Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ganāḥti Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMG-012
Sophia Dege-Müller (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Zenā nagaromu la-Śǝllāse “Story of the Trinity” / Täʾamrihomu la-ʾab wa-wald wa-Manfas qǝddus “Miracles of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” / Malkǝʾa Śǝllāse “Image of the Trinity”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Gänaḥti Qǝddǝst Māryām / GMG↗
The year 1908 A.M. (= 1915-16 A.D.) is given as the date of completion in the colophon, during the reign of King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913; the King is also mentioned on check the viewer87vb , 119ra).Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The Homily for the month of Maggābit is missing. In Text III the numeration of the miracles is inconsistent.
Colophon
check the viewer131ra check the viewer131ra
b: Colophon. b: ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘመምሕሬ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ገናህቲ፡ ዘአጥረዩ፡ በነዌዬ[sic]፡ ወወሀባ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ማርያም፡ ገናህቲ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ምኒልክ፡ በ፲፱፻፰ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት። ወዳቂቁ፡ ገብረ፡ እሥጢፋኖስ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ገብረ፡ ዮሓንስ፡ ገብረ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወለተ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወለተ፡ መድኅን፡ ወለተ፡ ጻድቃን። Mämhǝre Takla Hāymānot of Gänaḥti bought and donated the Ms. to the church of Gänaḥti Māryām in 1908 A.M. (= 1915-16 A.D.), during the reign of King Mǝnilǝk (r. 1889-1913). The children of Takla Hāymānot are called Gabra ʾƎsṭifānos, Walda Māryām, Gabra Yoḥannǝs, Gabra Ṣādǝq, Walatta Qirqos, Walatta Madḫǝn, Walatta Ṣādǝqān.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: salām-hymn for the Trinity.
check the viewer132v : ሰላም፡ ለሂሩትክሙ፡ ዘኢየሀልቅ፡ ለለእለቱ፨ ወኢይነጽፍ፡ ባህረ፡ ምልአቱ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ለአብርሃም፡ ሀየማኖቱ።… Written in red ink.
Extras
- - Omitted letters or words are written interlineally throughout the Ms. - The names of the months are written in a recent secondary hand in pencil, in the upper margin, and do not correspond to the divisions of the text: 42r, 45v, 50v, 81v, 92, 98rv, 106v, 116r, 121r, 126r. - Longer notes written in pencil, mostly illegible, listing many names: , 2v, 131rb. - Crude drawing of a head: .
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(Type: findingAid)
Monthly readings of Text I are indicated by the name of the month written in the upper margin, in red or black ink: ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 3ra ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 11ra ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 12ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 13v ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 15v ዘሕማማት: check the viewerfol. 15v ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 25v ዘጰጒሜን: check the viewerfol. 27v ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 29r ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 33v ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 34r ታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 35v ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 36r ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 38v ዘ፲ወ፪አውራኅ: check the viewerfol. 39v ዘስቅለት፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ወበዓርብ፡ check the viewerfol. 55v ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 63v ዘዘወትር፡ በበዓለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ check the viewerfol. 71r .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 4 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer3r : Coloured (red, black) ornamental band; interlaces, wings.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 1v:
Holy Trinity with the four symbols of the Evangelists.
Legend: ስሉሥ፡ ቅዱስ “Holy Trinity”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
The Virgin and Child with the archangels Michael and Gabriel.
Legend: ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ [ማርያም፡] ምስለ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ “Saint Michael, [Mary] with her beloved Son, Saint Gabriel”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 131v:
St. George slaying the dragon.
Legend: ቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ። “Saint George”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 132r:
The donor Takla Hamynot (holding a book) with his family.
Legend: አብ፡ ወውልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ። ዝከመ፡ ተማህፀነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዝገናህት[sic]። ወብእሲቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም: “The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How mämher Takla Haymnot entrusted himself to Gänaht (Gänaḥti Maryam), and his wife is Walatta Maryam”.
Catalogue Bibliography
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 280 |
Width | 210 |
Depth | 70 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2 stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 8 |
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IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 8 |
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X(8/fols.75r-82v) | |
12 | 5 |
|
XI(5; s.l. 5, stub before 1/fols. 83r-87v) | |
13 | 8 |
|
XII(8/fols. 88r-95v) | |
14 | 8 |
|
XIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 96r-103v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 104r-111v) | |
16 | 6 |
|
XV(6/fols. 112r-117v) | |
17 | 8 |
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XVI(8/fols. 118r-125v) | |
18 | 7 |
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XVII(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 126r-132v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 1; 2 stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
X(8/fols.75r-82v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(5; s.l. 5, stub before 1/fols. 83r-87v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(8/fols. 88r-95v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 96r-103v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 104r-111v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(6/fols. 112r-117v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(8/fols. 118r-125v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 126r-132v).
Quire ID:q18
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, stub after 1; s.l. 2 stub after
/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (5), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6), 17 (8), 18 (7),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (5), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6), 17 (8), 18 (7),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Cuts and tears are carefully amended. Many fols. are stained with water, dirt or wax. The cover is damaged at the spine.
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, close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 199mm |
W | 166mm |
Intercolumn | 12mm |
Margins | |
top | 28 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 32 |
left | 12 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ganāḥti Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMG-012 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 210mm, object width is: 210mm, computed height is: 280mm and object height is: 280mm.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
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda ʾIyasus scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and regular.
Ink: Black; red (vivid amaranth)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; trinitarian formula; name of the donor and his family members; name of the scribe; the word salām; several lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of Text I; several lines alternating with black lines in the incipit of each section; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Early 20th century.
Walda ʾIyasus scribe Walda ʾIyasus is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formula on check the viewer87vb , 126va. Most possibly he is the same scribe as that of GMG-017, KY-014.Early 20th century.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
For check the viewer126vb-131rb a thinner pen nib has been used.More bibliography
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Sophia Dege-Müller, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ganāḥti Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMG-012ʼ, 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/ESgmg012 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
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- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Sophia Dege-Müller Sophia Dege-Müller: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 13.11.2014
- Sophia Dege-Müller Sophia Dege-Müller: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 18.12.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 27.11.2010
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor