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Addisie Yalew

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/C4IV123
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Collection: EAP 336

General description

Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān, Qerǝllos

Number of Text units: 28

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerpps 2ra–109vc ), Tǝrgʷāme malʾǝkt za-bǝṣuʿ wa-kǝbur Ṗāwlos za-ṣaḥafa la-ʿƎbrāwǝyān
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerpps 110ra–145vc ), Prosphoneticus to the Emperor Theodosius II on the right faith
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerpps 146ra–165ra ), Dialogue with Palladius on the Unity of Christ
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerpps 166ra–166vb ), Homily by Theodotus of Ankyra
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerpps 166vb–167rc ), Homily by Cyril of Alexandria
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerpps 167rc–167vb ), Homily by Severus of Synnada
  7. ms_i7 (check the viewerpps 167vb–168vb ), Homily by Acacius of Melitene
  8. ms_i8 (check the viewerpps 168vb–169rb ), Homily by Juvenal of Jerusalem
  9. ms_i9 (check the viewerpps 169rb–170ra ), Homily by Cyril of Alexandria
  10. ms_i10 (check the viewerpps 170ra–170va ), Homily by Rheginus of Constantia
  11. ms_i11 (check the viewerpps 170va–171rb ), Homily by Cyril of Alexandria
  12. ms_i12 (check the viewerpps 171rb–171va ), Homily by Eusebius of Heracleia
  13. ms_i13 (check the viewerpps 171va–172rb ), Discourse of Theodotus of Ancyra
  14. ms_i14 (check the viewerpps 172rb–172rc ), Homily by Firmus of Caesarea
  15. ms_i15 (check the viewerpps 172rc–172vb ), Letter of the Council of Ephesus to John of Antioch
  16. ms_i16 (check the viewerpps 172vb–172vc ), Sermon of Cyril of Alexandria said in the church of John the Baptist on 23 Miyāzyā, on Sunday
  17. ms_i17 (check the viewerpps 172vc–173va ), Letter of John of Antioch to Cyril of Alexandria
  18. ms_i18 (check the viewerpps 173va–174va ), Letter of Cyril of Alexandria to John of Antioch
  19. ms_i19 (check the viewerpps 174va–176rc ), Dǝrsān … baʾǝnta hāymānot
  20. ms_i20 (check the viewerpps 176rc–176vb ), Dǝrsān baʾǝnta Śǝllāse fǝkre
  21. ms_i21 (check the viewerpps 176vb–178rc ), Homily by Proclus of Cyzicus, Patriarch of Constantinople
  22. ms_i22 (check the viewerpps 178rc–181va ), Homily by Severian of Gabala
  23. ms_i23 (check the viewerpps 181va–181vb ), Symbol of faith by Gregory of Neocaesarea
  24. ms_i24 (check the viewerpps 181vc–183ra ), First homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
  25. ms_i27 (check the viewerpps 183rb–184vb ), Second homily by Cyril of Alexandria on Melchizedek
  26. ms_i28 (check the viewerpps 184vb–185rb ), Treatise on Melchizedek
  27. ms_i29 (check the viewerpps 185rb–185rc ), On the birth and life of Jesus
  28. ms_i30 (check the viewerpps 185rc–186rb ), Antiheretical treatise

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .

  1. check the viewerpp. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    ( gez ) አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡〚 〛

  2. check the viewerpp. 186rb (Type: OwnershipNote)

    The ownership note states that the manuscript is bought by Bakāffā .

    ( gez ) ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጥርዮ፡ በንዋዮ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ንጉሥ[…]ommission by በካፋ ዘሰረቆ ወፈሐቆ በሥልጣነ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፉሁ፡ ዘወርቅ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ቄርሎስ፡ ሊቅ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ወልዶሙ፡ በጸጋ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ንጉሥነ በካፋ ለዓለም ዓለም አሜን

Extras

  1. check the viewerpp. 1r

    "380" and "Chrysostomos" "Af Worq" are written apparently in a European hand.

  2. check the viewerpp. 109vc

    In the colophon of the work the name ʾAkāla Krǝstos is mentioned in a supplication

  3. The manuscript contains many corrections throughout (black and red lines above erasures; corrections above erasures, sometimes in condensed script; sometimes dots in the margin next to the lines in which the correction is carried out.)

  4. check the viewerpps 125vc–145vc , in Content Item 2 Prosphoneticus to the Emperor Theodosius II on the right faith (CAe 3310) , ዘቄ እም እ were written in the margin. These might be an abbreviations standing for ዘቄርሎስ and እምintroduces biblical quotations.

  5. check the viewerpp. 166r The title ተረፈ፡ ቄርሎስ፡ written in the upper margin.

  6. check the viewerpp. 4rc scribbles in the margin.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

186 (leaf) .Entered as 186 4 (page, blank) : Entered as 4 check the viewerpps 1r–1v, check the viewerpps. 165v, 186v Measurements of the manuscript's dimensions were not provided in the manuscript's metadata and images, they were measured digitally. 326 286
Outer dimensions
Height 326mm
Width 286mm

Foliation

The manuscript is not foliated. The folio numbers used in this description were added digitally to the manuscript's images.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Undecorated quire marks from to (mostly in the first and the last pages, some times irregular ) and from to

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 5 pps 1r–5v 4, stub after 1
2 1 8 pps 6r–13v
3 2 8 pps 14r–21v
4 3 8 pps 22r–29v
5 4 8 pps 30r–37v
6 5 8 pps 38r–45v
7 6 8 pps 46r–53v
8 7 8 pps 54r–61v
9 8 8 pps 62r–69v
10 9 8 pps 70r–77v
11 10 8 pps 78r–85v
12 11 8 pps 86r–93v Illegible quire mark
13 12 8 pps 94r–101v
14 13 8 pps 102r–109v 1, stub after 8 2, stub after 8
15 14 8 pps 110r–117v
16 15 8 pps 118r–125v
17 16 8 pps 126r–133v
18 17 8 pps 134r–141v
19 18 8 pps 142r–149v
20 19 8 pps 150r–157v
21 20 8 pps 158r–165v
22 21 8 pps 166r–173v
23 22 8 pps 174r–181v
24 23 5 pps 182r–186v 1, stub after 5

Collation diagrams


4, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 5 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q2, number:1, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 2 6 13 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 3 14 21 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 4 22 29 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 5 30 37 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 6 38 45 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 46 53 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 54 61 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 9 62 69 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 10 70 77 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 11 78 85 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q12, number:11
Notes: 1) Illegible quire mark
Collation diagram Quire 12 86 93 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q13, number:12, Ethiopic quire number:
Collation diagram Quire 13 94 101 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

1, stub after 8 2, stub after 8
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 14 102 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q15, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 15 110 117 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q16, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 16 118 125 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q17, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 17 126 133 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q18, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 18 134 141 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q19, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 19 142 149 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q20, number:19
Collation diagram Quire 20 150 157 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q21, number:20
Collation diagram Quire 21 158 165 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q22, number:21
Collation diagram Quire 22 166 173 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q23, number:22
Collation diagram Quire 23 174 181 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q24, number:23
Collation diagram Quire 24 182 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4+1/s.l. 4, stub after 1/pps 1r–5v) – ፩I(8/pps 6r–13v) – ፪II(8/pps 14r–21v) – ፫III(8/pps 22r–29v) – ፬IV(8/pps 30r–37v) – ፭V(8/pps 38r–45v) – VI(8/pps 46r–53v) – VII(8/pps 54r–61v) – ፰VIII(8/pps 62r–69v) – ፱IX(8/pps 70r–77v) – ፲X(8/pps 78r–85v) – XI(8/pps 86r–93v) – ፲XII(8/pps 94r–101v) – XIII(6+2/s.l. 1, stub after 8; s.l. 2, stub after 8/pps 102r–109v) – XIV(8/pps 110r–117v) – XV(8/pps 118r–125v) – XVI(8/pps 126r–133v) – XVII(8/pps 134r–141v) – XVIII(8/pps 142r–149v) – XIX(8/pps 150r–157v) – XX(8/pps 158r–165v) – XXI(8/pps 166r–173v) – XXII(8/pps 174r–181v) – XXIII(4+1/s.l. 1, stub after 5/pps 182r–186v) –

Formula: pps 1r–5v 4, stub after 1 ; pps 6r–13v ; pps 14r–21v ; pps 22r–29v ; pps 30r–37v ; pps 38r–45v ; pps 46r–53v ; pps 54r–61v ; pps 62r–69v ; pps 70r–77v ; pps 78r–85v ; pps 86r–93v ; pps 94r–101v ; pps 102r–109v 1, stub after 8 2, stub after 8 ; pps 110r–117v ; pps 118r–125v ; pps 126r–133v ; pps 134r–141v ; pps 142r–149v ; pps 150r–157v ; pps 158r–165v ; pps 166r–173v ; pps 174r–181v ; pps 182r–186v 1, stub after 5 ;

Formula 1: 1 (5), 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 (), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (),

Formula 2: 1 (5), 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 (), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Wooden boards, blind-tooled leather cover.

The manuscript is kept in a māḫdar and the label አፈወርቅ፡ is written on it.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding decoration

Several textile strips inside the manuscript, probably serving as book markers but it is not visible whether they are attached to the manuscript or loosely placed inside.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 31

H 205mm
W 215mm
Data on text area dimensions taken from the image of check the viewerpp. 5r .

Ms no repository data for C4IV123 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 215mm, object width is: 286mm, computed height is: 205mm and object height is: 326mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin
Ruling
  • The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date: 1721-1730

    check the viewerpps 2ra–186rb Good hand. 1721-1730

  • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    26.6.2023 at 11:28:13
    date
    type=lastModified
    11.5.2023
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/C4IV123/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/C4IV123
    idno
    type=filename
    C4IV123.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    C4IV123

    Edition Statement

    Catalogued within the framework of the project Documenting an Ancient Education System in Africa: ʾAbǝnnat Tǝmhǝrt in Ethiopia (Universität Hamburg, HLCEES, funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 2021-2023)

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    Alessandro Bausi, Addisie Yalew, Mersha Alehegne, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻno repository data for C4IV123ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 11.5.2023) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/C4IV123 [Accessed: 2024-04-29+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Eugenia Sokolinski added EAP shelfmarks and metadata on 11.5.2023
    • Addisie Yalew finalizing the description of contents on 23.11.2022
    • Addisie Yalew description of content continued on 15.11.2022
    • Addisie Yalew description of content on 10.11.2022
    • Addisie Yalew Created entity on 8.11.2022
    • Mersha Alehegne Photographed the manuscript for the BL EAP336 project on 10.11.2010

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Addisie Yalew, editor

    Mersha Alehegne, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

    Catalogued within the framework of the project Documenting an Ancient Education System in Africa: ʾAbǝnnat Tǝmhǝrt in Ethiopia (Universität Hamburg, HLCEES, funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, 2021-2023)
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.