Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-005
Stéphane Ancel (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 ( ):
()(Sections of the introduction were considered by the scribe as miracles (numbered as 3 miracles).)
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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check the viewerff. 1ra-2 check the viewer2vb check the viewer79vb check the viewer1r-2v check the viewer2v
vb, 79ra-vb: Malkǝʾa Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Image of the Saviour of the World”.
The incipit of the text is on , the explicit on . were probably placed upside down when the binding was disturbed. The text on ( is partly abraded (possibly because the leaf had contact with the board), written in smaller script without rubrics. ) -
: Donation note.
check the viewer79ra : ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ወብእሲተ፡ ቅድስት፡ ሐና፡ ዘወሀብዋ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ሢዔት፡ ከመ፡ ትኵኖሙ፡ መርሀ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን። ለዛቲኒ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዞ፡ ለይኩን። ( The note states that the Ms. was donated by Gabra Māryām and his wife Qǝddǝst Ḥanna to the church of Māryām Śiʿet. )
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
| Outer dimensions | |
| Height | 225 |
| Width | 165 |
| Depth | 50 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
| Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | No image availableFols 1r–2v | A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
| 2 | 8 | No image availableFols 3r–10v | I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
| 3 | 8 | No image availableFols 11r–18v | II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
| 4 | 9 | No image availableFols 19r–27v | III(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 19r-27v) | |
| 5 | 8 | No image availableFols 28r–35v | IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
| 6 | 8 | No image availableFols 36r–43v | V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
| 7 | 8 | No image availableFols 44r–51v | VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) | |
| 8 | 10 | No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 52r–61v | VII(10/fols. 52r-61v) | |
| 9 | 8 | No image availableFols 62r–69v | VIII(8/fols. 62r-69v) | |
| 10 | 10 | No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 70r–79v | IX(10/fols. 70r-79v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 19r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 52r-61v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 62r-69v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 70r-79v)
Quire ID:q10
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–2v) – II(8/No image availableFols 3r–10v) – III(8/No image availableFols 11r–18v) – IV(8+1/s.l. 7, stub after 2/No image availableFols 19r–27v) – V(8/No image availableFols 28r–35v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 36r–43v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 52r–61v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 62r–69v) – X(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 70r–79v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; No image availableFols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; No image availableFols 19r–27v III(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 19r-27v) ; No image availableFols 28r–35v IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) ; No image availableFols 36r–43v V(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 52r–61v VII(10/fols. 52r-61v) ; No image availableFols 62r–69v VIII(8/fols. 62r-69v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 70r–79v IX(10/fols. 70r-79v);
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (9), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (9), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. has been resewn with modern synthetic thread. Some fols. are stained by water (s. e.g. fols. 3-4, 46-47). The front board has two round holes, and the back board has one round hole, of exactly the same size. Tears carefully amended on fols. 2, 74.
Binding
Two wooden boards; traces of leather cover on the inner sides of the boards. 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: 22
| H | 170mm |
| W | 140mm |
| Intercolumn | 10mm |
| Margins | |
| top | 13 |
| bottom | 40 |
| right | 15 |
| left | 10 |
| intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-005 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 165mm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: 223mm and object height is: 225mm.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
Scribe: Gabra Mikāʾel (?) scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre but careful.
Ink: Black, vivid red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the donors; incipit of Text I-1; incipit of sections of Text I-2; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Text I-1 (fol. 3r), a few lines are rubricated, alternating with black lines.
Date: First half of the 19th century.
Gabra Mikāʾel (?) scribe The hand is very similar or identical to that of Gabra Mikāʾel (s. Ms. GMS-014).First half of the 19th century.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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