Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-012
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael / Malkǝʾa Mikāʾel "Image of Michael"
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 19th cent. (?)Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Many leaves are misplaced. The correct sequence would be: I-2) Homily: check the viewer9rb-11vb , 40ra-41vb; miracle: check the viewer41vb , 13ra-vb,12ra-rb I-3) Homily: check the viewer12vb , 14ra-15vb, 17ra-18vb, 32ra-35vb, 19ra; miracle: check the viewer19ra- vb, 16ra-rb I-4) Homily: check the viewer16vb , 20ra-26rb I-5) Homily: check the viewer27vb , 36ra-37vb, 28ra-31vb, 38ra; commemorative notice: check the viewer38vb-39vb , 42ra.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Record of guarantee for borrowing the book of Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel.
The very recent note is crudely written in Tǝgrǝñña, in pen, and is followed by writing exercises. It states 1983 year of mercy (= 1990/91 A.D.) as the date of the conclusion of the contract. -
: Unidentified text, incomplete.
check the viewer47ra : ሰዋስው፡ ነሣኦሙ፡ ስነ፡ ምግባሩ፡ ጽዱለ፡ ወንጹሐ፡ ጥዑም፡ መዓዘሁ፡ ዘይሰልብ፡ ልበና፡ ዘዘዚአሁ፡ ኀበሪሁ።... The note is probably written in the main hand.
Extras
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check the viewer25rb check the viewer29va check the viewer52rb check the viewer1r-
- Erased passage: . - Omissions were inserted interlineally: , 49ra, 50va. - A short note mentioning Walatta Māryām as the owner of the Ms. is written on . - Minor notes and scribbles: v, 2r, 20vb, 22v, 25r, 38r, 46vb, 47rb, 48r, 50r, 52r-v. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months written in the upper margin and encircled by thin lines: ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 9rb ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 12vb ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 27vb ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 42ra .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Simple ornamental bands (interlaces) on check the viewer12vb , 16vb, 27vb.
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 | 225 |
Width | 170 |
Depth | 40 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 1r-8v) | |
2 | 7 |
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II(7; s.l.: 4, stub after 3/fols. 9r-15v) | |
3 | 4 |
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III(4/fols. 16r-19v) | |
4 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 4 |
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V(4/fols. 28r-31v) | |
6 | 4 |
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VI(4/fols. 32r-35v) | |
7 | 4 |
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VII(4/fols. 36r-39v) | |
8 | 2 |
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VIII(2/fols. 40r-41v) | |
9 | 9 |
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IX(9; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 42r-50v) | |
10 | 2 |
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X(2/fols. 51r-52v) The quire structure cannot be determined with certainty, as many leaves are misplaced and have been crudely sewn together. One bifolio (fols. 47-48) is an eccentric insertion into quire XI, between leaves 6 and 7 (fols. 46 and 49). |
Collation diagrams
I(8/fols. 1r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
II(7; s.l.: 4, stub after 3/fols. 9r-15v)
Quire ID:q2
III(4/fols. 16r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
V(4/fols. 28r-31v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(4/fols. 32r-35v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(4/fols. 36r-39v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(2/fols. 40r-41v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(9; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 42r-50v)
Quire ID:q9
X(2/fols. 51r-52v) The quire structure cannot be determined with certainty, as many leaves are misplaced and have been crudely sewn together. One bifolio (fols. 47-48) is an eccentric insertion into quire XI, between leaves 6 and 7 (fols. 46 and 49).
Quire ID:q10
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (7), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (2), 9 (9), 10 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (7), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (4), 6 (4), 7 (4), 8 (2), 9 (9), 10 (2),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. is worn. Both boards are broken and crudely repaired; they have probably been re-used. The sewing is damaged and has been crudely repaired with different threads. Many fols. are misplaced. check the viewer16 is damaged with the loss of text.
Binding
Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes and tears are visible on the spine fold of the quires, close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 176mm |
W | 137mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 13 |
bottom | 36 |
right | 20 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-012 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 167mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 225mm and object height is: 225mm.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: Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre, irregular
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; name of the commissioner and of her family members; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I; incipits of all sections of Text I and incipit of Text II; the word salām "salutation" in Text II; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Second half of the 19th century (?)
Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer scribe Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer38ra , 46va, 52ra. The same scribe produced Ms. DMA-010.Second half of the 19th century (?)Abbreviations
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Ekaterina Gusarova, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Maḵodʿa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, GKM-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/ESgkm012 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- 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 6.11.2014
- Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 30.9.2013
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 4.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Ekaterina Gusarova, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor