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Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-015

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/ESmr015
Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

Places IndexPersons IndexGeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionCatalogueAuthors

General description

Vita, Miracles, and Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase↗

Late 19th - early 20th century

Provenance

Commissioned by “the governor of Tǝgray” (Tǝgre makʷannǝn ) Ḥāgʷas (daǧǧāzmāč Ḥāgʷas Tafari ) “whose baptismal name is Zawalda Māryām". Members of his family are also mentioned: his wife Walatta Madḫǝn, his son and daughter (s. supplication formulas, e.g., check the viewer10va , esp. Additio 1, check the viewer70rb- va). Other names (qaññāzmāč Dastā etc.), apparently also of Ḥāgʷas’s relatives, are mentioned; further names of persons probably belonging to the same family are mentioned on check the viewer72rb .

Summary

I) Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 7ra-54va) II) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 13 miracles (fols. 54va-70rb) III) Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 70vb-72ra) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 7ra–54va ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 54va–70rb ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 13 miracles
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 70rb–72ra ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Contents

Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerff. 70rb

    -va, 72rb: Note on commissioning of the writing, extended by the list of the commissioner's family members (?).

    The note mentions the commissioner, “the governor of Tǝgray” (tǝgre makʷanni) Ḥāgʷas ( daǧǧāzmāč Ḥāgʷas Tafari donor ), whose baptismal name is Zawalda Māryām.

Extras

  1. - Chains of black and red dots in some fols.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 4v:

    The commissioner (däğğazmač Ḥāgʷas Tafari donor ).

  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 5r:

    The Virgin Mary with her Child.

  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 72v:

    St. Gabra Manfas Qǝddus.

  4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 73r:

    The wife of the donor (with their daughter?).

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 73.0 (leaf) , Entered as 73.0 folios, of which 4.0 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 4.0 blank check the viewer1rv , 2rv, 3rv, 6rv, in 10.0 (quire) .Entered as 10.0 quires (A+9). 245 185 60
Outer dimensions
Height 245
Width 185
Depth 60

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 6 Fols 1r–6v A(6/fols. 1r-6v)
2 8 Fols 7r–14v I(8/fols. 7r-14v)
3 6 Fols 15r–21v II(6/fols. 15r-21v)
4 8 Fols 22r–29v III(8/fols. 22r-29v)
5 8 Fols 30r–37v IV(8/fols. 30r-37v)
6 6 Fols 38r–43v V(6/fols. 38r-43v)
7 7 Fols 44r–50v VI(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 44r-50v)
8 7 Fols 51r–57v VII(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 51r-57v)
9 8 Fols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
10 8 Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v).

Collation diagrams


A(6/fols. 1r-6v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 6 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

I(8/fols. 7r-14v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 7 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(6/fols. 15r-21v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 15 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

III(8/fols. 22r-29v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 30r-37v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 29 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(6/fols. 38r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 37 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

VI(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 44r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 51r-57v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(8/fols. 66r-73v).
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 65 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/Fols 1r–6v) – II(8/Fols 7r–14v) – III(6/Fols 15r–21v) – IV(8/Fols 22r–29v) – V(8/Fols 30r–37v) – VI(6/Fols 38r–43v) – VII(6+1/s.l. 1, stub after 7/Fols 44r–50v) – VIII(6+1/s.l. 1, stub after 7/Fols 51r–57v) – IX(8/Fols 58r–65v) – X(8/Fols 66r–73v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–6v A(6/fols. 1r-6v) ; Fols 7r–14v I(8/fols. 7r-14v) ; Fols 15r–21v II(6/fols. 15r-21v) ; Fols 22r–29v III(8/fols. 22r-29v) ; Fols 30r–37v IV(8/fols. 30r-37v) ; Fols 38r–43v V(6/fols. 38r-43v) ; Fols 44r–50v VI(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 44r-50v) ; Fols 51r–57v VII(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols. 51r-57v) ; Fols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) ; Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v).;

Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (), 8 (), 9 (8), 10 (8),

Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (), 8 (), 9 (8), 10 (8),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Two wooden boards covered by reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations. Two pairs of chains of endband stitches through the spine cover.

Binding decoration

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 24

H 170mm
W 160mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 25
bottom 45
right 20
left 15
intercolumn 10
All data are for check the viewer8r .

Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-015 main part

has a sum of layout width of 195mm which is greater than the object height of 185mm

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: Tawalda Ḥǝḍān scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre but careful

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; names of the donors and scribes; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I and II; incipit of Text III; incipits of sections and miracles; names of the months; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Late 19th - early 20th century

    The scribe ʾalaqā Tawalda Ḥǝḍān scribe is mentioned in Additio 1 (the note adds also what can be his baptismal or his father's name Gabra Śǝllāse).Late 19th - early 20th century

    • Keywords

    Hagiography

    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
    2016-06-07T17:44:50.316+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-04-08T11:38:38.295+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    27.3.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmr015
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmr015
    idno
    type=filename
    ESmr015.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESmr015

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-015ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 27.3.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmr015 [Accessed: 2024-04-20+02:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema split msitems provided IDs (no IDs for persons created) on 27.3.2020
    • 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 13.12.2014
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 21.10.2010
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 11.5.2010

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    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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