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Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-012

Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians”

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Mǝdra Ruba /MR↗

19th century

Summary

I) Dǝrsanä sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jacob of Serug)(fols. 3ra-38va).
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewer3ra-38va ), I. Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)

Contents

check the viewer3ra-38va I. Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)

Incipit ( ): check the viewer3ra : በስመ፡ʼʼ… ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ዘሥሩግ፡ በእንተ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ቅድስት። ዘደረሰ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት። ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ [vac.] ገብረ፡ ሕይወት። ወአዕማቲሃ፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ [vac.] [check the viewer3rb ] ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ስምዑ፡ እንግርክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ … check the viewer3ra : In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. (This is) the homily which ʾabbā Jaqob of Serug composed on St Sabbath of Christians, which the Orthodox in faith composed. May her prayer and her blessing be with Gabra Ḥǝywat, and her maids Walatta Śǝllāse … Forever and ever. Amen. Listen, I will tell you about her greatness and her glory…

Explicit ( ): check the viewer38rb , l.12: … ወያድኅነኒ፡ ወለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ኅብኦ፡ እምሐከከ፡ ሰብእ፤ ወለአግብርቲከ፡ [check the viewer38va ]ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወለአዕማቲከ፡ ወለተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ አመተ፡ ጽዮን፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡ መሐሮሙ፡ ወአብኦሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘልጅ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ አባዕኮ፡ check the viewer38rb , l.12: …  May He save me; and for the one who wrote this book, hide him from the trouble of the people, (namely) your servants Gabra Masqal, Gabra Ḥǝywat, and your maids Walatta Yoḥannǝs, Walatta Śǝllāse, ʾAmata Ṣǝyon, Walatta Māryām. Have mercy upon them and bring them in the Kingdom of Heaven. Forever and ever. Amen. This (is) the book of lǝğ Gabra Ḥǝywat which he gave to the church of St Mary of ʾAbaʿǝko.

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. Crude notes in the margins and inside the text: e.g., fols.: 1r-2v, 6r, 16r, 23v, 30v, 34r, 34v, 38v-39v. Crude notes on the inner side of the back cover.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has no restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 39.0 (leaf) , Entered as 39.0 folios, of which 3.0 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 3.0 blank check the viewer1rv , 2rv, 39rv, in 6.0 (quire) .Entered as 6.0 quires (A + 5). 180 140 40
    Outer dimensions
    Height 180
    Width 140
    Depth 40

    Foliation

    Two cut leaves (not numbered), between check the viewer1r and check the viewer2r . Foliation mistake: number 37 is missing.

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
    2 8 Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
    3 8 Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
    4 8 Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
    5 8 Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
    6 4 Fols 35r–39v V(4/fols. 35r-39v).

    Collation diagrams


    A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

    I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(4/fols. 35r-39v).
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 35 38 Unit #1 Unit #2

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(8/Fols 11r–18v) – IV(8/Fols 19r–26v) – V(8/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(4/Fols 35r–39v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–39v V(4/fols. 35r-39v).;

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

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

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    The threads of the binding are partly broken. Many leaves are damaged by humidity or worn (check the viewer5r , 10r-12r, 17v-18r, 29v-36r) and by spots (check the viewer5v-6r , 8v-11r, 15r, 23v-24v, 26v-27r, 29v).

    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: 16

    H 160mm
    W 115mm
    Intercolumn 10mm
    Margins
    top 15
    bottom 35
    right 24
    left 10
    intercolumn 10

    Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-012 main part

    has a sum of layout height of 210mm which is greater than the object height of 180mm has a sum of layout width of 149mm which is greater than the object height of 140mm

    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.
    • Structural pricks are visible.
    Other
    • no

    Punctuation

    Executed: not quite regularly.

    Usage: not always logical.

    punctuation:

    • Dividers:
    • I. Colon;
    • colon with short lines above and below (e.g. fols.: 7va, ls. 6, 9, 15, 16; 8ra, l.16; 8rb, ls. 7, 9; 9rb, l.3; 17rb, l.1; 18ra, ls. 5, 8; 22va, l.2; 22vb, ls. 2, 3, 5; 35ra, ls. 2, 4, 10, 11, 15).
    • II. Four dot asterisk (e.g. fols.: 3ra, ls. 8, 10, 13; 3rb, ls. 2, 6, 9, 13; 3va, l.1; 10va, l.1; 12rb, l.5; 21vb, l.9; 34vb, ls. 2, 6; 38va, check the viewer10-11 );
    • nine dot asterisk (used throughout the text).
    • III. Long black line (esp. check the viewer38va , l.13).

    CruxAnsata

    Yes

    CruxAnsata: no

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    careful

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; four lines (in both columns) in the incipit page (fol. 3r), divided into two groups, alternating with black lines; some lines (one, two) at paragraph beginning on fols. 4va (ls. 15-16), 11ra (ls. 9-10), 18va (ls. 5-6), 24vb (l.16), 34ra (ls. 9-10); the horizontal dashes above and below Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs; the words “sanbat”, “lä-sanbat”; names of the donors.

    Date: 19th century

    19th century

  2. Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    none

    3. Keywords

    Homily

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

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    date
    2016-06-07T17:44:48.276+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-07T23:09:08.434+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    25.4.2019
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmr012
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmr012
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmr012.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmr012

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    Vitagrazia Pisani, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Ekaterina Gusarova, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-012ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 25.4.2019) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmr012 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Ekaterina Gusarova Ekaterina Gusarova: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 9.4.2014
    • Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 25.3.2011
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 11.5.2010

    Attributions of the contents

    Ekaterina Gusarova, contributor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

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