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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-012

Stéphane Ancel (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

Other identifiers: 10-1 24/8/93

General description

Discourse by John Chrysostom on the Life and Decollation of John the Baptist / Commemorative notice from the Sǝnkǝssar on the apparition of the bodies of John the Baptist and Prophet Elijah, for the 2nd of Sane / Homily by John Chrysostom on the glory of John the Baptist / Taʾammǝra Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq “Miracles of John the Baptist”

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs/ BGY

19th century (?)

Summary

I) Discourse by John Chrysostom on the Life and Decollation of John the Baptist (fols. 2ra-25vb) II) Commemorative notice from the Sǝnkǝssar on the apparition of the bodies of John the Baptist and Prophet Elijah, for the 2nd of Sane (fols. 25vb-29ra) III) Homily by John Chrysostom on the glory of John the Baptist (fols. 29ra-45ra) IV) Taʾammǝra Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq “Miracles of John the Baptist”: 13 miracles (47ra-71vb), incomplete Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–25vb ), Discourse by John Chrysostom on the life and decollation of John the Baptist
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 25vb–29ra ), Commemorative notice from the Sǝnkǝssar on the apparition of the bodies of John the Baptist and Prophet Elijah, for the 2nd of Sane
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 29ra–45ra ), Homily on the glory of John the Baptist, ascribed to John Chrysostom (Dǝrsān za-darasa Yoḥannǝs ʿAfa Warq … baʾǝnta kǝbru la-Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq)
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 47ra–71vb ), Taʾammǝra Yoḥannǝs Maṭmǝq “Miracles of John the Baptist”: 13 miracles

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .

  1. check the viewerff. 45va-46vb

    Supplication for the donor rās Sǝbḥāt and the painter ʾAmina Śǝllāse.

    ( gez ) check the viewer45va : ኦአምላክ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት። ወእግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለማት። መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሰብሐት። ዕቀቦሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ካህናት፡ ወዲያቆናት። አናጉንስጢስ፡ ወመዘምራን፡ በከበሮ፡ ወማኅሌት፡ ለነገሥት፡ ወመኳንንት፡ [|] ለአዕሩግ፡ ወለሕፃናት፡ ለደናግል፡ ወመነኮሳት፡ ለሕዝብ፡ ወለሠራዊት፡ ወለሠኦሌዝ፡ መቅደስ፡ ደብረ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወቡርት። አሚነ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ብዙኃ፡ ኃጢአት። ይሚጦ፡ እምስሕተት። ወያ [|] ብኦ፡ ውስተ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም፡ ሰማያዊት። ወለኵሎሙ፡ ዘወሀቡ፡ አምኃ፡ ወማኅቶተ፡ ዕጣነ፡ ወመንጦላዕተ። መስቀለ፡ ወመጽሕፍት። ለዛቲ፡ ደብር፡ ልዕልት። ዘአልዓላ፡ ራስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዕቀቦሙ፡ እምዕለት፡ እኪት። [|] ወእምሰአታተ፡ መንሱት፡ ወእምማሩማን፡ አራዊት…

    The note mentions Ras Sǝbḥāt (ras Sǝbḥāt ʾAragāwi, b. ca. 1844, d. 1914) donor as the donor of the book. Rubricated lines alternate with black lines.

Extras

  1. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark 10-1 24/8/93 (check the viewer1r )

  2. The abbreviated title ታ፡ ዮ፡ and number (10-1, 24/8/93) are written on check the viewer1r , in pen

  3. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Seal of the parish council of Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs church: check the viewer1v , 73v.

  4. Space for the rubricated name of the donor left unfilled: e.g. check the viewer25va , 47rb, 49va.

  5. Correction made interlineally in red: check the viewer28vb .

  6. Doodles: check the viewer1r , 1v.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 73.0 (leaf) , Entered as 73.0 folios, of which 2.0 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 2.0 blank check the viewer72r- v, 73r-v., in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires (A+8). 183 135 45
Outer dimensions
Height 183
Width 135
Depth 45

Foliation

Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 Fols 1r–1v A(1/fol. 1r-1v)
2 12 Fols 2r–13v I(12/fols. 2r-13v)
3 10 Fols 14r–23v II(10/fols. 14r-23v)
4 10 Fols 24r–33v III(10/fols. 24r-33v)
5 10 Fols 34r–43v IV(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 34r-43v)
6 3 Fols 44r–46v V(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 44r-46v)
7 11 Fols 47r–57v VI(11; s.l.: 8, stub after 3/fols. 47r-57v)
8 12 Fols 58r–69v VII(12/fols. 58r-69v)
9 4 Fols 70r–73v VIII(4/fols. 70r-73v)

Collation diagrams


A(1/fol. 1r-1v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 1 Unit #1

I(12/fols. 2r-13v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 2 13 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

II(10/fols. 14r-23v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 14 23 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

III(10/fols. 24r-33v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 24 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IV(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 34r-43v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 34 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

V(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 44r-46v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 44 Unit #1 Unit #2

VI(11; s.l.: 8, stub after 3/fols. 47r-57v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 47 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

VII(12/fols. 58r-69v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 58 69 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

VIII(4/fols. 70r-73v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 70 73 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(1/Fols 1r–1v) – II(12/Fols 2r–13v) – III(10/Fols 14r–23v) – IV(10/Fols 24r–33v) – V(8+2/s.l. 4, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 3/Fols 34r–43v) – VI(2+1/s.l. 1, stub after 3/Fols 44r–46v) – VII(10+1/s.l. 8, stub after 3/Fols 47r–57v) – VIII(12/Fols 58r–69v) – IX(4/Fols 70r–73v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–1v A(1/fol. 1r-1v) ; Fols 2r–13v I(12/fols. 2r-13v) ; Fols 14r–23v II(10/fols. 14r-23v) ; Fols 24r–33v III(10/fols. 24r-33v) ; Fols 34r–43v IV(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 34r-43v) ; Fols 44r–46v V(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 44r-46v) ; Fols 47r–57v VI(11; s.l.: 8, stub after 3/fols. 47r-57v) ; Fols 58r–69v VII(12/fols. 58r-69v) ; Fols 70r–73v VIII(4/fols. 70r-73v);

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

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

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The Ms. is worn and shows the traces of intensive use. The leather cover is damaged at the spine. The board attachments are damaged. The sewing is damaged and repaired.

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, one close to the head, one close the tail.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 16

H 127mm
W 103mm
Intercolumn 13mm
Margins
top 20
bottom 35
right 17
left 10
intercolumn 13
All data for check the viewer2r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-012 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 130mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 182mm and object height is: 183mm.
Ruling
  • (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.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre but careful.

    Ink: Black, red (vivid red)

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; incipit of sections of Text I; incipit of Texts II and III; incipit of sections of Text IV; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Texts I and IV (fols. 2r, 47r), few lines are rubricated alternating with black lines.

    Date: 19th century

    19th century
  • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability
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    date
    type=expanded
    21.2.2024 at 23:46:20
    date
    type=lastModified
    20.2.2024
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbgy012/main
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    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESbgy012
    idno
    type=filename
    ESbgy012.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESbgy012

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-012ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.2.2024) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbgy012 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]

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    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Stéphane Ancel last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 20.10.2014
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    Attributions of the contents

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