Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-041
Irene Roticiani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” (three months)
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, Maṭṭāʿ/Libānos↗
1650-1750Provenance
The church of ʾabuna Libānos Mäsṭǝḥ is mention as the possessor of the Ms. in Additio 1. Gabra ʾIyasus is only mentioned on check the viewer103rb ; his name has been erased/washed out throughout the Ms. The space for the donor´s name in the supplications has not been filled throughout the Ms. Names of other individuals are mentioned: Walda ʾAbrǝha (?) (crudely written and not easily readable) on check the viewer3rb check the viewer20 , ? Häbännä Wald on check the viewer7vb (black ink) and 10ra, Wäḫaba Śǝllāse (written interlineally) is mentioned on check the viewer11vc and as ? Wäḫaba Śǝllāse on fol.12ra.
Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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l.17: Purchase note.
check the viewer146rb l.17: ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአቡነ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ መስጥህ፡ ዳኛው፡ በላታ፡ ተሰማ፡ እማኞች፡ ሀለቃ፡ ማሩ፡ መምሬ፡ ተክሉ፡ ሀለቃ፡ ወልደ፡ ንጉሥ፡ አቶ፡ ደረስ፡ ኢራር፡ እለቱ፡ ሰኞ፡ ወርኁ፡ ጥር፡ ዘመኑ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ሻጩ፡ መምሬ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ check the viewer146rb l.17: This is the book of (the church of) ʾabuna Libānos Mäsṭǝh, the judge (is) bälatta Täsämma, the witnesses are haläqa Maru, mämǝre Täklu, haläqa Walda Nǝguś, ʾato Därräs ʾIrar, (in) the day of Monday, the month of Ṭǝrr (in the) year of John, the seller is Gabra Māryām. In Amharic. The note is probably written in the same hand as the one that added later the donor´s name. The church of ʾabuna Libānos Mäsṭǝh is also mentioned in Additiones 1, 3 in MR-037. -
l.1: Supplication note (?)
check the viewer146rc l.1: ንህነ፡ ወኢትዝከር፡ ኵሉ፡ አበሳነ፡ አበሳ፡ ኃጢአት፡ -
: Za-ʾaqrabku māḥleta… “The song I am offering…” (concluding prayer).
check the viewer141rc : ዘአቅረብኩ᎓ ማህሌተ᎓ አዘኪርየ᎓ አዕላፈ፡ እምእለ᎓ ተፀምዱከ᎓ ዘልፈ፡ ለለአነብብ᎓ ተወከፍ᎓ ዘንዴትየ᎓ መጽሃፈ፡ ...
Extras
- - The title of the text is crudely written on , in pencil. - Pen trials on (black ink), 146v (written in black, deep reddish brown, very deep purple ink and pencil). - Several corrections written interlineally in blue pen (e.g., l.4, 11rb l.4, 11rc l.12).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer3r : Crude, coloured (moderate azure) horizontal ornamental band with interlaced motifs (the colour is faded).
- frame: check the viewer51v : Crude, coloured (moderate azure, red) horizontal ornamental band with interlaced motifs (the colour is slightly faded).
Catalogue Bibliography
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 285 |
Width | 275 |
Depth | 90 |
Foliation
Lacunae on check the viewer104vb , 104vc (?).
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
V(16/fols. 35r-50v) - VI(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
VIII(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
IX(8/fols. 75r-82v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
X(8/fols. 83r-90v) | |
11 | 4 |
|
XI(4/fols. 91r-94v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
XII(8/fols. 95r-102v) | |
13 | 4 |
|
XIII(4/fols. 103r-196v) | |
14 | 4 |
|
XIV(4/fols. 107r-110v) | |
15 | 8 |
|
XV(8/fols. 111r-118v) | |
16 | 8 |
|
XVI(8/fols. 119r-126v) | |
17 | 8 |
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XVII(8/fols. 127r-134v) | |
18 | 8 |
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XVIII(8/fols. 135r-142v) | |
19 | 4 |
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XIX(4/fols. 143r-146v). Quire A is of different size and possibly originates from another Ms. Three bifolios (fols. 44r-49v) are an eccentric insertion into quire V, between leaves 9 and 10 (fols. 43 and 50). Some folios in quire V are misplaced, fol. 35 (original position between fols. 43 and 44); also fol. 93 (original position between fols. 89 and 90), fols. 107 and 108 (original position between fols. 103 and 104). Quire XII is composed of 4 s.l. crudely sewn to the text block. |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(16/fols. 35r-50v) - VI(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 83r-90v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(4/fols. 91r-94v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 95r-102v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(4/fols. 103r-196v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(4/fols. 107r-110v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(8/fols. 111r-118v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(8/fols. 119r-126v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(8/fols. 127r-134v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(8/fols. 135r-142v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(4/fols. 143r-146v). Quire A is of different size and possibly originates from another Ms. Three bifolios (fols. 44r-49v) are an eccentric insertion into quire V, between leaves 9 and 10 (fols. 43 and 50). Some folios in quire V are misplaced, fol. 35 (original position between fols. 43 and 44); also fol. 93 (original position between fols. 89 and 90), fols. 107 and 108 (original position between fols. 103 and 104). Quire XII is composed of 4 s.l. crudely sewn to the text block.
Quire ID:q19
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (4), 12 (8), 13 (4), 14 (4), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (4), 12 (8), 13 (4), 14 (4), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (4),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. has been resewn. Some fols are missing, some are misplaced. check the viewer143-146 are damaged by rodents and part of the text (left bottom corner) is lost. The sewing is repaired by additional threads. Cut crudely amended on check the viewer11 , 18, 72, 77, 107.
Binding
Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two rows of small holes, close to the head and to the tail of the codex, are visible on the spine fold of the quires.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30
H | 211mm |
W | 217mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 34 |
bottom | 40 |
right | 41 |
left | 17 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-041 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 275mm, object width is: 275mm, computed height is: 285mm and object height is: 285mm.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 visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Structural pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Irregular, uneven
Ink: Black, red (vivid vermilion).
Rubrication: Nomina sacra (only St Mary); name of the donor (fol. 103rb); the word salām; incipits of the text and its subsections (a few lines are rubricated, alternating with black lines, in the pages opening the commemorative notices for each month: fols. 3r, 51v, 105r); elements of punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Late 17th - early 18th century
Late 17th - early 18th centuryAbbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The handwriting appears irregular and uneven, mostly due to irregular ruling (c.p. check the viewer6v , 7r), different size of columns (c.p. check the viewer5r , 6v, 7r, 98r), different size of the letters (c.p. check the viewer51rc ).Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
The scribe tends to small, broad, rounded, broadly spaced letters.Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
Loops of the vowel markers tend to be open.Hand 5
Script: Ethiopic
Particular features are:Hand 6
Script: Ethiopic
- the form of 'one' (፩) is rounded at the bottom and upwards-oriented (e.g.: check the viewer5vb l.1).Hand 7
Script: Ethiopic
- the horizontal strokes containing the numbers are constituted by dots (eg. check the viewer97vc l.2, 107ra l.19), or by the combination of dots and stroke (eg. check the viewer4va l.10, 100va l.1)Hand 8
Script: Ethiopic
- the letter ሐ often has an unusually long hairline stroke at the top (eg. check the viewer7rb l.19, 10va l.12)Hand 9
Script: Ethiopic
- the loops of ቶ and ቆ are placed on the left side of the horizontal stroke, not in the middle,Hand 10
Script: Ethiopic
mostly connected to the left stroke instead of being connected the upper horizontal stroke (eg. for ቶ: check the viewer6rb l.4, 7va l.11, 9va l.1; eg. for ቆ: check the viewer4rb l.1, 4rc l.1).Hand 11
Script: Ethiopic
- the word ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer is in the most cases written with a ligature.More bibliography
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Irene Roticiani, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Massimo Villa, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-041ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 10.5.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmr041 [Accessed: 2024-04-26+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Massimo Villa Massimo Villa: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 29.1.2015
- Irene Roticiani Irene Roticiani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 18.9.2012
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 13.5.2010
Attributions of the contents
Massimo Villa, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor