Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-002
Abreham Adugna (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary” / Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus” / Excerpts from the Bible
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mäḵodʿä Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat / GKM↗
check the viewer2r-11v in quire A date to the early 18th cent.Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The miracles of Texts I and II are numbered.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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-vb: Excerpt from the hymn ʾƎsaggǝd la-malakotǝka ...
check the viewer12ra- vb: በስመ" ... እሰግድ᎓ ለመለኮትከ ... check the viewer12ra- vb: In the name of the father … I worship Thy Godhead … -
: Donation note.
check the viewer94r : ዝመፅሐፍ᎓ ዘወሀባ᎓ ለታቦተ᎓ ኪዳነ᎓ ምህረት᎓ አቡነ᎓ ገረመስቀል᎓ ለታቦተ᎓ ኪዳነ᎓ ምህረት᎓ ከመ᎓ ይኩኖ᎓ መርሀ᎓ ለመንግስተ᎓ ሰማያት᎓ መሰለ[sic]᎓ እህቱ᎓ ወለተ᎓ ኪዳን᎓ ወለተ᎓ ወለተ[sic]᎓ ስላሴ᎓ ዘሰረቆ᎓ ወዘፈሀቆ᎓ በስልጣነ᎓ ጴጥሮስ᎓ ወጳውሎስ᎓᎓ ያድህኖ᎓ ውስተ᎓ ሀቄ᎓ ሰነን᎓ check the viewer94r : This book is which ʾabuna Gärämasqal donated to the tabot of Kidāna Mǝhrät so that it might be for him the guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, with his sisters Walatta Kidān, Walatta Śǝllāse … Crudly written. -
: Miracle of the Trinity worked “in the land of Ram”.
Written in a recent hand in vivid violet ink. Gabra Takla Hāymānot is mentioned in the supplication formula. -
: Ownership note.
The note is crudely written in pencil by Yǝhdägo, the son of Gabra Masqal who is the donor of the Ms.
Extras
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check the viewer25ra check the viewer9v check the viewer13va check the viewer17r check the viewer20ra check the viewer1r
- Spaces for rubrication left unfilled: e.g., , 30va, 31va-vb, 32va, 34rb, 34va, 35ra, 36va-vb, 37va, 40ra-rb, 41vb, 43ra-rb, 44ra, 44vb, 45ra, 46ra-rb, 47va, 48va-vb. - Writing exercises: , 11v. - Words or passages erased: , 14rb, 20vb, 63va. - Corrections written interlineally: , 18ra, 20va-vb, 24ra, 37va, 38vb. - Immediate correction marked by thin lines above and below the word: . - Pen trial: . -
(Type: findingAid)
- Notes in the upper margins (in a secondary hand) referring to the content of the Text and the occasion to read it: fols. 69r, 73r, 76r, 77r, 79r, 82r.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 10 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v:
Two monks.
Legend: ስዕለ᎓ መነኮሳት᎓ [ዘደብረ᎓ ገነት] “Image of monks [of Däbrä Gännät]“. Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
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Two monks.
Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
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A king on the throne in presence of two servants.
Legend: ስዕለ᎓ ንጉሥ᎓ (ድብ᎓ ፀር᎓ ንጉሥ᎓ ወዓሊ) “Image of King Dǝbb Ḍär; the King and (his) servant“. Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5v:
Two monks.
Legend: ዕሉኒ᎓ መነኮሳት᎓ “Those (are) monks“.Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6r:
Two monks.
Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
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Percussio capitis.
Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 8r:
The Virgin with her Child.
Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 9r: A monk depicted twice:
one time half naked, receiving flogging, another time in a monastic dress.
Legend: [ዘከመ᎓ ቀሰፎ᎓ ድብ᎓ ፀር᎓ ንጉሥ᎓ ለአቡነ᎓ እስጢፋኖስ᎓] “How King Dǝbb Ḍär had ʾabuna ʾƎsṭifanos flagellated“. Painted on an unruled leaf. The legend is written crudely in pencil in a recent hand. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 10v:
Two monks.
Legend: ዝኒ᎓ ከማሁ᎓ መነኮ[ሳ]ት᎓ “And this is, likewise, monks“. Painted on an unruled leaf. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 11r:
Two monks.
Painted on an unruled leaf.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 3v:
Several human figures.
- drawing:
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Human figure, sitting.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 218 |
Width | 180 |
Depth | 55 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 12 |
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<A(12/fols. 1r-12v)> | |
2 | 8 |
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፩I(8/fols. 13r-20v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8/fols. 21r-28v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III(8/fols. 29r-36v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 37r-44v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8/fols. 45r-52v) | |
7 | 8 |
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፮VI(8/fols. 53r-60v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII(8/fols. 61r-68v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8/fols. 69r-76v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX(8/fols. 77r-84v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲X(8/fols. 85r-92v) | |
12 | 3 |
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XI(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 93r-95v). In quire A, fols. 2r-11v of different size (perhaps originating from an older manuscript), were added later. |
Collation diagrams
<A(12/fols. 1r-12v)>
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 13r-20v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 21r-28v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 29r-36v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 37r-44v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 53r-60v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 61r-68v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 69r-76v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 77r-84v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 85r-92v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 93r-95v). In quire A, fols. 2r-11v of different size (perhaps originating from an older manuscript), were added later.
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(12/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (12), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (12), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The spine cover is missing. Holes repaired: e.g., check the viewer17 , 24, 33, 46, 61, 63.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown tooled leather (the spine cover is missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires. Traces of the endband stitches.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
H | 148mm |
W | 65mm |
Intercolumn | 14mm |
Margins | |
top | 19 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 19 |
left | 9 |
intercolumn | 14 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-002 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 93mm, object width is: 180mm, computed height is: 212mm and object height is: 218mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Wahǝd scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre
Ink: Black, red (vivid scarlet)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few lines on the incipit page of Texts I and III, alternating with black lines; incipit of Text II; two initial lines of each section; elements of the punctuation signs; numbers of miracles; elements of Ethiopic numerals; some words like salām (e.g., fols. 17ra, 16vb), hale luya (e.g., fols. 15vb, 16rb, 61ra), sǝbḥat (fol. 61ra).
Date: 19th century
Gabra Wahǝd scribe Gabra Wahǝd is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formula (check the viewer87rb ).19th centuryAbbreviations
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Abreham Adugna, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Stéphane Ancel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-002ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-05-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgkm002 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 20.8.2014
- Abreham Adugna Abreham Adugna: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 30.4.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 4.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Stéphane Ancel, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor