Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 8
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
Mekane Yesus Seminary, EMIP
Collection: Mekane Yesus Seminary
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 608
General description
Mekane Yesus Seminary 8
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Contents
Fols 1r–122r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by እዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ዚቅ፡ እምዮሐንስ፡ እስከ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ዋዜማ፡ ዚቅ፡ እስመ፡ ለዓለም፡ አቡን፡ ዓራራይ፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላም፡ ወኵሉ፡ ድሙር፡ ዘአስተጋብእዎ፡ ሊቃውንተ፡ ጎንደር፡ ኅሩያን፡ ዘምስለ፡ መምህራን፡ ጥዑማነ፡ ልሳን፡ ወአፍ፡ ዘሸዋ፡ ወዘጎንደር፡ ዘትግሬ፡ ወዘጎጃም፡ ሥኵራን፡ በመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መኃትዊሃ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ሥርጉት፡ . . . . .ommission by በ፩፡ ብፁዕ፡ አንተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ዘሀለወከ፡ ታእምር፡ ወተሐውር፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጸሊ፡ በእንቲአነ፡ ውስተ፡ ርእሰ፡ አውደ፡ ዓመት፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ ተዝካርከ፡ ባርከኒ፡ እንሣዕ፡ በረከተከ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Yä-Aba Jale Ziq Chants, የአባ፡ ጃሌ፡ ዚቅ፡Additions In this unit there are in total .
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At various points in the manuscript, the writer indicates instructions for the ziq and often identifies the source of the tradition for that particular chant. Gojjam, Gondar, Tigray and Shewa are mentioned. E.g., f. 1r identifies the order of the following Ziq as from Gojjam. Then, in folio 40r the writer identifies the source of the following festival ziq order as from Gondar
Extras
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a piece of paper that indicates that this work is Yä-Aba Jale Ziq Chants
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blank
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(etc.) words of text are written interlinearly
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(etc.) lines of text are written interlinearly
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f. 5v, col. 1, line 8 f. 8v, col. 1, line 13 f. 29r, col. 1, line 11 f. 68r, col. 1, line 2 f. 74v, col. 1, line 4 f. 75v, col. 1, line 10 f. 11v, col. 2, line 20
lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (5v; 8v; 29r; 68r; 74v; 75v), or in the bottom margin (11v)
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Fols. 69r, 70v, 90v, 101v, 112r
erasure markings are visible
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text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: lines of alternating red and black dots are used as section dividers, often with geometric patterns connected to the lines (e.g., fols. 1v, 2r, 2v )
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 168mm |
Width | 120mm |
Depth | 65mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 11 |
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7 | 6 | 11 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 13 |
14 | 13 | 8 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 8 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 5 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5: 4, stub after 8
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1)
Quire 6: 7, stub after 4
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 13
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15: 2, stub after 4
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (11), 7 (11), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (5),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (11), 7 (11), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (5),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 17-20mm |
bottom | 30mm |
right | 10-14mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 8 main part
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Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22-23
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
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