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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʿUrā Qirqos, UM-041

Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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ʿUrā Qirqos[view repository]

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General description

Gadla Qirqos "Vita of Cyricus"

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʿUrā Qirqos↗

First half or mid-18th cent (?).

Summary

I) Gadla Qirqos "Vita of Cyricus" (fols. 3ra-7vb, 36va-vb, 36ra-rb, 8ra-20vb, 35va-vb, 35ra-rb, 21ra-34vb), incomplete Additiones 1-2; colophon.

Contents

check the viewerFols 3ra–7vb, check the viewer36va–36vb, check the viewer36ra–36rb, check the viewer8ra–20vb, check the viewer35va–35vb, check the viewer35ra–35rb, check the viewer21ra–34vb Gadla Qirqos “Vita of Cyricus" (CAe 1488)

Incipit ( ): check the viewer3ra : በስመ፡”…ገድል፡ ወስምዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወዘእሙ፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ ወዘካልአንሂ፡ ፼፡ ወ[er.]፲፻፡ ወ፭፡ ፻፡ ወ፴፡ ወ፬ሰማዕት፡ እለ፡ ተከለሉ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ እስህንድሮስ፡[sic] [

] ንጉሠ፡ ግብጽ፡ ... : In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God, (this is) the combat and the martyrdom of saint and blessed Cyricus, and of his mother Julitta and of other 11,534 martyrs who were crowned in the time of Alexander, king of Egypt …

Explicit ( ): check the viewer34va , l.3 : …ወተከለሉ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፭ለሠርቀ፡ ጥር፡ ወሀሎ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወትረ፡ ይቀውም፡ በየማነ፡ መንበሩ፡ ለእግዚኣብ̱ሔር፡ ወተንብል፡ በእንቲአነ፡ ኀበ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዘለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፨ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፨--፨ …and they were crowned on 15th of the month of Ṭǝrr. And St Cyricus always stands on the right side of the throne of God and [he is] an intercessor for us in front of the eternal King. Amen and Amen. Let it be, let it be.

Folios missing (after fols. 7, 12, 16).

Colophon

check the viewer34vb check the viewer34va

f. 34va, l.14: ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወዘእሙ፡ [] ኢየሉጣ፡  ዘፈጸሙ፡ ገድሎሙ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ እለ፡ እስክንድሮስ፡ ንጉሥ፡ በእንተ፡ ስሙ፡ ለክርስቶስ፨ ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ደቂቆሙ፡ ተዓሬየነ፡ እግዚእ፡ ምስለ፡ ዘመልአክ፡ ወምስለ፡ ኵልነ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ዛቲ፡ መካን፡ ወምስለ፡ ጸሐፊሃ። [ኃ]ጥዕ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜ[ን።], l.14: Herewith the Life of Saint Cyricus and of his mother Julitta was completed, who finished their lives during the time of King Alexander for the sake of the name of Christ. Their prayer and their blessing be with their children Täʿareyännä ʾƎgziʾ with Za-Mälʾak and with all of us, children of this place, and with her (the book’s) scribe, sinner and impious Zawalda Māryām scribe . For ever and ever, amen.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 37ra

    : Exhortation to pray for the donor (?).

    check the viewer37ra : ኢትርስዑኒ፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ወሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል። ወለእመ፡ ነትገ፡ በቃልክሙ።።...

  2. check the viewerFol. 00

    f. 37rb-vb: Prayer for a funeral ritual (?).

    check the viewer37rb : ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ንስእለከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ወናስተ፡ በቊዓከ፡ በእንተ፡ እለ፡ ኖሙ፡ ኣግብርቲከ፡… check the viewer37rb : Hallelujah! We ask you, Lord, and supplicate to You for Your servants who died… Written in In a secondary, recent hand; incomplete. The text is not quite understandable (possibly excerpts from prayers or directives for the priest; cp. VelMe I, 18-21; II, 201-203).

Extras

  1. check the viewer16va check the viewer1rv check the viewer10r

    - Corrections written interlineally: e.g., , 27rb, 30rb. - The title of the Ms. "Gadla Qirqos" is written on the front cover (at the present condition visible upside down). - Writing exercises: , 2r. - Short and barely intelligible notes: (above), 12v (below), 18r (above), 23v (inside column b), 36v (above), 37r (below column a), 38v.

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months, written mostly in pencil in the upper or bottom margin: ጥር: check the viewerfol. 3r መጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 10r ሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 15v ጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 22v ኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 25r መስከረ[ም]: check the viewerfol. 25r ታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 30r መስከረም: check the viewerfol. 35v የካቲት፡ check the viewerfol. 36r .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: check the viewer3r : simple coloured (red, black) ornamental band; and black; geometric motifs.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has ancient restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 39.0 (leaf) , Entered as 39.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1rv, 2rv, 38rv, 39rv, in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires . 136 130 27
Outer dimensions
Height 136
Width 130
Depth 27

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v At the present condition the structure of quires is as follows: A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 6 Fols 3r–7v I(6; s.l.: 1/fols. 3r-7v)
3 6 Fols 8r–12v II(6; s.l.: 6/fols. 8r-12v)
4 6 Fols 13r–16v III(6/fols. 13r-16v)
5 4 Fols 17r–20v IV(4/fols. 17r-20v)
6 2 Fols 21r–23v V(2/ fols. 21r-23v)
7 6 Fols 24r–29v VI(6/fols. 24r-29v)
8 4 Fols 30r–33v VII(4/fols. 30r-33v)
9 6 Fols 34r–39v VIII (6/fols. 34r-39v).

Collation diagrams


At the present condition the structure of quires is as follows: A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(6; s.l.: 1/fols. 3r-7v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

II(6; s.l.: 6/fols. 8r-12v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 9 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

III(6/fols. 13r-16v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 15 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

IV(4/fols. 17r-20v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 21 24 Unit #1 Unit #2

V(2/ fols. 21r-23v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 25 26 Unit #1

VI(6/fols. 24r-29v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 27 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

VII(4/fols. 30r-33v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 33 36 Unit #1 Unit #2

VIII (6/fols. 34r-39v).
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 37 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(6/Fols 3r–7v) – III(6/Fols 8r–12v) – IV(6/Fols 13r–16v) – V(4/Fols 17r–20v) – VI(2/Fols 21r–23v) – VII(6/Fols 24r–29v) – VIII(4/Fols 30r–33v) – IX(6/Fols 34r–39v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v At the present condition the structure of quires is as follows: A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–7v I(6; s.l.: 1/fols. 3r-7v) ; Fols 8r–12v II(6; s.l.: 6/fols. 8r-12v) ; Fols 13r–16v III(6/fols. 13r-16v) ; Fols 17r–20v IV(4/fols. 17r-20v) ; Fols 21r–23v V(2/ fols. 21r-23v) ; Fols 24r–29v VI(6/fols. 24r-29v) ; Fols 30r–33v VII(4/fols. 30r-33v) ; Fols 34r–39v VIII (6/fols. 34r-39v).;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (4), 6 (2), 7 (6), 8 (4), 9 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (4), 6 (2), 7 (6), 8 (4), 9 (6),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

Some folios are missing (esp. after fols. 7, 12, 16, 23). check the viewer35 and 36 are misplaced (attached to the text block by a blue cotton thread, the recto and verso sides of both leaves have been reversed); they should be placed as follows: check the viewer35v after check the viewer20v and check the viewer35r before check the viewer21r ; check the viewer36v after check the viewer7v and check the viewer37r before check the viewer8r . Tears carefully amended on check the viewer14 , 32, 25. A few leaves are slightly damaged by humidity.

Binding

Two brown leather covers. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Binding material

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 14

H 88mm
W 95mm
Intercolumn 9mm
Margins
top 21
bottom 25
right 9
left 9
intercolumn 9
All data for check the viewer4r .

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʿUrā Qirqos, UM-041 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 113mm, object width is: 130mm, computed height is: 134mm and object height is: 136mm.

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
  • The upper line is written above the ruling (below on a few fols.).
  • 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 partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer14r)
    ).
Other
  • no

Punctuation

Executed: more or less regularly;

Usage: not always logical.

punctuation:

CruxAnsata

Yes

CruxAnsata: no

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Scribe: Zawalda Māryām scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    more or less regular on check the viewer3r-23v ; less careful, from check the viewer24 onwards (except misplaced check the viewer35r-36v )

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of Qirqos; initial lines on the incipit page; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Mid-18th century (?)

    Zawalda Māryām scribe (see the colophon)Mid-18th century (?)

    • Keywords

    Hagiography

    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Hamburg
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    date
    2016-06-07T17:47:43.895+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-07T22:12:53.152+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESum041
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESum041
    idno
    type=filename
    ESum041.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESum041

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