Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Manawat Qǝddus Giyorgis, QGM-005
Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Homily by Theodotus of Ancyra on the commemoration of St George, for the 23th of Miyāzyā / Gadla Giyorgis “Vita of George”/ Taʾammǝra Giyorgis “Miracles of George”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mänäwät Qǝddus Giyorgis / QGM↗
The mention of Za-Manfas Qǝddus (daǧǧāzmāč Subagadis, 1770-1831) hints that the Ms. was written not later than in early 19th cent.Provenance
The names of the original donors have been erased from the supplication formulas on many fols. (e.g., check the viewer29r , 43rb, 53rb, 56rb, 74vb, 82va, 83ra); but the names Walatta Ṗāwlos, Misaʾel, Fǝśśǝḥa Giyorgis and Walatta Kiros have still been preserved on some, e.g. check the viewer101rb , 101vb, 102vb, 103vb, 108vb. The name of Za-Manfas Qǝddus (the baptismal name of ? Subagadis, 1770-1831) has been inserted over erasures, in a secondary hand. Däğğazmač Subagadis has been mentioned as the donor also in Additio 3.
Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The miracles in Text III are not numbered.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Record concerning reconciliation.
check the viewer1v : የሽበቃ፡ ሃድጉ፡ ልጅ፡ ና፡ የኀይታና፡ ሐማር፡ ልጅ፡ ገደለች፡ ኛ፡ ሲታረቁ፡… The note is written in Amharic, during the time of šum ʾagame Kasa (governor of ʾAgame in 1914-18, 1941-48), by Gabra Ḥǝywat (of) Mayraza (probably May Raza Takla Hāymānot, THMR). -
: Prohibition to transgress the church’s property rights (concerning the donation of fitawrari Ḫāyla Mikāʾel?).
check the viewer2r : በ፲፱፻፲፩፡ ዓመተ፡ ምህረት፡ ዘወሐቦ፡ ፊታውራሪ፡ ሐይለ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዎርጊስ፡ ጎናይ፡… The note is written in the year of mercy 1911 (= 1918/19 A.D.) Pen trial in the first two lines written in the same hand as the main text; the prohibition note is added in a later hand. -
: Donation note
check the viewer13r : ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋዲስ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘመነቦት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሀ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ልዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። Written in the same hand as the name Za-Manfas Qǝddus in the supplication formulas.
Extras
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check the viewer14v check the viewer22r check the viewer65v check the viewer13v check the viewer5r check the viewer12r check the viewer37r check the viewer33r
- The word śäyṭan "devil" is written upside down, in the main text, on , 65v. - The scribe reduced the size of his handwriting to accommodate the end of the line on many fols.: , 25v, 27v, 68v. - The scribe used compressed script: , 76v. - Omitted letters and words are inserted interlineally or written in the margin, in very small script: e.g., , 16r, 25r, 59r, 63r, 89r, 109r. - Corrections written over erasures on many fols.: e.g., , 10v, 17r, 60r, 73v, 83v. - Erasures marked with thin lines: , 18r, 24r, 52v. - Erasures marked with frame: , 38r, 38v. - Erasures: , 34r, 79r, 88r, 99v. - Pen trials, scribbles and doodles: fols.: 1r, 2r, 2v, 31r, 36r, 44r, 44v, 56v, 75r, 83r. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Coloured (red) thread is inserted in the upper corner of fols. 53, 95, 112.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 14 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3v:
St George slaying the dragon.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 4r:
Virgin with Child, between angels, a prone figure below.
The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 19r:
St. George is talking to the king.
The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 29v:
Martyrdom of St. George.
- miniature: The miniature is protected by a textile curtain.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 30v:
Martyrdom of St. George.
The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 35v:
Martyrdom of St. George.
- miniature:
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 44r:
The kings burning in the flames of fire.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 53v:
St. George slaying the dragon.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 54r:
St. George praying before Jesus Christ.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 118v:
Martyrdom of St. George.
- miniature:
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Manawat Qǝddus Giyorgis, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 305 |
Width | 245 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, no stub; 2, no stub/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 7 |
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I(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 3r-9v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
II(8/fols. 10r-17v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
5 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 34r-41v) | |
7 | 7 |
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VI(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 5; 5, stub after 2; 6, no stub/fols. 42r-48v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
VII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 49r-56v) | |
9 | 10 |
|
VIII(10/fols. 57r-66v) | |
10 | 8 |
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IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 6 |
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X(6; s.l.: 5, stub before 1; 6, stub before 1/fols. 75r-80v) | |
12 | 8 |
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XI(8/fols. 81r-88v) | |
13 | 8 |
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XII(8/fols. 89r-96v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XIII(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 97r-104v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v) | |
16 | 7 |
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XV(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 113r-119v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, no stub; 2, no stub/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 3r-9v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 5; 5, stub after 2; 6, no stub/fols. 42r-48v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 49r-56v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 57r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
X(6; s.l.: 5, stub before 1; 6, stub before 1/fols. 75r-80v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8/fols. 81r-88v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(8/fols. 89r-96v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 97r-104v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 113r-119v)
Quire ID:q16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, no stub; s.l. 2, no stub/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (7), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (7), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (8), 16 (7),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (7), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (7), 8 (8), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (8), 16 (7),
State of preservation
intact
Condition
check the viewer112 has been repaired with thread.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Overback made of light brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 190mm |
W | 180mm |
Intercolumn | 20mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 55 |
right | 20 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn | 20 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Manawat Qǝddus Giyorgis, QGM-005 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 220mm, object width is: 245mm, computed height is: 275mm and object height is: 305mm.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: Śärḍä Mikāʾel scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and regular
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Names of the protagonists (names of St George, St Mary); names of the donors; name of the scribe; a few groups of lines o the incipit pages of Texts I, II, III, alternating with black lines; incipit of the sections in Text II; incipit of each miracle in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; Ethiopic numerals or their elements.
Date: Late 18th - early 19th cent.
Śärḍä Mikāʾel scribe Śärḍä Mikāʾel is mentioned as the scribe in the concluding supplication formulas on check the viewer43rb and 82va.Late 18th - early 19th cent.More bibliography
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Veronika Roth, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻSāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Manawat Qǝddus Giyorgis, QGM-005ʼ, 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/ESqgm005 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Veronika Roth Veronika Roth: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 22.4.2015
- Veronika Roth Veronika Roth: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 24.11.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 28.11.2011
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor