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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMB-002

Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Bäläsa Qǝddus Mikāʾel / QMB

18th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael (fols. 2ra-104vb) I-1) Homily by Timothy (Damātewos), Patriarch of Alexandria for the 12th of Ḫǝdār (fols. 2ra-7vb); miracle (fols. 8ra-10rb); commemorative notice (fols. 10rb-11vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 11vb-12rb) I-2) Homily by an anonymous author for Tāḫśāś (fols. 12rb-17vb); miracle (fols. 17vb-19rb); commemorative notice (fols. 19rb-20ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 20ra-rb) I-3) Homily [by Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Cyprus] for Ṭǝrr (fols. 20ra-29ra); miracle (fol. 29ra-vb); commemorative notice (fol. 30ra-vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 30vb) I-4) Homily by an anonymous author for Yakkātit (fols. 31ra-34ra); miracle (fols. 34ra-35ra); commemorative notice (fol. 35ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 35ra-rb) I-5) Homily by [Severus] Patriarch of Antiochia for the 12th of Maggābit (fols. 35va-51ra); miracle (fols. 51rb-52rb); commemorative notice (fol. 52rb-va); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 52va-vb) I-6) Homily by [Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs] the Orthodox for Miyāzyā (fols. 53ra-57rb); miracle (fols. 57rb -58va); commemorative notice (fol. 58va-vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 58vb-59rb) I-7) Homily by Patriarch Yoḥannǝs ʾAfa Warq [Yoḥannǝs, Metropolitan of Ethiopia] for the 12th of Gǝnbot (fols. 59va-65ra); miracle (fols. 65ra-66vb); commemorative notice (fols. 66vb-67rb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 67rb) I-8) Homily by Yoḥannǝs, ʾeṗisqoṗos [Metropolitan] of ʾAksum for Sane (fols. 68ra-73vb); miracle (fols. 73vb-75ra); commemorative notice (fols. 75ra-81vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 81vb-82rb) I-9) Homily [by Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs] for Ḥamle (fols. 82va-86vb); miracle (fol. 87ra-vb); commemorative notice (fols. 87vb-88rb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 88rb-vb) I-10) Homily by an anonymous author for Naḥāse (fols. 89ra-92ra); miracle (fol. 92ra-va); commemorative notice (fols. 92vb-93ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 93ra-rb) I-11) Homily by an anonymous author for Maskaram (fols. 93va-96ra); miracle (fol. 96rb-vb); commemorative notice (fols. 96vb-97rb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 97rb) I-12) Homily by an anonymous author for Ṭǝqǝmt (fols. 97va-101vb); miracle (fols. 101vb-104ra); commemorative notice (fol. 104ra-vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 104vb) Additiones 1-4.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):


The miracles of St Michael are numbered.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 105ra

    -vb: Commemorative notice for St Sebastian (Sǝbǝstyanos) to be read on 25

    of Ṭǝrr. Śahlä Rufaʿel is mentioned in the supplication.
  2. check the viewerff. 106ra-109

    vb: Malkǝʾa ŚahläRufaʿel "Image of ŚahläRufaʿel", followed by a qǝne-poem for him.

    The poem is written by Wädä Māryām of Baso, Goğğam. It is the same hand as Additio 1.
  3. check the viewerff. 110ra-113

    rb: Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel "Image of Michael".

    The scribe disregarded the ruled lines after the first folio and wrote in a small, tight and uneven script.
  4. check the viewerf. 113rb

    : Prayer to St Michael.

    check the viewer113rb : ኦሚካኤል፡ ኦሚካኤል፡ ኦሚካኤል፡ ኦመተንብል፡ ካህነ፡ አናያም፡ ትሠመይ፡ ቢጸ፡ ሱራፌል፡ ዘእ[ም]ሊቃናት፡ ሊቅ፡ ወዘእምልዑላን፡ ልዑል፡ ጊዜ፡ ጸዋዕኬከ፡ ቀረበኒ፡ በምሕረት፡ ወሣህል፡

Extras

  1. check the viewer20r check the viewer2r

    - Spaces for miniatures are left unfilled: , 97v. - Pen trial: .
  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months crudely written in the upper margin, in pen: ዘታህ[sic]ሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 12rb ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 20ra ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 31ra ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 35va ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 52ra ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 59va ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 68ra ዘሃ[sic]ምሌ: check the viewerfol. 82va ዘነሃ[sic]ሴ፡ ነው: check the viewerfol. 89ra ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 93va .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v:

    St. Michael, a prone male figure below (donor?).

    Painted on the unruled protective leaf.
  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 8r:

    St. Michael and the Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace.

  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 30v:

    Annunciation.

  4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 59r:

    St. Mary and St. Michael, the latter weighs the deeds of the soul of the cannibal of Qǝmǝr (bälaʾe säbʾ).

  5. miniature: check the viewerFol. 67v:

    St. Michael subdues the Devil.

  6. miniature: check the viewerFol. 88v:

    St. Michael with a sword and King Sennacherib.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 113.0 (leaf) , Entered as 113.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) : Entered as blank check the viewer1r , 113v., in 14.0 (quire) .Entered as 14.0 quires . 215 163 50
Outer dimensions
Height 215
Width 163
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: - Undecorated quire marks are written in the left upper corner, in fols.: 2r: ፩, 10r: ፪, 18r: ፫, 26r: ፬, 34r: ፭, 42r: ፮, 50r: ፯, 58r: ፰, 66r: ፱, 74r: ፲, 82r: ፲፩, 90r: ፲፪, 98r: ፲፫.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 9 Fols 1r–9v ፩I(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v)
2 8 Fols 10r–17v ፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
3 8 Fols 18r–25v ፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
4 8 Fols 26r–33v ፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
5 8 Fols 34r–41v ፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
6 8 Fols 42r–49v ፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
7 8 Fols 50r–57v ፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
8 8 Fols 58r–65v ፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
9 8 Fols 66r–73v ፱XI(8/fols. 66r-73v)
10 8 Fols 74r–81v ፲X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
11 8 Fols 82r–89v ፲፩XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
12 8 Fols 90r–97v ፲፪XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
13 8 Fols 98r–105v ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
14 8 Fols 106r–113v XIV(8/fols. 106r-113v)

Collation diagrams


፩I(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 34 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 42 49 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 50 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 58 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፱XI(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 66 73 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፲X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 74 81 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፲፩XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 82 89 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፲፪XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 90 97 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፲፫XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 98 105 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIV(8/fols. 106r-113v)
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 106 113 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/Fols 1r–9v) – II(8/Fols 10r–17v) – III(8/Fols 18r–25v) – IV(8/Fols 26r–33v) – V(8/Fols 34r–41v) – VI(8/Fols 42r–49v) – VII(8/Fols 50r–57v) – VIII(8/Fols 58r–65v) – IX(8/Fols 66r–73v) – X(8/Fols 74r–81v) – XI(8/Fols 82r–89v) – XII(8/Fols 90r–97v) – XIII(8/Fols 98r–105v) – XIV(8/Fols 106r–113v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–9v ፩I(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v) ; Fols 10r–17v ፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v) ; Fols 18r–25v ፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v) ; Fols 26r–33v ፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) ; Fols 34r–41v ፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v) ; Fols 42r–49v ፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) ; Fols 50r–57v ፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) ; Fols 58r–65v ፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) ; Fols 66r–73v ፱XI(8/fols. 66r-73v) ; Fols 74r–81v ፲X(8/fols. 74r-81v) ; Fols 82r–89v ፲፩XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) ; Fols 90r–97v ፲፪XII(8/fols. 90r-97v) ; Fols 98r–105v ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v) ; Fols 106r–113v XIV(8/fols. 106r-113v);

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), 13 (8), 14 (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), 13 (8), 14 (8),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The Ms. was resewn. The front board is broken. The leather cover is partly cut off from both boards; it is missing on the spine. Pieces of leather cover have been reglued on the back board. Hole amended on check the viewer25 .

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather (partly missing); textile inlays. Remains of an overback made of vermillion leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes 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: 20

H 155mm
W 125mm
Intercolumn 12mm
Margins
top 20
bottom 35
right 18
left 12
intercolumn 12
All data are for check the viewer51r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMB-002 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 155mm, object width is: 163mm, computed height is: 210mm and object height is: 215mm.

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

    Script: Ethiopic

    Very regular and neat

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the archangels Michael and Gabriel; names of the donors; groups of lines on the incipit page; a few lines in the incipit of all sections; incipit of subsections and their numbers; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: 18th century (?)

    18th century (?)

    Abbreviations

  • throughout Additio 3:
  • ሰላ፡ for ሰላም፡
  • ሚ(ካ)፡ for ሚካኤል፡
  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    The handwriting remains uniform throughout the Ms. and is characterized by finely shaped, slender, tall and upright letters.

  • Keywords

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

    date
    2016-06-07T17:45:52.969+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/ESqmb002
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESqmb002
    idno
    type=filename
    ESqmb002.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESqmb002

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    • Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 14.11.2013
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