Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 39
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
Mekane Yesus Seminary, EMIP
Collection: Mekane Yesus Seminary
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 639
General description
Mekane Yesus Seminary 39
Number of Text units: 20
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–30v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–5v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 7r–11v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 12r–21v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 23r–26r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 26v–29r
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 29v–30v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–5v
- ms_i2
(Fols 31r–38r
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 31r–31v
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 32r–32v
- ms_i2.3
(Fols 33r–33v
- ms_i2.4
(Fols 34r–34v
- ms_i2.5
(Fols 35r–35v
- ms_i2.6
(Fols 36r–36v
- ms_i2.7
(Fols 37r–37v
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 31r–31v
- ms_i3
(Fols 48r and following
- ms_i3.1
(Fols 40r and following
- ms_i3.2
(Fols 40v–48r
- ms_i4
(Fols 48v–52r
- ms_i5
(Fols 53v–57r
Contents
Fols 1r–30v
Language of text:
Fols 1r–5v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለአብ፡ ገባሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ ለወልድ፡ ሰላም፡ ለባሴ፡ ትስብእት፡ ወለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ ሰላም፡ ወሀቤ፡ ፯ቱ፡ ሀብታት፡ እንዘ፡ ፫ቱ፡ አካላት፡ ወ፩፡ መለኮት፡ እምሐፅ፡ ዘይሠርር፡ በመዓልት፡ ወእምግብር፡ ዘየሐውር፡ በጽልመት፡ በእደ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ራጉኤል፡ መልአከ፡ ምሕረት፡ ዕቀቡኒ፡ በኵሉ፡ ጊዜ፡ ,በኩሉ፡ ሰዓት፡ . . . . .ommission by በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ በኀበ፡ ኵሉ፡ ውዱስ፡ ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ድርሳነ፡ ራጉኤል፡ ርኡስ፡ ተወከፍ፡ ወትረ፡ ጸሎትየ፡ ከመ፡ ጺና፡ ዕጣን፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘተወከፍኮ፡ ለዳዊት፡ ንጉሥ፡
Language of text:
Fols 7r–11v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እዌጥን፡ አንሰ፡ ዝክረ፡ መልክዓቲከ፡ በአስተሐምሞ፡ አኮ፡ ንስቲተ፡ ለወድሶ፡ ዳዕሙ፡ ለፈጽሞ፡ ራጉኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ቅቡዓ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ ዓበሞ፡ አስተበቍዓከ፡ ተሀበኒ፡ መና፡ ሰማያት፡ ለጥዕሞ፡ ከመ፡ ዘይስእል፡ ወልድ፡ አባሁ፡ ወእሞ፡
Language of text:
Fols 12r–21v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እጼውዕ፡ ስመከ፡ ወእኢምኃከ፡ በተድላ፡ ራጉኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ለዓለም፡ መስተበቅላ፡ እለ፡ ያንኰረኵሩ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ለጠፈረ፡ ሰማይ፡ በማዕከላ፡ ድኅረ፡ ኃለፈ፡ መዓልት፡ ለጽልመተ፡ ሌሊት፡ በክፍላ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ቃልከ፡ ይትኤዘዙ፡ ከዋክብት፡ ወዕብላ፡
Language of text:
Third Image of Raguel and Asmat Prayer (fol. 21v ), for WednesdayFols 23r–26r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዝክረ፡ ስመ፡ አብ፡ ኅብዕት፡ ወሞገሰ፡ ኄራን፡ ነገሥት፡ ራጉኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ወሀቤ፡ ፯ቱ፡ ሀብታት፡ ጸግወኒ፡ ስመ፡ ዘአስተብርኮ፡ ወስመ፡ ኬንያ፡ ኤላት፡ እስመ፡ በኅቡዕ፡ ስምከ፡ ይትነሣእ፡ ምውት፡
Language of text:
Fols 26v–29r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ወለሥዕርትከ፡ ኤጤሜሶር፡ ምስለ፡ ርእስከ፡ ግልድምያሶር፡ መፍትሔ፡ ሀብታት፡ ራጉኤል፡ ፍልድምያሶር፡ በእንተ፡ ኅቡዕ፡ ስሙ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ተሀበኒ፡ ነዓ፡ ሀብታተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡
Language of text:
Fols 29v–30v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ እምሀሊበ፡ ዕጐልት፡ ጥዑም፡ ዓዲ፡ እምወይን፡ ዘውስተ፡ ኤዶም፡ ራጉኤል፡ ክንፍከ፡ ዘተሴረየ፡ በደም፡ ሤመከ፡ ወአልዓልከ፡ እግዚአ፡ መላእክት፡ አፍሐም፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ትኩን፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡
Language of text:
Fols 31r–38r
Language of text:
Fols 40r and following
Language of text:
Fols 40v–48r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር፡ ወመፍትሔ፡ ሀብት፡ ዘነገሮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በገነት፡ ከመ፡ ይዕቀብ፡ ሥጋሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ያሮክ፡ ያሮክ፡ ያሮክ፡ ከምላድ፡ ከላዩድ፡ ህልክናድ፡ ሲምኑድ፡ በቃለ፡ እሉ፡ አስማት፡ ሀበኒ፡ ሀብተ፡ ወሢመተ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
combined with the first line from six of the sections of Psalm 118 (each of which begins with a successive Hebrew letter): mem, gimal, zyin samech, vav, and taph and are combined with an asmat prayer as protection from an enemy and for gaining wealthFols 53v–57r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩፡ አምላክ፡ ሠራዒ፡ ሥነ፡ ሠርጐ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ ወስእለተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሰማዒ፡ መልአከ፡ ዑቃቤ፡ ዘትሬኢ፡ ወዘኢታስተርኢ፡ ይትመላህ፡ ቅድመ፡ ገጽየ፡ ሰይፈ፡ እዴከ፡ በላዒ፡ ዘንተ፡ ርእዮ፡ ለይኅፈር፡ ጸላዒ፡
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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f. 1r and passim (Type: OwnershipNote)
owner, Ḫaylä Maryam
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The arrangement of the codex for reading extends beyond the reading of the Hymn to Raguel the Archangel (CAe 3085) ; Sunday (40r), daily (52v)
Extras
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blank
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Several of the aspects of codicology (leather work, materials, two-toned head band and tail band, and especially the ḫarägs, suggest that this manuscript was produced in or around the Government Scriptorium. At the same time, the use of particle board for the cover boards is interesting
