Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, AQM-002
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Gadla Māmās "Vita of Māmās" / Taʾammǝra Māmās "Miracles of Māmās" / Malkǝʾa Māmās "Image of Māmās" / Litany for the Holy Week / Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās↗
Additio 1 states that daǧǧāzmāč Walda Gabrǝʾel donated the book in 1924 A.M. (= 1931/32 A.D.), in the time of King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I (r. 1930-74) and lǝʿul rās Gugsa ʾArʾaya (d. 1933, EAE II, 905-06).Provenance
According to Additio 1, the Ms. was donated to the church by daǧǧāzmāč Walda Gabrǝʾel. He is mentioned in the supplication formulas throughout the Ms., as well as his mother Walatta ʾAnanya and his father Takla Mikāʾel.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–39va ),
Hagiographic Dossier of Māmās
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4ra–29ra ), Gadla Māmās za-Gʷǝdgʷǝdā
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 29ra–43rb ), Taʾammǝra Māmās
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 43rb–46vb ), LIT6480MalkeaMamas was permanently deleted
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 48va–52rb ), ʾƎgziʾo taśāhalanna... "O Lord, have mercy on us..." (Litany for the Holy Week)
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 52rb–56va ), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
Contents
check the viewerFols 4ra–39va Hagiographic Dossier of Māmās (CAe 6481)
check the viewerFols 29ra–43rb Taʾammǝra Māmās (CAe 6471) The 12th miracle is missing in the older Ms.AQM-001(s. also for further information).
check the viewerFols 48va–52rb ʾƎgziʾo taśāhalanna... "O Lord, have mercy on us..." (Litany for the Holy Week) (CAe 1331)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡”…ወይበሉ፡ ካህናት፡ ዘንተ፡ አዕለታተ፡ በሰሙነ፡ ሕማማት፡ በኵሉ፡ ሰዓታት፡ ወእምድህረ፡ ወንጌል፡ ወእምቅድመ፡ ኪርያ፡ ላይሶን...ጸልዩ፡ በእንተ፡ ጽንዓ፡ ዛቲ፡ መካን...
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerf. 46vb (Type: DonationNote)
Donation note.
( gez ) check the viewer46vb : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘደጃዝማች፡ ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ዘአቡሁ፡ ተክለ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወእሙ፡ ወለተ፡ አናንያ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡ አቡነ፡ ማማስ፡ ዘገርሕሴ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወመስፍንነ፡ ልዑል፡ ራስ፡ ጉግሣ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ው[check the viewer47ra ]ጉዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ በአፈ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወበአፈ፡ ፲ወ፪ ሐዋርያት። በ፲ወ፱፳ወ፬ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት...
The note states that daǧǧāzmāč Walda Gabrǝʾel donated the book to the church of ʾAbuna Mamas of Gärhǝse in 1924 A.M. (= 1931/32 A.D.), in the time of King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I (r. 1930-74) and lǝʿul rās Gugsa ʾArʾaya (d. 1933, EAE II, 905-06). The note is followed by an exhortation to the readers to pray for the donor. Two stamps are beneath the note.
Extras
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Short supplication for the scribe: check the viewer56va . - A few corrections written interlineally: e.g., check the viewer45ra , 49ra.
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Small crosses, near to the rubricated words: fols 40r, 41r.
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Two illegible stamps: check the viewer47r .
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Many doodles (repetition of text passages or names of saints) in the upper margin, in pen: e.g., check the viewer6v , 9r, 10r, 12v, 14v, 15r, 20r, 24v, 25v, 35v, 36r, 37r, 41r, 43r, 44r.
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(Type: findingAid)
Crude text dividers: fols. 29ra (incipit page of Text II), 43rb (incipit page of Text III).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: - check the viewer4r (incipit page of Text I): recent, coloured (rose, orange, brown, black) ornamental band; interlaces, floral and anthropomorphic motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 230 |
Width | 180 |
Depth | 45 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 |
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A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 6 |
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VI(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 5/fols. 44r-49v) | |
8 | 10 |
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VII(10/fols. 50r-59v). In quire VI one bifolia (fols. 47 and 48) is inserted. |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 5/fols. 44r-49v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 50r-59v). In quire VI one bifolia (fols. 47 and 48) is inserted.
Quire ID:q8
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Tears amended on check the viewer30 , 39, 42.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations. Two pairs of chains of endband stitches through the spine cover.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
H | 155mm |
W | 140mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 25 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, AQM-002 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 175mm, object width is: 180mm, computed height is: 225mm and object height is: 230mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
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(Excerpt from check the viewer50r-56rb)
: 19 lines. - (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling (in (Excerpt from check the viewer56v)
below the ruling). - The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Structural pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: mediocre but careful. (Texts I-III). The handwriting is characterized by a rounded script with tendency to right-sloping letters Hand b: poor.
Ink: Black, red (vivid scarlet: hand a, moderate amaranth: hand b)
Rubrication: Divine names; name of the protagonist, his baptismal name Krǝstos ʾAbuhu (e.g. fol. 9ra) and names of his parents Yǝrdǝʿannä ʾƎgziʾ and Märkeza (e.g. fol. 6vb); names of other saints like Qirqos (e.g. fol. 7ra), ʾAmanuʾel (e.g. fol. 9va), Gabra Nazrawi (e.g. fol. 12vb), Giyorgis (e.g. fol. 26vb); Mäṭaʿ (fol. 41rb), Libānos (fol. 41va); names of the donors. A few lines in the incipit page of Text I, incipit of Texts II-V, incipits of the sections of all texts. A few words like Manfas Qǝddus "Holy Spirit", ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer "God", Śǝllāse "Trinity", Ṗarāqliṭos "Paraclete"; words sǝmʿu "listen!" (fol. 40rb) and wa-halläwa "they existed" (fol. 41rb) and the word salām. Elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: First half of the 20th century
check the viewer4ra-46vb First half of the 20th centuryHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b: poor. (Texts IV and V). The handwriting is crude and very irregular
Ink: Black, red (vivid scarlet: hand a, moderate amaranth: hand b)
Date: First half of the 20th century
check the viewer48va-56va First half of the 20th centuryCheck for additional bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Ekaterina Gusarova, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGulo Maḵadā, ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, AQM-002ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 16.8.2021) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESaqm002 [Accessed: 2024-04-30+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski adjusted to schema on 16.8.2021
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Ekaterina Gusarova last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 9.7.2014
- Susanne Hummel catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 7.5.2013
- Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 16.11.2010
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Susanne Hummel, editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Ekaterina Gusarova, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor