Gulo Maḵadā, ʿĀddi Qolqʷāl Giyorgis, AQG-003
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
General description
Four Gospels
Number of Text units: 24
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʿĀddi Qolqʷāl Giyorgis↗
First half of the 16th centuryProvenance
Owner/commissioner Gabra Masqal (s. check the viewer190ra , l.25); Gabra Māryām, Tasfā Ḥawāryāt, Gabra Masqal, Zamāryām, Walatta Māryām, Ḫallawi Krǝstos, Kǝfla Giyorgis, Walda Gabrǝʾel (s. Additio 2, check the viewer7v , 16-19)
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r–98v ),
Four Gospels
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1va–7r ),
Introduction to the
Gospels
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 1va–2rb ), Letter of Eusebius to Carpianus
- ms_i1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 2v–5v ), Canon tables
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 6r–61v ),
Wangel za-Mātewos
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 6r–7r ), Titles for the Gospel of Matthew - 67 titles
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 7r–7r ), Blessing notes
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 8ra–61vb ), Bǝsrāta Mātewos “Gospel of Matthew”
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 61vb–92vb ),
Wangel za-Mārqos
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 61vb–62v ), List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Mark - 48 titles
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 63ra–92va ), Bǝsrāta Mārqos “Gospel of Mark”
- ms_i1.3.3 (check the viewerFols 92va–92vb ), Wangel za-Mārqos, Postscript to the Gospel of Mark
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 92vb–147rb ),
Wangel za-Luqās
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 92vb.14–92vb.22 ), Biography of Luke
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 93r.1–93r.3 ), Statement about the Eusebian sections
- ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 93r–94v ), List of the "tituli" for the Gospel of Luke - 83 titles
- ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewerFols 95ra–147rb ), Bǝsrāta Luqās "Gospel of Luke"
- ms_i1.4.5 (check the viewerFols 147rb.10–147rb.19 ), Postscript to the Gospel of Luke
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 147v–190vb ),
Gospel of John
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of John – 19 titles
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 148r and following ), Biography of John
- ms_i1.5.3 (check the viewerFols 149ra–190rb ), Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs "Gospel of John"
- ms_i1.5.6 (check the viewerFols 190ra–190va ), Postscript to the Gospel of John
- ms_i1.5.7 (check the viewerFols 190va–190vb ), Statement about the Eusebian sections
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1va–7r ),
Introduction to the
Gospels
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–98v Four Gospels (CAe 1560) The "Golden Gospel" book of ʿAddi Qolqʷal Giyorgis.
check the viewerFols 6r–61v Wangel za-Mātewos (CAe 1558)
check the viewerFols 6r–7r Titles for the Gospel of Matthew - 67 titles (CAe 2708)
Language of text:
In the list of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Matthew (check the viewer6r – 7r [l.20] ) the titles are 67, but the ultimate number is 68 (፰፷) and the relative title is missing.check the viewerFols 61vb–92vb Wangel za-Mārqos (CAe 1882)
check the viewerFols 61vb–62v List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Mark - 48 titles (CAe 2710) In the list of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Mark (check the viewer61v [l.12] – 62v ) the titles are 48, but the numbers used arrive till 57 (፶፯). That is because the numbers from 11 (፲፩) to 19 (፲፱) are missing. After the number 10 (፲) there is the number 20 (፳).
check the viewerFols 92va–92vb Wangel za-Mārqos, Postscript to the Gospel of Mark (CAe 1882 MarkPostscript) The postscripts for the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John includes also a note on the date of origin of the Gospel.
check the viewerFols 147rb.10–147rb.19 Postscript to the Gospel of Luke (CAe 1812 LukePostscript) The postscripts for the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John includes also a note on the date of origin of the Gospel.
check the viewerFols 147v–190vb Gospel of John (CAe 1693)
check the viewerFols 147v and following List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of John – 19 titles (CAe 2714)
Language of text:
In the list of the “Tituli” for the Gospel of John (check the viewer147v ) the titles are 19 but the numbers stop at the 9th (፱).check the viewerFols 190ra–190va Postscript to the Gospel of John (CAe 1693 PostscriptJohn) The postscripts for the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John includes also a note on the date of origin of the Gospel. Besides, the postscript for the Gospel of John includes also a blessing note (check the viewer190ra , check the viewer15-17 ) and a donation note (check the viewer190ra [l.18]- 190rb [ls.14-25]) which mentions “Gabra Masqal” (check the viewer190ra , l.25) as the donor, and “Qǝddus Giyorgis” (check the viewer190ra , check the viewer24-25 ) as the recipient. The scribe, who remains anonymous, adds that Gabra Masqal is his father (check the viewer190ra [l.25] – check the viewer190rb [l.14]).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerf. 7v ls. 1-12 (Type: Genealogy)
Genealogy "of the children of the Sabbath" (?), beginning with Damanā, ending with Kābāʿ.
( gez ) ከመ፡ ኢይትረሥዖ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ስንበት። ወልደ፡ ደመና፡ በድኅሬ፡ ሰሙኤል፡ በድ፡ ተጠምቃይ፡ በድኅ፡ ወልደ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ በድኅ፡ ወልደ፡ ጐሪጽ፡ በድ፡ ብርሃና፡ በድኅ፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ በድ፡ ወልደ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ በድ፡ ፍሬ፡ ሕይወት፡ በድኅ፡ እንድርያስ፡ በድ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ በድ፡ ብእሴ፡ በድ፡ ምሑር፡ በድኅ፡ ወልደ፡ አይዶሌ፡ በድ፡ ወልደ፡ ዓሊ፡ በድ፡ መናይ፡ በድኅ፡ ኬረ፡ እግዚእ፡ በድ፡ ተክለ፡ ሥሉስ፡ በድ፡ ወልደ፡ ቈፃይ፡ በድ፡ ወልደ፡ ራእስ፡ በድ፡ አብርሃመ፡ በድ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ በድ፡ ስዩም፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ በድ፡ ሱም፡ ርባ፡ በድ፡ ኅሥዩም፡ ቴዎድሮስ፡ በድ፡ አባ፡ አውያት፡ በድ፡ ዕቁብ፡ በድ፡ [n.l.] በድ፡ መረኬ፡ በድ፡ ዓረይ፡ በድ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በድ፡ ካባዕ።
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check the viewerf. 7v, ll 12-23 (Type: Inventory)
Inventory of the books of Qǝddus Giyorgis (ʿAddi Qolqʷāl Giyorgis) and genealogy of Kǝfla Giyorgis (related to that in Additio 1?).
Text in Gǝʿǝz
By a more recent hand, the same as Additio 2 of AQG-005. The genealogy is extended by the statement that Kǝfla Giyorgis had 18 books copied (for the church), and several items donated (?) to ʿAddi Qolqʷāl Giyorgis. -
check the viewerf. 94v (Type: RecordDistribution)
Record concerning distribution of land or land donations of individuals to the church (?)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Not quite intelligeble; crudely written in angular letters. The concluding formula extends above, into the space to the right from the "list of titles". The note mentions King Takla Giyorgis, rās Walda Śǝllāse.
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
Two red threads and one white are inserted in the edges of some folios.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer8r (incipit page of Matthew) : elaborate coloured ornamental fram; horizontal band; interlaces; three arches and crosses, extending to the upper edge of the page (words za-lǝdät, Matewos written in the unpainted space); two lateral and one central extensions; coloured sections, crosses and interlaces, resp. reaching the bottom ruling.
- frame: check the viewer63r (incipit page of Mark) : elaborate coloured ornamental frame; horizontal band; interlaces with three crosses extending to the upper edge of the page (words wängelä Marqös; la-ṭǝmqat written in the unpainted space); two lateral and one central extensions similar to those on check the viewer8r , but reaching only the middle of the page.
- frame: check the viewer95r (incipit page of Luke) : elaborate coloured ornamental frame; horizontal band; interlaces with three crosses extending to the upper edge of the page (words wängel za-Luqas written in the unpainted space); two lateral and one central extensions; coloured sections, interlaces and crosses and interlaces, resp. similar to those on check the viewer8r , 63r, reaching the bottom of the page and ca. 2/3 of the page, resp.
- frame: check the viewer149r (incipit page of John) : elaborate coloured ornamental frame; horizontal band; interlaces with three crosses extending to the upper edge of the page (words wängel za-Yoḥannǝs written in the unpainted space); two lateral and one central extensions; coloured sections, interlaces and crosses and interlaces, resp., similar to those above, reaching the middle of the page, resp. Less elaborate, less careful then those above.
This manuscript has no restorations.
Secondary Bibliography
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Nosnitsin, D. 2013. Churches and Monasteries of Tǝgray: A Survey of Manuscript Collections, Supplement to Aethiopica, 1 (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2013).
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 350 |
Width | 280 |
Depth | 95 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 |
|
I(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 7/fols. 1r-7v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
II(8/fols. 8r-15v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
III(8/fols. 16r-23v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 24r-31v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
V(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 5, stub after 2/fols. 32r-39v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
VI(8/fols. 40r-47v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VII(8/fols. 48r-55v) | |
8 | 7 |
|
VIII(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 56r-62v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
IX(8/fols. 63r-70v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
X(8/fols. 71r-78v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
XI(8/fols. 79r-86v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
XII(8/fols. 87r-94v) | |
13 | 8 |
|
XIII(8/fols. 95r-102v) | |
14 | 8 |
|
XIV(8/fols. 103r-110v) | |
15 | 8 |
|
XV(8/fols. 111r-118v) | |
16 | 8 |
|
XVI(8/fols. 119r-126v) | |
17 | 8 |
|
XVII(8/fols. 127r-134v) | |
18 | 8 |
|
XVIII(8/fols. 135r-142v) | |
19 | 6 |
|
XIX(6/fols. 143r-148v) | |
20 | 8 |
|
XX(8/fols. 149r-156v) | |
21 | 8 |
|
XXI(8/fols. 157r-164v) | |
22 | 8 |
|
XXII(8/fols. 165r-172v) | |
23 | 8 |
|
XXIII(8/fols. 173r-180v) | |
24 | 8 |
|
XXIV(8/fols. 181r-188v) | |
25 | 3 |
|
XXV(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 189r-191v). |
Collation diagrams
I(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 7/fols. 1r-7v)
Quire ID:q1
II(8/fols. 8r-15v)
Quire ID:q2
III(8/fols. 16r-23v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 24r-31v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 5, stub after 2/fols. 32r-39v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 40r-47v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 48r-55v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 56r-62v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 63r-70v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 71r-78v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(8/fols. 79r-86v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 87r-94v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(8/fols. 95r-102v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(8/fols. 103r-110v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(8/fols. 111r-118v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(8/fols. 119r-126v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(8/fols. 127r-134v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(8/fols. 135r-142v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(6/fols. 143r-148v)
Quire ID:q19
XX(8/fols. 149r-156v)
Quire ID:q20
XXI(8/fols. 157r-164v)
Quire ID:q21
XXII(8/fols. 165r-172v)
Quire ID:q22
XXIII(8/fols. 173r-180v)
Quire ID:q23
XXIV(8/fols. 181r-188v)
Quire ID:q24
XXV(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 189r-191v).
Quire ID:q25
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6+1/s.l. 3, stub after 7/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (7), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (6), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (7), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (6), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
leather
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
H | 253mm |
W | 213mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 42 |
bottom | 55 |
right | 53 |
left | 14 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʿĀddi Qolqʷāl Giyorgis, AQG-003 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 280mm, object width is: 280mm, computed height is: 350mm and object height is: 350mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling (sometimes also below).
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Structural pricks are partly visible.
Other
CruxAnsata
Yes
CruxAnsata:
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Neat and careful.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: The word "mǝʿrāf" ("chapter") and the numbers of the chapters; Seven lines (in both columns) alternating with black lines in the incipit page of the Gospels of Matthew (s. fol. 8r), Mark (s. fol. 63r) and Luke (s. fol. 95r); six lines (in both columns) alternating with black lines in the incipit page of the Gospel of John (fol. 149r); the first four lines of the "postscript" of Mark (s. fol. 92va, ls. 16-19) and four lines within the "postscript" of John (s. fol. 190va, ls. 1-4); two lines in the "Biography of Luke" (s. fol. 92vb, ls. 14, 15); The lines (4) of the text "Statement about the Eusebian sections" in the Gospel of Mark (s. fol. 93r, ls. 1-3) and the first two lines of the "Statement about the Eusebian sections" in the Gospel of John (s. 190va, ls. 15-17); parts of the Canon tables; some extra notes, indicating the chapter titles; Ethiopic numerals indicating the "tituli"; elements of the punctuation signs; crux ansata and coronis (throughout the text). Crux ansata is executed in simplified form, resembling the letter "Täw" at the order.
Date: 16th century.
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