Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-019
Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
ʾArgānona wǝddāse “The Harp of Praise”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The incipit of Text I is on check the viewer16r . The text was written by two scribes who probably worked at the same time (s. the change of hand within the section, ʾArganon za-qadāmit, check the viewer97vb-98ra ). However, it cannot be excluded that quire XIII and XIV (hand b) were added later to substitute the part of the text which had been lost.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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f.111vb: Supplication for the donor.
f.111vb: ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብራ ሥልጣነ፡ ክርስቶቶስስ፡[sic] ቃለ፡ መለኮት።f.111vb: May her prayer and blessing be with her servant Śǝlṭanä Krǝstos, Qāla Mäläkot. Written in a secondary (later?) hand. -
va: Prayer to Christ, unidentified.
check the viewer112ra : ሰአልናከ፡ መሐሪ፤ ሰአልናከ፡ ፈጣሪ፤ ሰአልናከ፡ ዘኢትፈልጥ፡ ወዘኢትሌሊ፤ የማንከ፡ ነቅአ፡ ሕይወት፤ የማንከ፡ ጠል፡ ወበረከት፤ የማንከ፡ ፈልፈለ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ወኀሤት፤ ባርክ፡ ለነ፡ ክርስቶስ፤ ባርክ፡ ለነ፤ በበረከተ፡ ትጉሐን፡ መላእክት፤ በበረከተ፡ ነቢያት፡ ወሐዋሪያት፤ በበረከተ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ወሰማዕታት፤ በበረከተ፡ ደናግል፡ ወመነኮሳት፤ በበረከታ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ... -
: One miracle of Jesus Christ.
Incomplete; the miracle mentions a ʾabbā Walda Mikāʾel.
Extras
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check the viewer2ra check the viewer15rb check the viewer32ra check the viewer7ra check the viewer1r
- Erasures without marks: e.g., ,14rb, 20ra, 24vb, 71va, 73vb, 76ra, 76va, 80vb, 85ra, 103rb, 104rb. - A few erasures marked with short lines: e.g., , 28va, 71rb, 86ra. - Omissions were inserted interlineally: e.g., , 36rb, 41ra, 60vb, 67rb, 89ra, 108vb. - Corrections were written over erased words and passages: e.g., , 29ra, 83vb, 103rab. - Scribbles: , 66v, 67r, 79r, 91r, 95r. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Daily readings are indicated by the names of the days of the week written in red in fine decorative frames, in the upper margin of some fols.: ዘሠሉስ: check the viewerfol. 21r ዘረቡዕ: check the viewerfol. 40r ዘሐሙስ: check the viewerfol. 57v ዘዓርብ: check the viewerfol. 78r ዘቀዳሚት ሰንበት: check the viewerfol. 96v ዘዕሁድ: check the viewerfol. 104v .
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 195 |
Width | 185 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
(112-1) Foliation mistake: the fol. after 63 was foliated as 65 (number 64 is missing).
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 1r-8v) | |
2 | 9 |
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II(9/fol. 9r-17v) | |
3 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
4 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
5 | 7 |
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V(7; s.l. 1, no stub/fols. 34r-40v) | |
6 | 8 |
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VI(8/fols. 41r-48v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 49r-56v) | |
8 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 57r-65v) | |
9 | 8 |
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IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) | |
10 | 8 |
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X(8/fols. 74r-81v) | |
11 | 8 |
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XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) | |
12 | 8 |
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XII(8/fols. 90r-97v) | |
13 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v) | |
14 | 7 |
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XIV(7; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 106r-112v). The structure of quire II cannot be identified due to the condition of the Ms. |
Collation diagrams
I(8/fols. 1r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
II(9/fol. 9r-17v)
Quire ID:q2
III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q4
V(7; s.l. 1, no stub/fols. 34r-40v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 41r-48v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(8/fols. 57r-65v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(7; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 106r-112v). The structure of quire II cannot be identified due to the condition of the Ms.
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (9), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (9), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The binding of the Ms. is damaged. The sewing was repaired with recent threads. Some fols. are missing, some are misplaced. Some bifolia are loose and (partly) detached (e.g., in quire I, II and XIV). Many fols. are affected by humidity, occasionally blurred ink (e.g., check the viewer73vb , 83vb). Holes or tears amended on fols. 6, 21, 76, 94, 102.
Binding
Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Quire I is reinforced with a parchment guard.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
H | 150mm |
W | 125mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 28 |
bottom | 37 |
right | 12 |
left | 18 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-019 main part
has a sum of layout height of 215mm which is greater than the object height of 195mmLayout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 135mm |
W | 135mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 20 |
bottom | 39 |
right | 20 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-019 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 170mm, object width is: 185mm, computed height is: 194mm and object height is: 195mm.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.
- (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 partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible.
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: fine, regular. Hand b: fine, regular.
Ink: Black, red (vivid scarlet, strong red).
Rubrication: - The rubrication is executed in different tones of red: vivid scarlet and strong red (see e.g., fols. 42rb, 50va). - Nomina sacra; four red lines on the incipit page (fol. 16r: 2 lines above, 2 lines below); incipits of some sections; the word täfäśśǝḥi "rejoice"; elements of the punctuation signs; short chains of black and red dots separating paragraphs executed by "hand b" (fols. 98vab, 99va); nine dot asterisks are decorated at the right side with two red lines in a forked shape, executed by "hand b" (e.g. 104vab); elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 17th cent. (?)
17th cent. (?)Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: check the viewer1r-97v ; a fine, regular script with very small, wide and broadly spaced letters.Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b: check the viewer98ra-111vb , a fine script with slender letters.Check for additional bibliography
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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 28.11.2014
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 6.9.2012
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 4.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Susanne Hummel, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor