Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Mekane Yesus Seminary 36
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Mekane Yesus Seminary 36
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–41v
- ms_i2
(Fols 22r–25v
- ms_i3
(Fols 25v–27v
- ms_i4
(Fols 28r–40v
- ms_i5
(Fols 41r–55v
- ms_i6
(Fols 55r–54v
Contents
Fols 1r–41v
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
Incipit ( ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ባሕረ፡ ሐሳብ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምቅድመ፡ ዓለም፡ እንደ፡ ዛሬ፡ ሁሉ፡ በ፩ት፡ በ፫ት፡ ስለ፡ ክብሩ፡ በባሕርዩ፡ እንደ፡ ቀረ፡ አይቶ፡ ዓለምን፡ ልፍጠር፡ ብሎ፡ አሰበ፡ አስቦም፡ አልቀረ፡ ፈጠረ። ሲፈጥርም፡ መላእክትና፡ ሰውን፡ ስሙን፡ ለመቀደስ፡ ክብሩን፡ ለመውረስ፡ ፈጥሮአቸዋል፡ የቀረውን፡ ፍጥረት፡ ግን፡ ለአንክሮ፡ ለተዘክሮ፡ ለምግበ፡ ሥጋ፡ ለምግበ፡ ነፍስ፡ ፈጠረ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ዘተፈጥረ፡ ለመፍቅደ፡ ነባብያን፡ ቦ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ለምህሮ፡ ወቦ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ለተገብሮ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢየኃድግ፡ ርእሶ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሰማእት፡ . . . . .ommission by
Fols 22r–25v
Incipit (Amharic ): ይህ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ አቡሻህር፡ የተባለ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ የጻፈ፡ መጸሐፍ፡ ነው፡ በዚህ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ የፀሐይን፡ የጨረቃን፡ የከዋክብትን፡ ነገር፡ ይናገራሉ፡ ከጨረቃ፡ ከዋክብት፡ አስቀድሞ፡ የፀሐይን፡ ነገር፡ ይናገራሉ፡ ዓለም፡ የተፈጠረበት፡ ዕለተ፡ ዕሁድ፡ ጥንተ፡ ዕለት፡ ዕፀው፡ የተፈጠሩበት፡ ዕለተ፡ ሠሉስ፡ ጥንተ፡ ቀመር፡ ብርሃናት፡ የተፈጠሩበት፡ ዕለት፡ ረቡዕ፡ ጥንተ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ይባላል።
Language of text: and Amharic
This work is attributed, in this manuscript, to one ዮሐንስ፡Fols 25v–27v
Incipit ( ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይኽ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ መርሀ፡ እውራን፡ ባሕረ፡ አሳብ፡ ይባላል፡ እውራን፡ የተባሉ፡ ሰወች፡ ናቸው፡ አላዋቆችን፡ ያሳውቃልና፡ አንድም፡ ዕውራን፡ የተባሉ፡ አዝማን፡ ናቸው፡ ያልታወቁትን፡ አዝማን፡ የሚያሳውቅ፡ ስለሆነ፡
Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz
Fols 28r–40v
Language of text:
arranged in columns: computation cycle (‘awǝdä qämär, i.e., according to the 532–year cycle), cycle of epact (‘awǝdä abäqte, i.e., according to the 19–year cycle), birth of epact (lǝdätä abäqte), Pagwame (the 13th month), cycle of the year (‘awǝdä ‘amät, i.e., according to the 365–day solar cycle or the 354–day lunar cycle), feast of John (‘ǝlätä Yoḥannǝs), solar epact (ṭǝntyon), epact (abäqte), feast of trumpets (mäṭqǝ‘, i.e., Jewish New Year), nights from the new moon (śärqä. lelit, i.e., from the beginning of month), fasting of the Jews (ṣomä ayhud), unleavened bread (mäṣälät, i.e., Passover), nights from the new moon (śärqä. lelit), fasting of Nineveh (Nänäwe), Lent (bä’atä ṣom, lit., beginning of the fast), Day of Passover (‘ǝlätä fǝśh), nights from the new moon (śärqä. lelit), Easter (fasika)Fols 41r–55v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዜና፡ አርእስተ፡ ሐሳብ፡ እምፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም፡ እስከ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡ ዓለም፡ ወነገሩኒ፡ በእንተ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ አቅማር፡ ወግብረ፡ ዓመታት፡ ወክፍለ፡ ሰንበታት፡ ወሱባኤሆሙ፡ ወኢዮቤላት፡ ወዑደተ፡ እንድቅትዮን፡ ወክፍለ፡ ጳጉሜን፡ ወሐሳበ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወሐሳበ፡ ምድር፡ ወሐሳበ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ዘይትበሀል፡ አበቅቴ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ወአበቅቴ፡ ወርህ፡ ወዕለተ፡ መጥቅዕ፡
Language of text:
Fols 55r–54v
Language of text:
in Egyptian, Coptic, Afǝrǝngi (French), Islamic (Arabic), Hebrew, Rome (Latin), Syriac, Greek, and ArabicAdditions In this unit there are in total .
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note of authorship: ( ) “This book, which is called Abu šahǝr, is written by John, and tells about the computus of the sun and moon and stars.”
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso), 56v, 57r, 57v, 58r, 58v, 61v
blank
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etc., words of text are written interlinearly
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f. 4r, col. 2, line 11 f. 4v, col. 1, line 7 f. 5v, col. 1, line 7 f. 6r, col. 1, line 11 f. 7r, col. 2, line 3 f. 7v, col. 1, line 16 7v, 20r, 23r, 43r
words of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (4r; 4v; 5v; 6r; 7r; 7v), and in another case where the symbol (┬) is used (7v, 20r, 23r, 43r)
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erasure markings are visible
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame:
Decorative designs: folss. 22r, 51r, (a line of alternating red and black dots); 25v (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 56r
Map of the earth in concentric boxes, organized around the cardinal points. Ocean surrounds the whole. East (at the top) is the place for the righteous (moving toward center) ocean, desert, land with snow, paradise for the righteous, the creation with people. North (at the left) is the land of the living and Sheol. South (at the right) is the land of the blessed. West (at the bottom) is the place for sinners
- miniature:
Fol. 59r
Diagram of the path of the Zodiac through the heavens from East (bottom) to West (top) for the months of Ṭǝrr (left) and Yäkkatit (right)
- miniature:
Fol. 59v
Diagram of the path of the Zodiac through the heavens from East (bottom) to West (top) for the months of Mäggabit (left) and Miyazya (right)
- miniature:
Fol. 60r
Diagram of the path of the Zodiac through the heavens from East (bottom) to West (top) for the months of Gǝnbot (left) and Säne (right)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 195mm |
Width | 150mm |
Depth | 32mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 12 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
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8 | 7 | 4 |
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Quire 7 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
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
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6: 4, stub after 3
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (10), 7 (7), 8 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (10), 7 (7), 8 (4),
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 | 18-22mm |
bottom | 32-38mm |
right | 15mm |
left | 10mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Mekane Yesus Seminary 36 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 150mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 195mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 27-28
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Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected work refs and text language of incipits, corrected facs statements in deco notes and additions and extras on 23.6.2021
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor edits on 18.11.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 14.7.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 14.4.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor