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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-013

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

General description

Maṣḥafa ḫǝmamatihu wa-zenā sǝqlatu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos “Book of the Passion and Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” / Taʾammǝra tazkāra motu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos “Miracles Concerning the Commemoration of the Death of Jesus Christ” / Gadla Takla Māryām “Vita of Takla Māryām (Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon)” / Miracles of the Saviour of the World worked by ʾabuna Takla Māryām

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Gʷaḥgot ʾIyasus / GBI

According to Additio 2, the Ms. was donated to the church of ʾIyasus in 1894 year of mercy (= 1901/02 A.D.).

Summary

I) Maṣḥafa ḫǝmamatihu wa-zenā sǝqlatu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos “Book of the Passion and Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” (fols. 2ra-54rb) I-1) Homily for Maggābit (fols. 3ra-7ra) I-2) Homily for Miyāzyā (entitled Zenā sǝqlatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝnä ʾIyasus Krǝstos “The Story of the Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ”) (fols. 7rb-15va) I-4) Homily for Gǝnbot (fols. 15va-17va) I-5) Homily for Sane (fols.17va-19rb) I-6) Homily for Ḥamle (fols. 19rb-21ra) I-7) Homily for Naḥāse (fols. 21ra -25rb) I-8) Homily for Maskaram (fols. 25rb-27va) I-9) Homily for Ṭǝqǝmt (fols. 27va-30rb) I-10) Homily for Ḫǝdār (fols. 30rb-32ra) I-11) Homily for Taḫśas (fols. 32ra-34va) I-12) Homily for Ṭǝrr (fols. 34va-36vb) I-13) Homily for Yakkātit (fols. 36vb-37va) II) Taʾammǝra tazkāra motu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos “Miracles Concerning the Commemoration of the Death of Jesus Christ” (fols. 37va-44ra) II-1) Miracle for Maggābit (fols. 37va-39va) II-2) Miracle for Miyāzyā (fols. 39va-40rb) II-3) Miracle for Gǝnbot (fols. 40rb-41rb) II-4) Miracle for Sane (fols. 41rb-42va) II-5) Miracle for Ḥamle (fols. 42va-43vb) III) Gadla Takla Māryām “Vita of Takla Māryām (Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon)” (fols. 44ra-70ra) IV) Miracles of the Saviour of the World worked by ʾabuna Takla Māryām (fols. 70ra-71va) IV-1) How the saint healed a child with the swollen throat (fol. 70ra-va) IV-2) How ʾabuna Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon healed a sick child who was near death (fols. 70va-71rb) IV-3) About light that appeared over the dough from which the bread for the commemoration of the Saviour was made (fol. 71rb-71va) Additiones 1-4.
  1. ms_i1 (),

Contents


Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 71vb

    : Donation note.

    The note is written in a mediocre hand. The part containing the name of the original donor and the receiving institution has been erased.
  2. check the viewerf. 72ra

    -b: Donation note.

    check the viewer72ra : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘወሐቦ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ዘሥላሴ፡ ወብእሲቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ሩፋኤል The note is written in a poor hand, the same as Additio 3. It states that Za-Śǝllāse and his wife Walatta Rufāʾel donated the Ms. to the church of ʾIyasus.
  3. check the viewerf. 72ra

    -b: Ownership note extended by a record concerning the construction of a church.

    check the viewer72ra- b: ዝንቱ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ወኅንፀተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክ{ር}ስቲያኑኒ፡ ኮነ፡ በ፲፻ወ፰፻፺ወ፬ቱ፡ አመ{ተ}፡ ምሕረት፡ ዘመኑሂ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወንጉሡኒ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ምኒልክ፡ መምሕሩኒ፡ መምህር፡ ወልደ፡ ዐቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ አፈ፡ መምሕሩኒ፡ አለቃ፡ አሥራት The note is written in a poor hand, the same as Additio 2. It mentions that the donation of the Ms. and the construction of the church of the Saviour of the World (possibly in the vicinity of ʾIyasus Gʷaḥgot, s. D.NOSNITSIN, Churches and Monasteries of Tǝgray, Wiesbaden 2013, or in ʾAqaqi near Addis Ababa, s. GueCopMen, vol. 2, p. 524) took place in 1894 year of mercy (= 1901/02 A.D.), in the year of Mark the Evangelist, during the reign of King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913), when the teacher was mamhǝr Walda ʿAbiyä ʾƎgziʿ and his assistant was ʾalaqā ʾAśrat.
  4. check the viewerf. 72v

    : Record concerning the acquisition of land and the introduction of a new tabot.

    check the viewer72v : ለመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ የተተካ፡ መሬት፡ ፬፡ ነው፡ ግራ[ት]፡ ምሸላ፡ ከአቶ፡ ይረስ፡ ያለች፡ ከአቶ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ደሞ፡ ያለች፡ ደሞ፡ ከአቶ፡ ሐጐስ፡ ያለች፡ ፬፡ ማለታችን፡ ይኅ፡ ነው፡… The note is written in Amharic, in a mediocre hand. It states that there are four plots of land with sorghum donated by four individuals (mentioned by name) for (the commemoration of ?) the Saviour of the World. One of the plots should be allocated as a salary for a deacon. Subsequently, it contains a directive which requires that if a new tabot is introduced, it should be dedicated to St George.

Extras

  1. check the viewer1r check the viewer72ra check the viewer72ra check the viewer1r

    - An unfinished (historiographic ?) note or pen trial, በዘመነ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ቴዎድሮስ:... . - A note of several lines has been erased in . - Pen trial: . - Scribbles, writing exercises (part of Ethiopic syllabary), doodles: , 72rb, inner face of the front board.
  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings of Text I are indicated by the names of the months written, in the main hand, in the upper margin: ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 3r ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 7r ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 15v ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 17v ዘሐምሌ: fols. 19r ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 21r ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 25r ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 27v ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 30r ዘታህሳስ: check the viewerfol. 32r ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 34v ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 36v - Monthly readings of Texts II-IV are indicated by the names of the months written, in a secondary hand, in the upper margin: የመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 37va ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 39va ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 40rb ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 41rb ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 42va ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 44ra ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 48va ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 56va ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 61va ዘታህሳስ: check the viewerfol. 65ra ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 70ra ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 70va .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v:

    Flagellation of Christ.

    Cp. D.NOSNITSIN, Churches and Monasteries of Tǝgray, Wiesbaden 2013, p. 221-222.
  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2r:

    Crucifixion.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 72.0 (leaf) , Entered as 72.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 2v, in 10.0 (quire) .Entered as 10.0 quires (A+9). 245 185 44
Outer dimensions
Height 245
Width 185
Depth 44

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fol. 1r-2v)
2 8 Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 Fols 27r–34v IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 27r-34v)
6 7 Fols 35r–41v V(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 35r-41v)
7 7 Fols 42r–48v VI(7; s.l.: 6, stub after 1/fols. 42r-48v)
8 8 Fols 49r–56v VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
9 8 Fols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
10 8 Fols 65r–72v IX(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 65r-72v).

Collation diagrams


A(2/fol. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

V(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 35r-41v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(7; s.l.: 6, stub after 1/fols. 42r-48v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 42 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 49 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 65r-72v).
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(8/Fols 11r–18v) – IV(8/Fols 19r–26v) – V(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(6+1/s.l. 5, stub after 2/Fols 35r–41v) – VII(6+1/s.l. 6, stub after 1/Fols 42r–48v) – VIII(8/Fols 49r–56v) – IX(8/Fols 57r–64v) – X(6+2/s.l. 1, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 1/Fols 65r–72v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fol. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–41v V(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 35r-41v) ; Fols 42r–48v VI(7; s.l.: 6, stub after 1/fols. 42r-48v) ; Fols 49r–56v VII(8/fols. 49r-56v) ; Fols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v) ; Fols 65r–72v IX(8; s.l.: 1, stub after 8; 8, stub after 1/fols. 65r-72v).;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (7), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (7), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The Ms. is affected by humidity. The leather cover (hidden under the secondary textile cover) is probably for the most part missing; traces and remains of turn-ins are visible on the inner face of the front board and on the inner face of the back board, respectively. Holes are carefully amended on fols. 1, 2, 64.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered by reddish-brown leather (for the most part hidden under the secondary textile cover). Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes are visible in the centrefold of the quires. The secondary textile cover is attached to the boards by means of recent synthetic threads.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 19

H 167mm
W 135mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 23
bottom 54
right 25
left 15
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer4r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-013 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 175mm, object width is: 185mm, computed height is: 244mm and object height is: 245mm.

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 (of slit-type) are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre, irregular

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the name of the protagonist of Texts III and IV; a few groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I; two lines of the incipit of Texts II-IV; one or two initial lines of the sections of Texts I-IV; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Late 19th century

    Late 19th century
  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    The handwriting tends to right-sloping. The letters are slender and narrowly spaced.

    • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      availability

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      date
      2016-06-07T17:39:51.594+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
      date
      type=lastModified
      10.5.2016
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgbi013
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESgbi013
      idno
      type=filename
      ESgbi013.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESgbi013

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 27.8.2014
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 23.9.2013
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