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Gulo Maḵadā, Sabayā Māryām, SM-013

Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Säbäya Māryām /SM

King Yoḥannǝs IV (r. 1872-89) is mentioned in Additio 1.

Provenance

The name of the original donor was erased throughout the Ms. and replaced with those of Walda Hāymānot, Za-Walda Māryām or ʿArkä Śǝllāse (e.g., check the viewer19vb , 43vb), which in turn have been sometimes erased or crossed out and replaced with those of Tawalda Madḫǝn and his wife Walatta Yoḥannǝs (e.g., check the viewer13ra , 38ra, 39va, 62rb, 63vb). According to Additiones 1 and 2 the Ms. has been purchased and donated to the church by bašša Bǝrru whose baptismal name was Tawalda Madḫǝn.

Summary

I) Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael (fols. 1ra-71ra) I-1) Homily by Timothy (Dǝmatewos), Patriarch of Alexandria for [Ḫǝdār] (fols. 1ra-7vb); miracle (fols. 7vb-8vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 8vb) I-2) Homily by an anonymous author for the 12th of Tāḫśāś (fols. 8vb-12rb); miracle (fols. 12rb-13ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 13ra) I-3) Homily [by Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Cyprus] for Ṭǝrr (fols. 13ra-19vb); miracle (fols. 19vb-20va); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 20rb-va) I-4) Homily by an anonymous author for Yakkātit (fols. 20va-23ra); miracle (fols. 23rb-24ra); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 24ra-rb) I-5) Homily by Yoḥannǝs [Severus], Metropolitan [Patriarch] of Antiochia [for Maggābit] (fols. 24rb-38rb); miracle (fols. 38rb-39va); ʾarke-hymn (added in the upper margin of ol. 39v) I-6) Homily [by Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs the Orthodox] for Miyāzyā (fols. 39va-43va); miracle (fols. 43va-44vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 44vb-45ra) I-7) Homily by Yoḥannǝs, Patriarch [Metropolitan] of Ethiopia for Gǝnbot (fols. 45ra-46va); miracle (fols. 46va-47vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 47vb) I-8) Homily by [Yoḥannǝs], Metropolitan [of ʾAksum for Sane] (fols. 47vb-53vb); miracle (fols. 53vb-54va); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 54va) I-9) Homily [by Metropolitan Yoḥannǝs] for Ḥamle (fols. 54va-58va); miracle (fols. 58vb-59rb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 59rb-va) I-10) Homily by an anonymous author for Naḥāse (fols. 59va-62ra); miracle (fols. 62rb-63vb); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 63vb) I-11) Homily by an anonymous author for Maskaram (fols. 64ra-66ra); miracle (fols. 66ra-67rb l. 16); ʾarke-hymn (fol. 67rb l. 17-67va) I-12) Anonymous homily for the 12th of Ṭǝqǝmt (fols. 67va-69vb); miracles (fols. 70ra-70vb); ʾarke-hymn (fols. 70vb-71ra) Additiones 1-2.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):


The commemorative notices for each month are missing.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 71ra

    : Purchase note.

    check the viewer71ra :  ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘባሻ፡ ብሩ፡ ወስመ፡ ከርስትናሁ፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ ዘአጥረያ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ [sic] ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ፡ ዘተሰየጣ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ንጉሠ፡ ጽዮን፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ፡ ዘሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ። ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፡ አሜን። The name of the buyer, bašša Bǝrru (whose baptismal name was Tawalda Madḫǝn) and the names of members of his family are mentioned. The note is written in the same hand as Additio 2 and probably in the same hand as the main text.
  2. check the viewerf. 71rb

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer71rb : መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ ሰበያ፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ ወስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወስመ፡ አኁሁ፡ ገብረ፡ መድኅን፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ሐብተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ተስፋ፡ ስላሴ፡ ወስመ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወስመ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ መዝገበ፡ ሥላሴ። The name of the donor, Tawalda Madḫǝn (s. Additio 1), and the names of members of his family are mentioned. The note is written in the same hand as Additio 1 and probably in the same hand as the main text. A passage written above Additio 2 (probably in red) has been erased.

