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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-011

Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual”

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs/ BGY↗

Additio 1 mentions šum ʾagame Kaśa (governor of ʾAgame in 1914-18, 1941-48; cf. Ms. AMM-012) and Metropolitan ʾabuna Ṗeṭros (d. 1917 A.D.; s. EAE IV, 139).

Provenance

Addition 1 mentions wayzäro Ṭǝrunäš ʾAsgädom ʾAräza as the donor. The name of her mother Walatta Masqal is added interlineally on check the viewer37rb , 49ra, 61va, 98va, together with the names of other individuals: Ḫāyla Māryām (e.g., check the viewer30ra , 35ra, 47rb, 48ra), Walatta ʾEwosṭatewos (e.g., check the viewer32rb , 34rb, 39rb, 46rb), Walatta Mǝḥrat (check the viewer44rb , 62rb, 88ra, 100rb).

Summary

I) Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual” (fols. 3r-121ra) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–121ra ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .

  1. check the viewerf. 121rb

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer121rb : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጐልአ። ዘወሀበቶ፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ጥሩነሽ፡ አስገዶም፡ አረዛ፡ ወይኵና፡ መርሃ፡ ለመንግስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ወአቡሃ፡ አስገዶም፡ ወእማ፡ ወለተ፡ መስቀል፡ ወወለታ፡ በለጠች፡ ወይክፍሎሙ፡ አስበ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በመስፍና፡ ሽም፡ አጋሜ፡ ካሣ፡ ወለጳጳስና፡ አቡነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡… Written in red ink, in the main hand. The note states that wayzaro Ṭǝrunäš ʾAsgädäm ʾAräza donated the Ms. to Qǝddus Yoḥannǝs Golʿa during the rule of šum ʾagame Kaśa and the tenure of Metropolitan ʾabuna Ṗeṭros. The note also mentions her parents and daughter.

Extras

  1. - The title of the work and the internal number of the monastic library (24-2 2418193) are written on check the viewer1r .

  2. Corrections written over erasures: e.g., check the viewer66ra , 73va, 120ra.

  3. Omitted letters or words written interlineally: e.g., check the viewer3vb , 8vb, 18vb, 29rb, 110rb; sometimes in a secondary hand, e.g., 3ra.

  4. The scribe used compressed script: e.g., check the viewer30ra-31ra , 54ra-54vb, 65va-66ra. - Scribbles and doodles: e.g., check the viewer3r , 7v, 11v, 19r, 27r, 31r.

  5. (Type: findingAid)

    - Notes in the upper margin, mostly in the main hand, referring to the content of the Ms.: e.g., fols. 9r, 11r, 18r, 19v, 24r, 27r, 28v, 32r, 34r, 35v; sometimes in a secondary hand, e.g. check the viewerfol. 36r .

  6. (Type: findingAid)

    Coloured threads have been inserted in the upper corner or outer margins of fols. 11, 18, 33, 44, 46, 105.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 122.0 (leaf) , Entered as 122.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 121v, 122r, 122v, in 16.0 (quire) .Entered as 16.0 quires (A+15). 300 225 65
Outer dimensions
Height 300
Width 225
Depth 65

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 8 Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–10v A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-2v) - I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
2 8 Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
3 8 Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
4 8 Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
5 8 Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
6 8 Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
7 8 Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
8 8 Fols 59r–66v VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 59r-66v)
9 8 Fols 67r–74v IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
10 8 Fols 75r–82v X(8/fols. 75r-82v)
11 8 Fols 83r–90v XI(8/fols. 83r-90v)
12 8 Fols 91r–98v XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 91r-98v)
13 10 Fols 99r–108v XIII(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 99r-108v)
14 8 Fols 109r–116v XIV(8/fols. 109r-116v)
15 6 Fols 117r–122v XV(6/fols. 117r-122v).

Collation diagrams


A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-2v) - I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 9 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 17 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 25 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 41 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 49 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 65 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

X(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 73 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XI(8/fols. 83r-90v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 81 88 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 91r-98v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 89 96 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XIII(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 99r-108v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 97 106 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

XIV(8/fols. 109r-116v)
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 107 114 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XV(6/fols. 117r-122v).
Quire ID:q15
Collation diagram Quire 15 115 120 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6+2/s.l. 1, stub after 1; s.l. 2, stub after 2/Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–10v) – II(8/Fols 11r–18v) – III(8/Fols 19r–26v) – IV(8/Fols 27r–34v) – V(8/Fols 35r–42v) – VI(8/Fols 43r–50v) – VII(8/Fols 51r–58v) – VIII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 59r–66v) – IX(8/Fols 67r–74v) – X(8/Fols 75r–82v) – XI(8/Fols 83r–90v) – XII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 91r–98v) – XIII(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8/Fols 99r–108v) – XIV(8/Fols 109r–116v) – XV(6/Fols 117r–122v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v, Fols 3r–10v A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-2v) - I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v) ; Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) ; Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) ; Fols 59r–66v VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 59r-66v) ; Fols 67r–74v IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) ; Fols 75r–82v X(8/fols. 75r-82v) ; Fols 83r–90v XI(8/fols. 83r-90v) ; Fols 91r–98v XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 91r-98v) ; Fols 99r–108v XIII(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 99r-108v) ; Fols 109r–116v XIV(8/fols. 109r-116v) ; Fols 117r–122v XV(6/fols. 117r-122v).;

Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (8), 15 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (8), 15 (6),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The Ms. shows traces of extensive use: some fols. are stained with dirt and wax. There are metal wires visible on both boards; perhaps they have been broken and repaired. Tears or holes amended on fols. 2, 5, 7, 10, 21, 29, 57, 89, 96, 110, 111, 114.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover with (recent?) green thread.

Binding material

leather

wood

metal

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20

H 175mm
W 215mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 27
bottom 67
right 30
left 10
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer23r

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-011 main part

has a sum of layout width of 255mm which is greater than the object height of 225mm

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • The number of lines varies from 18 to 24 lines.
  • (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.
  • - ff. 1 and 2 are unruled.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre. Some vowel markers and left and right pointing elements have forked shapes.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donors; a few lines on the incipit page of the text, alternating with black lines; incipit of each section of the text; names of Hebrew letters in Ps. 118 (e.g., fols. 34rab, 35vab); abbreviations; elements of Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs; some other words, e.g. halle luya (e.g., fols. 3v, 4r), ṣällǝyu (e.g., fols. 8ra, 10rb), ʾǝgäle (e.g., fols. 10vb, 19r), qǝdmä wangel (e.g., fols. 43ra, 47rb).

    Date: First half of the 20th century.

    First half of the 20th century.

    Abbreviations

  • ይ፡ ዲ፡(- - -) for ይበል፡ ዲያቆን፡ (e.g., check the viewer24ra , 26vab)
  • ይ፡ ካ፡(- - -) for ይበል፡ ካሕን፡ (e.g., check the viewer24ra b, 26vb)
  • ሃ፡ ሃ፡ ሃ፡(- - -) for ሃሌ፡ ሉያ (e.g., check the viewer27rb , 27vab)
  • ፍ፡(- - -) for ፍትሕተ፡ ወንጽሕተ፡ ረስያ፡ እግዚኦ፡ (e.g., check the viewer33vb )
  • ፍ፡(- - -) for ፍቱሐ፡ ወንጹሐ፡ ረስዮ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ በድን፡ (e.g., check the viewer35ra b)

    • Keywords

    Rituals

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    21.2.2024 at 02:01:47
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbgy011/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESbgy011
    idno
    type=filename
    ESbgy011.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESbgy011

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