Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-007
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa taklil “Book of the Marriage Ritual” / Maṣḥafa qedar “Book of the Jar”
Number of Text units: 4
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗
King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913) is mentioned on check the viewer21r .Provenance
Additio 1 mentions Walda ʾEsṭātā[yus] (ʾEwosṭātewos?) as the commissioner of the Ms.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewer1r-22v l.9 ),
Maṣḥafa taklil
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewer1r l.5-7r l.5 ), Maṣḥafa taklil, Prayers on the clothes
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewer7r l.5-22v l.9 ), Maṣḥafa taklil, Prayers on the bride and the bridegroom
- ms_i2 (check the viewer22v l.10-30r ), Maṣḥafa qedar
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerf. 30 l. 9 (Type: ScribalNoteCommissioning)
Note on the commissioner.
( gez ) ዘአጽሐፋ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ወልደ፡ ኤስጣታ[ዩስ]።
The note is crudely written in the main hand. The note mentions Walda ʾEsṭātā[yus] (ʾEwosṭātewos?) as the commissioner of the Ms.
Extras
- - Unfilled spaces left for rubricated nomina sacra and donor's name: , 5v, 6v, 7r, 7v, 8v, 11r, 12r, 12v, 22r, 23v, 26r, 26v, 27r, 27v, 28v.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Other Decorations
- band: check the viewer1r : simple uncoloured ornamental band; geometric motifs.
- band: check the viewer22v : simple uncoloured ornamental band; geometric motifs.
- band: check the viewer30r : simple uncoloured ornamental band; geometric motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155 |
Width | 110 |
Depth | 15 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 |
|
I(7; s.l.: 0, stub after 7/fols. 1r-6v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
II(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 7r-14v) | |
3 | 9 |
|
III(9; s.l.: 8, stub after 8/fols. 15r-23v) | |
4 | 7 |
|
IV(7; s.l.: 7, no stub/fols. 24r-30v). |
Collation diagrams
I(7; s.l.: 0, stub after 7/fols. 1r-6v)
Quire ID:q1
II(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 7r-14v)
Quire ID:q2
III(9; s.l.: 8, stub after 8/fols. 15r-23v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(7; s.l.: 7, no stub/fols. 24r-30v).
Quire ID:q4
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6+1/s.l. 0, stub after 7/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (9), 4 (7),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (9), 4 (7),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. is worn. Holes and tears carefully amended on check the viewer11 , 12, 16. check the viewer10 , 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 are of a smaller, irregular size.
Binding
Limp binding made of one piece of parchment embracing the text block. One pair of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 17
H | 128mm |
W | 98mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 5 |
bottom | 23 |
right | 18 |
left | 18 |
intercolumn |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-007 main part
has a sum of layout height of 156mm which is greater than the object height of 155mm has a sum of layout width of 134mm which is greater than the object height of 110mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- Deviates, cp. (Excerpt from check the viewer15v)
, 16r. - (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- The scribe frequently disregarded the ruling (s.,
e.g., (Excerpt from check the viewer13v)
, 18v-19r).
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are not visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre, irregular hand. The handwriting is characterized by very thin lines and angular letter shapes.
Ink: Black, reddish-brown
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the king; incipit of Texts I-II; titles of the books to be read; directives for the ministers and their abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Second half of the 19th century
Second half of the 19th centuryAbbreviations
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