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
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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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The miracles of St Michael are numbered.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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-vb: Commemorative notice for St Sebastian (Sǝbǝstyanos) to be read on 25
of Ṭǝrr. Śahlä Rufaʿel is mentioned in the supplication. -
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. -
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. -
: 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
- - Spaces for miniatures are left unfilled: , 97v. - Pen trial: .
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(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
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 1v:
St. Michael, a prone male figure below (donor?).
Painted on the unruled protective leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 8r:
St. Michael and the Three Youths in the Fiery Furnace.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 30v:
Annunciation.
- 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).
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 67v:
St. Michael subdues the Devil.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 88v:
St. Michael with a sword and King Sennacherib.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 215 |
Width | 163 |
Depth | 50 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 |
|
፩I(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
፱XI(8/fols. 66r-73v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
፲X(8/fols. 74r-81v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
፲፩XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
፲፪XII(8/fols. 90r-97v) | |
13 | 8 |
|
፲፫XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v) | |
14 | 8 |
|
XIV(8/fols. 106r-113v) |
Collation diagrams
፩I(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v)
Quire ID:q1
፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q2
፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q3
፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q4
፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q5
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
Quire ID:q6
፯VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
Quire ID:q7
፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q8
፱XI(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q9
፲X(8/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q10
፲፩XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፪XII(8/fols. 90r-97v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፫XIII(8/fols. 98r-105v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(8/fols. 106r-113v)
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/
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), 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 |
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
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The handwriting remains uniform throughout the Ms. and is characterized by finely shaped, slender, tall and upright letters.More bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Balasā Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMB-002ʼ, 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/ESqmb002 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 23.9.2014
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 14.11.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 13.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor