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Addet, Private collection of Mamhǝr Dǝggu, EAP336/2/3

Mersha Alehegne, Eugenia Sokolinski, Addisie Yalew

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

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https://betamasaheft.eu/MDA003
Private collection of Mamhǝr Dǝggu[view repository]

Collection: EAP 336

Other identifiers: MDA-003

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General description

Commentaries on Old Testament books; 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees

Number of Text units: 12

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerpps 5ra–82ra ), Commentary on Old Testament books
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerpps 5ra–5vb ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Introduction
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerpps 5vb–32vb ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Commentary on Genesis
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerpps 32vb–52ra ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Commentary on Exodos
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerpps 52ra–61vc ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Commentary on Leviticus
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerpps 62ra–69vb ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Commentary on Numbers
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerpps 69vb–81ra ), Commentary on Old Testament books, Commentary on Deuteronomy
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerpps 83ra–85rc ), መጽሐፈ ምንሀር
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerpps 91ra–101va ), Maṣḥafa miṭata bǝrhānāta samāy
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerpps 101vb–117rc ), 1 Maccabees, Book of (Vulgata)
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerpps 117va–129vb ), 2 Maccabees, Book of (Vulgata)
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerpps 133ra–167r ), Commentary on Daniel (General record)

Contents

check the viewerpps 5ra–82ra Commentary on Old Testament books (CAe 6843)

Language of text: Gǝʿǝz

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerpp. 1r (Type: GuestText)

    Incomplete excerpt from an unidentified text, dealing with the controversy of Qǝbāt and Tawāhǝdo about the nature of Jesus Christ.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz ዳእሙ፡ በምክንያተ፡ ትስእብት፡ ዘተቀብዐ፡ በመለኮት፡

Extras

  1. check the viewerpp. 167r (Type: ScribalNoteCommissioning)

    Mention of the scribe,Ḫāyla Śǝllāse , and commissioner,Yoḥannǝs , bishop of Tǝgrāy.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡፡ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ፡ላዕከ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳስ ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ኃሣሲ፡ ንስሐ፡ ወስርዬት፡ ላዕከ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ሊቀ፡ ጳጳስ፡

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    The manuscript mostly contains the titles of the textual unit, written in upper margin.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

170 (leaf) .Entered as 170 33 (page, blank) .Entered as 33 350 28090
Outer dimensions
Height 350
Width 280
Depth 90

Foliation

The manuscript is not foliated. The folio numbers used in this description were added digitally to the manuscript's images.

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Decorated quire marks from to and on (on the first page of each quire).

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 4 pps 1r–4v
2 1 8 pps 5r–12v
3 2 8 pps 13r–20v ፪
4 3 6 pps 21r–26v ፫
5 4 8 pps 27r–34v ፬
6 5 8 pps 35r–42v ፭
7 6 8 pps 43r–50v ፮
8 7 8 pps 51r–58v ፯
9 8 8 pps 59r–66v ፰
10 9 8 pps 67r–74v ፱
11 10 8 pps 75r–82v ፲
12 11 8 pps 83r–90v
13 12 8 pps 91r–98v
14 13 6 pps 99r–104v ፪
15 14 7 pps 105r–111v 6, stub after 1
16 15 6 pps 112r–117v
17 16 8 pps 118r–125v
18 17 7 pps 126r–132v 3, stub after 5
19 18 8 pps 133r–140v 6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6
20 19 8 pps 141r–148v
21 20 8 pps 149r–156v
22 21 8 pps 157r–164v 6, stub after 2 3, stub after 5
23 22 6 pps 165r–170v

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 5 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q3, number:2, Ethiopic quire number: ፪
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q4, number:3, Ethiopic quire number: ፫
Collation diagram Quire 4 21 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q5, number:4, Ethiopic quire number: ፬
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q6, number:5, Ethiopic quire number: ፭
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q7, number:6, Ethiopic quire number: ፮
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q8, number:7, Ethiopic quire number: ፯
Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q9, number:8, Ethiopic quire number: ፰
Collation diagram Quire 9 59 66 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q10, number:9, Ethiopic quire number: ፱
Collation diagram Quire 10 67 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q11, number:10, Ethiopic quire number: ፲
Collation diagram Quire 11 75 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q12, number:11
Collation diagram Quire 12 83 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q13, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 13 91 98 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q14, number:13, Ethiopic quire number: ፪
Collation diagram Quire 14 99 104 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

6, stub after 1
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 15 105 111 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q16, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 16 112 117 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3


Quire ID:q17, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 17 118 125 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 18 126 132 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 19 133 140 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q20, number:19
Collation diagram Quire 20 141 148 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q21, number:20
Collation diagram Quire 21 149 156 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

6, stub after 2 3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q22, number:21
Collation diagram Quire 22 157 164 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q23, number:22
Collation diagram Quire 23 165 170 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/pps 1r–4v) – I(8/pps 5r–12v) – ፪II(8/pps 13r–20v) – ፫III(6/pps 21r–26v) – ፬IV(8/pps 27r–34v) – ፭V(8/pps 35r–42v) – ፮VI(8/pps 43r–50v) – ፯VII(8/pps 51r–58v) – ፰VIII(8/pps 59r–66v) – ፱IX(8/pps 67r–74v) – ፲X(8/pps 75r–82v) – XI(8/pps 83r–90v) – XII(8/pps 91r–98v) – ፪XIII(6/pps 99r–104v) – XIV(6+1/s.l. 6, stub after 1/pps 105r–111v) – XV(6/pps 112r–117v) – XVI(8/pps 118r–125v) – XVII(6+1/s.l. 3, stub after 5/pps 126r–132v) – XVIII(6+2/s.l. 6, stub after 3; s.l. 3, stub after 6/pps 133r–140v) – XIX(8/pps 141r–148v) – XX(8/pps 149r–156v) – XXI(6+2/s.l. 6, stub after 2; s.l. 3, stub after 5/pps 157r–164v) – XXII(6/pps 165r–170v) –

Formula: pps 1r–4v ; pps 5r–12v ; pps 13r–20v ; pps 21r–26v ; pps 27r–34v ; pps 35r–42v ; pps 43r–50v ; pps 51r–58v ; pps 59r–66v ; pps 67r–74v ; pps 75r–82v ; pps 83r–90v ; pps 91r–98v ; pps 99r–104v ; pps 105r–111v 6, stub after 1 ; pps 112r–117v ; pps 118r–125v ; pps 126r–132v 3, stub after 5 ; pps 133r–140v 6, stub after 3 3, stub after 6 ; pps 141r–148v ; pps 149r–156v ; pps 157r–164v 6, stub after 2 3, stub after 5 ; pps 165r–170v ;

Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (7), 16 (6), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (6), 15 (7), 16 (6), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (6),

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

Blind-tooled leather cover.

Wooden boards.

Sewing Stations

4

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerpps 5r–168r )

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 35-39

Ruling
  • Ruling is visible.
  • The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking is visible.
  • Primary pricks are mostly visible, horizontal pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date:

    Irregular hand, perhaps the manuscript was copied by more than one scribe.

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
    date
    type=expanded
    25.4.2024 at 10:41:48
    date
    type=lastModified
    18.10.2023
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/MDA003/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/MDA003
    idno
    type=filename
    MDA003.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    MDA003

    Edition Statement

    Digitized within the framework of the project Endangered Archives Programme, EAP336 "Preserving the lay bet andemta: the Ethiopian intellectual legacy on the verge of extinction", 2010-2011, https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP336

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    Encoded according to the Beta maṣāḥǝft Guidelines. These Guidelines detail the TEI format ruled by the Beta maṣāḥǝft Schema. The present TEI file is enriched with an Xquery transformation taking advantage of the exist-db database instance where the data is stored and of the many external resources to which this data points to.

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    Alessandro Bausi, Mersha Alehegne, Eugenia Sokolinski, Addisie Yalew, ʻAddet, Private collection of Mamhǝr Dǝggu, EAP336/2/3ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2023-10-18) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/MDA003 [Accessed: 2024-05-24]

    Revisions of the data

    • Addisie Yalew Change the folio no of content description on 18.10.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Update the quire on 12.10.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Update the quire on 12.7.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Continued description of contents on 11.6.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Description of contents on 7.6.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Description of additions on 4.6.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Description of binding on 25.5.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Description of hand note and layout on 24.5.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Continue description of the structure of quires on 17.5.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Describe the structure of quires on 16.5.2023
    • Addisie Yalew Add number of blank folia on 15.5.2023
    • Eugenia Sokolinski Created stub from project spreadsheet on 4.5.2023
    • Mersha Alehegne Photographed the manuscript for the BL EAP336 project on 10.11.2010

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Mersha Alehegne, editor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, editor

    Addisie Yalew, editor

    Digitized within the framework of the project Endangered Archives Programme, EAP336 "Preserving the lay bet andemta: the Ethiopian intellectual legacy on the verge of extinction", 2010-2011, https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP336
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.