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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-021

Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

Other identifiers: C3-IV-233, 116

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General description

Apostolic Epistles / Gǝbra ḥawāryāt "Acts of the Apostles"

Number of Text units: 9

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗

Mid 18th cent. (?) ff. 2 and 3-4 originate from two different older Mss. (late 15th or early 16th cent.?).

Provenance

Zǝkrä Māryām owner is mentioned in the concluding supplication (check the viewer93vb ).

Summary

I) Malʾǝkta Ṗeṭros qadāmāwi "First Epistle of Peter" [1 Peter] (fols. 6rv, 8r, 12r-13v, 17r-18v, 23rv), incomplete II) Malʾǝkta Ṗeṭros dāgǝmāwi "Second Epistle of Peter" [2 Peter] (fols. 8rb-8vb, 11rv, 19ra-20vb, 24rv) III) Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs qadāmāwi "First Epistle of John" [1 John] (fols. 9ra-10vb, 14ra-16vb, 21ra-22vb) IV) Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs dāgǝmāwi "Second Epistle of John" [2 John] (fols. 22vb, 25ra-va) V) Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs śalǝsawi "Third Epistle of John" [3 John] (fols. 25va-26va) VI) Malʾǝkta Yāʿqob "Epistles of Jacob" [Jas.] (fols. 26va-33ra) VII) Malʾǝkta Yǝhuda "Epistle of Judah" [Jude] (fols. 33ra-35ra) VIII) Gǝbra ḥawāryāt "Acts of the Apostles" [Acts] (fols. 35va-93vb) Additiones 1-2.
  1. ms_i1 (), Catholic Epistles
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewer6rv check the viewer8r check the viewer12r-13v check the viewer17r-18v check the viewer23rv ), Malʾǝkta Ṗeṭros qadāmāwi "First Epistle of Peter" [1 Peter]
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewer8rb-8vb check the viewer11rv check the viewer19ra-20vb check the viewer24rv ), Malʾǝkta Ṗeṭros dāgǝmāwi "Second Epistle of Peter" [2 Peter]
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewer9ra-10vb, 14ra-16vb, 21ra-22vb ), Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs qadāmāwi "First Epistle of John" [1 John]
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewer22vb, 25ra-va ), Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs dāgǝmāwi "Second Epistle of John" [2 John]
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewer25va-26va ), Malʾǝkta Yoḥannǝs śalǝsawi "Third Epistle of John" [3 John]
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewer26va-33ra ), Malʾǝkta Yāʿqob "Epistles of James" [Jas.]
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewer33ra-35ra ), Malʾǝkta Yǝhuda "Epistle of Judah" [Jude]
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewer35va-93vb ), Gǝbra ḥawāryāt "Acts of the Apostles" [Acts]

Contents

Catholic Epistles (CAe 3506)
check the viewer35va-93vb Gǝbra ḥawāryāt "Acts of the Apostles" [Acts] (CAe 1019) Text is divided into 63 "sections" (kǝfl)

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .

  1. check the viewerff. 2r-2v (Type: GuestText)

    Fragment of a lectionary (excerpt from the Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews, Heb. 3:7-4:3).

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    Written on a leaf originating from an older manuscript (late 14th cent.?).

  2. check the viewerff. 3r-4v (Type: GuestText)

    Fragment of Revelation of John (Rev. 3:5-13).

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    Written on leaves originating from an older manuscript (15th cent.?).

Extras

  1. In a few fols. the word qum "stop", "stand" (check the viewer15rb , 28ra 48ra), frequently in abbreviated form (ቁ፡) by a crude secondary hand, is written interlineally or in the margins throughout the Ms.

  2. check the viewer6r

    Shelfmark C3-IV-233

  3. check the viewer1r

    Shelfmark 116

  4. - The title is written on the front board with black modern paint.

  5. The internal number of the monastic library (116) is written on check the viewer1r .

  6. Numbers, partly rubricated, are written by at least two different hands (?; cp. check the viewer15r , 28r; and check the viewer32r ; one hand is the main, and another one is crude, more recent) in the margins throughout the Ms., indicating the division of the text.

  7. The word ቁ (abbreviation for ቁም) is written by the recent, crude hand throughouot Texts I-VII.

  8. Drawing of a small cross?, in ink: check the viewer31r .

  9. A few corrections written interlineally(sometimes by the main hand, sometimes by a secondary hand): e.g., check the viewer6vb , 9ra, 11ra, 26ra, 33va, 97va.

  10. The word za-mutān is written by a secondary hand in the upper margin: check the viewer15ra , 47rb.

  11. Crude notes, writing exercises and drawings by recent hands, in ink, pen and pencil: e.g., check the viewer1r- v, 5r-v, 72r, 90r, 93v.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 94.0 (leaf) , Entered as 94.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) : Entered as blank check the viewer1rv , 5rv, 35rb, 94rv, in 10.0 (quire) .Entered as 10.0 quires . 210 190 60
Outer dimensions
Height 210
Width 190
Depth 60

Foliation

Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Decorated - Decorated quire marks (?): 45r, 65r, 75r, 85r.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 8 Fols 1r–8v {I(8/fols. 1r-8v)}
2 8 Fols 9r–16v II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 8, stub before 1/fols. 9r-16v)
3 8 Fols 17r–24v III(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 17r-24v)
4 10 Fols. 10, Fols 25r–34v IV(10/fols. 25r-34v)
5 10 Fols. 10, Fols 35r–44v V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 35r-44v)
6 10 Fols. 10, Fols 45r–54v VI(10/fols. 45r-54v)
7 10 Fols. 10, Fols 55r–64v VII(10/fols. 55r-64v)
8 10 Fols. 10, Fols 65r–74v VIII(10/fols. 65r-74v)
9 10 Fols. 10, Fols 75r–84v IX(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3; 9, stub after 1/fols. 75r-84v)
10 10 Fols. 10, Fols 85r–94v X(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4; 9, stub after 1/fols. 85r-94v). The structure of quire I cannot be identified at all; the structure of quires II and III cannot be identified not with certainty due to the poor condition of the Ms. In quire I, fols. 2-4 originate from two different older Mss.

Collation diagrams


{I(8/fols. 1r-8v)}
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 8, stub before 1/fols. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

III(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 17r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 17 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IV(10/fols. 25r-34v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 25 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 35r-44v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 35 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

VI(10/fols. 45r-54v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 45 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VII(10/fols. 55r-64v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 55 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VIII(10/fols. 65r-74v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 65 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3; 9, stub after 1/fols. 75r-84v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 75 84 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7

X(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4; 9, stub after 1/fols. 85r-94v). The structure of quire I cannot be identified at all; the structure of quires II and III cannot be identified not with certainty due to the poor condition of the Ms. In quire I, fols. 2-4 originate from two different older Mss.
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 85 94 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/Fols 1r–8v) – II(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 8, stub before 1/Fols 9r–16v) – III(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 7; s.l. 7, stub after 2/Fols 17r–24v) – IV(10/Fols. 10, Fols 25r–34v) – V(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 7; s.l. 8, stub after 2/Fols. 10, Fols 35r–44v) – VI(10/Fols. 10, Fols 45r–54v) – VII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 55r–64v) – VIII(10/Fols. 10, Fols 65r–74v) – IX(6+4/s.l. 2, stub after 8; s.l. 4, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 3; s.l. 9, stub after 1/Fols. 10, Fols 75r–84v) – X(6+4/s.l. 2, stub after 8; s.l. 4, stub after 7; s.l. 7, stub after 4; s.l. 9, stub after 1/Fols. 10, Fols 85r–94v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–8v {I(8/fols. 1r-8v)} ; Fols 9r–16v II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 8, stub before 1/fols. 9r-16v) ; Fols 17r–24v III(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 17r-24v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 25r–34v IV(10/fols. 25r-34v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 35r–44v V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 35r-44v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 45r–54v VI(10/fols. 45r-54v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 55r–64v VII(10/fols. 55r-64v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 65r–74v VIII(10/fols. 65r-74v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 75r–84v IX(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3; 9, stub after 1/fols. 75r-84v) ; Fols. 10, Fols 85r–94v X(10; s.l.: 2, stub after 8; 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4; 9, stub after 1/fols. 85r-94v). The structure of quire I cannot be identified at all; the structure of quires II and III cannot be identified not with certainty due to the poor condition of the Ms. In quire I, fols. 2-4 originate from two different older Mss.;

Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The Ms. is very worn. Both boards have been re-used, probably originate from different codices. The leather cover (originally full, later quarter?) is to the most part missing. The Ms. has been resewn, the original sewing is missing. ff. at the beginning of the codex are misplaced; some fols. are missing. Tear amended on check the viewer79 .

Binding

Two wooden boards (probably re-used, originating from two different codices?) covered with reddish-brown tooled leather preserved only on the front board. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two rows of small holes are visible on the spinefolds of the quires, close to the head and tail of the codex.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20

H 145mm
W 140mm
Intercolumn 12mm
Margins
top 30
bottom 43
right 35
left 15
intercolumn 12
All data are for check the viewer11r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-021 main part

has a sum of layout height of 218mm which is greater than the object height of 210mm
Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are partly visible.
  • Ruling pricks are partly visible.
  • Structural pricks are partly visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine and careful.

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: A few lines in the incipit page of Texts I and VIIII, headings of all other texts; the word kǝfl "section" and section numbers in Text VIII; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; Ethiopic numerals or their elements.

    Date: 18th century

    18th century

    Abbreviations

  • Throughout the Ms.:
  • ቁ፡ for ቁም፡

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    19.2.2024 at 10:12:10
    date
    type=lastModified
    19.2.2024
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdd021/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESdd021
    idno
    type=filename
    ESdd021.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESdd021

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    Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Ekaterina Gusarova, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-021ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 19.2.2024) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdd021 [Accessed: 2024-04-30+02:00]

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    • Eugenia Sokolinski adjusted, added facs on 19.2.2024
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
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    • Susanne Hummel catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 17.5.2013
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 23.11.2010

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

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