Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-050
Massimo Villa (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Ethio-SPaRe
Other identifiers: 374, C3-IV-234
General description
Dāwit “Psalter”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
- ms_i1 (),
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Ownership note (incomplete).
check the viewer1r : ዝዳዊት፡ ዘአባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘተሳየጦ፡ መልእክተ፡ ቀዳ The note is written in a crude hand. It states that the book belongs to ʾabbā Kidāna Māryām. -
: Short hymn about St Mary (?).
check the viewer1v : ኵሎን፡ አዋልዲሃ፡ ለሄዋ፡ በምግባረ፡ ሠናይ፡ እለ፡ ተሰርገዋ፡ እምንዋመ፡ ሐኪ፡ ጽሕፍ፡ እበያተኪ፡ ይዜንዋ፡ … -
: Record concerning loans by individuals (?).
The note is written in Amharic; it is washed out and for the most part unreadable. -
: Supplication.
check the viewer170v : ወልደ፡ አብየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ከማሁ፡ ግበር፡ ለገብርኩ፡ ወልደ፡ አብየ፡ እግዚእ፡ The note mentions Walda ʾAbyä ʾƎgziʾ, possibly the name of a former owner. -
: Ownership note.
check the viewer170v : ዝዳዊት፡ ዘአባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ማርያም፡ ማይ፡ ባህራ፡ The note is written in the same hand as Additio 1. It states that the book belongs to ʾabbā Kidāna Māryām of May Bahǝra (cp. Māryām Baḥǝra, BHM). -
: Supplication.
check the viewer188ra : ሰዓሊነ፡ ሰአሊነ፡ ማርያም፡ እምነ፡ ወእሙ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ … The note is written in the same hand as Additio 1. -
-rb: ʾAsmat-prayer.
check the viewer188ra- rb: ከአሜናት፡ ኢአማናጢስ፡ … The note is written in a mediocre hand. -
v: Directives for the ministers (?).
The note is written in the same hand as Additio 7; some prayers are taken from the Psalms. -
: Ṣalot baʾǝnta lǝssanä säbʾ “Prayer Concerning the Men´s Tongue” (cp. QQM-019).
check the viewer188vb : በሰመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ልሳን፡ ዘመድ፡ ወባእድ፡ … The prayer is incomplete: the incipit is followed by an explanation. The last line is written on column a of the same fol. -
: Record concerning loans or transactions (?), incomplete.
The note is written in Amharic; a few words have been washed out.
Extras
- shelfmark 374 ()
- shelfmark C3-IV-234 ()
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- The incipit of the Pauline Epistle to Romans, written possibly in the main hand: . - The title, መዝሙረ፡ ዳዊት፡, and the number of the book in the monastic library (374) are written with black paint: . - Three printed devotional images of European origin; two are inserted between fol. 1 and 2, and between and 3 respectively; one is sewn between fol. 2 and 2b. - The name Walda ʾAbyä ʾƎgziʾ, the same name as in Additio 4, is written in reddish-brown ink over an erased name: . - The name of a former donor of owner has been effaced: . - A long note has been effaced on . - The Pss. are divided into groups of fifty, separated with a line of alternating black and red dots. - The scribe used compressed script to accommodate lines written over erasure: , 181r. - Part of the line is taken up: , 150v. - Omitted letters, words, lines or passages inserted interlineally: e.g., , 22v, 35v, 80r, 105r, 157r, 164v, 183r etc. - Omitted letters added at the beginning of the line: e.g., , 31v, 60v, 80r, 122r. - Many corrections written over erasures in the main hand: e.g., , 43v, 53v, 91r, 146v, 157v, 171v, etc. - Many erasures marked with thin black and red lines: e.g., , 37r, 46r, 60r, 105v, 121v, 160r, 171v, etc. - Many erasures: e.g., fols.: 39v, 46r, 49r, 60r, 69v, 150r, 158rv, 160r, 184v, etc. - Pen trial: , 10v, 140v.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 283 |
Width | 258 |
Depth | 80 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2bv) | |
2 | 10 |
|
I(10/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
II(10/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 10 |
|
III(10/fols. 23r-32v) | |
5 | 10 |
|
IV(10/fols. 33r-42v) | |
6 | 10 |
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V(10/fols. 43r-52v) | |
7 | 10 |
|
VI(10/fols. 53r-62v) | |
8 | 10 |
|
VII(10/fols. 63r-72v) | |
9 | 10 |
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VIII(10/fols. 73r-82v) | |
10 | 10 |
|
IX(10/fols. 83r-92v) | |
11 | 10 |
|
X(10/fols. 93r-103v) | |
12 | 10 |
|
XI(10/fols. 104r-113v) | |
13 | 10 |
|
XII(10/fols. 114r-123v) | |
14 | 10 |
|
XIII(10/fols. 124r-133v) | |
15 | 8 |
|
XIV(8/fols. 134r-141v) | |
16 | 10 |
|
XV(10/fols. 142r-151v) | |
17 | 10 |
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XVI(10/fols. 152r-161v) | |
18 | 9 |
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XVII(9; s.l.: 5, stub after 4/fols. 162r-170v) | |
19 | 10 |
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XVIII(10/fols. 171r-180v) | |
20 | 9 |
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XIX(9; s.l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 181r-189v). The structure of quires A and XIX is quite unclear. |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2bv)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
Quire ID:q5
V(10/fols. 43r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 53r-62v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 63r-72v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 73r-82v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 83r-92v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 93r-103v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 104r-113v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 114r-123v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10/fols. 124r-133v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 134r-141v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(10/fols. 142r-151v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(10/fols. 152r-161v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(9; s.l.: 5, stub after 4/fols. 162r-170v)
Quire ID:q18
XVIII(10/fols. 171r-180v)
Quire ID:q19
XIX(9; s.l.: 2, stub after 8/fols. 181r-189v). The structure of quires A and XIX is quite unclear.
Quire ID:q20
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (9), 19 (10), 20 (9),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (9), 19 (10), 20 (9),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The cover is slightly torn off at the corners. The spine cover is missing. The Ms. has been resewn with a modern synthetic thread. Several bifolios are made out of two separate pieces of parchment, sewn together with leather thongs (s. check the viewer19 , 20, 35, 106, 126).
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown leather (partly missing), overback. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires close to the head and to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 20
H | 179mm |
W | 173mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 61 |
right | 41 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-050 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 234mm, object width is: 258mm, computed height is: 272mm and object height is: 283mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
H | 180mm |
W | 168mm |
Intercolumn | 18mm |
Margins | |
top | 31 |
bottom | 63 |
right | 44 |
left | 22 |
intercolumn | 18 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-050 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 234mm, object width is: 258mm, computed height is: 274mm and object height is: 283mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (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.
- (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
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and regular.
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra (name of St Mary in Text I-4, I-5, I-6; name of Christ in Text I-4, I-6; name of the Archangel Gabriel in Text I-5); numbers and titles of the Psalms, Canticles and Songs; incipits of Canticles and Songs; title of Texts I-2, I-3; title and incipit of the daily readings of Text I-4; name, number and traditional interpretation of the Hebrew letters in Ps. 118; word sǝbuḥ in Canticle 10 (written out fully or abbreviated); a few single words in Texts I-4, I-5; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers; Ethiopic numerals or their elements; two groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I-1; three lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I-4 and I-5.
Date: 18th century.
18th century.Abbreviations
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