Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-013
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa↗
King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913) is mentioned on check the viewer14va , 14vb, 92rb.Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- Text IV is designated as ዘተረስአ፡ “that which was omitted” (check the viewer135va , l.4). This creed is used only in the Anaphora of the Apostles, therefore its proper place is within Text III-1. - Text IV is written in smaller script than Texts I-III.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Extensive unidentified note.
In Amharic. Crudely written in violet ink. The note contains many names of clerics as well as Ethiopic numbers. The note probably assigns to each of the deacons and priests mentioned their turns in celebrating the Mass. -
: Unidentified note.
In Amharic. Crudely written in violet ink. The note contains names of priests as well as designations of their turns in celebrating the Mass (?) in European numbers. The name of the fourth priest has been crossed out. -
: Unidentified note.
In Amharic. Crudely written, most of the words are poorly visible. The note orobably contains information concerning a litigation (the word ዋስ is clearly legible).
Extras
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check the viewer4r check the viewer107r check the viewer136v
- Crude notes written in the bottom margin: , 57r, 130r. - Crude note written in the upper margin: . - Crude note containing the name of ḥaläqa Gabra ʾIyasus: ..
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
Prophet Elijah receiving food from a raven (?).
Frontispiece miniature. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 80rb:
St. Mary breastfeeding the Child Jesus.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 115rb:
Winged angel with a sword.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 67r (in the bottom margin):
Cross.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 225 |
Width | 170 |
Depth | 75 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
፪II(10/fols. 11r-20v) | |
4 | 10 |
|
III(10/fols. 21r-30v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 31r-38v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
V(8/fols. 39r-46v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VI(8/fols. 47r-54v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
VII(8/fols. 55r-62v) | |
9 | 10 |
|
VIII(10/fols. 63r-72v) | |
10 | 10 |
|
፱IX(10/s. l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 73r-82v) | |
11 | 10 |
|
፲X(10/fols. 83r-92v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
፲፩XI(8/fols. 93r-100v) | |
13 | 10 |
|
፲፪XII(10/fols. 101r-110v) | |
14 | 10 |
|
፲፫XIII(10/fols. 111r-120v) | |
15 | 10 |
|
XIV(10/fols. 121r-130v) | |
16 | 6 |
|
፲፭XV(6/fols. 131r-136v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(10/fols. 11r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10/fols. 21r-30v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 31r-38v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 39r-46v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 47r-54v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 55r-62v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(10/s. l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 73r-82v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(10/fols. 83r-92v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 93r-100v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(10/fols. 101r-110v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፫XIII(10/fols. 111r-120v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10/fols. 121r-130v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፭XV(6/fols. 131r-136v)
Quire ID:q16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (6),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The leather cover is damaged. The sewing is damaged and crudely repaired with synthetic threads. Some fols. are damaged by water (esp. fols. 1-10. Some fols. are very worn (esp. check the viewer28-37 ), many are discoloured.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. 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 to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 155mm |
W | 133mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 27 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-013 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 170mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 225mm and object height is: 225mm.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.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer9r)
). - Ruling pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer3r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fluent, regular.
Ink: Black; red: crimson.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the King; incipits and headings of the texts; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; abbreviations; the word ʾǝgäle in supplication formulas (s. fol. 27rb); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Texts I, II and III (fols. 3r, 19r, 49r), few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).
Date: Late 19th – early 20th cent.
Late 19th – early 20th cent.Abbreviations
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Iosif Fridman, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-013ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 10.5.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbqm013 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 7.5.2015
- Iosif Fridman Iosif Fridman: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 30.7.2012
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 21.5.2011
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor