Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Sāhl Qǝddus Mikāʾel Bet Maḵāʿ, DSM-015
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Sahǝl Qǝddus Mikāʾel Bet Mäḵaʿ / DSM↗
Śahlä Dǝngǝl is mentioned as the reigning monarch on check the viewer59rb , 60va; Ṗeṭros is mentioned as the Patriarch (check the viewer44va , 48vab, 61ra) and salāma as the Metropolitan. Śahlä Dǝngǝl was king of Ethiopia in 1832-40, 1841-50, 1851-55 (with short intermissions). Peter VII was Patriarch of Alexandria in 1809-52, salāma III was Metropolitan of Ethiopia in 1841-67.Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
check the viewer26 (blank), 152 and 165 have been cut along the outer edge so that only part of each folio is perserved; check the viewer184 is considerably smaller in size than the majority of the folios. The end part of text III-14 (check the viewer182ra b) and text IV are written in compressed script.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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b: Donation note.
check the viewer25va b: ዛቲ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ ዘቤተ፡ ምካዕ፡ ዘታቦተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ አባ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወስመ፡ እሙ፡ ወለተ፡ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ ስመ፡ አሀዊሁ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወልደ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወእህቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወለተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወለተ፡ ኪዳን። ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ኢትርስኡኒ፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ዘሰረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡ በቃለ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳው[ሎ]ስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን። check the viewer25va b: This Missal is of the tabot St Michael (in) Beta Mǝkaʿ; it was donated by ʾabbā Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer. His father’s name is Walda ʾIyasus, his mother’s name is Walatta ʾEwosṭatewos, the names of his brothers are Gabra Śǝllāse, Walda Mikāʾel, Gabra Ḥǝywat, Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer, and (the names of) his sister(s) are Walatta Ḥǝywat, Walatta Krǝstos, Walatta Kidān. Let it be for him the salvation of (his) soul and body in the Kingdom of Heaven. Do not forget me, (recite for me) the Paternoster. He who stole it or erased (its text) shall be excommunicated by the word of Peter and Paul.
Extras
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check the viewer1r check the viewer50r check the viewer2v check the viewer5r check the viewer9rb
- Crude notes (probably writing exercises): , 2v. - Crude notes in the upper margin, poorly visible: . - Liturgical text, with musical notation signs above the lines, probably an excerpt from Kidān za-nagh: . - Initial words of some of the constituent texts written out in the upper margin: , 8r, 8v, etc. - Tamallas sign indicating the place where the omissions, written in the upper margin, belong: , 12rb, 16rb, 55rb, etc. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Notes in the upper margin indicating liturgical occasions upon which the respective Anaphoras are to be celebrated, sometimes enclosed in ovals of red and black dots: fols. 111r, 117v, 120v, etc.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame:
check the viewerTwo narrow coloured (red, black) ornamental bands, with
geometric motifs:
check the viewer2ra , rb (incipit of text I)
- frame:
check the viewerNarrow coloured (red, black) ornamental band, with
geometric motifs:
check the viewer27ra , 83ra, 111rb, 120va, 136va (incipits of texts III-2, III-5, III-7, III-9)
- frame:
check the viewerNarrow coloured (red, yellow, black) ornamental band, with
geometric motifs:
check the viewer64vb (incipit of text III-1)
- frame:
check the viewerNarrow coloured (red, brownish-yellow, black) ornamental
band, with geometric motifs:
check the viewer117va , 127rb, 143vb, 178va (incipits of texts III-6, III-8, III-10, III-14)
- frame:
check the viewerNarrow coloured (red, brown, black) ornamental band, with
geometric motifs:
check the viewer154ra , 166rb, 171vb (incipits of texts III-11, III-12, III-13)
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Body of Christ before burial represented in the form of a cross. Each of the four cardinal points is associated with a part of Christ’s body and with a personage from New Testament history. The four intercardinal points are also indicated. Christ’s head and feet are drawn above and below the cross (for a different representation of the same, s. SSB-005, fol. 135r). Frontispiece miniature.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Sāhl Qǝddus Mikāʾel Bet Maḵāʿ, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 235 |
Width | 165 |
Depth | 73 |
Foliation
check the viewer162 is mistakenly numbered 161. Henceforth this numbering is continued up to the end of the Ms.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 10 |
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I(10/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
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II(10/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 4 |
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III(4/s.l.: 2, stub after; 3, stub after 2/fols. 23r-26v) | |
5 | 10 |
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IV(10/fols. 27r-36v) | |
6 | 10 |
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V(10/fols. 37r-46v) | |
7 | 10 |
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VI(10/fols. 47r-56v) | |
8 | 10 |
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VII(10/fols. 57r-66v) | |
9 | 10 |
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VIII(10/fols. 67r-76v) | |
10 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 77r-86v) | |
11 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 87r-96v) | |
12 | 10 |
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XI(10/fols. 97r-106v) | |
13 | 10 |
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XII(10/fols. 107r-116v) | |
14 | 10 |
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XIII(10/fols. 117r-126v) | |
15 | 10 |
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XIV(10/fols. 127r-136v) | |
16 | 10 |
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XV(10/fols. 137r-146v) | |
17 | 10 |
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XVI(10/fols. 147r-156v) | |
18 | 10 |
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XVII(10/fols. 157r-165v) | |
19 | 10 |
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XVIII(10/fols. 166r-175v) | |
20 | 9 |
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XIX(9/s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 8, stub before 1; 9, stub before 1/fols. 176r-184v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
III(4/s.l.: 2, stub after; 3, stub after 2/fols. 23r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(10/fols. 27r-36v)
Quire ID:q5
V(10/fols. 37r-46v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 47r-56v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 57r-66v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 67r-76v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 77r-86v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 87r-96v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 97r-106v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 107r-116v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10/fols. 117r-126v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10/fols. 127r-136v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(10/fols. 137r-146v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(10/fols. 147r-156v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(10/fols. 157r-165v)
Quire ID:q18
XVIII(10/fols. 166r-175v)
Quire ID:q19
XIX(9/s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 8, stub before 1; 9, stub before 1/fols. 176r-184v).
Quire ID:q20
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (4), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (9),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (4), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (9),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Leather cover on the front board has been damaged. Many leaves are heavily stained with dirt.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 150mm |
W | 125mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 27 |
bottom | 49 |
right | 25 |
left | 9 |
intercolumn | 9 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Dabra Sāhl Qǝddus Mikāʾel Bet Maḵāʿ, DSM-015 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 159mm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: 226mm and object height is: 235mm.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 mostly visible.
- Ruling pricks are mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: careful, regular, by trained hand. Hand b: fine, by trained hand.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; incipits of constituent texts; directives for the ministers; names of the ruling King, Patriarch and Metropolitan; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. The text on fol. 3r is written alternately in red and black lines.
Date: Mid-19th century.
Mid-19th century.Abbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: check the viewer3ra-52vb ; 54ra-187raHand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b: check the viewer53ra- vbSelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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