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Dorothea Reule, Denis Nosnitsin

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/SinaiNewEt001
Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai[view repository]

Collection: Ethiopic

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General description

Psalter fragments; Prayer

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 3

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Origin

The manuscript is composed of three units. Unit 1 and Unit 3 can be dated to the 14th century, probably around its middle; Unit 2can be dated to the second half of the 13th-/early 14th-century (dating on palaeographic grounds) . Unit 1 belonged to the same manuscript as Unit 3 which was copied on paper outside Ethiopia, and did not survive in its entirety. Unit 2 might have been produced in Ethiopia. Unit 1 and Unit 3 were assigned the function of the guard quires of the text block (Unit 2). All three units were united within one non-original non-Ethiopian binding probably in the early time.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Paper Codex

Extent

27 (leaf) .Entered as 27 5 (quire) .Entered as 5 165 130 35 248 (g, weight) .Entered as 248
Outer dimensions
Height 165mm
Width 130mm
Depth 35mm

Foliation

Foliation by Beta maṣāḥǝft in the upper outer corner.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: (Greek?) numerals in the right bottom corner of the pages folss. 1r, 10r, 18r, and in the left upper corners of the pages 9v, 17v, probably referring to the sequence of the quires

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 1 Fols 1r–1v 1, no stub
2 2 8 Fols 2r–9v
3 3 8 Fols 10r–17v
4 4 8 Fols 18r–25v
5 5 2 Fols 26r–27v The structure of the quire is not certain.

Collation diagrams


1, no stub
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1


Quire ID:q2, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 4 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q5, number:5
Notes: 1) The structure of the quire is not certain.
Collation diagram Quire 5 26 27 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub /Fols 1r–1v) – II(8/Fols 2r–9v) – III(8/Fols 10r–17v) – IV(8/Fols 18r–25v) – V(2/Fols 26r–27v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–1v 1, no stub ; Fols 2r–9v ; Fols 10r–17v ; Fols 18r–25v ; Fols 26r–27v ;

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

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

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The binding is damaged, affected by soil, somewhat misshaped. The leather wrapping is split into along the spine. A lot of dirt is on the inner side of the right cover. Most of the leaves are probably trimmed.

Binding

Codicological Unit p1

Origin of codicological unit 1

14th century, probably around the middle (dating on palaeographic grounds) Unit 1 belonged to the same manuscript as Unit 3.

Summary of codicological unit 1

  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–1v ), The text on the recto side cannot be identified; it possibly originates from a Book of Hours or prayers which may accompany the Psalter in the old manucripts. On the verso side are the end of Ps 96 and the five initial lines of Ps 97

Contents

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Paper Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

1 (leaf) : Entered as 1 check the viewerFol. 1

State of preservation of codicological unit 1

deficient

Condition

Leaf check the viewerfol. 1 represents several paper leaves, possibly from the same manuscript, badly damaged by rodents (around a half of the text lost) and stuck together.

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1(check the viewerFol. 1 )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 20

H 160mm
W 120mm
Margins
top 10mm
bottom 30mm
left 10mm
All data from check the viewerfol. 1r .

Ms SinaiNewEt0011

has a sum of layout height of 200mm which is greater than the object height of 165mm

Layout note 1(check the viewerFol. 1v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20

H 160mm
W 120mm
Margins
top 10mm
bottom 30mm
right 10mm
All data from check the viewerfol. 1v .

Ms SinaiNewEt0011

has a sum of layout height of 200mm which is greater than the object height of 165mm
Ruling of codicological unit 1
  • Poorly visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • Poorly visible, only on the verso side.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper written line is probably below the upper ruled line.
  • The bottom ruled line is above the bottom ruled line.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
  • Poorly visible.
  • Poorly visible; only three "vertical pricks" in the bottom margin of the verso side.

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    14th-century, probably around the middle script

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication:

    Date: 1320-1370

    1320-1370 Careful, regular; by a good scribe. መ has the loops tightly bound; ኖ of ancient shape, without the overarching line above; ዲ of ancient shape, the vowel marker under the horizontal bottom line (verso side, line 5 from below); ሎ with the vowel marker set high above without linking line; ሣ of ancient shape (the right half-loop smaller, formed with a thin short line); ጥ has the legs drawn close to the bottom line. The word for God is written as one word. The psalm numbers are written in red, without dashes above and below, accompanied by a small rubricated crux ansata. Take-ups and take-downs at the end of many verses, marked by black lines.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Origin of codicological unit 2

    Second half of the 13th-/early 14th-century (dating on palaeographic grounds) The manuscript was commissioned by Tādewos .

    Summary of codicological unit 2

    1. p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–25rb ), ‘Oh God, make us worthy to open our mouth, we will praise You with pure heart...’

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 2ra–25rb ‘Oh God, make us worthy to open our mouth, we will praise You with pure heart...’ (CAe 3992)

    Language of text:

    Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አበ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፡ ረስየነ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ድልወነ፡ ንክሥት፡ አፉነ፡ ንሴብሐከ፡ በልብ፡ ንጹሕ፡ ወበልሳን፡ ዘኢያረምም፡ እንብል፡ ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ በአርያም፡ ወሰላም፡ በምድር፡ ሥምረቱ፡ ለሰብእ።

    Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 1 .

    1. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Unclear)

      Unclear note, written upside down very crudely, with many orthographic peculiarities; in part possibly a transcription of a phrase in a non-Ethiopian language.

