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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Makān, MM-003

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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General description

Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” / Zenāhu la-ṣälbo ḥǝmamu la-madḫanina “Story of our Saviour’s Suffering on the Cross” / Excerpts from the Synaxarion / Malkǝʾa Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Image of the Saviour of the World”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māryām Makān/MM↗

First half of the 19th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra madḫane ʿālam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” (fols. 3ra-39vb) I-1) Introduction (fols. 3ra-4vb) I-2) Gadla Takla Māryām “Vita of Takla Māryām (Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon)” (fols. 4vb-34rb l.12) I-3) Taʾammǝra Takla Māryām “Miracles of Takla Māryām”: 6 miracles (fols. 34ra l.14-37vb) I-4) About the devotion of Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon to the commemoration of the Saviour of the World (fols. 37vb-39vb) II) Zenāhu la-ṣälbo ḥǝmamu la-madḫanina “Story of our Saviour’s Suffering on the Cross” (fols. 39vb-42ra) III) Excerpts from Synaxarion “Synaxarion” (fols. 42ra-43rb) III-1) Commemorative notice and ʿarke-hymns for the 27th of Maggābit dedicated to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (fol. 42ra-vb) III-2) Commemorative notice and ʿarke-hymn for the 29th of Maggābit dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (fols. 42vb-43rb) IV)Malkǝʾa madḫane ʿālam “Image of the Saviour of the World” (fols. 43rb-48rb) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

- Text I is entitled Maṣḥafa la-tazkāra madḫǝn (check the viewer3ra l.3-5).

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 1r

    : Praising prayer to the Trinity and St Mary.

    check the viewer1r : ስብሐት፡ ለአብ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለወልድ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ስብሐት፡ ለመስቀለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡… In the note, groups of red lines alternate with groups of black lines. It is partly illegible because the ink has faded away.

Extras

  1. check the viewer1v

    - Scribbles, writing exercises (part of Ethiopic syllabary), doodles: , 2rv, 4r, 11r, 13v, 14r, 30r, 34r, 48rv, 49rv.

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings of Texts I-1 and I-2 are indicated by the names of the months (usually rubricated) written in the upper margin, in a secondary hand: ዘታሕሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 3r ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 4va ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 7ra ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 10vb ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 12vb ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 16ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 18ra ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 20ra ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 21vb ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 25ra ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 27rb ዘሕዳር: check the viewerfol. 30vb - Monthly readings of Texts I-3, I-4, II-IV are indicated by the names of the months (usually rubricated) written in the upper margin, in a secondary hand: ዘታሕሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 34ra ዘጥ[ር]: check the viewerfol. 34vb ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 35va ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 35vb ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 36va ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 37ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 37vb ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 39ra ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 39va ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 41ra ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 42ra ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 42vb .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 2 , 3 s.

Frame notes

  1. frame: check the viewer3r (incipit of Text I): elaborate, coloured (red, yellow) ornamental band; floral motifs, interlaces.
  2. frame: check the viewer34ra b (incipit of Text I-3): two simple, coloured (red, black) ornamental bands; interlaces.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v:

    St. George slaying the dragon.

    Legend (added later in a poor hand, partly illegible): ቅዱስ፡ ጊወርገስ፡ <…> “St George”.
  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2r:

    Virgin Mary with Child.

    Legend (added later in a poor hand): እመ፡ ብርሃን፡ “Mother of Light” ማርያም “Mary”. The miniature is protected by a textile curtain.
  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v:

    Crucifixion

    Piercing of Christ’s side.

Other Decorations

  1. drawing: check the viewerFol. 1v

    An Equestrian Saint miniature showing St George of Lydda slaying the dragon. The saint has a rayed have rayed and thrusts his with a finial in the neck of a dragon with a coiled tail, wings, and horns.

  2. drawing: check the viewerFol. 2r

    A miniature of the Virgin and Child, which follows the iconoraphy of the . Jesus Christ performs a blessing gesture with his right and holds a with his left hand. He and the St Mary have rayed halos . Two angels stand behind them holding up a canopy.

  3. drawing: check the viewerFol. 2v

    The Crucifixion of Jesus miniature features the Dead Jesus . The Jesus Christ is fastened by three nails to the , wears a loincloth, has a rayed . The Virgin Mary , to the right has tears flowing down her cheeks and a rayed . To the left Longinus, depicted on a horse and with a pointed hat, pierces the right side of Jesus with a . The background, left unpainted, features stars, and the .

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 49.0 (leaf) .Entered as 49.0 folios, in 7.0 (quire) .Entered as 7.0 quires (A+6). 210 165 50
Outer dimensions
Height 210
Width 165
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 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/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 Fols 35r–42v V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 35r-42v)
7 7 Fols 43r–49v VI(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 43r-49v).

Collation diagrams


A(2/fols. 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/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VI(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 43r-49v).
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 49 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(8/Fols 11r–18v) – IV(8/Fols 19r–26v) – V(8/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 7; s.l. 7, stub after 2/Fols 35r–42v) – VII(6+1/s.l. 2, stub after 6/Fols 43r–49v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 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/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–42v V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 35r-42v) ; Fols 43r–49v VI(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 43r-49v).;

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

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

State of preservation

good

Condition

Both boards are broken and repaired with strips of leather. The leather cover is worn and torn off on the edges and on the spine. The original sewing is for the most part missing (remains of the original thread of animal origin are visible between check the viewer38v and 39r and in the area of the back board attachment). The Ms. has been crudely resewn and repaired with at least three types of thread: a thread of vegetal origin, a recent synthetic thread and a blue synthetic thread. Many fols. are worn and affected by water.

Binding

Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired) covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Tears or small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, close to the head and tail of the codex.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20

H 146mm
W 130mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 23
bottom 41
right 25
left 10
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer4r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Makān, MM-003 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 165mm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: 210mm and object height is: 210mm.

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
  • The bottom line is usually written below the ruling ((Excerpt from check the viewer10rv)
    , 13r-34v, 36r-48r).
  • The scribe disregarded the ruling in (Excerpt from check the viewer8rv)
    , 9rv, 11r, 35v.
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre, irregular

    Ink: Black, red (strong red)

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the names of the protagonist; groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I; two initial lines of Texts I-2, I-3, I-4, II-IV; the incipit of the sections of Texts I-2, I-3, I-4 and II; the words salām “salutation”, sǝbḥat “glory” and a few words on fol. 47rb-47vb in Text IV; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals or their elements.

    Date: First half of the 19th century (?)

    First half of the 19th century (?)

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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      Hamburg
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      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      2016-06-07T17:44:17.081+02:00
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      type=expanded
      2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
      date
      type=lastModified
      8.12.2017
      idno
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      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmm003
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmm003
      idno
      type=filename
      ESmm003.xml
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      type=ID
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    • Jacopo Gnisci Jacopo Gnisci: started editing Decoration Note on 8.12.2017
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Massimo Villa Massimo Villa: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 28.5.2015
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 30.10.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 11.5.2011
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