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Berlin, Berlin State Library, SBP, Ms. orient. oct. 555

Sophia Dege-Müller

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

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Collection: Ms. orient. oct.

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CatalogueAuthors

General description

Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus, Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 2

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Summary

I. Vita des Abbā Gabra Manfas Qeddus, f. 6a-94b; II. Bericht und Wunder des seligen und heiligen Abuna Gabra Manfas Qeddus, f. 94a-118a; III. Magische Gebete f. 119
  1. p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 6ra–118ra ), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 6ra–94rb ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 94va–118a ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
  2. p2_i1 (check the viewerFol. 119ra ), Possibly a commemorative or ownership note.
  3. p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 119ra–119vb ), Protective prayer with ʾasmāt.

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Invocation)

    Short invocation.

    ( gez )

  2. check the viewerFol. 118rb (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The beginning of the note was erased, no names inserted.

    ( gez )

Secondary Bibliography

  • Hammerschmidt, E. and O. A. Jäger 1968. Illuminierte äthiopische Handschriften, Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, 15 (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1968). page 50-54, number 3
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  • Hammerschmidt, E. and V. Six 1983. Äthiopische Handschriften 1: Die Handschriften der Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, 20/4 (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1983). number 2
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  • Uhlig, S. 1988. Äthiopische Paläographie, Äthiopistische Forschungen, 22 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, 1988). page 416-418
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

120 (leaf) .Entered as 120 150 130 70
Outer dimensions
Height 150mm
Width 130mm
Depth 70mm

Foliation

check the viewerFols 1r–120r Foliation in pencil in the upper right corner.

Binding

Ethiopian. Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown blind-tooled leather. Blind-tooled mitred turn-ins, textile inlays.

Sewing Stations

4

Head and tail bands in dark brown leather.

Binding decoration

inserted in the upper corner of check the viewerfols. 6, 16, 20, 35, 53, 65, 78, 82, 86, 94

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Codicological Unit p1

Contents

check the viewerFols 6ra–118ra Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)
check the viewerFols 6ra–94rb Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record) (CAe 1451)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ዘኢይትዌለጥ፡ እምህላዌሁ። ወበስሙ፡ ለወልድ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘኢይተፈለጥ፡ እምህላዌሁ፡ ለአቡሁ።

The manuscript is ms M in Marrassini 2003a and Marrassini 2003b.
check the viewerFols 94va–118a Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 3977)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩፡ አምላክ። ንጽሐፈ፡ ዜናሁ፡ ወ፡ ወተአምራቲሁ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡

Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 18 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature:

    4r: Zwei Apostel

  2. miniature:

    4v: Zwei Apostel

  3. miniature:

    5r: Zwei Apostel

  4. miniature:

    5v: Zwei Apostel

  5. miniature:

    14v: Gott Vater im Oval

  6. miniature:

    15r: Abraham, Isaak und Jakob umarmend

  7. miniature:

    48v: der hl. Georg

  8. miniature:

    49r: Maria und das Kind

  9. miniature:

    58v: Zwei Apostel (Petrus und Paulus)

  10. miniature:

    59r: Stephanos und Johannes der Täufer;

  11. miniature:

    92v: Matthäus der Evangelist;

  12. miniature:

    93r: Markus der Evangelist

  13. miniature:

    105r: Reiterheiliger mit Lanze

  14. miniature:

    105v: Lukas der Evangelist sitzend und schreibend

  15. miniature:

    106r: Johannes der Evangelist sitzend und schreibend

  16. miniature:

    107r: Marqoryos, der heilige Reiter mit Lanze

  17. miniature:

    107v: Reiterheiliger (Tuschekope eines Schülers)

  18. miniature:

    108r: Reiterheiliger mit Lanze

Physical Description of codicological unit 1

Form of support of codicological unit 1

Parchment Codex

Extent of codicological unit 1

118 (leaf) .Entered as 118 150 130 70
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1
Height 150mm
Width 130mm
Depth 70mm

Layout of codicological unit 1

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 17

Palaeography of codicological unit 1

  • Hand 1

    of codicological unit 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    1430-1530

    Ink: Black, red.

    check the viewerFols 6ra–118ra Careful, well trained hand.

    • Codicological Unit p2

    Contents

    check the viewerFol. 119ra Possibly a commemorative or ownership note. Material loss, text incomplete, beginning is lost. No names inserted.
    check the viewerFols 119ra–119vb Protective prayer with ʾasmāt. Material loss, text incomplete, beginning is lost. No names inserted

    Physical Description of codicological unit 2

    Form of support of codicological unit 2

    Parchment Leaf

    This leaf possibly originated from another manuscript, it was sewn onto a stub. The parchment is of a lighter color than the stub. The texts included clearly miss their beginnings.

    Layout of codicological unit 2

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 18

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
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    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

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    2022-03-08T23:10:08.324+01:00
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    type=lastModified
    12.2.2022
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BerOrOct555
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    Edition Statement

    Cataloguing funded by the AHRC-DFG Project 'Demarginalizing medieval Africa: Images, texts, and identity in early Solomonic Ethiopia (1270-1527)', grant ref. nos. AH/V002910/1 - 448410109 .

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    Sophia Dege-Müller, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻBerlin, Berlin State Library, SBP, Ms. orient. oct. 555ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 12.2.2022) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BerOrOct555 [Accessed: 2024-05-07+02:00]

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    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: imported decoDesc from the online description; moved physDesc; added comment on 12.2.2022
    • Sophia Dege-Müller Sophia Dege-Müller: Created entry on 12.7.2021

    Attributions of the contents

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

    Cataloguing funded by the AHRC-DFG Project 'Demarginalizing medieval Africa: Images, texts, and identity in early Solomonic Ethiopia (1270-1527)', grant ref. nos. AH/V002910/1 - 448410109 .
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.