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(etc.) words of text are written interlinearly
Decoration In this unit there are in total 25 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 7r, 12r, 23r, 26v, 29v, 40r, 52v, (ornate, colorful ḫarägs); 30v, 47v, 50r, 57r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. ivv(erso)
The Trinity surrounded by the Four Living Creatures
- miniature:
Fol. 3r
Holy Man PortraitDavid and Solomon, based on the text of the image
- miniature:
Fol. 5r
The four heads of Qerubim, based on the text of the image
- miniature:
Fol. 5v
Unknown (a winged creature standing between two plants with red flowers)
- miniature:
Fol. 6r
Four serpents. Prayer “Save me and protect me from the evil ones whose mouth is like the serpent. . . .”
- miniature:
Fol. 6v
Box with X-shape creating four triangular spaces, each with a ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) asmat prayer, e.g., “Put fear inside the heart of my enemies. . . “ (top)
- miniature:
Fol. 8v
Lamb holding Cross with caption (reading from inside to outside): Legend: ( ) “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, Alpha and O[mega], Beta, Iota, Ahǝya òärahya, Jesus Christ, son of God, Victor and Son of Mary, the Virgin, protect me suffering and perdition, your servant, Ḫaylä Maryam.”
- miniature:
Fol. 11r
Box with X-shape creating four triangular spaces, each with a ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) asmat prayer, e.g., “Look upon my prayer for your servant” (top); “Rebuke my enemies and adversaries” (bottom)
- miniature:
Fol. 11v
Two Serpents. ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) Asmat prayer written in a circular flow in the center (from the inside): “Give me deliverance from spear and sword. . . .”
- miniature:
Fol. 22r
Four Serpents: ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) Asmat prayer written in a circular flow in the center (from the inside): “Save me and protect me from the hand of the children of aliens who prepare their mouths as the mouths of serpents. They stretch their bow to do harm.”
- miniature:
Fol. 22v
Four Angels in the corners around a box with an X shape. ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) Four texts are at top, bottom, right and left, e.g., bottom: “Rebuke my enemies and adversaries. With this asmat, protect me, your servant Ḫaylä Maryam.”
- miniature: Fol. 25r
- miniature:
Fol. 26r
The Angel Raguel , here called “steward of lights,” with wings outstretched, holding sun and moon
- miniature: Fol. 27r
- miniature: f. 31r, upper margin
- miniature: Fol. 32r
- miniature: Fol. 33r
- miniature: Fol. 34r
- miniature:
Fol. 35r
The Angel Saquel, with wings outstretched
- miniature: Fol. 36r
- miniature:
Fol. 37r
The Angel Afnin, with wings outstretched
- miniature:
Fol. 38v
Virgin and Child with caption Legend: ( ) “Mary, daughter of Hanna and Joakim, rainbow of Patriarch Shem, intercede for your beloved son, Savior of the World. May He visit me from heaven. Your servant and sinner, Ḫaylä Maryam. Amen.”
- miniature:
Fol. 39v
Holy Man PortraitJohn, Son of Thunder
- miniature:
Fol. 44r
Crucifixion of Jesus with caption (l. to r.): Legend: ( ) “He said to his mother, ‘behold, your son.’” “He said to his disciple, ‘behold, your mother.’”
- miniature:
Fol. 46r
Holy Man Portrait Yāred and Saint John. With caption Legend: ( ) “How Saint Yarәd, the Singer, praised Saint John, the Evangelist.”
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 111mm |
Width | 83mm |
Depth | 36mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 6 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 6 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
|
Quire 8 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (6), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (6), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (10),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments apparently to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with tooled leather, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 11mm |
bottom | 22mm |
right | 11mm |
left | 6mm |
Ms Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 39 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 83mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 111mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 15
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ራጉኤል፡ ማርያም፡
The words Raguel and Mary are rubricated Columetric layout of text: fol. 47vCheck for additional bibliography
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Revisions of the data
- Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 15.7.2020
- Ralph Lee Added Asmat prayer as work on 21.5.2020
- Ralph Lee corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 15.4.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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Jonah Sandford, editor
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Ralph Lee, contributor