Extras

  1. check the viewer1r check the viewer7va check the viewer71v

    - The title of the work crudely written in blue ink, in the lower margin: . - Small designs (protective drawings?): , 54ra. - Pen trials: .
  2. (Type: findingAid)

    Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months, written in the upper margin: ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 8vb ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 13ra ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 20va ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 47vb ዘነሀሴ [sic]: check the viewerfol. 59vb (in pencil) ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 67va .

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 71.0 (leaf) , Entered as 71.0 folios, of which 1.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 1.0 blank fol. 71v, in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires . 205 175 50
Outer dimensions
Height 205
Width 175
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 8 Fols 1r–8v I(8/fols.1r-8v)
2 8 Fols 9r–16v II(8/fols.9r-16v)
3 8 Fols 17r–24v III(8/fols.17r-24v)
4 8 Fols 25r–32v IV(8/fols.25r-32v)
5 8 Fols 33r–40v V(8/fols.33r-40v)
6 8 Fols 41r–48v VI(8/fols.41r-48v)
7 8 Fols 49r–56v VII(8/fols.49r-56v)
8 8 Fols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols.57r-64v)
9 7 Fols 65r–71v IX(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols.65r-71v)

Collation diagrams


I(8/fols.1r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols.9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 9 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols.17r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 17 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols.25r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 25 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols.33r-40v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(8/fols.41r-48v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 41 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols.49r-56v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 49 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8/fols.57r-64v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols.65r-71v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/Fols 1r–8v) – II(8/Fols 9r–16v) – III(8/Fols 17r–24v) – IV(8/Fols 25r–32v) – V(8/Fols 33r–40v) – VI(8/Fols 41r–48v) – VII(8/Fols 49r–56v) – VIII(8/Fols 57r–64v) – IX(6+1/s.l. 1, stub after /Fols 65r–71v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–8v I(8/fols.1r-8v) ; Fols 9r–16v II(8/fols.9r-16v) ; Fols 17r–24v III(8/fols.17r-24v) ; Fols 25r–32v IV(8/fols.25r-32v) ; Fols 33r–40v V(8/fols.33r-40v) ; Fols 41r–48v VI(8/fols.41r-48v) ; Fols 49r–56v VII(8/fols.49r-56v) ; Fols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols.57r-64v) ; Fols 65r–71v IX(7; s.l. 1, stub after 7/fols.65r-71v);

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

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

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The Ms. is worn. Both boards are broken and repaired. The Ms. has been resewn. Many folios are damaged by water.

Binding

Two wooden boards (each made of two pieces of wood); Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Rows of small holes visible on the spine fold of the quires, close to the head and tail of the codex.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 21

H 150mm
W 150mm
Intercolumn 7mm
Margins
top 20
bottom 35
right 13
left 12
intercolumn 7

Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Sabayā Māryām, SM-013 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 175mm, object width is: 175mm, computed height is: 205mm and object height is: 205mm.
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

    Mediocre.

    Ink: Black, red and reddish brown.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donor and his family members; groups of lines on the incipit page; incipits of subsections; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of the chapter dividers; Ethiopic numerals or their elements; coronis fol. 5v.

    Date: Second half of the 19th century.

    Second half of the 19th century.
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    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    2016-06-07T17:47:02.294+02:00
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    type=expanded
    2022-04-08T09:31:11.225+02:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESsm013
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESsm013
    idno
    type=filename
    ESsm013.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESsm013

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    Vitagrazia Pisani, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGulo Maḵadā, Sabayā Māryām, SM-013ʼ, 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/ESsm013 [Accessed: 2024-03-28+01:00]

    Revisions of the data

    • 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 9.11.2014
    • Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 7.10.2011
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 14.5.2010

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