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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ḥarennat Gabazayti Qǝddǝst Māryām, MHG-015

Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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Ḥarennat Gabazayti Qǝddǝst Māryām[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Maṣḥafa krǝstǝnnā “Book of the Christening”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Ḥarennät Gäbäzäyti Qǝddǝst Māryām / MHG

Mid-18th - mid-19th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Maṣḥafa krǝstǝnnā “Book of the Christening” (fols. 3ra-34rb), incomplete Additiones 1-2.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):


- Text I is called Maṣḥafa ṭǝmqat in the incipit (s. check the viewer3ra ) and Maṣḥafa krǝstǝnnā in Additio 2 (s. also Varia).

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 34va

    : Ownership note.

    check the viewer34va : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ገበዞ፡ ወቄሰ፡ ገበዝሂ፡ ወልደ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ለዘጸሐፋ፡ ወለዘአጽሐፋ፡ ለዘቲ፡ መጽሓፍ፡ ሀቦሙ፡ ዓስበ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ኢትርስኡኒ፡ በጸሎትክሙ፡ ፩፩፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት። The note mentions that the Ms. is in the possession of (the church of) Māryām Gäbäzo and that the qes gabaz is Walda Ḥawāryāt.
  2. check the viewerf. 34vb

    : Ownership note.

    check the viewer34vb : ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ክርስትና፡ ዘደብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐሬነት፡ ወለጠራዚሁኒ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። The note mentions that the Ms. belongs to the church Dabra Māryām Ḥarennät and that the binder of the Ms. is Gabra Māryām. The word ṭärrazi corresponds to the Amharic word ṭärraž meaning “one who sews” (s. KaneDic2:2122).

Extras

  1. check the viewer1r check the viewer35v check the viewer2r

    - The title መፅሐፋ፡ [sic] ጥምቀት፡ is crudely written in pen on . - The title መፅሐፈ፡ ጥምቀት፡ is crudely written in pen on . - Doodles: .

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 35.0 (leaf) .Entered as 35.0 folios, in 8.0 (quire) .Entered as 8.0 quires (A+7). 180 125 30
Outer dimensions
Height 180
Width 125
Depth 30

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 6 Fols 3r–8v I(6/fols. 3r-8v)
3 8 Fols 9r–16v II(8/fols. 9r-16v)
4 2 Fols 17r–18v III(2/fols. 17r-18v)
5 6 Fols 19r–24v IV(6/fols. 19r-24v)
6 7 Fols 25r–31v V(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 25r-31v)
7 1 Fols 32r–32v VI(1/fol. 32r-32v)
8 3 Fols 33r–35v VII(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 33r-35v).

Collation diagrams


A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(6/fols. 3r-8v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

II(8/fols. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 9 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(2/fols. 17r-18v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 17 18 Unit #1

IV(6/fols. 19r-24v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 19 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

V(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 25r-31v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 25 31 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(1/fol. 32r-32v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 32 32 Unit #1

VII(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 33r-35v).
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 33 35 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(6/Fols 3r–8v) – III(8/Fols 9r–16v) – IV(2/Fols 17r–18v) – V(6/Fols 19r–24v) – VI(6+1/s.l. 3, stub after 5/Fols 25r–31v) – VII(1/Fols 32r–32v) – VIII(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 2/Fols 33r–35v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–8v I(6/fols. 3r-8v) ; Fols 9r–16v II(8/fols. 9r-16v) ; Fols 17r–18v III(2/fols. 17r-18v) ; Fols 19r–24v IV(6/fols. 19r-24v) ; Fols 25r–31v V(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 25r-31v) ; Fols 32r–32v VI(1/fol. 32r-32v) ; Fols 33r–35v VII(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 33r-35v).;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (8), 4 (2), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (1), 8 (3),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (8), 4 (2), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (1), 8 (3),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The front board is missing. The sewing is damaged. The quires are reinforced with parchment guards. Quires III and VI are lose leaves crudely attached to the binding. Some fols. are held together by stitch repairs. The fols. are worn. Some fols. are missing. Some fols. are stained with wax and dirt. A tear is carefully amended on fol. 1.

Binding

Two wooden boards (the front board is missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail. The quires are reinforced by parchment guards.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

H 135mm
W 100mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 15
bottom 30
right 10
left 15
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer4r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ḥarennat Gabazayti Qǝddǝst Māryām, MHG-015 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 125mm, object width is: 125mm, computed height is: 180mm and object height is: 180mm.

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 partly visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Careful

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the supplicant; incipit of Text I; directives to the ministers; the abbreviation; titles of the books to be read; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Text I (fol. 3r), two lines are rubricated (alternating with a black line).

    Date: 18th - mid-9th century (?)

    18th - mid-9th century (?)

    Abbreviations

  • ይብ፡ ካህ፡ (check the viewer4rb ) or ይበ፡ ካ፡ (check the viewer4vb ) for ይብል፡ ካህን፡

  • 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
    2016-06-07T17:43:56.609+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmhg015
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmhg015
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmhg015.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmhg015

    Encoding Description

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ḥarennat Gabazayti Qǝddǝst Māryām, MHG-015ʼ, 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/ESmhg015 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+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 14.9.2015
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.12.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 20.5.2011

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    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

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