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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-002

Abreham Adugna (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/ESdd002
Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi[view repository]

Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

Other identifiers: C3-IV-267, 192

General description

ʾArgānona wǝddāse “The Harp of Praise” / ʾAstäbqʷǝʿot ʾǝntä za-Sǝmʿon ʿamdawi “Prayers of Simeon Stylite” / Unidentified text concerning penitence

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi

18th cent., f. 1 originates from a different, older Ms. (late 15th or early 16th-cent. Four Gospels book?).

Provenance

The name of the donor has been erased in the supplication formulas. Only on check the viewer89va the second part of the name, Krǝstos, has been preserved.

Summary

I) ʾArgānona wǝddāse “The harp of praise” (fols. 2ra-77vb); II) ʾAstabqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿamdāwi “Prayers of Simeon Stylite” (fols. 78ra-94va) (s. P. LEANDER, "ʾAstabqueʿōt ʾǝnta za-Semʿōn ʿamdāwī, nach Handschriften in Uppsala und Berlin herausgegeben", Le Monde Oriental 11, 1917, 81-130) III) Unidentified text concerning penitence (possibly Maṣḥafa nuzāze?) (fols. 94vb-95vb)
  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–77vb ), ʾArgānona wǝddāse
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 78ra–94va ), ʾAstabǝqʷǝʿot ʾǝnta za-Sǝmʿon ʿAmdāwi
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 94vb–95vb ), Unidentified text

Contents


check the viewerFols 94vb–95vb Unidentified text (Unidentified text concerning penitence (possibly Maṣḥafa nuzāze?))

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. check the viewer2r

      Shelfmark C3-IV-267 ()
    2. Shelfmark 192 (front board, inner side)
    3. (Type: findingAid)

      - Daily readings are indicated with the names of the days of the week written in the upper margin, encircled by dot lines: za-sanuy (e.g., fols. 2r, 3r, 78r), za-śalus (e.g., fols. 15r, 16r, 79r), zä-rǝbuʿ (e.g., fols. 28r, 29r, 80r), zä-ḥamus (fols. 40r, 83r), zä-ʿarb (check the viewerfol. 53r , 85r), zä-qädamit (fols. 65r, 88r), zä-ʾǝḥud (fols. 72r, 90r).

    4. - One leaf originating form a 16th cent. Gospel manuscript (Mark 2:20 – 3:12) is used as a protective leaf on the front side.

    5. The title of the work አርጋኖን is written in black paint on the front board and on check the viewerfol. 1r .

    6. Fol. 1, used here as fly leaf, originates from a late 15th or early 16th-cent. Four Gospels book. Written in a careful, trained hand.

    7. Rubricated name(s) of donor(s) erased from the supplication formulas: fols. 6ra, 6va, 15va, 29rb, 34ra, 35vb, 38rb, 58va, 64va-vb, 71ra, 77vb, 78ra, 79ra-va, 82r, 84vb, 85va, 86rb-va, 87rb, 88va-vb, 89va, 90ra, 93rb-vb, 94rb.

    8. A word or phrase erased: check the viewerfol. 10ra .

    9. Corrections written interlineally or in the margins: fols. 6ra, 6va, 7vb, 21va, 47ra.

    10. Amharic translations of some phrases, in a crude hand: fols. 22va, 25vb, 26va, 35ra-rb, 36rb, 92vb, 93rb.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has modern restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 95.0 (leaf) , Entered as 95.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 71v, in 12.0 (quire) .Entered as 12.0 quires . 300 265 255
    Outer dimensions
    Height 300
    Width 265
    Depth 255

    Foliation

    Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 1 No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 1r–9v I(1+8; s.l.: {1}, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v)
    2 8 No image availableFols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
    3 8 No image availableFols 18r–25v III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
    4 8 No image availableFols 26r–33v IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
    5 8 No image availableFols 34r–41v V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
    6 8 No image availableFols 42r–49v VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
    7 8 No image availableFols 50r–57v VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
    8 8 No image availableFols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
    9 8 No image availableFols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
    10 6 No image availableFols 74r–79v X(6/fols. 74r-79v)
    11 8 No image availableFols 80r–87v XI(8/fols. 80r-87v)
    12 8 No image availableFols 88r–95v XII(8/fols. 88r-95v) f. 1 originates from a different, older Ms.

    Collation diagrams


    I(1+8; s.l.: {1}, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 1 Unit #1

    II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 18 25 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 26 33 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VI(8/fols. 42r-49v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 34 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VII(8/fols. 50r-57v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 42 49 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 50 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 58 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    X(6/fols. 74r-79v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 66 71 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    XI(8/fols. 80r-87v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 72 79 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XII(8/fols. 88r-95v) f. 1 originates from a different, older Ms.
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 80 87 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1//No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 1r–9v) – II(8/No image availableFols 10r–17v) – III(8/No image availableFols 18r–25v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 26r–33v) – V(8/No image availableFols 34r–41v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 42r–49v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 50r–57v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 58r–65v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 66r–73v) – X(6/No image availableFols 74r–79v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 80r–87v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 88r–95v) –

    Formula: No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 1r–9v I(1+8; s.l.: {1}, stub after 9/fols. 1r-9v) ; No image availableFols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v) ; No image availableFols 18r–25v III(8/fols. 18r-25v) ; No image availableFols 26r–33v IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) ; No image availableFols 34r–41v V(8/fols. 34r-41v) ; No image availableFols 42r–49v VI(8/fols. 42r-49v) ; No image availableFols 50r–57v VII(8/fols. 50r-57v) ; No image availableFols 58r–65v VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) ; No image availableFols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) ; No image availableFols 74r–79v X(6/fols. 74r-79v) ; No image availableFols 80r–87v XI(8/fols. 80r-87v) ; No image availableFols 88r–95v XII(8/fols. 88r-95v) f. 1 originates from a different, older Ms.;

    Formula 1: 1 (1, +1), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (8),

    Formula 2: 1 (1, first leaf is added), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (8),

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    Both boards are broken and repaired. A few fols. are stained with water.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired) covered with brown tooled leather (quarter cover). Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Traces of the endband stitches (small holes) are visible at the spine and in the centre fold of some quires .

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 23

    H 208mm
    W 96mm
    Intercolumn 20mm
    Margins
    top 40
    bottom 62
    right 32
    left 21
    intercolumn 20
    (All data for check the viewer3r )

    Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-002 main part

    has a sum of layout height of 310mm which is greater than the object height of 300mm

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
    • The upper line is written above the ruling.
    • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
    Pricking
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Primary pricks are visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.
    Other

    ChiRho

    Yes

    ChiRho: check the viewerFol. 1)

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine, careful.

    Ink: Black, red (vivid vermilion)

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few lines on the incipit page of Texts II and III alternating with black lines; two initial lines of each section of Texts I, II and III; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals; the word mǝʿrāf (e.g., fols. 84ra, 85vb, 90rb); days of the week: za-śalus (fol. 15r), za-ʿarb (fol. 53r), za-ʾǝḥud (fol. 72r) in the margins.

    Date: 18th century

    18th century check the viewerFols 2r–95v The handwriting remains uniform throughout the Ms. and is characterized by finely shaped, slender and upright letters.
  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
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      date
      2016-06-07T17:38:00.663+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      4.12.2024
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      type=collection
      manuscripts
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      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdd002/main
      idno
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      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESdd002
      idno
      type=filename
      ESdd002.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESdd002

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    Abreham Adugna, Denis Nosnitsin, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Marcin Krawczuk, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-002 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2024-12-04) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdd002 [Accessed: 2024-12-29]

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    Revision history

    • Marcin Krawczuk added refs to works on 4.12.2024
    • Marcin Krawczuk split additions on 4.12.2024
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.11.2014
    • Abreham Adugna catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 18.6.2013
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 22.11.2010
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