      ( gez ) በሥሙለግዚዕነ፡ ኢየሱሥ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ፃሐፍኩ፡ ዐነግርማኖስ፡ ዘሪኢኩዕምክርሥቲያን፡ ወይብልቀሢሥ፡ ዕዘይ፡ ወጥን፡ ወይብል፡ ዕብለይጦስ፡ [c. 7 chars lost]ommission by ወተዎስ፡ ባዶቴኒ፡ ኒኬያይኬይ፡ [c. 3 chars lost]ommission by ስ፡ ቶስየዎን፡ ዐስቶን፡ የወን፡ ዐሜን። ወይብል፡ ኩለዕለውስተቤተኽርስቲያን፡ አሜን

    Extras of codicological unit 2

    1. check the viewerFols 3v and following (Type: Unclear)

      A blessing note in the upper margin, partly ununderstandable.

      ( gez ) ይባረክ፡ ወይሱን፡

    2. check the viewerFols 4r and following (Type: Gloss)

      A translation of one word into an Ethio-Semitic language.

      ( gez ) ገቦ፡ ብህል፡ መሰር፡

    3. check the viewerFols. 3ra, 4ra, 6vb, 13va, 10ra, 14va, 15r, 22va, 23va (Type: Correction)

      Minor interlinear corrections.

    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Parchment Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 2

    24 (leaf) : Entered as 24 check the viewerFols 2r–25r 3 (quire) .Entered as 3

    State of preservation of codicological unit 2

    good

    Condition

    Parchment leaves are of somewhat irregular shape, crudely trimmed (esp. the bottom margin). A few leaves are falling apart along the ruled lines.

    Binding of codicological unit 2

    Sewing Stations

    The quires of Unit 2 were originally sewn on two pairs of sewing station (see, e.g., the centre fold between check the viewerfols. 13v, and check the viewerfol. 14r ).

    Original binding

    No

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 2r–25 )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 22

    H 130mm
    W 90mm
    Margins
    top 15mm
    bottom 10mm
    right 15mm
    left 5mm
    intercolumn 20mm
    All data from check the viewerfol. 3r , 22-24 lines on other folia.The ruling grid is biased on many folia, done not accurately.

    Ms SinaiNewEt0012

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 110mm, object width is: 130mm, computed height is: 155mm and object height is: 165mm.
    Ruling of codicological unit 2
    • Ruling is visible.
    • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
    • The upper line is written below the ruling.
    • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
    Pricking of codicological unit 2
    • Pricking is visible.

    Palaeography of codicological unit 2

  • Hand 2

    of codicological unit 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Second half of the 13th-/early 14th-century script.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication:

    Date: 1350-1420

    1350-1420 Careful, somewhat irregular; by a mediocre scribe. ጥ with the lateral legs drawn to the bottom line (cp., e.g., check the viewerfols. 10ra, and check the viewer10rb ).

    • Codicological Unit p3

    Origin of codicological unit 3

    14th century, probably around the middle (dating on palaeographic grounds) . Unit 3 belonged to the same manuscript as Unit 1.

    Summary of codicological unit 3

    1. p1_i3 (check the viewerFols 26r–27v ), Excerpts from the Psalms of David

    Contents

    check the viewerFols 26r–27v Excerpts from the Psalms of David (CAe 2000) On check the viewerfol. 26r , Ps 35፡30 (from ወይልበሱ፡ ኃፍረተ፡) to the end of the psalm, and Ps 46:1-9.1 (from ኵልክሙ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ጥፍሑ፡ እደዊክሙ፡); on check the viewer26v , Ps 35:19.2-29 (from ፈተኑኒ፡ ወተሳለቁ፡ ላዕሌየ፡). On check the viewer27r , Ps 35:8.2-19.1 (from ወበከንቱ፡ አመንዘዝዋ፡ ለነፍስየ፡); on check the viewer27v , Ps 35:1-8.1 (here numbered 34; from ግፍዖሙ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለእለ፡ ይገፍዑኒ፡), and Ps 32:8-14 (from አሌብወከ፡ ወአጸንዐከ፡ በዛቲ፡ ፍኖት፡).

    Language of text:

    Physical Description of codicological unit 3

    Form of support of codicological unit 3

    Paper Codex

    Extent of codicological unit 3

    2 (leaf) : Entered as 2 check the viewerFols 26–27

    State of preservation of codicological unit 3

    deficient

    Condition

    A double leaf from the same manuscript as Codicological Unit p1 , inserted into the volume upside down (the text turned in the reserved direction); of slightly irregular shape, crudely trimmed (esp. in the bottom margin). The original manuscript might have been a psalter, though some peculiarities of the content (see above) are not easy to explain.

    Layout of codicological unit 3

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 26–27 )

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 22-23

    H 160mm
    W 120mm
    Margins
    top 10mm
    bottom 30mm
    left 10mm

    Ms SinaiNewEt0013

    has a sum of layout height of 200mm which is greater than the object height of 165mm
    Ruling of codicological unit 3
    • Poorly visible.
    • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
    • The upper written line is probably below the upper ruled line.
    • The bottom ruled line is above the bottom ruled line.
    Pricking of codicological unit 3
    • Poorly visible.

      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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      2.5.2024 at 13:44:55
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      21.10.2023
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      https://betamasaheft.eu/SinaiNewEt001
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      SinaiNewEt001

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    • Denis Nosnitsin Expanded the description on 21.10.2023
    • Dorothea Reule Created record with metadata provided by Denis Nosnitsin on the basis of work with the physical object on 3.4.2023
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