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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʾAsir Matirā, AM-040

Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)

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

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ʾAsir Matirā[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs “Gospel of John” (1/2)

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʾAsir Matirā

15th century (?).

Summary

I) Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs “The Gospel of John” (Jn. 7:29-10:24, 11:31-12:23, 13:34-14:19, 15:25-18:37, 19:2-21:2), incomplete.

Contents


check the viewerFols 1r–25v Gospel of John (CAe 1693) - Fols. 1r-2v: John 7:29-8:1. - Fols. 3rv: John 8:56-9:8. - Fols. 4r-7v: John 9:19-10:23. - Fols. 8r-11v: John 11:31-12:23. - Fols. 12r-13v: John 13:31-14:19. - Fols. 14r-21v: John 15:26-18:37. - Fols. 22r-25v: John 19:21-21:2.

Incipit ( ): check the viewerFol. 1r እምኀቤሁ᎓ አነ᎓ ወውእቱኒ᎓ ፈነወኒ፨ ወፈቀዱ᎓ ያአኀዝዎ᎓ ወባሕቱ᎓ አልቦ᎓ ዘአንሥአ᎓ እዴሁ᎓ ላዕሌሁ᎓ እስመ᎓ ዓዲ᎓ ኢበጽሐ᎓ ጊዜሁ፨ ወእምውእቶሙ᎓ ሰብእ᎓ ብዙኃን᎓ እለ᎓ አምኑ᎓ ቦቱ᎓ እምሕዝብ᎓ ወይቤሉ᎓…

Explicit ( ): check the viewer25v, l. 16 …ወእምዝ᎓ ካዕበ᎓ አስተርአዮሙ᎓ ኢየሱስ᎓ ለእርዳኢሁ᎓ በብሔረ᎓ ጥብርያዶስ᎓ ወሀለዉ᎓ ኅቡረ᎓ ስምዖን᎓ ጴጥሮስ᎓ ወቶማስ᎓ ዘስሙ᎓ ዲድሞስ᎓ ወናትናኤል᎓ በ

The loose leaf with John 14:19-30 (photos 27 and 28) was originally photographed and recorded with the call number AM-047.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      "Tituli2 are crudely written in the upper margin: check the viewerfol. 3v ; check the viewerfol. 10r ; check the viewerfol. 10v ; check the viewerfol. 14r ; check the viewerfol. 23r . In one case, at the bottom: check the viewerfol. 11v .

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.

    Other Decorations

    1. drawing:
    2. drawing:
    3. drawing:

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has no restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    25 (leaf) .Entered as 25 folios (plus 2 folio in AM-047) 124 100 22
    Outer dimensions
    Height 124
    Width 100
    Depth 22

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 2 Fols 1r–2v I (2/fols. 1r-2v)
    2 5 Fols 3r–7v II (5; s.l. 2, stub after 4/fols. 3r-7v)
    3 4 Fols 8r–11v III (4/fols. 8r-11v)
    4 2 Fols 12r–13v IV (2/fols. 12r-13v)
    5 8 Fols 14r–21v V (8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 14r-21v)
    6 4 Fols 22r–25v VI (4/fols. 22r-25v).

    Collation diagrams


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

    II (5; s.l. 2, stub after 4/fols. 3r-7v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 7 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    III (4/fols. 8r-11v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 8 11 Unit #1 Unit #2

    IV (2/fols. 12r-13v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 12 13 Unit #1

    V (8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 14r-21v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 14 21 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VI (4/fols. 22r-25v).
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 22 25 Unit #1 Unit #2

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(4+1/s.l. 2, stub after 4/Fols 3r–7v) – III(4/Fols 8r–11v) – IV(2/Fols 12r–13v) – V(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/Fols 14r–21v) – VI(4/Fols 22r–25v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–2v I (2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–7v II (5; s.l. 2, stub after 4/fols. 3r-7v) ; Fols 8r–11v III (4/fols. 8r-11v) ; Fols 12r–13v IV (2/fols. 12r-13v) ; Fols 14r–21v V (8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 14r-21v) ; Fols 22r–25v VI (4/fols. 22r-25v).;

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

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

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    Both boards, the original sewing and many leaves are missing. The remaining leaves are roughly bound by a cord; most of the leaves are damaged by humidity and water (e.g.: check the viewer8r , 12v, 13r, 14r). The preserved text is mostly readable. There are a few holes (esp. in check the viewer8v , 17v, 18r); some leaves are apparently damaged by rodents (esp. check the viewer1rv , 2rv). A loose bifolium has been catalogued as AM-047

    Binding

    Two wooden or leather boards, both are missing. One pair of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Remains of tackets are visible between check the viewer17v-18r .

    Binding material

    wood

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • ricking and ruling are visible.
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
    • The upper line is written below the ruling.
    • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
    Pricking
    • Primary pricks are visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.
    Other

    Punctuation

    Executed: more or less regularly;

    Usage: more or less logical.

    CruxAnsata

    Yes

    CruxAnsata:

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fairly careful and regular, esp. starting from check the viewer8r

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication:

    Date: 15th century (?)

    15th century (?)
  2. Keywords

      Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      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 15:01:50
      date
      type=lastModified
      25.4.2019
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESam040/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESam040
      idno
      type=filename
      ESam040.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESam040

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    Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʾAsir Matirā, AM-040ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2019-04-25) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESam040 [Accessed: 2024-07-28]

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Eugenia Sokolinski started adjusting on 16.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 11.9.2015
    • Denis Nosnitsin catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 9.6.2010
    • Denis Nosnitsin registered by Ewa Balicka-Witakowska and Michael Gervers in Ethio-SPaRe on 12.10.2006
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    Attribution of the content

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Denis Nosnitsin, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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