28rb, 29rb, 39v. - Corrections written interlineally: , 10va. - Writing exercises: , 42v. - Crude note in pencil on the turn-ins of the front cover and inner board. - The name ሚናስ is several times encircled with a recent blue pen: e.g., , 25r.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 43.0 (leaf) , Entered as 43.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r-5r, 38v, 41r-43v, in 6.0 (quire) .Entered as 6.0 quires (A+5). 235 175 40
Outer dimensions
Height 235
Width 175
Depth 40

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 5 Fols 1r–5v A(5; s.l.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, stubs before 1/fols. 1r-5v)
2 8 Fols 6r–13v I(8/fols. 6r-13v)
3 8 Fols 14r–21v II(8/fols. 14r-21v)
4 8 Fols 22r–29v III(8/fols. 22r-29v)
5 8 Fols 30r–37v IV(8/fols. 30r-37v)
6 6 Fols 38r–43r V(6; s.l.: 1, stub after stub 6; 2, stub after 6/fols. 38r-43r).

Collation diagrams


A(5; s.l.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, stubs before 1/fols. 1r-5v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 5 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

I(8/fols. 6r-13v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 6 13 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 14r-21v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 14 21 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols. 22r-29v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 22 29 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 30r-37v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 30 37 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(6; s.l.: 1, stub after stub 6; 2, stub after 6/fols. 38r-43r).
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 38 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4+1/s.l. 5, stub/Fols 1r–5v) – II(8/Fols 6r–13v) – III(8/Fols 14r–21v) – IV(8/Fols 22r–29v) – V(8/Fols 30r–37v) – VI(3+3/s.l. 1, stub after /Fols 38r–43r) –

Formula: Fols 1r–5v A(5; s.l.: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, stubs before 1/fols. 1r-5v) ; Fols 6r–13v I(8/fols. 6r-13v) ; Fols 14r–21v II(8/fols. 14r-21v) ; Fols 22r–29v III(8/fols. 22r-29v) ; Fols 30r–37v IV(8/fols. 30r-37v) ; Fols 38r–43r V(6; s.l.: 1, stub after stub 6; 2, stub after 6/fols. 38r-43r).;

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

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

State of preservation

good

Condition

The Ms. is worn; several fols. are dirty.

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 the quires, close to the tail and to the head of the codex.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 16

H 155mm
W 125mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 25
bottom 40
right 30
left 10
intercolumn 10
All data are for check the viewer7r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Bet Ḥāwāryāt, SSB-010 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 165mm, object width is: 175mm, computed height is: 220mm and object height is: 235mm.
Ruling
  • the number of lines changes between 15 and 18 (18 esp. in (Excerpt from check the viewer37r-40v)
    )
  • (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.
  • The scribe disregarded the ruling on (Excerpt from check the viewer15v)
    .
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are partly visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre; uneven.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the name of the protagonist; the name of the owner (or commissioner/donor) and his relatives. A few lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of Texts I and II; incipit (two lines) of Text III and of sections in Texts I-II; the initial lines of some paragraphs (esp. fol. 15va); some other words, e.g.: the date on fol. 36vb, salām in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs, text dividers and Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: 19th century (?)

    19th century (?)

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    The difference between ም and ሞ is hardly discernible; the difference between ተ and ት is not always clear enough.

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Hamburg
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    2016-06-07T17:47:14.41+02:00
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    2022-04-08T08:58:36.912+02:00
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    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
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    manuscripts
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESssb010
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    ESssb010.xml
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    ESssb010

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    Vitagrazia Pisani, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Susanne Hummel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Bet Ḥāwāryāt, SSB-010ʼ, 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/ESssb010 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]

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    • 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 10.9.2014
    • Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 18.10.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 29.11.2010

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    Susanne Hummel, contributor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

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