Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Zayt Qǝddǝst Māryām, DZ-019
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Vita and Genealogy of Takla Hāymānot
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Zayt Qǝddǝst Māryām↗
Late 19th - beginning of the 20th cent.Provenance
The donor Takla Giyorgis (s. colophon and the supplication formula on check the viewer74ra ; also mentioned on check the viewer3ra ).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3ra–76vb ),
Hagiographic Dossier of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 3ra–75va ),
The Acts of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1.1
(check the viewerFols 75va–76vb ),
Maṣḥafa lǝdatu la-ʾabuna Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 75va–76vb ), Genealogy of ʾabuna Takla Haymanot
- ms_i1.1.1.2 (check the viewerFols 76rb–76vb ), Zenā manakosāt "History of the Monks"
- ms_i1.1.1
(check the viewerFols 75va–76vb ),
Maṣḥafa lǝdatu la-ʾabuna Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 3ra–75va ),
The Acts of Takla Hāymānot
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–76vb Hagiographic Dossier of Takla Hāymānot (CAe 1008)
Language of text:
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ብእሴ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ጸሐየ፡ ዓለም፡ ሰባኬ፡ ግብር፡ ሐዲስ፡ ኮከበ፡ ገዳም፡ በጽጌ፡ አዕምሮ፡ ቅሱም። ረድኤተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አብ፡ ይዕቀቦ፡ ለገብሩ፡ ተክለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወለጸሐፊሁ፡ ገብረ፡ ዋህድ፡ ምስለ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወእሙ፡ ምስለ፡ አንባቢሁ፡ ወተርጓሚሁ፡ ወምስሌነ፡ አሜን፡ ይኩን፡
Translation English: The Vita of the blessed and saint man of God, our father Takla Hāymānot, the sun of the world, the preacher of the new deed, the star of the desert, who has tasted from the flower of wisdom, is completed. May the help of this father protect his servant Takla Giyorgis, and the scribe Gabra Wahǝd scribe , together with his father and his mother, with its reader and its interpreter, and with us (all). Amen. So be it.
check the viewerFols 3ra–75va The Acts of Takla Hāymānot (CAe 4114)
Language of text:
The text of the Vita represents the first of the two sub-types of the Dabra Libānos recension of the Gadla Takla Hāymānot (close, but not identical to the ).Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerf. 2r (Type: GuestText)
Tǝwlǝd za-ʾabawina "Genealogy of the Fathers" (CAe 6591) .
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Persons listed in the traditional genealogy include Gabra Wahǝd scribe , the scribe of the Ms., the donor Takla Giyorgis, as well as ʾAkhadom, the founder of the local dynasty of šum ʿAgame (s. EAE I, 166; EMML VII, 13). -
check the viewerf. 2r (Type: ReceiptNote)
Note containing an estimation of the price of the Ms.
Text in Amharic
The note is written in Amharic and is dated 18 Naḥāse 1962 E.C. (= 11 August 1970 A.D.) .
Extras
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- Writing exercises: check the viewer2r .
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- Crude notes: check the viewer3r , in the upper margin.
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- Pen trials: check the viewer77r , 77v, 78r, 78v.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Monthly readings are indicated by the name of the months written in the upper margin of some fols.: reading for Naḥāse (check the viewerfol. 3r ) reading for Maskaram (check the viewerfol. 23r ) reading for Ṭǝqǝmt (check the viewerfol. 30r ) reading for Ḫǝdār (check the viewerfol. 36r ) reading for Tāḫśāś (check the viewerfol. 42r ) reading for Ṭǝrr (check the viewerfol. 46r ) reading for Yakkātit (check the viewerfol. 51r ) reading for Miyāzyā (check the viewerfol. 60r ) reading for Gǝnbot (check the viewerfol. 65r ) reading for Ḥamle (check the viewerfol. 74r ).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer3r narrow coloured (red, yellow, gray-blue) ornamental frame; anthropomorphic and geometric ornamentation motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 285 |
Width | 235 |
Depth | 40 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 6 |
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I(6/fols. 3r-8v) | |
3 | 6 |
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፪II(6/fols. 9r-14v) | |
4 | 6 |
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፫III(6/fols. 15r-20v) | |
5 | 6 |
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IV(6/fols. 21r-26v) | |
6 | 6 |
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V(6/fols. 27r-32v) | |
7 | 6 |
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VI(6/fols. 33r-38v) | |
8 | 6 |
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VII(6/fols. 39r-44v) | |
9 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 45r-52v) | |
10 | 6 |
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IX(6/fols. 53r-58v) | |
11 | 6 |
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X(6/fols. 59r-64v) | |
12 | 6 |
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XI(6/fols. 65r-70v) | |
13 | 6 |
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XII(6/fols. 71r-76v) | |
14 | 2 |
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B(2/fols. 77r-78v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(6/fols. 3r-8v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(6/fols. 9r-14v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(6/fols. 15r-20v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(6/fols. 21r-26v)
Quire ID:q5
V(6/fols. 27r-32v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(6/fols. 33r-38v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(6/fols. 39r-44v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(6/fols. 53r-58v)
Quire ID:q10
X(6/fols. 59r-64v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(6/fols. 65r-70v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(6/fols. 71r-76v)
Quire ID:q13
B(2/fols. 77r-78v).
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (6), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 205mm |
W | 185mm |
Intercolumn | 8mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 20 |
left | 12 |
intercolumn | 8 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Zayt Qǝddǝst Māryām, DZ-019 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 217mm, object width is: 235mm, computed height is: 275mm and object height is: 285mm.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
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are mostly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer60r)
). - Ruling pricks are visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer64r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Wahǝd scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Good, by a trained hand.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Holy names; names of the protagonist and other saints; names of the donor and the scribe; incipits of Text I and its subsections (fols. 3r, 41ra, 42rb, 70rb, 74rb); incipit of Text II; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals. In the incipit page of Text I (fols. 3r), a few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).
Date: Late 19th - early 20th century
Gabra Wahǝd scribe (s. colophon and the supplication formula on check the viewer74ra ).Late 19th - early 20th centurySelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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