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Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot, THMR-018

Abreham Adugna (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man…” / ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿmāda mǝśṭir “The Five Pillars of Mystery” / ʾAndǝmta-commentary on the (Nicene) Creed / Tǝrgʷāme fidal “Commentary on Gǝʾǝz Letters” / Tǝrgʷāme śǝna fǝṭrat “Commentary on the Beauty of Creation”/ Unidentified text

Number of Text units: 12

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot↗

check the viewer2r-3r (quire A) originate from a different older (18th cent.?) codex.

Provenance

Za-Dǝngǝl is mentioned in the supplication formula on check the viewer3vb ; another person, Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer is mentioned on check the viewer34v .

Summary

I) ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man...” (fols. 2ra-3vb), fragment (only the first 10 strophes) II) ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿmāda mǝśṭir "The Five Pillars of Mystery" (fols. 5r-34r) II-1) Introduction (fols. 5r-7r) II-2) Mǝśṭira Śǝllāse “Mystery of the Trinity” (fols. 7r-14r) II-3) Mǝśṭira śǝggāwe “Mystery of the Incarnation” (fols. 14r-26r) II-4) Mǝśṭira ṭǝmqat “Mystery of Baptism” (fols. 26r-28v) II-5) Mǝśṭira qʷǝrbān “Mystery of the Eucharist” (fols. 28v-31r) II-6) Mǝśṭira tǝnśāʾe mutān “Mystery of the Resurrection of the Dead” (fols. 31r-34v) III) ʾAndǝmtā-commentary on the (Nicene) Creed (fols. 34v-50r), in Amharic (cp. EMML no. 1271 (3); different from D. APPLEYARD, “An ‘Old Amharic’ Commentary on the Nicene Creed”, Aethiopica, 6, 2003, p.111-36) IV) Tǝrgʷāme fidal “Commentary on Gǝʾǝz letters” (fols. 50r-67r), in Amharic V) Tǝrgʷāme śǝna fǝṭrat “Commentary on the Beauty of Creation” (fols. 67r-74r) (cp. EMML no. 4003.2) VI) Unidentified text listing Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian church fathers (fols. 74r-76r)
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–3vb ), ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man...”
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 5r–34r ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir
    1. ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 5r–7r ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Introduction to the Five Pillars of Mystery
    2. ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 7r–14r ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery of the Trinity (ምሥጢረ፡ ሥላሴ፡)
    3. ms_i2.3 (check the viewerFols 14r–26r ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery of the Incarnation (ምሥጢረ፡ ሥጋዌ፡)
    4. ms_i2.4 (check the viewerFols 26r–28v ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery of the Baptism, ምሥጢረ፡ ጥምቀት፡)
    5. ms_i2.5 (check the viewerFols 28v–31r ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery of the Eucharist (ምሥጢረ፡ ቍርባን፡)
    6. ms_i2.6 (check the viewerFols 31r–34v ), ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir, Mystery ofthe Resurrection (ምሥጢረ፡ ትንሣኤ፡)
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 34v–50r ), Amharic Commentary on the Nicene Creed
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 50r–67r ), Tǝrgʷāme fidal
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 67r–74r ), Tǝrgʷāme śǝna fǝṭrat
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 74r–76r ), Unidentified text listing Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian church fathers

Contents

check the viewerFols 2ra–3vb ʾAkko-nu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man...” (CAe 4274) fragment (only the first 10 strophes)
check the viewerFols 5r–34r ʾAmmǝstu ʾaʿǝmāda mǝśṭir (CAe 1097)

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. Some words are erased on fols.: 7r, 8v, 23r, 24v, 25v, 26r, 36v, 66r.

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .

    Frame notes

    1. frame: check the viewer2ra , rb: Two simple, crude coloured (black, red) ornamental bands.
    2. frame: check the viewer34v : Simple uncoloured ornamental band; interlaces.

    Other Decorations

    1. drawing: check the viewerf. 69v:

      Creation of the firmament through dividing the waters.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has modern restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 76.0 (leaf) , Entered as 76.0 folios, of which 5.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 5.0 blank ff.1r, 1v, 4r, 4v, 76v, in 10.0 (quire) .Entered as 10.0 quires (A+9). 165 97 33
    Outer dimensions
    Height 165
    Width 97
    Depth 33

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 4 Fols 1r–4v {A(4/fols. 1r-4v)}
    2 9 Fols 5r–13v I(9; s.l.: 8, stub after 1/fols. 5r-13v)
    3 8 Fols 14r–21v II(8/fols. 14r-21v)
    4 9 Fols 22r–30v III(9; s.l.: 6, stub after 3/fols. 22r-30v)
    5 8 Fols 31r–38v IV(8/fols. 31r-38v)
    6 8 Fols 39r–46v V(8/fols. 39r-46v)
    7 8 Fols 47r–54v VI(8/fols. 47r-54v)
    8 8 Fols 55r–62v VII(8/fols. 55r-62v)
    9 6 Fols 63r–68v VIII(6/fols. 63r-68v)
    10 8 Fols 69r–76v, Fols 2r–3v IX(8/fols. 69r-76v). In quire A, leaves 2-3 (fols. 2r-3v) are of different size and originate from an older Ms.

    Collation diagrams


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

    I(9; s.l.: 8, stub after 1/fols. 5r-13v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 5 13 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    II(8/fols. 14r-21v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 14 21 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(9; s.l.: 6, stub after 3/fols. 22r-30v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 22 30 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    IV(8/fols. 31r-38v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 31 38 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(8/fols. 39r-46v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 39 46 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VI(8/fols. 47r-54v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 47 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VII(8/fols. 55r-62v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 55 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(6/fols. 63r-68v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 63 68 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    IX(8/fols. 69r-76v). In quire A, leaves 2-3 (fols. 2r-3v) are of different size and originate from an older Ms.
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 69 76 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/Fols 1r–4v) – II(8+1/s.l. 8, stub after 1/Fols 5r–13v) – III(8/Fols 14r–21v) – IV(8+1/s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 22r–30v) – V(8/Fols 31r–38v) – VI(8/Fols 39r–46v) – VII(8/Fols 47r–54v) – VIII(8/Fols 55r–62v) – IX(6/Fols 63r–68v) – X(8/Fols 69r–76v, Fols 2r–3v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–4v {A(4/fols. 1r-4v)} ; Fols 5r–13v I(9; s.l.: 8, stub after 1/fols. 5r-13v) ; Fols 14r–21v II(8/fols. 14r-21v) ; Fols 22r–30v III(9; s.l.: 6, stub after 3/fols. 22r-30v) ; Fols 31r–38v IV(8/fols. 31r-38v) ; Fols 39r–46v V(8/fols. 39r-46v) ; Fols 47r–54v VI(8/fols. 47r-54v) ; Fols 55r–62v VII(8/fols. 55r-62v) ; Fols 63r–68v VIII(6/fols. 63r-68v) ; Fols 69r–76v, Fols 2r–3v IX(8/fols. 69r-76v). In quire A, leaves 2-3 (fols. 2r-3v) are of different size and originate from an older Ms.;

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

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

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    - The front board is cracked; the back board is broken and repaired with a cord. - ff. 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 31 are stained with water. - ff. 1-4 are slightly damaged by insects.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, close to the head and the tail.

    Binding material

    wood

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 25

    H 65mm
    W 72mm
    Intercolumn 6mm
    Margins
    top 9
    bottom 24
    right 6
    left 10
    intercolumn 6
    check the viewer2ra-3vb . All data for check the viewer2r .

    Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot, THMR-018 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 88mm, object width is: 97mm, computed height is: 98mm and object height is: 165mm.

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 16

    H 73mm
    W 115mm
    Intercolumn mm
    Margins
    top 14
    bottom 23
    right 13
    left 6
    intercolumn
    All data for check the viewer6r .

    Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot, THMR-018 main part

    has a sum of layout width of 134mm which is greater than the object height of 97mm

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
    • The upper line is written above the ruling.
    • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/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 partly visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.
    • Structural pricks are partly visible.
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Primary pricks are partly visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: mediocre., hand b: fine

    Ink: Black, red (vivid red, luminous vivid red).

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the name of the donor of Text I; the 1st and 3rd line oo the incipit page of Text I; two lines oo the incipit page of Text II, alternating with black lines; initial words of each strophe of Text I; two initial lines of texts other than I; two initial lines of sections of Text II; elements of punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. In Text I rubrication is done with vivid red; in Text II rubrication is done with luminous vivid red.

    Date: 19th century; check the viewer2r-3v 18th century.

    19th century; check the viewer2r-3v 18th century.

  2. Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand a: check the viewer2r-3v ; characterized by thick vertical lines, hair lines (cp. ፈ፣ ነ፣ ከ፣ኀ፣ ራ), bifurcated elements (cp. ተ፣ ቊ፣ ድ፣ ዮ፣ ጽ).

  3. Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    Hand b: check the viewer5r-76r

    4. Keywords

    TheologyPoetry

    Publication Statement

    authority
    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
    2016-06-07T17:47:23.768+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    25.4.2019
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESthmr018
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESthmr018
    idno
    type=filename
    ESthmr018.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESthmr018

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    Abreham Adugna, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻSāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Māy Rāzā Takla Haymānot, THMR-018ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 25.4.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESthmr018 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: split msitems on 4.10.2018
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 17.9.2014
    • Abreham Adugna Abreham Adugna: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 29.8.2012
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 3.12.2011

    Attributions of the contents

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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