Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mäḵodʿä Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat / GKM↗
Second half of the 18th cent. - first half of the 19th cent. (?)Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- Text I-1 has been treated by the scribe as miracles 1-3. Thus, Text I-2) begins with miracle 4 and contains altogether 40 miracles. - Miracles 29 and 30 are arranged in the reverse order. - The Ethiopic number ፮ is identical with ፯ (hand b).
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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b (above): Donation note (?).
check the viewer76va : በረከቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይክፍሎሙ፡ ለገብሩ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ዛቲ፡ መልእክት፡ ትብፃሕ፡ ኀበ፡ ደብረ፡ ቅድስት፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ ዘደብረ፡ ገነት፡ ዘአጽሐፉ፡ በወርቁ፡ ገብረ፡ አምላክ፡ ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መድሐኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ... [check the viewer76vb ] ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ… The note is written over an erased original donation or an ownership note. It states that ʾabuna Gabra ʾAmlāk commissioned the Ms. and donated it to the church of Dabra Qǝddǝst Kidāna Mǝḥrat of Dabra Gannat. -
b (below): Excerpt from Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary”.
The note is written in the same hand as Additio 3. It contains a rubricated incipit of the miracle. -
-v: Three miracles from Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary”.
The note is written in the same hand as Additio 2. The supplication formulas and the incipit of the second miracle are rubricated. -
: Prayer to the Trinity and St Mary.
The note is written in red.
Extras
- - Omitted letters, words or phrases are written interlineally or in the margins, in the main hand or in a secondary hand: , 10ra, 10va, 13ra, 36vb. - Erasures: , 12va, 18vb, 36va. - Minor notes, writing exercises, doodles: , 2rv, 6vb, 12r, 17ra, 18r, 21v, 23v, 54ra, 63vb, 67v, 68ra, 77rv, 78rv.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 220 |
Width | 190 |
Depth | 55 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 6 |
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I(2/fols.1r-2v) - II(6/fols. 3r-8v) | |
2 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 9r-16v) | |
3 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 17r-24v) | |
4 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 25r-32v) | |
5 | 6 |
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VI(6-1; s.l., 5, no stub/fols. 33r-37v) | |
6 | 7 |
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VII(7-1/fols. 38r-43v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 14 |
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IX(14+1/fols. 52r-66v) | |
9 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 67r-76v) | |
10 | 2 |
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B(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 77r-78v). The quire structure cannot be established with certainty. ff. 55-64 are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 65. Two bifolios (fols. 53-56) are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 57. f. 64 is misplaced and should follow fol. 57. f. 66 belongs to quire VI. |
Collation diagrams
I(2/fols.1r-2v) - II(6/fols. 3r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
III(8/fols. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
IV(8/fols. 17r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
V(8/fols. 25r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
VI(6-1; s.l., 5, no stub/fols. 33r-37v)
Quire ID:q5
VII(7-1/fols. 38r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
VIII(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
IX(14+1/fols. 52r-66v)
Quire ID:q8
X(10/fols. 67r-76v)
Quire ID:q9
B(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 77r-78v). The quire structure cannot be established with certainty. ff. 55-64 are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 65. Two bifolios (fols. 53-56) are an eccentric insertion into quire IX, between fols. 52 and 57. f. 64 is misplaced and should follow fol. 57. f. 66 belongs to quire VI.
Quire ID:q10
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (14), 9 (10), 10 (),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (7), 7 (8), 8 (14), 9 (10), 10 (),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The back board is broken. The leather cover is for the most part missing; crude spine protection is made of a piece of textile. The original sewing is missing; the Ms. has been resewn. The board attachment is damaged and crudely repaired. Some fols. are worn and affected by humidity. The text on check the viewer24rb , 25rb and 58va is hardly legible due to smeared or washed out ink. ff. 3, 37, 64 and 66 are misplaced and should follow fols. 7, 32, 57 and 38, respectively. check the viewer64 and 66 are placed in a reversed position.
Binding
Two wooden boards (the back board is broken); remains of the reddish-brown leather cover (turn-ins) on the inner face of both boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Spine protection is made of a piece of textile. Small holes are visible in the centre fold of some quires (III, IV, X), close to the head and tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 153mm |
W | 135mm |
Intercolumn | 11mm |
Margins | |
top | 27 |
bottom | 44 |
right | 33 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn | 11 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016 main part
has a sum of layout height of 224mm which is greater than the object height of 220mmLayout 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
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks (of slit-type) are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: mediocre, careless; hand b: mediocre, careful
Ink: Black, red (vivid red)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I; a few lines in Text I; the number and incipit of miracles; a few lines of the last miracle; elements of the punctuation signs.
Date: Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)
Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Two hands appear to alternate nearly from column to column.Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: e.g. check the viewer1r- v, 4va, 7ra-8ra, 9va-10rb, 10vb-11rb, 26vb-29va, 37ra, 39ra-54vb, 58ra-76rb: the handwriting is slightly right-sloping; the letters are wide and angular, some of them have serifs and/or hairlines.Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b: e.g. check the viewer2ra , 4ra-rb, 5r-6v, 29vb-30rb, 33va-36vb, 55ra-57vb: the letters are usually upright, occasionally slightly left-sloping; they are wide and round, some of them have serifs and/or hairlines.Check for additional bibliography
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Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Stéphane Ancel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-016ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 10.5.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgkm016 [Accessed: 2024-05-06+02:00]
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
- Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 19.11.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 4.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Stéphane Ancel, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor