Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Maṣḥafa nǝfq "Book of the Assistant Priest"
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Mäʿar Qǝddǝst Māryām / MQM↗
The date 1960 A.M. Maggābit (= February/March 1968 A.D.) is mentioned in the colophon. In addition, Patriarch Basǝlyos (in tenure in 1959-70), Bishop Yoḥannǝs (Bishop of Tǝgray in 1955-76) and King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I (r. 1930-74) are mentioned in check the viewer6ra .Summary
- ms_i1 (),
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Colophon
check the viewer42va check the viewer42
, l.14: ተጽሕፈት፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በ፲፻ወ፱፻፷ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በወ [] ርኃ፡ መጋቢት፡ ይትባክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ አሜን። Written in the same hand as that of the main text. The date 1960 A.M. Maggābit (= February-March 1968 A.D.) is mentioned.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Excerpt from an unidentified text.
check the viewer2r : ዊኀዊሃ፡ ወታበልዖ፡ ፍኅርቱ፡ ለመርዓዊሃ፡ ወነኪርሰ፡ ኢይጥሰም፡ እምነሁ፡ እስመ፡ ኢተውህበ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለመርዓዊ፡ መኑ፡ ዘርእየ፡ መርዓዊ፡ ዘይጠባሕ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ በጊዜ፡ ከብካቡ። Written in a secondary hand (?). -
check the viewerf. 42rb, l.15-42va, l.14
: Supplication.
Written in the same hand as that of the main text. Supplication for several individuals whose the donor, Walatta Śǝllāse (s. Additio 3). -
check the viewerf. 42vb, l.6-43ra, l.4
: Donation note.
check the viewer42vb , l.6: ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወይዘሮ፡ ወለተ፡ መስቀል፡ ኃይሉ፡ ዘአጥ{ረ}የታ፡ በንዋያ፡ ወወሀበቶ፡ ለአብነ፡ ገብረ፡ ገብረ[sic.]፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱ{ስ}፡ ዘአናማዕፃ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩና፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡ በሰልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዞ፡ [check the viewer43ra ] ይኩን፡ አሜን። ጸሐፊሃ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወዝልጉስ፡ አባ፡ ባሕርየ፡ ሥላሴ። Written in the same hand as that of the main text. The name of the donor, Walatta Masqal, is mentioned like the name of the church to which the Ms. was originally donated (?),ʾOna Maʿṣo Gabra Manfas Qǝddus, and the name of the scribe, Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse. -
vb: Excerpt from the Śǝrʿāta qǝddāse “Ordinary of the Mass”.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 195 |
Width | 140 |
Depth | 45 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
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A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 4 |
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VI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 4; 4, stub after 1/fols. 43r-46v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 4; 4, stub after 1/fols. 43r-46v)
Quire ID:q7
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
check the viewer15 and 46 have been carefully repaired with additional sewn piece of parchment. check the viewer35 has been damaged by fire.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
H | 135mm |
W | 125mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 20 |
bottom | 40 |
right | 10 |
left | 5 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 140mm, object width is: 140mm, computed height is: 195mm and object height is: 195mm.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
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Careful.
Ink: Black, strong red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the King, Patriarch and Bishop; incipit of Texts I-II; titles of books to be read; initial word or line of the passages to be read; directives to the ministers; some letters of the Trinitarian formula (alternating with black letters) (in fols. 23r, 42r); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit pages of Texts I-II (fols. 3r, 45r) a few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).
Date: Second half of 20th century.
Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse scribe Baḥrǝyä Śǝllāse is mentioned as the scribe in Additio 3.Second half of 20th century.Check for additional bibliography
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Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Maʿār Qǝddǝst Māryām, MQM-012ʼ, 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/ESmqm012 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 4.6.2015
- Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 4.9.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 3.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor