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Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Ṣabalā Dabra Gannat Māryām, SDGM-005

Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Ṣalota ʿǝṭan “Prayer of Incense”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Ṣäbäla Dabra Gannat Māryām / SDGM↗

According to the colophon the Ms. was written in 1927, probably the year of mercy (= 1934/35 A.D.). Liqä ṗāṗāsāt ʾabbā Qerǝllos (Metropolitan Qerǝllos IV, in tenure 1929-47, cp. EAE IV, 291-292) and ṗāṗās ʾabbā Yǝsḥaq (Bishop of Tǝgray, in tenure 1929-1954, cp. BGY-014) are mentioned on check the viewer39ra , 41ra, 47ra. King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I (r. 1930-74) is mentioned on check the viewer39vb , 41rb, 45vb.

Summary

I) Ṣalota ʿǝṭan “Prayer of Incense” (fols. 5ra-87vb) - Prayer of Incense for Sunday (za-ba-ʾǝḥud) (fols. 57va-81va) - Prayer of Thanksgiving (ṣalota ʾakkʷatet) (fols. 82ra-87vb) Colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

ff. 1, 2, 3, 4 are unruled.

Colophon

check the viewer81vb

: በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ጸሎተ፡ ዕጣን፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን፡ ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጽሐፋ፡ አላቃ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ወወሀባ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ማርያም፡ ፀበላ፡ ሀገሩ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ በሥምረተ፡ አብ፡ መስከረም፡ ፯ቀን፡ ፲፱፻፳፯ ዓመት። According to the colophon the Ms. was finished in the month of Maskaram 1927, probably year of mercy (= 1934/35 AD). The name of the original commissioner has been erased and replaced with the name of ʾalaqa Walda Māryām, in a secondary hand. The colophon also states that the Ms. was donated to the tabot of Māryām Ṣäbäla. The word Ṣäbäla is written over an erasure in the same hand as the name of Walda Māryām. Perhaps the Ms. was originally donated to another church.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      - Readings are indicated by the names of the days of the week written in the main hand in frames in the upper margin: ዘዘወትር፡: check the viewerfol. 5r ዘሰኑይ፡: check the viewerfol. 9r ዘሠሉስ፡: check the viewerfol. 14v ዘረቡዕ፡: check the viewerfol. 22r ዘሐሙስ፡: check the viewerfol. 29r ዘዓርብ፡: check the viewerfol. 36r ዘቀዳም፡: check the viewerfol. 42v and in a crude secondary hand with red pen: ዘእሁድ፡ ቅድስት: check the viewerfol. 57v

    2. - Erasures: check the viewerfol. 22vb . - Corrections written over erasures: check the viewerfol. 38va . - Immediate corrections marked by a frame of red and black dots: e.g., fols. 10vb, 22vb, 47ra, 53va, 73va. - Immediate corrections marked by dashes above and below: check the viewerfol. 47vb . - Omitted letters added interlineally: e.g., fols. 8rb, 8vb, 21rb, 42rb, 43rb. - Scribbles and doodles: e.g., fols. 1r-3r, 4r, 29v, 41v.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has no restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 90.0 (leaf) , Entered as 90.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r, 4v, 88r, 88v, 89r, 89v, 90r, 90v, in 13.0 (quire) .Entered as 13.0 quires (A+B+11). 185 135 60
    Outer dimensions
    Height 185
    Width 135
    Depth 60

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures: Decorated - Simple decorated quire marks written in the upper margin: 17r, 25r, 33r, 41r, 49r, 57r, 65r, 73r.

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 4 Fols 1r–4v A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
    2 4 Fols 5r–8v B(4/fols. 5r-8v)
    3 8 Fols 9r–16v I(8/fols. 9r-16v)
    4 8 Fols 17r–24v ፪II(8/fols. 17r-24v)
    5 8 Fols 25r–32v ፫III(8/fols. 25r-32v)
    6 8 Fols 33r–40v ፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 33r-40v)
    7 8 Fols 41r–48v ፭V(8/fols. 41r-48v)
    8 8 Fols 49r–56v ፮VI(8/fols. 49r-56v)
    9 8 Fols 57r–64v ፯VII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
    10 8 Fols 65r–72v ፰VIII(8/fols. 65r-72v)
    11 8 Fols 73r–80v ፱IX(8/fols. 73r-80v)
    12 6 Fols 81r–86v X(6/fols. 81r-86v)
    13 4 Fols 87r–90v XI(4/fols. 87r-90v).

    Collation diagrams


    A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2

    B(4/fols. 5r-8v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 5 8 Unit #1 Unit #2

    I(8/fols. 9r-16v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 9 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፪II(8/fols. 17r-24v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 17 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፫III(8/fols. 25r-32v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 25 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 33r-40v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 33 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    ፭V(8/fols. 41r-48v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 41 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፮VI(8/fols. 49r-56v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 49 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፯VII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፰VIII(8/fols. 65r-72v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 65 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፱IX(8/fols. 73r-80v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 73 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    X(6/fols. 81r-86v)
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 81 86 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    XI(4/fols. 87r-90v).
    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 87 90 Unit #1 Unit #2

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/Fols 1r–4v) – II(4/Fols 5r–8v) – III(8/Fols 9r–16v) – IV(8/Fols 17r–24v) – V(8/Fols 25r–32v) – VI(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 33r–40v) – VII(8/Fols 41r–48v) – VIII(8/Fols 49r–56v) – IX(8/Fols 57r–64v) – X(8/Fols 65r–72v) – XI(8/Fols 73r–80v) – XII(6/Fols 81r–86v) – XIII(4/Fols 87r–90v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–4v A(4/fols. 1r-4v) ; Fols 5r–8v B(4/fols. 5r-8v) ; Fols 9r–16v I(8/fols. 9r-16v) ; Fols 17r–24v ፪II(8/fols. 17r-24v) ; Fols 25r–32v ፫III(8/fols. 25r-32v) ; Fols 33r–40v ፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 33r-40v) ; Fols 41r–48v ፭V(8/fols. 41r-48v) ; Fols 49r–56v ፮VI(8/fols. 49r-56v) ; Fols 57r–64v ፯VII(8/fols. 57r-64v) ; Fols 65r–72v ፰VIII(8/fols. 65r-72v) ; Fols 73r–80v ፱IX(8/fols. 73r-80v) ; Fols 81r–86v X(6/fols. 81r-86v) ; Fols 87r–90v XI(4/fols. 87r-90v).;

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

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

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    The cover has been partly damaged at the spine. Several fols. are stained with wax and dirt. Rubricated passages have partly faded on check the viewer5ra b. Some fols. have been damaged by fire (?), e.g., fols. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer19 , 27, 37, 39.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

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

    Binding material

    leather

    textile

    wood

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 14

    H 117mm
    W 97mm
    Intercolumn 10mm
    Margins
    top 20
    bottom 43
    right 20
    left 13
    intercolumn 10
    All data from check the viewer37r .

    Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Ṣabalā Dabra Gannat Māryām, SDGM-005 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 130mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 180mm and object height is: 185mm.

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/B.
    • 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

  1. Hand 1

    Scribe: Gabra Māryām scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donors; name of the Metropolitan and the bishop; name of the king; a few lines on the incipit page of the Text and on fols. 9r and 57v, alternating with black lines; sometimes the incipit of the readings for the different days of the week; incipit or title of the prayers to be read; directives to the ministers; elements of Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers.

    Date: Early 20th century.

    Gabra Māryām scribe ʾAbbā (ʾabuna) Gabra Māryām is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formula on check the viewer81va .Early 20th century.


    2. Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    date
    2016-06-07T17:46:40.817+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-08T09:53:30.64+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    25.4.2019
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
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    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESsdgm005
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    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESsdgm005
    idno
    type=filename
    ESsdgm005.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESsdgm005

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