Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-008
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal” / Gadla Libānos “Vita of Libānos” / Taʾammǝra Libānos “Miracles of Libānos” / Tarik za-mänäkosat “History of the Monks”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Texts I-III and VIII are parts of the Missal. On texts IV, V and VII s.: A. BAUSI, La “Vita” e i “Miracoli” di Libānos, Lovanii 2003 (CSCO595-596[SA105-106]); 1-72 (text IV),73-205(text VI), 206-12 (text VII). Text VI is nearly identical to the genealogy published in: G. LUSINI, "Per una storia delle tradizioni monastiche eritree: le genealogie spirituali dell’ordine di Ēwosṭatēwos di Dabra Ṣarābi", in: U. Zanetti – E. Lucchesi (eds.), Ægyptus Christiana. Mélanges d’hagiographie égyptienne et orientale dédiés à la mémoire du P. Paul Devos, Bollandiste, Genève 2004 (Cahiers d’Orientalisme 25), 249-72; here 262-65.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Rhymed supplication for the soul of a local scribe Walda Muse.
check the viewer74r : እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ ዘአንሃልከ፨ ቅድመ፡ ጥቅማ፡ ለኢያሪኮ፡ በእደ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ገብርከ፨ ከማሁ፡ {ይእዜ፡} አንህል፡ ጥቅመ፡ ኃጢአትየ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ወልደ፡ ሙሴ። ወኃጢአተ፡ ኲሉ፡ ሕዝብከ። check the viewer74r : Lord our God, who destroyed the old wall of Jericho by the hand of Your servant Joshua, now in the same way destroy the wall of my sin, [the sin of] Your servant Walda Muse, and the sin of all Your people. -
: A short salām-hymn to the clergymen.
check the viewer74v : ሰላም፡ ለክሙ፡ ካህናት፡ አንትሙ፡ ለምግባረ፡ ሠናይ፡ ዘሃረየክሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በሸርነቱ፡ ይምሀርክሙ፡ ለገቢረ፡ ፈቃዱ፡ ያክህልክሙ፡ አ{ፍ}ቅሩ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስትያን። ትሔይሰክሙ check the viewer74v : Peace be to you, priests! May the Lord, who has chosen you for good deeds, in His goodness teach you [and] enable you to perform His will. Love the Church which will be good for you. Written by Walda Muse.
Extras
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- : Pen trial: “the pen which Walda Muse tried and began [writing with] on Monday, by the Lord’s grace”. - : Writing exercise (beginning of the Ethiopic syllabary). - (in the upper margin): 95r (in the bottom margin): The name በርናባስ፡ crudely written in pen. - , 91r, 98r, 105r, 106r, 109r, 111v (in the bottom margin): Crude notes. - (in the upper margin): በርናባስ፡ ተስፋየ፡ ፅገ፡ crudely written in pen; (in the bottom margin): ፅገ፡ ገ/ሚካኤል፡ crudely written in pen. - (in the upper margin): pen trial. In the bottom margin: note. - (in the upper margin): Note. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Fols. 76v, 83r, 87r, 89r, 92v, 95v, 98v (in the upper margin): Notes indicating the beginning of monthly readings from Gädlä Libānos.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Other Decorations
- drawing:
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Human figure on horseback.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 3r:
Human figure on horseback.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 74r:
Cross.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 74v:
Human figure on horseback.
- drawing:
check the viewerBack cover, inner part:
Human figure on horseback.
Catalogue Bibliography
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 195 |
Width | 175 |
Depth | 60 |
Foliation
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 | 2 |
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I(2/stubs before 1 and after 2/fols. 4r-5v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 6r-13v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 14r-21v) | |
5 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 22r-29v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/s. l.: 3, 6, stubs after 2, 5/fols. 30r-37v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VI(8/fols. 38r-45v) | |
8 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 46r-53v) | |
9 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 54r-61v) | |
10 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 62r-71v) | |
11 | 2 |
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X(2/fols. 72r-73v) | |
12 | 1 |
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XI(1/fol. 74) | |
13 | 8 |
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XII(8/fols. 75r-82v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 83r-90v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 91r-98v) | |
16 | 7 |
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XV(7/s. l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 99r-105v) | |
17 | 6 |
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XVI(6/fols. 106r-111v). Within and on the borders of some of the quires (e. g., XIV-XV), the leaves are held together by means of additional crudely made stitches. |
Collation diagrams
A(3/s. l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
I(2/stubs before 1 and after 2/fols. 4r-5v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 6r-13v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 14r-21v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 22r-29v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/s. l.: 3, 6, stubs after 2, 5/fols. 30r-37v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 38r-45v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 46r-53v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 54r-61v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 62r-71v)
Quire ID:q10
X(2/fols. 72r-73v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(1/fol. 74)
Quire ID:q12
XII(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8/fols. 83r-90v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 91r-98v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(7/s. l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 99r-105v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(6/fols. 106r-111v). Within and on the borders of some of the quires (e. g., XIV-XV), the leaves are held together by means of additional crudely made stitches.
Quire ID:q17
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (2), 12 (1), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (2), 12 (1), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (6),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The threads of the binding are broken. Some fols. are probably missing. Both front and back boards are broken and carefully repaired (with cord led through the holes in the parts of the covers).
Binding
Two wooden boards; Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 125mm |
W | 130mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 40 |
right | 25 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-008 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 165mm, object width is: 175mm, computed height is: 190mm and object height is: 195mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/B or 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 mostly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer51r)
). - Ruling pricks are visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer41r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda Muse scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; incipits of texts and of constituent parts of Gadla Libānos; the names Libānos and Mäṭaʿ in texts IV-VIII; names of the donors; abbreviations; the words ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡, ቡራኬ፡ and እማሬ፡ (ዕማሬ፡); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Text in fol. 106r is written alternately in red and black lines.
Date: 18th century.
Walda Muse scribe The main text is writen in a hand similar to that of Zawalda Māryām who wrote QSM-001 and QSM-007. Walda Muse wrote short additional texts on check the viewer1r , 74r-v (s. Additiones 1, 2 and varia). He is the scribe of MR-006 and SMM-006, but his handwriting is different from Walda Muse of MR-004.18th century.Abbreviations
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Iosif Fridman, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-008ʼ, 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/ESmr008 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]
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- 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 6.2.2015
- Iosif Fridman Iosif Fridman: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 26.4.2011
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 11.5.2010
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor