Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-005
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Ethio-SPaRe
Other identifiers: C3-IV-247, 278
General description
Fǝtḥa nagaśt “Justice of the Kings”
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗
The colophon mentions the date 1907 A.M. (=1914/15 A.D.) and nǝguś Mikāʾel ʾAli (1847/50-1918), ruler of Tǝgray and Wällo, crowned as king in 1914 A.D.Provenance
Owner Walda ʿAbiyä ʾƎgziʾ (s. supplication formulas on check the viewer5ra , 58vc).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 5ra–146rc ),
Fǝtḥa nagaśt “Justice of the Kings”
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–8rc ), Introduction
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 8rc–8vb ), Table of contents
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 8vb–58vc ), Ecclesiastical laws
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 59ra–142vb ), Civil laws
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 142vc–146rc ), Law of Patriarch Cyril concerning land transaction
Contents
check the viewerFols 5ra–146rc Fǝtḥa nagaśt “Justice of the Kings” (CAe 1395)
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ፍትሕ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ ፍትሕ፡ ሥጋዊ፡ በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ሚካኤል፡ እንዘ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወእንዘ፡ አበቅቴ፡ ፲፭፡ ወእንዘ፡ መናቅዕ፡ ፲፭፡ በ፲፻ወ፺፻ወ፯፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በዕለተ፡ ዓርብ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን።
(The colophon mentions the date 1907 A.M. (=1914/15 A.D.) and nǝguś Mikāʾel ʾAli (1847/50-1918), ruler of Tǝgray and Wällo, crowned as king in 1914 A.D.)
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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Shelfmarks C3-IV-247 (check the viewer5r ), 278
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- The title Fǝtha nägäśt is crudely written on the front board.
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Exercise in writing and painting (?): incipit of an unidentified text (ዘበእለት፡ ሠኑይ፡ ተወጥነ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ መጽሐፋ፡ ለንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ቈስጠጢኖስ፡ ርዕሰ፡ ነገሥት፡ ወነገሥታት።), elaborate ornamental bands, images of human figures and a cross, in the corner of check the viewerfol. 1v (turned upside down).
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Comments in Amharic and Gǝʿǝz written in the margins: fols. 5r, 5v, 7r, 8r, 8v, 10v, 13r, 13v, 14r, 16v, 22r, 23r, 24v, 25r, 25v, 26v, 32r, 33v, 49r, 52r, 54r, 54v, 63r, 65r, 95r.
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Stylized crosses in the upper margins: fols. 102v, 103v. - Signs (numbers?) written in the upper margin: check the viewerfol. 123v .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer110va : narrow coloured (black, red) ornamental band.
- frame: check the viewer121rc : narrow uncoloured ornamental band; geometric motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 304 |
Width | 255 |
Depth | 76 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Collation diagrams
A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(10/fols. 5r-14v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(10/fols. 15r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(10/fols. 25r-34v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(10/fols. 35r-44v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 53r-60v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 61r-68v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 69r-76v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(7; s.l. 2, stub after 6/fols. 77r-83v)
Quire ID:q10
X(8/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(7; s.l. 2, stub after 6/fols. 92r-98v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(8/fols. 99r-106v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8/fols. 107r-114v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10; s.l. 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 115r-124v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(8/fols. 125r-132v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(6/fols. 133r-138v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(8/fols. 139r-146v)
Quire ID:q18
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/No image availableFols 1r–4v) – II(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 5r–14v) – III(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 15r–24v) – IV(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 25r–34v) – V(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 35r–44v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 45r–52v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 53r–60v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 61r–68v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 69r–76v) – X(6+1/s.l. 2, stub after 6/No image availableFols 77r–83v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 84r–91v) – XII(6+1/s.l. 2, stub after 6/No image availableFols 92r–98v) – XIII(8/No image availableFols 99r–106v) – XIV(8/No image availableFols 107r–114v) – XV(8+2/s.l. 4, stub after 6/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 115r–124v) – XVI(8/No image availableFols 125r–132v) – XVII(6/No image availableFols 133r–138v) – XVIII(8/No image availableFols 139r–146v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–4v A(4/fols. 1r-4v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 5r–14v ፩I(10/fols. 5r-14v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 15r–24v ፪II(10/fols. 15r-24v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 25r–34v ፫III(10/fols. 25r-34v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 35r–44v ፬IV(10/fols. 35r-44v) ; No image availableFols 45r–52v ፭V(8/fols. 45r-52v) ; No image availableFols 53r–60v ፮VI(8/fols. 53r-60v) ; No image availableFols 61r–68v ፯VII(8/fols. 61r-68v) ; No image availableFols 69r–76v VIII(8/fols. 69r-76v) ; No image availableFols 77r–83v IX(7; s.l. 2, stub after 6/fols. 77r-83v) ; No image availableFols 84r–91v X(8/fols. 84r-91v) ; No image availableFols 92r–98v XI(7; s.l. 2, stub after 6/fols. 92r-98v) ; No image availableFols 99r–106v XII(8/fols. 99r-106v) ; No image availableFols 107r–114v XIII(8/fols. 107r-114v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 115r–124v XIV(10; s.l. 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 115r-124v) ; No image availableFols 125r–132v XV(8/fols. 125r-132v) ; No image availableFols 133r–138v XVI(6/fols. 133r-138v) ; No image availableFols 139r–146v XVII(8/fols. 139r-146v);
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (7), 11 (8), 12 (7), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (8), 17 (6), 18 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (7), 11 (8), 12 (7), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (8), 17 (6), 18 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Tears and holes carefully amended on fols. 3, 7, 11, 15, 23, 30, 31, 35, 40, 43, 45, 55, 66, 68, 72, 89, 117, 118, 121, 124.
Binding
Two wooden boards (the front board is broken). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 30
H | 230mm |
W | 220mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 35 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 33 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-005 main part
has a sum of layout height of 318mm which is greater than the object height of 304mm has a sum of layout width of 268mm which is greater than the object height of 255mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-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.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Careful.
Ink: Black, vivid red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the donor; incipit of the text and of its sections; incipit of the articles; abbreviations referring to other works; words mǝʿrāf “chapter” and kǝfǝl “section”; numbers in the introduction; numbers in the table of contents; numbers of the articles; numbers in the articles; Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs. In fols. 5r, 8vc, 56ra, a few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).
Date: First half of 20th century.
First half of 20th century.Abbreviations
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