Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt Ms. or. 17
Dorothea Reule, Jacopo Gnisci
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection:
Other identifiers: Rüpp. IV, 1, Goldschmidt 13
General description
Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān, ʿƎqabanni, Miracles of Christ and Mary
Number of Text units: 9
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Ethiopia↗
1750-1799 ?Provenance
Acquired between 1831 and 1834 by Eduard Rüppell in Ethiopia↗ and donated by him after his return to the Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt↗ .
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 14r–59r ), Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 101v–107r ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 107v–129v ),
ʿƎqabanni (longer version)
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerFols 107v–123r ), ʿƎqabanni (including the story of a Frank nobleman), ʿƎqabanni prayer
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerFols 123r–129v ), ʿƎqabanni (including the story of a Frank nobleman), Story of the Frank nobleman who received the prayer from heaven
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 129v–134r ), Miracle of Jesus: The inundated field
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 134r–137r ), Miracle of Jesus: Raising of Yonās, the son of the widow of Nāyn
- ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 137r–140r ), Miracle of Jesus: Healing of the blind man by Jesus
- ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 140v–141v ), Miracle of Mary: Miracle of the thirsty dog whom the Virgin gave water
Contents
check the viewerFols 14r–59r Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā (CAe 2246)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፡ ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እሙ፡ ለብርሃን፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ንጽሕት፡ ዘጸሐፋ፡ አብሮኮሮስ፡ ረድአ፡ ዮሐንስ። ጸሎተ፡ ወበረከተ፡ ወምሕረተ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብራ፡ ሀብተ፡ ማርያም፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ጸሎት፡ ዘጸለየት፡ ባቲ፡ አመ፡ ፰ወ፩ለወርኀ፡ ሰኔ፡ በደብረ፡ ጎልጎታ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ መቃብረ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
check the viewerFols 107v–129v ʿƎqabanni (longer version) (CAe 4663)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 107v–123r ʿƎqabanni (including the story of a Frank nobleman), ʿƎqabanni prayer (CAe 4663 Eqabanni)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 123r–129v ʿƎqabanni (including the story of a Frank nobleman), Story of the Frank nobleman who received the prayer from heaven (CAe 4663 Franks)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 134r–137r Miracle of Jesus: Raising of Yonās, the son of the widow of Nāyn (CAe 4720)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 137r–140r Miracle of Jesus: Healing of the blind man by Jesus (CAe 3941)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 140v–141v Miracle of Mary: Miracle of the thirsty dog whom the Virgin gave water (CAe 3618)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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Incomplete rubricated formula.
( gez ) ም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱ
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The name of Eduard Rüppell is added on the top of the page.
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The name of Habta Māryām is mentioned at the end of each prayer.
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There are several later additions and corrections.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 29 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 3v–4r
A miniature of the Last Judgment. On check the viewerfol. 3v an , who holds a , is surrounded by the souls of the righteous in the garden of paradise. On check the viewerfol. 4r , an , who holds a and tramples a , is surrounded by the souls of the wicked in hell.
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5r
A miniature of the Weighing of Souls. To the right, an holds the in his right and a sword in his left hand. Below them, a demon is depicted between flames. To the left, St Mary , holds the soul of a deceased and performs a blessing gesture with her right hand
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5v
A miniature of the Dormition of Mary. The apostles to the right, of whom two are holding a , are crying over the death of St Mary . Jesus Christ to the left, holds her soul.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ አኀዘ ነፍስ፡ ወልድ
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ በከዩ፡ ሐዋርያት
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6r
A miniature of the Assumption of Mary. The Virgin is surrounded by clouds four angels , identified by captions as መላእክት.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ዓርገት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6v
The Baptism of Jesus. Jesus Christ is baptised by St John the Baptist , identified by a caption as ዮሐንስ. The descends from the .
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ተጠምቀ፡ እግዚእነ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 7r
A depiction of the Temptation of Jesus. The miniature shows two episodes of the story. The Devil in the act of tempting Jesus Christ . Then, having failed, the escaping. The caption reads ዘከመ፡ አመከሮ፡ ሠይጣን፡
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ጾመ፡ በገዳም፡ ፵ መዓልተ፡ ወ፵ ሌሊተ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 7v
The miniature is divided into two parts. The upper half depicts several horses in the left and a group of bowing persons in the right, while the lower half depicts to the left Muḥammad , bound to a horse and identified by a caption as መሐመድ፡, and to the right a group of standing persons with prayer staffs .
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ሰገደ፡ ላቲ፡ ሰማዕታት፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 8r
A depiction of St Mary , surrounded by two angels .
Legend: ( gez ) ደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ፡ ማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 8v
A miniature of the Annunciation, in which Gabriel carries a branch of lilies and performs a gesture of speech , while St Mary is reading. The descends from a cloud above.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ አብሰራ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 9r
A miniature of the Nativity of Jesus, depicting Jesus Christ , St Mary , Joseph and Salome , who is identified by a caption reading ሰሎሜ, under the star, whose caption reads ኮከብ.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ወልደቶ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ በጎል፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 9v
An Equestrian Saint miniature featuring St George of Lydda slaying the with a cross-topped .
Legend: ( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘከመ፡ ቀተሎ፡ ለደራጎን
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 10r
A miniature of the Virgin and Child, conforming to the Salus Populi Romani type and featuring St Mary with the child, Michael , identified by a caption as ሚካኤል, and Gabriel , identified by a caption as ገብርኤል. Below them, a donor Habta Māryām donor , identified by the caption ሀብተ፡ ማርያም፡, is shown in proskynesis.
Legend: ( gez ) ምስለ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 10v
A miniature of the Flight into Egypt, showing the arrival of the Holy Family at Qusquam. St Mary is feeding Jesus Christ on a donkey. They are accompanied by Salome , who carries a basket and is identified by the caption ሰሎሜ, and Joseph , who is identified by the caption ዮሴፍ.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ወረደት፡ ምድረ፡ ግብጽ፡ ቁስቋም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 11r
A Holy Man Portrait of Sāmuʾel of Wāldǝbbā , identified by the caption አባ፡ ሳሙኤል, riding a lion and carrying a .
Legend: ( gez ) አባ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ዘዋልድባ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 11v
A Holy Man Portrait of Takla Hāymānot with his missing leg and in a orans pose .
Legend: ( gez ) መምህረ፡ ዓለም፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 12r
A Holy Man Portrait of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus in a orans pose . He is surrounded by a raven to his top, identified by the caption ቋዕ, lions to his left, identified by the caption አናብስት, and leopards to his right, identified by the caption አናምርት.
Legend: ( gez ) አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 13v
A miniature showing an episode from the Martyrdom of St George of Lydda . The caption reads ዘከመ፡ ወረዱ፡ አክሊ.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ተመትረ፡ ክሣዱ፡ ለጊዮርጊስ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 14r
A miniature showing an episode from the Martyrdom of St George of Lydda , identified by a caption as ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ መተርዎ፡ በማሕጼ፡ ወበአስይፍት
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 14v
A miniature showing an episode from the Martyrdom of St George of Lydda who is scalded in bitumen.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ አብኡ፡ ቦቱ፡ ዝፍተ፡ ፍሉሐ፡ በጊዮርጊስ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 16v
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ጸለየት፡ በጎልጎታ፡ ማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 34v–35r
An opening showing the Assumption of Mary. On check the viewerfol. 34v Jesus Christ performs a and stands to the left of St Mary who has crossed arms . They are surrounded by three angels above and below them. The caption reads ዘከመ፡ ይቤላ፡ ምንተ፡ ኮንኪ፡. On check the viewerfol. 35r , the miniature is divided into two. In the upper half, David , who plays the lyre, is depicted with the prophets, identified by the caption ዳዊት፡ ምስለ፡ ነቢያት. In the lower half, Peter is depicted with the Apostles identified by the caption as ጴጥሮስ፡ ምስለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ወረደ፡ ላቲ፡ ምስለ፡ መላእክት፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 51v
A miniature of the Covenant of Mercy in which Jesus Christ tends his hand to St Mary . Above them, two angels are depicted in the background. Below them, a person, possibly the donor, is identified by a caption as በኵረ፡ ጽዮን፡ and is shown in proskynesis.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ወሀባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ለእሙ
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 52r
A miniature of the Coronation of Mary. St Mary , with crossed arms is being crowned by Jesus, God the Father, and the . Below her, a person, possibly related to the donor, is shown in proskynesis and identified as ሲና፡ አሴር።.
Legend: ( gez ) ወዘከመ፡ ገብሩ፡ ላቲ፡ አክሊለ፡ ለማርያም፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 68v
A second episode from the Flight into Egypt. St Mary , who holds Jesus Christ in her arms, is depicted in the centre, surrounded to the left by Salome and to the right by Joseph .
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ወረዱ፡ ምድረ፡ ግብጽ፡ ጊዜ፡ ስደቶሙ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወሰሎሜ፡ ማርያም
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 71v
Another miniature showing an episode from the Martyrdom of St George of Lydda , identified by a caption as ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ, who is forced to walk on iron shoes. He is pushed by a person walking behind him. Below the depiction, two persons, possibly from the donor's family, are identified by captions as ገብረ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት። and አጽቀ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት and are shown in proskynesis.
Legend: ( gez ) ዘከመ፡ ገብሩ፡ ቦቱ፡ አሣእነ፡ ዘሐፂን፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 75v–76r
An opening featuring the Ancient of Days. The priests of Heaven, arranged in three rows, are represented on check the viewerfol. 75v . Each priests holds a and a hand cross . God the Father, who performs a , is represented on check the viewerfol. 76r . He is surrounded by the arranged in the Angel⇨Eagle⇨Ox⇨Lion order.
Legend: ( gez ) ካህናተ፡ ሰማይ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 99r
A miniature showing Mary fed by an Angel in the temple. The angel Phanuel to the right, identified by the caption ቅዱስ፡ ፋኑኤል, brings her bread and water.
Legend: ( gez ) እንዘ፡ ሀለወት፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘከመ፡ አምጽኡ፡ ላቲ፡ ኅብስተ፡ ለማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 102v
A miniature of the Nativity of Mary. Anne to the left holds St Mary in her arms. Joachim , identified by the caption ኢያቂም፡, is sitting on the right. Below them a figure in proskynesis is identified by a caption as እጓለ፡ ጽዮን።.
Legend: ( gez ) ሃና፡ ዘከመ፡ ወለደታ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 103r
A miniature of the Presentation of Mary to the Temple. Joachim and Anne lead St Mary , who is standing between them and holding a dove . The caption reads እሒዘ፡ እጐለ፡ ርግብ. Below them, a person, identified by a caption as ውቢት, is shown in proskynesis.
Catalogue Bibliography
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Goldschmidt, L. 1897. Die Abessinischen Handschriften der Stadtbibliothek zu Frankfurt am Main (Rüppell’sche Sammlung) nebst Anhängen und Auszügen (Berlin: S. Calvary & Co., 1897). page 55–56
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 12cm |
Width | 8.5cm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 1 |
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s.l. 1, stub after 1 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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5 | 4 | 8 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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7 | 6 | 8 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | 8 |
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10 | 9 | 8 |
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11 | 10 | 8 |
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12 | 11 | 8 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
s.l. 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8),
Binding
Ethiopian binding: wooden boards covered with leather.
Binding material
leather
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 13
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Beautiful, clear handwriting.
Rubrication: The names of Jesus Christ , St Mary , angels and the scribe, Habta Māryām scribe , are rubricated.
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