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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Laqāy Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MKL-016

Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)

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General description

Gadla Kiros “Vita of Kiros” / Malkǝʾa Kiros “Image of Kiros” (I) / Homily by Rǝtuʿa Hāymānot on the Four Living Creatures

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Laqāy Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗

The Ms. was written by Zawalda Māryām scribe who was active in the first half of the 18th cent. (s. the colophon of Ms. QSM-007 check the viewer217rb .)

Summary

I) Gadla Kiros “Vita of Kiros” (fols. 3r-92r) II) Malkǝʾa Kiros “Image of Kiros” (I) (fols. 92v-98r) III) Homily by Rǝtuʿa Hāymānot on the Four Living Creatures (fols. 99r-126va) Additiones 1-2.
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewer3r-92r ), I. Gadla Kiros “Vita of Kiros”
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewer92v-98r ), II. Malkǝʾa Kiros “Image of Kiros” (I)
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewer99r-126va ), III. Dǝrsān za-ʾarbaʿtu ʾǝnsǝsa “Homily on the Four Living Creatures”

Contents

check the viewer3r-92r I. Gadla Kiros “Vita of Kiros”

Incipit ( ): check the viewer3ra b: በስመ፡”… ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ፨ ገድል፡ ወስምዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ አባ፡ ኪሮስ መስተጋድል፨ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ ጽጌ ሃይማኖት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም አሜን። ወነበረ፡ በመንበረ፡ አቡሁ[check the viewer3vb ]ዮናኒ በምግባራተ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወኢያንተገ፡ እምኔሁ፨ ወነበረ፡ ፷ዓመተ፡ ወወለደ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘስሙ፡ አብያ፨ ወእምዝ አዕረፈ፡ አቡሁ በክብር፨ ወነበረ፡ አብያ፡ ዲበ፡ መንበረ፡ አቡሁ ወኢያንተገ፡ እምኔሁ፡ ወኢአሐተኒ፨ ወሰማ[sic]፡ ለብእሲቱ፡ ኒናሲር፡ ወነበረት፡ መካነ፡ ፴ዓመተ፨ ወእምዝ፡ ጸለዩ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወፀንሰት፡ በጊዜ፶፡ ወወለደት፡ መንታ᎒ check the viewer5ra b: In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. We shall begin, with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ, the vita and testimony (to the faith) of the holy and blessed father Kiros, an ascetic. May his prayer and blessing be with his beloved Ṣǝge Hāymānot, forever and ever, Amen. And there was on the throne of his father [check the viewer3vb ]Yonani with the deeds of his father and did not abandon that (duty); and he ruled for 60 years; and he begat a son whose name was ʿAbya. And afterwards his father died in glory and ʿAbya (sat) on the throne of his father and did not abandon that, not even once. And the name of his wife (was) Ninasir and she was infertile for 30 years. And thereafter they prayed to God and she conceived when (she was) forty and shegave birth to twins.

Explicit ( ): check the viewer90vb : ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ ለአባ፡ ኪሮስ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሩ፡ ጽጌ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወምስለ፡ ዓመቱ፡ አመተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ምስለ፡ አሞየ፡ ወለተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወምስለ፡ አቡየ፡ ቃለ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ጸሐፊሁ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ በተአምኖ፡ ወምስለ፡ ኵልነ፡ ሕዝበ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨፨ ወተመጠዉ᎓እምሥጢራተ᎓ ቅድስት[check the viewer91vb ]:አባ᎓ ሰሞዖን᎓ ወአባ ባውሚን᎓ ወአባ በብኑዳ… ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ወክቡር፡ ኪሮስ፡ [check the viewer92ra ]ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ ወለእሌነ[sic]፡ ይኩን፡ ሰህሎ[sic]፡ ወምህረቶ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨፨ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ ለዘእንበቦ፡ ወለዘተርጐሞ፡ ወለዘሰምዓ፡ ቃላቲሁ፡ በዕዝኒ፡ መንፈስ፡ ወበኅሊና፡ ጽሩይ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐረነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨ check the viewer90vb : May the prayer and blessing of father Kiros be with his beloved Ṣǝge Hāymānot and with his maid ʾAmata Śǝllāse, with my mother Walatta Krǝstos and with my father Qāla Krǝstos and with the sinful scribe Zawalda Māryām scribe , who caused it to be written in faith, and with all Christian people, forever and ever, Amen. And they received from the sacraments (?) [check the viewer91vb ], (namely) ʾabbā Sämʿon, ʾabbā Bawmin and ʾabbā Bäbnuda... Here it is finished, in peace of God, the Vita of our blessed and honoured father Kiros.[check the viewer92ra ] Glory (be) to Lord our God. And may His grace and His mercy be upon us forever and ever, Amen. (For) the one who wrote it, and for the one who cause it to be written, (and) for the one who read it and for the one who translated it and the one who listened to its words with ears of spirit and with pure mind, may Him have mercy upon all of us, forever and ever, Amen and Amen, so be it, so be it.

Marrassini (2004:79-81) refers to this version of the Vita of Kiros as the text of “type 1”, most commonly spread and contained in many Mss. It is different from the Vita of “type 2” which is attested in a few Mss. only (translated and published: B. Turaev, “Kopto-efiopskoe skazanie o prepodobnom Kire”, Zapiski vosto čnago otdelenija I . R . Arhe­ologi českago Obščestva 15, 1903, 1–14).

In addition, Marrassini (2004:83) distinguishes two kinds of type 1 Vita of Kiros: “long” and “short”.The incipit ofMKL-013is even shorter in comparison to the “short” type of Vita 1, and to the incipit ofDMD-013.

The explicit ofMKL-013is nearly identical to that of Ms. Comb. 205 and the last part of the explicit (beginning from: ወተመጠዉ᎓ ምሥጢረ᎓ ቅዱሳት) of Ms. Comb. 206.

check the viewer92v-98r II. Malkǝʾa Kiros “Image of Kiros” (I)

Incipit ( ): check the viewer92va b: ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ኀበ፡ አምደ፡ ወርቅ፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፨ ምስለ፡ ኄራን፡ አበው፡ እንዘ፡ ይከውን፡ ሱቱፈ፨ ጻድቅ፡ ኪሮስ፡ እንዘ፡ ታገኒ፡ አእላፈ፨ አባ፡ ሀበኒ፡ ለወልድከ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ምዕራፈ፨ ወዘመላእክት፡ አስኬማ፡ ወዓጽፈ፨ check the viewer92va b:Salutation to the memorial of your name which is written on the golden column, While it is associated with the good fathers. O, righteous Kiros, while you are accepting thousands, (O) Father give me, your son, a repose in the heaven, and the monastic garb and vestment of the angels!

Explicit ( ): check the viewer98va b: እም፡ አመ፡ ንእሰየ፡ አባ፡ እስመ፡ ኪያረሰይኩ፨ ጻድቅ፡ ኪሮስ፡ ለሕይወትየ፡ በሰዓተ፡ ሰርኩ፨ አድኅኒ፡ ወባልሐኒ፡ በጽንዓ፡ እዴከ፡ ዝኩ፨ ቅድመ፡ ይንሥአኒ፡ ለዓለም፡ መልአኩ፨፨ አምላከ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኪሮስ፡ አድኅነኒ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ጽጌ፡ ሐይማኖት፨ check the viewer98va b: (???) O righteous Kiros, in the hour of my life’s twilight, Save me and rescue me with your firm hand. Before the angel (of death) will take me forever. O God of Saint Kiros, save your servant Ṣǝge Hāymānot!

check the viewer99r-126va III. Dǝrsān za-ʾarbaʿtu ʾǝnsǝsa “Homily on the Four Living Creatures”

Incipit ( ): check the viewer99r : በስመ፡”… ድርሳን፡ ዘ፬እንስሳ፡ ክቡራን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ነገደ፡ መላእክት፡ ሕያዋነ፡ ሕይወት፡ እለ፡ ተፈጥሩ፡ እምነፋስ፡ ወእሳት፨ check the viewer99r : In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Homily on the honoured four living creatures written by Rǝtuʿa Hāymānot, concerning all orders of angels, the living beings, which were created from air and fire.

Explicit ( ): check the viewer125va : በከመ፡ ነፍስ፡ ውስተ፡ ሥጋነ፡ ከማሁ፡ ሀልዎቱ፨ በአፈ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሕያዋን፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፨ አሜን፨ ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወሥዕለቶሙ፡ ወትንብልና፡ ሣህሎሙ፡ ወበረከተ፡ አምላኮሙ፡ የሀሉ[check the viewer126ra ]፡ ምስለ፡ ፍቁሮሙ፡ ጽጌ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ለዓለመ ዓለም፨ አሜን፨፨ለዘጸሐፎ፤ ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ ለዘአንበቦ፡ ወለዘሰምዖ፡ በጥቡዕ፡ ልብ፡ በዕዝነ፡ መንፈስ፨ ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐረነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በትንብልናሆሙ፡ ለኪሩባውያን፡ አፍራስ፨ ወበጸሎታ፡ ለእግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ አራቂተ፡ ኵሉ፡ እምባዕሰ፨ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨ ፨ check the viewer125va : As the soul (is) in our body so (there is) existence. In the mouth of all the living ones, glory to Him forever and ever. Amen. May their prayer and their supplication and intercession of their mercy and blessing of their God be with their [check the viewer126ra ] beloved Ṣǝge Hāymānot, forever and ever. Amen. For the one who wrote it, and for the one who caused it be written, (and) for the one who read it and for the one who listened to it with an eager heart and ears of the spirit. May God have mercy upon all of us, for the sake of intercession of the cherubic horses. And for the sake of the prayer of Our Lady Mary, intermediary for all (who is) in conflict. Forever and ever, Amen and Amen, so be it, so be it.

The church possesses the tabot of the Four Living Creatures. Perhaps the text was copied and included into the Ms. on the occasion of introduction of the (new) tabot into the church.

The present Homily is in fact a part of a homiliary entitled Dǝrsān za-ʾarbaʿtu ʾǝnsǝsa or Dǝrsāna ʾarbaʿtu ʾǝnsǝsa, being in the portion read on 8 Ḫǝdār, the feast of the Four Living Creatures (cp. Ms.RQM-001). This can possibly explain inclusion of the words  "za-ʾarbaʿtu ʾǝnsǝsa" into the incipit; however the Homily itself rather deals with Angels than with the Four Living Creatures (hence the title "On the Angels" in EMML 2584 and elsewhere). In the catalogues, unless the incipit is provided, the Homily is not always identifiable. Cp. also such Mss. as: BN d'Abbadie 54 (15th cent.), check the viewer66r five leaves, “Homélie de Jean (Chrysostome), évêque de Constantinople, sur les Quatre animaux célestes” (CRAbb 181, ncheck the viewer169 /3) (Appended to the “Vita of ʾabbā Nob”); BN d'Abbadie 80 (15th/16th cent.), check the viewer133r five leaves, “Sur les quatre bêtes de l’Apocalypse” (CRAbb 155, ncheck the viewer133 ) (Within the compendium of homilies by Rǝtuʿa Hāymānot); BN d'Abbadie 92 (15th/16th cent.), check the viewer67r   five leaves, “Traité sur les quatre bêtes (de l’Apocalypse) “Homélie de Jean, patriarche de Constantinople, sur les quatre bêtes de l’Apocalypse” (CRAbb 150, ncheck the viewer129 /5) (Appended to the Maṣḥafa Ḫǝdār); BN 123 (18th/19th cent.), check the viewer140r 22 leaves, “Homélie de Jean Chrysostome sur les quatre animaux célestes” (CRAbb 186, ncheck the viewer175 /8) (Appended to the “Vita of ʾAbib”).

The text is probably different from the Homily in honor of the Four Living Creatures in the collection "Homilies in Honor of Angels", EMML ncheck the viewer1835 (5) and 1841 (5).

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 1va

    : Mǝlṭan-antiphon for the Righteous.

    ( gez ) check the viewer1va- b: ምልጣን፡ ዘጻድቃን × ምቶሙሰ፡[sic] ለጻድቃን፡ ሕይወቶሙ፡ ውእቱ፡ እስመ፡ ለጻድቅ፡ ይትሌዓል፡ ቀርኑ፡ በክብር × ጻድቃን፡ እለ፡ አስመርዎ፡ ለእግዚኦሙ፡ ምድረ፡ ብርህተ፡ ወጽዕዱተ፡ ይወርሱ ×

    ( en ) f.1vab: Antiphon for the Righteous. The death of the righteous is their life. Since " the horh of a righteous shall be exalted with honour” (cp. Pcheck the viewer112 :9). God has delight in the righteous, They will inherit the earth of light and whiteness (Mt. 5:5).

  2. check the viewerf. 98va check the viewer20va

    : Mǝlṭan-antiphon for Kiros.

    ( gez ) check the viewer98va : ምልጣን። አባ፡ አቡነ፡ አቡነ፡ ወመምህርነ፡ እምአዕላፍ፡ ኅሩይ፤ ሐውጽ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ብርሃንከ፡ ከመ፡ ንርአይ፡ አማን፡ አቡነ፡ ኪሮስ፡ ፀሕይ።

    ( en ) f.: 98va: ʾAbba, our father, our father and our teacher, Chosen from thousands. Visit (us) from the heaven So that we might see your light, (Since) verily, our father Kiros (is) the sun.

    The antiphon for the day (8 Ḫǝdār) is taken from Dǝggʷā (cp., e.g., DZ-009, , Za-ṣādǝqān "Of the Righteous Ones").

Extras

  1. check the viewer21va check the viewer48va check the viewer1r

    - Numerous corrections written interlineally: e.g., b, 28rab, 48rb, 68vb. - Numerous erasures: e.g., , 49ra, 53ra. - Writing exercises: .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2r:

    ʾAbuna Kiros, ʾAbba Bäbnuda, ʾAbba Misaʾel

    Legend: አቡነ፡ ኪሮስ “ʾabuna Kiros”, አባ፡ በብኑዳ “ʾabba Bäbnuda”, አባ፡ ሚስኤል[sic] “ʾabba Misʾel”. Frontispiece miniature.
  2. miniature: check the viewerFols. 126v-127r.:

    ʾAbba Misaʾel, ʾAbba Kiros, ʾAbba Bäbnuda

    Legend: አባ፡ ሚሳኤል “ʾabba Misaʾel”, አባ፡ ኪሮስ “ʾabba Kiros”, አባ፡ ብብኑዳ[sic] “ʾabba Bǝbnuda”.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 128.0 (leaf) , Entered as 128.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 2v, 127v, 128rv, in 14.0 (quire) .Entered as 14.0 quires (A+13). 115 100 60
Outer dimensions
Height 115
Width 100
Depth 60

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v <A(2/fols. 1r-2v)>
2 10 Fols. 10, Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
3 10 Fols. 10, Fols 13r–22v II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
4 10 Fols. 10, Fols 23r–32v III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
5 10 Fols. 10, Fols 33r–42v IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
6 10 Fols. 10, Fols 43r–52v V(10/fols. 43r-52v)
7 10 Fols. 10, Fols 53r–62v VI(10/fols. 53r-62v)
8 10 Fols. 10, Fols 63r–72v VII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
9 10 Fols. 10, Fols 73r–82v VIII(10/fols. 73r-82v)
10 10 Fols. 10, Fols 83r–92v IX (10/fols. 83r-92v)
11 8 Fols 93r–100v <X(8/fols. 93r-100v)
12 8 Fols 101r–108v XI(8/fols. 101r-108v)
13 8 Fols 109r–117v XII(8/fols. 109r-117v)
14 10 Fols. 10, Fols 118r–128v XIII(10/fols. 118r-128v)>. Perhaps the codex was originally composed of quires I-IX (Texts I-II); quires A and X-XIII (Text III) were added to it later, but still during the life time of Ṣǝge Hāymānot, the original commissioner of the Ms.

Collation diagrams


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

I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

V(10/fols. 43r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 43 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VI(10/fols. 53r-62v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 53 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 63 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VIII(10/fols. 73r-82v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 73 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX (10/fols. 83r-92v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 83 92 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

<X(8/fols. 93r-100v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 93 100 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XI(8/fols. 101r-108v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 101 108 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XII(8/fols. 109r-117v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 109 116 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIII(10/fols. 118r-128v)>. Perhaps the codex was originally composed of quires I-IX (Texts I-II); quires A and X-XIII (Text III) were added to it later, but still during the life time of Ṣǝge Hāymānot, the original commissioner of the Ms.
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 117 126 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(10/Fols. 10, Fols 3r–12v) – III(10/Fols. 10, Fols 13r–22v) – IV(10/Fols. 10, Fols 23r–32v) – V(10/Fols. 10, Fols 33r–42v) – VI(10/Fols. 10, Fols 43r–52v) – VII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 53r–62v) – VIII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 63r–72v) – IX(10/Fols. 10, Fols 73r–82v) – X(10/Fols. 10, Fols 83r–92v) – XI(8/Fols 93r–100v) – XII(8/Fols 101r–108v) – XIII(8/Fols 109r–117v) – XIV(10/Fols. 10, Fols 118r–128v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v <A(2/fols. 1r-2v)> ; Fols. 10, Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 13r–22v II(10/fols. 13r-22v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 23r–32v III(10/fols. 23r-32v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 33r–42v IV(10/fols. 33r-42v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 43r–52v V(10/fols. 43r-52v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 53r–62v VI(10/fols. 53r-62v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 63r–72v VII(10/fols. 63r-72v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 73r–82v VIII(10/fols. 73r-82v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 83r–92v IX (10/fols. 83r-92v) ; Fols 93r–100v <X(8/fols. 93r-100v) ; Fols 101r–108v XI(8/fols. 101r-108v) ; Fols 109r–117v XII(8/fols. 109r-117v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 118r–128v XIII(10/fols. 118r-128v)>. Perhaps the codex was originally composed of quires I-IX (Texts I-II); quires A and X-XIII (Text III) were added to it later, but still during the life time of Ṣǝge Hāymānot, the original commissioner of the Ms.;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (10),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Originally, one pair of sewing stations was employed for holding together all quires of the Ms. Probably in the modern time, an (unskilled) binder loosened the first three quires and bound them again with nylon threads (?), using two holes in the centre fold of the quires, originally meant for tiedowns of the endbands, as the sewing stations. In the same way, he unsuccessfully tried to resew quires X-XIII. Holes are carefully amended on check the viewer67 , 86, 95.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. One pair of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.

Binding material

leather

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 14

H 72mm
W 74mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 80
bottom 32
right 13
left 10
intercolumn 10

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Laqāy Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MKL-016 main part

has a sum of layout height of 184mm which is greater than the object height of 115mm

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 mostly visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Punctuation

Executed: regularly;

Usage: not always logical;

punctuation:

  • Dividers:
  • I. Colon;
  • colon of two black dots and three red dashes (in-between, above, below) (e.g., 44ra, 55va, 59va);
  • colon with dashes above and below (esp. in the text by hand b, e.g., check the viewer99ra b,102vb, 104ra, 104vab, 107rab,109ra, 111rab, 111vab, 113vb, 114rb);
  • three dot vertical colon (e.g., check the viewer4ra , 6rab, 10va, 16vb, 38vb, 66va);
  • II. Nine dot asterisk (used throughout the Ms.);
  • two nine dot asterisks (check the viewer92ra , 98rb).
  • III. A chain of three nine dot asterisks connected by means of two black lines and one red line (check the viewer91vb );
  • three nine dot asterisks between two chains of black and red dots (check the viewer92ra , 126va).
  • a chain of black and red dots (check the viewer98rb ).
  • two nine dot asterisks connected by means of two black lines with one thick red line in between (check the viewer117vb , 126ra).

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Scribe: Zawalda Māryām scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: mediocre; hand b: mediocre

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; name of the commissioner (fols. 3rb, 70vb, 90vb, 99rb); two initial lines in the incipit page of Texts I and III; word salām in Text II; selected lines in all the texts (27vb, 105ra, 108va, 117vb); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; name of the commissioner (fols. 3rb, 70vb, 90vb, 99rb); two initial lines in the incipit page of Texts I and III; word salām in Text II; selected lines in all the texts (27vb, 105ra, 108va, 117vb); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; name of the commissioner (fols. 3rb, 70vb, 90vb, 99rb); two initial lines in the incipit page of Texts I and III; word salām in Text II; selected lines in all the texts (27vb, 105ra, 108va, 117vb); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: First half of the 18th century

    Zawalda Māryām scribe is the scribe of Texts I and II. His name is written in the concluding supplication on check the viewer91ra .First half of the 18th century

  • Hand 2

    Scribe: Zawalda Māryām scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: quires I-IX (Zawalda Māryām scribe ): a bit less careful, somewhat deteriorating to the end of the Ms.

  • Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand b: quires A, X-XIII (looking similar to hand a; it can not be excluded that the scribe was the same person).

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    2016-06-07T17:44:08.804+02:00
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    2022-04-07T22:41:30.254+02:00
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    10.5.2016
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    ESmkl016

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