Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Qiʿāt Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām, QDS-007
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael / Māḥleta ṣǝge "Canticle of the Flower"
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Text II comprises 160 strophes which are strophes 1-123 and128-156according to GrohHymn pp.66-157(2 strophes are in a different place: strophes 156 and 157 = GrohHymn strophes 145 and 146) and four additional (strophes124-127, check the viewer85vb-86rb ): አሳየ(?)፡ ሥዕልኪ፡ ማርያ[ም]፡ እምሣጤ፡ ስርግው፡ አይቀና(?)፡ ሶበ፡ ሰአለታ፡ ላቲ፡ አስተርአየታ፡ ደኒና። ልማድኪ፡ ድንግል፡ አፍቅሮተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወትሕትና። ለቅድስት፡ እሙ፡ በገነት፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማኅፀና። አጸገዮ፡ ተአምርኪ፡ ለሰማዕት፡ ሚና። እምኆኅተ፡ ቀላይ፡ ዕሙቅ፡ ወኮከበ፡ ሰማይ፡ ልዑል። ጽጌ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፡ ይበዝኅ፡ ለተአምርኪ፡ ሐቀል። ለባዕዳንሰ፡ ተቀንዮተ፡ ኢይክል። ቀንይኒ፡ ባሕቲትኪ፡ ሤጠ፡ ደመ፡ ወልድኪ፡ እብል። ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ዘባሕቲትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል። ዓይነ፡ ምሕረትኪ፡ ጽጊት፡ ለለነጸረ፡ ወርእየ። እንተ፡ ያጻድቅ፡ ኃጥአ፡ በተአምሩ፡ ወዘያብዕል፡ ነዳየ። ኦሆ፡ በሐሊት፡ ኢትበለኒ፡ ዕንብየ። ጊዜ፡ ትበውኢ፡ ወትወጽኢ፡ ከመ፡ ተነጽሪየ፡ እግዝእትየ። በኆኅተ፡ ቤትኪ፡ በመድረኪ፡ ጸሐፊ፡ ስምየ። ብፁዓት፡ ከናፍረ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ እምሥዕልኪ፡ ዘወደሳ። በቅድመ፡ ንስጥሮስ፡ ርኩስ፡ አመ፡ ኪያኪ፡ ቀደሳ። አፈወ፡ ትአምርት፡ ድንግል፡ ጽጌ፡ ፈርከለሳ። ንሰግድ፡ ለሥዕልኪ፡ ወንገኒ፡ ለንግሣ። ጽጌያት፡ ዘሠረፅነ፡ ለጥምቀት፡ እምከርሣ። A section number is written in the margin for each 10th strophe, in hand b (some erroneously: numbers 30-90 refer to 31st-91st strophe). It cannot be excluded that the Ms. consists of two production units (quires I-X and XI).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Short note on commissioning the writing.
The note, written over erasures, mentions Walda Krǝstos as commissioner. -
: Donation note.
The note is written in a rhymed form, probably in hand b. It has been partly erased.
Extras
- - Short purchase note is written in the margin of , in a secondary hand: ዘተሣየጦ፡ በወርቁ፡ ዝሁል(?). - Letters ፈ and ጽ are written in the intercolumn: . - Scribbles: , 43r (Latin numbers), 88v, 89r.
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(Type: findingAid)
- The reading for the month Ṭǝrr is indicated in the upper margin: ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 14ra .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer89vb : crude coloured (red, amber, black) band; interlaces.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Qiʿāt Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 240 |
Width | 170 |
Depth | 50 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, no stub; 2, no stub/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
፩I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
፪II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
XI(8/fols. 83r-90v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, no stub; 2, no stub/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8/fols. 83r-90v).
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, no stub; s.l. 2, no stub/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Leather cover is torn off (only turn-ins are preserved on the inner side of the back board). The front board might originate from a different codex and has been attached to the text block with modern threads. The original sewing is missing in the first half of the codex and repaired with modern threads. Some fols. are affected by humidity, with the loss of text on check the viewer50v-51r . Tear amended on check the viewer47 .
Binding
Two wooden boards (front board re-used) covered with reddish-brown leather (for the most part missing); textile inlay. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes and tears are visible on the spine fold of the quires, close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 163mm |
W | 138mm |
Intercolumn | 14mm |
Margins | |
top | 27 |
bottom | 38 |
right | 17 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 14 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Qiʿāt Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām, QDS-007 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 170mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 228mm and object height is: 240mm.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: Gabra Mikāʾel scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: fine and careful. Hand b: poor.
Ink: Black, red (vivid red, strong red)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; names of the donors and their family members; groups of lines on the incipit page of Text I; a few lines of the incipits of the sections of Text I and most of its section numbers; incipits of the subsections of Text I; incipit of Text II; first word (or its initial letters) of each section of Text II; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 18th century (?)
Gabra Mikāʾel scribe Gabra Mikāʾel (hand b) is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer90rb . Hand a is similar but not identical to that of Ms. RQG-003.18th century (?)Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: quires I-X. Finely shaped, slender, regularly spaced and slightly left-sloping letters; occasionally very irregular (check the viewer73v-76r ).Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b, Gabra Mikāʾel: quire XI. Irregular and angular script.More bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Ekaterina Gusarova, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Qiʿāt Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām, QDS-007ʼ, 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/ESqds007 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
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- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Ekaterina Gusarova Ekaterina Gusarova: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 6.11.2014
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 19.5.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 2.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Ekaterina Gusarova, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor