Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-013
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs↗
Late 19th or first half of the 20th cent. According to the colophon, the Ms. was written during the time of šum ʾagāme Kāsā, son of rās Sǝbḥāt ʾAragāwi (1844-1914). According to the colophon, the Ms. was donated by bağǝrond Walda Śǝllāse. His name and the names of his family members are written in the supplication formulas, in both hands.Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–110ra ),
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel
- ms_i1.1 (), I-1) Introduction (fols. 4ra-9ra) I-2) Homily by Timothy (Dumatewos), Patriarch of Alexandria for the 12th of Ḫǝdār (fols. 10ra-16va); commemorative notice (fols. 16va-18rb); ʾarke-hymns (fol. 18rb-va); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 18va-20va) I-3) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Tāḫśāś (fols. 20va-25va); commemorative notice (fols. 25va-26ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 26ra-rb); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 26rb-28rb) I-4) Homily [by Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Cyprus] for the 12th of Ṭǝrr (fols. 28rb-36va); commemorative notice (fol. 36va-vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 36vb-37ra); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 37ra-38rb). I-5) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Yakkātit (fols. 38rb-41ra); commemorative notice (fol. 41ra-va); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 41va); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 41vb-43rb) I-6) Homily by [Severus] Patriarch of Antiochia for the 12th of Maggābit (fols. 43va-56vb); commemorative notice (fols. 56vb-57ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 57rb); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 57rb-59ra) I-7) Homily by [Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs] the Orthodox for the 12th of Miyāzyā (fols. 59ra-63ra); commemorative notice (fols. 63ra-63va); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 63va-66ra) I-8) Homily by Yoḥannǝs, [Metropolitan] of Ethiopia for the 12th of Gǝnbot (fols. 66ra-67va); commemorative notice (fols. 67va-68ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 68ra); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 68ra-70va) I-9)Homily by [Yoḥannǝs], Metropolitan of ʾAksum (ʾAkʷǝsǝm) for the 12th of Sane (fols. 70va-76ra); commemorative notice (fols. 76ra-82rb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 82rb); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 82rb-84va) I-10) Homily [by Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs] for the 12th of Ḥamle (fols. 84vb-88rb); commemorative notice (fol. 88rb-vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 88vb-89ra); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 89ra-90va) I-11) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Naḥāse (fols. 90vb-92vb); commemorative notice (fol. 92vb-93ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 93rb); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 93rb-97vb) I-12) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Maskaram (fols. 97vb-100vb); commemorative notice (fols. 100vb-101ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 101ra); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 101ra-103rb) I-13) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Ṭǝqǝmt (fols. 103va-107va); commemorative notice (fols. 107va-108ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 108ra-rb); miracle and ʾarke-hymn (fols. 108rb-110ra)
Contents
check the viewerFols 4ra–110ra Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel (CAe 1295) For each month, the miracles include the following ʾarke-hymns: I-2) እንበለ፡ ሕማም፡ አምላክ፡ አመ፡ ከመ፡ ዮም። ... (check the viewer20rb- va) I-3) ኦዘሐወጽኮሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ሠለስቱ። ... (check the viewer27vb-28rb ) I-4) ኦዘረዳእኮ፡ ለቴዎድሮስ፡ መዋዒ። ... (check the viewer38ra- rb) I-5) ኦዘወሀብኮ፡ እምአፈ፡ በላዒ፡ መብልዓ። ... (check the viewer43rb ) I-6) ኦዘተዛለፍኮአ፡ ለበለዓም፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖቱ። ... (check the viewer58vb-59ra ) I-7) ኦዘባላሕኮሙ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ ባልሖ። ... (check the viewer66ra ) I-8) ኦእንተፆርከ፡ በክሳድ፡ አኃዜ። ... (check the viewer70rb- va) I-9) ኦዘአጽናዕከ፡ እምኃጕለ፡ ድቀት፡ ወትንታኔ። ... (check the viewer84va ) I-10) ኦዘቀተልኮ፡ ለሰናክሬም፡ ጸአሌ። ፈጣሬ። ... (check the viewer90va ) I-11) ሰላም፡ ለቍስጣንጢኖስ፡ ኃሣሤ። ... (check the viewer97vb ) I-12) ኦዘአድኃንኮ፡ ለሕዝቅያስ፡ እምደዌሁ። ... (check the viewer103rb ) I-13) ኦዘኃደጎ፡ ለዘኃደጎ፡ መንፈሱ። ወዳዊትሃ፡ ዓቀብከ። ... (check the viewer10 9vb-110ra). Text I-7 is not followed by a arke-hymn as all other sections.
