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Gulo Maḵadā, Samāz Māryām, SMM-002

Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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https://betamasaheft.eu/ESsmm002
Samāz Māryām[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Taʾammǝra Māryām “Miracles of Mary”

Number of Text units: 8

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Samāz Māryām

Early 19th century.

Provenance

The following donors/owners are mentioned in the supplication formulas throughout the Ms.: Kǝbrǝna Krǝstos, Śahlǝna Māryām, Zarʾa Krǝstos, Yamāna Krǝstos, "the children of ʾabuna Libānos", Gabra Krǝstos (see also the concluding supplication on check the viewer107vc ).

Summary

I-1) Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt, Introductory rite of al-Muʿallaqah (fols. 2ra-4va) I-2) Introductory exhortation and hymns (fols. 4va-6ra) I-3) ʾƎsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki... “I worship Thee…” (fols. 6rc-6va) I-4) Taʾammǝra Māryām: 152 miracles (6va-108vb)
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–108vb ), Taʾammǝra Māryām
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–4va ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 4va–6ra ), Introductory exhortation and hymns
      1. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewer5rc-va ), ʾO-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝya qǝddǝst wa-dǝngǝlt ba-kǝlʾe Māryām ... "O my Lady, Holy and Two-fold Virgin Mary ..."
      2. ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewer5va ), ʾO-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä Māryām ʾǝmmu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos kahāli ... "O my Lady, Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ the Almighty ..."
      3. ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewer5va-6ra ), salām laki ʾo-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä Māryām ʾǝmma madḫǝn wa-ʾǝmma bǝrhān ... "Salutation to you, o my Lady Mary, Mother of the Saviour and Mother of the Light ..."
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 6rc–6va ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki ... “I worship Thee ...”
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 6va–108vb ), 152 Miracles of Mary

Contents


check the viewerFols 2ra–108vb Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)

Language of text:


check the viewerFols 6va–108vb 152 Miracles of Mary (CAe 3585)

Language of text:

The miracles are numbered.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      A coloured thread inserted in the right upper corner of check the viewerfol. 89 .

    2. Cues for rubrication (for numbers) on fols. 44v-59v.

    3. The letter ጸ is written in the margins of several folios: e.g., fols. 7vb-9rb, 12va-19vb.

    4. A sign in the shape of + is written in the margins of several folios: e.g., fols. 11rc, 17ra, 24rb-27rb, 82rb-83rb.

    5. Spaces for rubricated passages in the last miracle are left unfilled: fols. 107vc-108vb.

    6. Omitted words or passages are written interlineally: e.g., fols. 4va, 21vc, 61vb.

    7. Corrections are written over erasures: e.g., fols. 7ra, 26rc, 27rb (several lines), 50rb, 67va, 84va.

    8. Erasures are marked with thin lines: e.g., fols. 21rb, 48ra, 101rb.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has modern restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 108.0 (leaf) .Entered as 108.0 folios, in 14.0 (quire) .Entered as 14.0 quires (A+13). 365 310 70
    Outer dimensions
    Height 365
    Width 310
    Depth 70

    Foliation

    Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team

    Quire Structure Collation

    Signatures: Decorated - A decorated quire mark is written in the upper margin of 10r: ፩. Other quires had most probably also been marked, but the ink is faded and/or the quire marks are covered by parchment guards (28r, 37r, 53r). The word ጥራዝ ('quire') is written on 10r in the bottom margin in the same hand as the main text.

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 1 Fol. 1r A(s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 1rv)
    2 8 Fols 2r–9v I(fols. 2r-9v)
    3 8 Fols 10r–19v ፩II(fols. 10r-19v)
    4 8 Fols 20r–27v III(fols. 20r-27v)
    5 8 Fols 28r–36v IV(fols. 28r-36v)
    6 10 Fols 37r–46v V(fols. 37r-46v)
    7 8 Fols 47r–52v VI(fols. 47r-52v)
    8 8 Fols 53r–60v VII(fols. 53r-60v)
    9 9 Fols 61r–69v VIII(s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 61r-69v)
    10 6 Fols 70r–75v IX(fols. 70r-75v)
    11 8 Fols 76r–83v X(fols. 76r-83v)
    12 10 Fols 84r–93v XI(fols. 84r-93v)
    13 8 Fols 94r–101v XII(fols. 94r-101v)
    14 7 Fols 102r–108v XIII(s.l.: 7, no stub/fols. 102r-108v)

    Collation diagrams


    A(s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 1rv)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1

    I(fols. 2r-9v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    ፩II(fols. 10r-19v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(fols. 20r-27v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(fols. 28r-36v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(fols. 37r-46v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 34 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VI(fols. 47r-52v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 44 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VII(fols. 53r-60v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 52 59 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 61r-69v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    IX(fols. 70r-75v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 69 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    X(fols. 76r-83v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 75 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XI(fols. 84r-93v)
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 83 92 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    XII(fols. 94r-101v)
    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 93 100 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIII(s.l.: 7, no stub/fols. 102r-108v)
    Quire ID:q14
    Collation diagram Quire 14 107 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub/Fol. 1r) – II(8/Fols 2r–9v) – III(8/Fols 10r–19v) – IV(8/Fols 20r–27v) – V(8/Fols 28r–36v) – VI(10/Fols 37r–46v) – VII(8/Fols 47r–52v) – VIII(8/Fols 53r–60v) – IX(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/Fols 61r–69v) – X(6/Fols 70r–75v) – XI(8/Fols 76r–83v) – XII(10/Fols 84r–93v) – XIII(8/Fols 94r–101v) – XIV(6+1/s.l. 7, no stub/Fols 102r–108v) –

    Formula: Fol. 1r A(s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 1rv) ; Fols 2r–9v I(fols. 2r-9v) ; Fols 10r–19v ፩II(fols. 10r-19v) ; Fols 20r–27v III(fols. 20r-27v) ; Fols 28r–36v IV(fols. 28r-36v) ; Fols 37r–46v V(fols. 37r-46v) ; Fols 47r–52v VI(fols. 47r-52v) ; Fols 53r–60v VII(fols. 53r-60v) ; Fols 61r–69v VIII(s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 61r-69v) ; Fols 70r–75v IX(fols. 70r-75v) ; Fols 76r–83v X(fols. 76r-83v) ; Fols 84r–93v XI(fols. 84r-93v) ; Fols 94r–101v XII(fols. 94r-101v) ; Fols 102r–108v XIII(s.l.: 7, no stub/fols. 102r-108v);

    Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (10), 13 (8), 14 (7),

    Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (10), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (10), 13 (8), 14 (7),

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    The manuscript is very worn. The front board is broken and repaired. The sewing is heavily damaged and has been crudely repaired. Many leaves are detached from their counterparts. Many fols. damaged by water. Holes or tears amended on fols. 4, 12, 36, 44, 46, 71, 87.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards (the frond board is broken and carefully repaired) covered with reddish-brown leather (quarter cover). Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Two pairs of chains of endband stitches (or their traces) at the spine cover. Many quires are reinforced by parchment guards.

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    Original binding

    No

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 3

    Number of lines: 27

    H 220mm
    W 230mm
    Intercolumn mm
    Margins
    top 50
    bottom 60
    right 55
    left 20
    intercolumn
    All data are for check the viewer10r .

    Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Samāz Māryām, SMM-002 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 305mm, object width is: 310mm, computed height is: 330mm and object height is: 365mm.

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-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 partly visible.
    • Primary pricks are visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Divine names; names of the donors; groups of lines in the incipit page of Text I-1; incipit of sections and of subsections; many section numbers, the word tafaśśǝḥi “rejoice” in Text I-3; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Early 19th century

    Early 19th century

    Abbreviations

  2. check the viewer4va :
  3. ይካ፡ for ይበል፡ ካህን፡
  4. ይሕ፡ for ይበል፡ ሕዝብ፡
  5. ይዲ፡ for ይበል፡ ዲያቆን፡
  6. Keywords

    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
    2016-06-07T17:47:05.781+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    13.8.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESsmm002
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESsmm002
    idno
    type=filename
    ESsmm002.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESsmm002

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Susanne Hummel, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Samāz Māryām, SMM-002ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 13.8.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESsmm002 [Accessed: 2024-04-24+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema on 13.8.2020
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: added facs element on 12.8.2020
    • 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
    • Susanne Hummel Susanne Hummel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 27.10.2014
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.10.2010
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 15.5.2010

    Attributions of the contents

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