Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-007
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- All miracles are correctly numbered. - Within the introduction (Text I-1) the scribe numbered three sections as miracles. Thus, the 1st miracle proper bears number 4 (check the viewer14vb ). - The miracles are introduced with the word taʾammǝr “miracle” and in one case with the word mǝʿrāf “chapter”.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerff. 2ra-3 check the viewer3rb
rb: Unidentified canonical or hagiographic text (?).
check the viewer2ra : አው፡ እምዘ፡ በልዓ፡ ኢይቅረብ፡ ዓዲ፡ በይእት፡ ዕለት፡ ወአጽንዑ፡ እንከ፡ ጸዊመ፡ ረቡዐ፡ ወአርበ ወጾመ፡ ፵፡ በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘይመስሕ፡ በረቡዕ፡ ወበዓርብ፡... The fols. are a fragment of a different (more recent?) Ms. The explicit is on . The text is written in a crude hand.
Extras
- - Corrections over erasure: , 12rb, 19vb, 22vb, 25va, 30rb, 59ra, 63va, 73vb, 74rb. - Erasures marked with two lines (usually red): , 16vb, 27ra, 27vb. - Minor notes, scribbles, doodles: , 14v, 19v, 20r, 24r, 86v, 87rv, 88r, 89v, 90v, 91rv.
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(Type: findingAid)
- An inscription ዘአቡነ፡ አዳም referring to the content of the fol. is written in the upper margin: check the viewerfol. 9rb - Names of feasts are written in the upper margin, in crude secondary hands, in blue pen: ዘሥላሴ (?): check the viewerfol. 6va ዘመላእክት: check the viewerfol. 6vb ዘልደት: check the viewerfol. 20va ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት: check the viewerfol. 39vb ዘዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ: check the viewerfol. 78vb ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት: check the viewerfol. 83ra .
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Gʷāḥgot ʾIyasus, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 183 |
Width | 155 |
Depth | 50 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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A(2+{2}/fol. 1r-4v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 5, stub after 3/fols. 5r-12v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 13r-20v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8/fols. 21r-28v) | |
5 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 29r-36v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 37r-44v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VI(8; s.l.: 3; stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 45r-52v) | |
8 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 53r-60v) | |
9 | 8 |
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VIII(8/fols. 61r-68v) | |
10 | 8 |
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IX(8/fols. 69r-76v) | |
11 | 8 |
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X(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 77r-84v) | |
12 | 6 |
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XI(6+{1}/fols. 85r-91v). In quire A, the biofolio made of fols. 2r-4v originates from another Ms. f. 90 has been sewn onto fol. 91 by means of crude stitches. |
Collation diagrams
A(2+{2}/fol. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 5, stub after 3/fols. 5r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 13r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 21r-28v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 29r-36v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 37r-44v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8; s.l.: 3; stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 53r-60v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 61r-68v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(8/fols. 69r-76v)
Quire ID:q10
X(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 77r-84v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(6+{1}/fols. 85r-91v). In quire A, the biofolio made of fols. 2r-4v originates from another Ms. f. 90 has been sewn onto fol. 91 by means of crude stitches.
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2, +2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (6, +1),
Formula 2: 1 (2, leaf added after fol. 1), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (6, first leaf is added),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. is worn; many fols. are stained with wax and water; some fols. have outer edges burnt. The front board is broken and repaired with a cord. The sewing is damaged; it has been crudely repaired with stitches. A hole carefully amended on check the viewer52 .
Binding
Two wooden boards (the front board is broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
H | 120mm |
W | 113mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 18 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 23 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-007 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 146mm, object width is: 155mm, computed height is: 183mm and object height is: 183mm.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.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the donor; incipits of sections of Text I-1; numbers and incipits of miracles; a few words following the nomina sacra; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. A few groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I-1.
Date: 18th cent. (?)
18th cent. (?)Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Numeral ፮ “six” looks like compressed numeral ፯ “seven” (check the viewer19vb , 41rb, 61ra).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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