Colophon
ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጐልዓ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ በጅር፡ ወንድ፡ ወልደ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ስመ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ዓመተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወአስማተ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ወለተ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ወለተ፡ መድኅን፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል። በሹምአጋሜ፡ ካሳ፡ መስፍንነት፡ በመምሬ፡ ገብረ፡ መድኅን፡ ግብዝና፡ ተጽ[ሐ]ፈ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳሎውስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን።
The colophon, written in hand b, states that the Ms. was written during the time of šum ʾagāme Kāsā. It was donated to the church of Yoḥannǝs Gʷalʿā by bağǝrond (bağǝr wand) Walda Śǝllāse donor . Also his family members are mentioned.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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List of family members of ʿĀmata Krǝstos.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
The note is written in hand a.
Extras
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- The abbreviated title ድ፡ ሚ and number (161) are written on check the viewer1r , in pen. - Stamp of the church: check the viewer4r , 55r, 110r.
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(Type: findingAid)
Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months, written in the upper margin: ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 20va ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 28rb ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 38rb ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 43va ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 59ra ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 66ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 70va ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 84vb ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 90vb ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 97vb ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 103va .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer10r (incipit page Text I-2) : elaborate coloured (red, gamboge, green, black) ornamental band with one central and two lateral pendants reaching the bottom line; interlaces and floral motifs.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3v
St. Michael with sword.
Legend (barely visible): ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ [ሊቀ፡] መላእክት፡ "Holy [Arch]angel Michael". Painted on unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 9v:
St. Michael and the Devil.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 270 |
Width | 220 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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<A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 7 |
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I(7; s.l.: {1}, stub after 7/fols. 3r-9v)> | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 10r-17v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፪III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፫IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፬V(8/fols. 34r-41v) | |
7 | 8 |
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፭VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፮VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፯VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፰IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፱X(8/fols. 74r-81v) | |
12 | 8 |
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XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) | |
13 | 8 |
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XII(8/fols. 90r-97v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v) | |
15 | 6 |
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XIV(6/fols. 106r-111v) |
Collation diagrams
<A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(7; s.l.: {1}, stub after 7/fols. 3r-9v)>
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
፪III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q4
፫IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q5
፬V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q6
፭VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
Quire ID:q7
፮VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
Quire ID:q8
፯VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q9
፰IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q10
፱X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(6/fols. 106r-111v)
Quire ID:q15
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (, +1), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (, first leaf is added), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. has been resewn. Quires A and I, and possibly the first leaf of quire II (with miniature) were probably added later. Tear amended on check the viewer48 .
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather, for the most part hidden under the secondary textile cover. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 192mm |
W | 175mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 52 |
right | 25 |
left | 13 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-013 main part
has a sum of layout height of 274mm which is greater than the object height of 270mmLayout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 186mm |
W | 170mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 52 |
right | 30 |
left | 13 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-013 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 213mm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: 263mm and object height is: 270mm.Layout note 1
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. ff. 1-3 are unruled.
- (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.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda Śǝllāse. scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: quire I (Text I-1); mediocre The script is characterized by small letters with short hairlines. Many letters have forked hook vowel markers (e.g., ብ, ን, ገ). ; hand b: fine, regular.
Ink: Black, red (vivid red)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donor and his family members; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1 and I-2; incipit of all (sub)sections; elements of the punctuation signs and the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Late 19th or first half of the 20th century
The text of quire I might have been written by Walda Śǝllāse. scribe He is mentioned as scribe and comissioner in the supplication note of Text I-1 (check the viewer8vb , the note is somewhat unclear). Late 19th or first half of the 20th centuryHand 2
Scribe: Gabra Ḥǝywat scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b: quires II-XIV (Texts I-2 until I-13); fine. The handwriting is regular throughout the Ms. (except at the very end, s. check the viewer101r ) with rounded, upright letters.
Ink: Black, red (strong red)
Gabra Ḥǝywat scribe is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer20rb , check the viewer35ra .More bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Vitagrazia Pisani, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-013ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2.7.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbgy013 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
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- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: started adjusting (no msItems created) on 2.7.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 27.2.2015
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 22.4.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 22.5.2011
Attributions of the contents
Vitagrazia Pisani, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor