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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Makān, MM-004

Massimo Villa (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Vita, Miracles, Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māryām Makān↗

17th century (?).

Provenance

Bakʷǝra Ṣǝyon is mentioned as the owner in Additio 4. His name is also written in a secondary hand on check the viewer60vb , 64ra, 69va, 70ra, 74va, 76va, 87ra. Several names are written in the supplication formulas in the main hands: Maḥḍǝnta Māryām (check the viewer80ra ), ? Takla Giyorgis (check the viewer88ra , 90rb, 92ra), ? Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer94va ).

Summary

I) Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 7ra-62vb, 69ra-vb), incomplete (?) II) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 14 miracles, (fols. 63ra-68vb, 69vb-80ra, 87ra-vb) incomplete (?) III) Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 80rb-85vb, 87ra) IV) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 3 miracles (fols. 88ra-94vb) Additiones 1-6.
  1. ms_i1 (), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 7ra–62vb, check the viewer69ra–69vb ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 63ra–68vb, check the viewer69vb–80ra, check the viewer87ra–87vb ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 14 miracles
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 80rb–85vb, check the viewer87ra ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 88ra–94vb ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 3 miracles

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 1 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 2va (Type: Unclear)

    Unclear note.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

      ( The note is nearly completely illegible. )

  2. check the viewerf. 4va (Type: GuestText)

    : Four ʿarke-poems to Māḥḍanta Māryām.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

      ( Each poem is preceded by the name of the feast within frames; the names are partly illegible. )

  3. check the viewerff. 5ra-6rb (Type: GuestText)

    Malkǝʾ-poem to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

    ( gez )  [ሰላም፡] ለዝክረ፡ ስምክሙ። ወለስእርትክሙ፡ ፀዓድዒድ። ለርእስክሙ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለገጽክሙ፡ ፅዑድ። አብርሃም፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያዕቆብ፡ …

     

  4. check the viewerf. 7ra (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Ownership note.

    ( gez )   [n.l.] ዝመጽሀፍ፡ ዘወ[n.l.] በኵረ፡ ጽዮን፡ ወምስለ፡ ፍ[n.l.]ቱ፡ [n.l.]ተ፡ ድንግል፡

      ( The note is partly illegible. It states that the book belongs to Bäkʷǝrä Ṣǝyon; it is written in a frame in a secondary hand. )

  5. check the viewerf. 80ra (Type: GuestText)

    : Prayer, unidentified.

    ( gez )  check the viewer80ra : ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ለወጢን፡ ዘያነቅሕ፡ ወለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እንበለ፡ ፍጻሜ፡ ዘታተግህ።

  6. check the viewerf. 86va-b (Type: Inventory)

    Inventory of books

    ( gez )  check the viewer86va- b: በስመ፡ … ንወጥን፡ ኍልቍ፡ መጻሕፍት፡ ዘመቅደሰ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወንጌል፡ ተአምር፡ ግብረ፡ ሕማማት፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ስንክሳር፡ ፪፡ ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ ገድለ፡ አባ፡ ክቡር፡ ኮከበ፡ ገዳም፡ ብእሴ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገድለ፡ ጋሪማ፡ <…> ገድለ፡ ያሬድ፡ ገድለ፡ አኖደ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዜና፡ አበው፡ ባሮክ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ጥምቀት፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ፍትሐት፡ ግብር፡ ቀለምሲስ፡ ዓርኬ፡ አሥልጢ፡ ዘአጥረዮ፡ ማኅፀንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወ<…> ዓፅፈ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወመምሕር፡ ዘከሠተ፡ ሃይማንተ፡ ርቱዓ፡ በአብርሃ፡ ለዓለም። …

      ( The lists the books acquired by Maḥḍanta Māryām. )

Extras

  1. The scribe used compressed script to accommodate lines written over erasure: check the viewer21vb , 40rb, 44vb, 48vb, 53ra, 59va, 62ra.

  2. Omitted letters, words, lines or passages inserted interlineally: e.g., check the viewer10vb , 14va-b, 19va, 39vb, 49rb, 56ra, 65va, 76va, 79rb.

  3. Corrections written over erasures: e.g., check the viewer7ra , 13vb, 15vb, 27rb, 33vb, 44vb, 79vb, 85vb.

  4. Erasures marked with thin black and red lines: check the viewer14va , 48vb, 70vb, 83rb, 87va, 93ra.

  5. Immediate corrections indicated by thin dashes above and below the word: check the viewer92ra .

  6. Spaces for rubrication left unfilled: check the viewer5ra-6rb , 23ra, 63rb.

  7. 14 lines erased on check the viewer71ra .

  8. - Names written in a secondary hand in recent blue pen over an erased name: Walatta Māryām (check the viewer60vb , 69va), Walda Māryām (check the viewer64ra ), Walatta Hāymānot (check the viewer65va ), Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer66ra , 69va, 72va), Gäburä ʾIyasus (check the viewer72va , 77va). - Names written in a secondary hand in recent strong rose pen over an erased name: ʾabuna Gabra Mikāʾel (e.g., check the viewer66rb , 68ra, 69va, 74va), ʾabuna Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer77va , 78rb).

  9. Names written in a secondary hand in black ink over an erased name: ʾabuna ʾAṣmä Giyorgis (check the viewer90va ).

  10. Erased names: check the viewer63rb , 65vb, 67rb, 69va, 71vab, 78ra, 87rab.

  11. Scribbles: e.g., check the viewer1r , 2v, 3r, 7v, 39v, 47v, 71v, 95v.

  12. Illegible note in pencil on check the viewer6v .

  13. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings of Text I are indicated by the names of the months written in frames in the upper margin of some fols. in a secondary hand: ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 12r ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 18r ዘታሕሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 23r ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 34r ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 53r

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 95.0 (leaf) , Entered as 95.0 folios, of which 9.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 9.0 blank 1r, 1v, 2r, 3r, 3v, 4r, 6v, 95r, 95v., in (quire) .Entered as quires (Not known.). 233 190 55
Outer dimensions
Height 233
Width 190
Depth 55

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Decorated - Decorated quire marks are written in the left upper and lower margin of No image available7r: ፩, 28v: ፫, 38r: ፭, 47r: ፩ in the upper margin, ፯ in the lower margin. - Decorated quire marks without number: No image available8v, 13r, 16v, 18v, 19r, 21r, 24v, 25r, 28r, 32v, 33r, 40v. - The word ጥራዝ (“quire”) is written within the quire mark on No image available37v.

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 8 No image availableFols 88r–95v The structure of quires cannot be established due to misplacement of folios. The last quire (8/fols. 88r-95v) is of smaller size, and may originate from another Ms.

Collation diagrams


The structure of quires cannot be established due to misplacement of folios. The last quire (8/fols. 88r-95v) is of smaller size, and may originate from another Ms.
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/No image availableFols 88r–95v) –

Formula: No image availableFols 88r–95v The structure of quires cannot be established due to misplacement of folios. The last quire (8/fols. 88r-95v) is of smaller size, and may originate from another Ms.;

Formula 1: 1 (8),

Formula 2: 1 (8),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The spine cover is missing. The back board has been reused and is broken. The sewing is destroyed and has been crudely repaired with several modern threads and strips of textile. check the viewer88r-95v were added later and might originate from another Ms. Most folios are misplaced, some are possibly missing, the text might be incomplete. Many fols. are torn and stained with water (e.g., check the viewer32 , 67, 69). Text on check the viewer70ra is partly illegible. Cuts amended on fols. 3, 14, 21, 48, 66.

Binding

Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes are hardly discernible on the spine fold of the quires, 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 167mm
W 154mm
Intercolumn 14mm
Margins
top 21
bottom 45
right 18
left 18
intercolumn 14
(All data for check the viewer8r .)

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Makān, MM-004 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 190mm, object width is: 190mm, computed height is: 233mm and object height is: 233mm.

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

H 107mm
W 115mm
Intercolumn 13mm
Margins
top 19
bottom 32
right 13
left 13
intercolumn 13
(All data are check the viewer89r )

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Makān, MM-004 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 141mm, object width is: 190mm, computed height is: 158mm and object height is: 233mm.

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • Sometimes 18-22
  • (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 scribe disregarded the ruling lines on (Excerpt from check the viewer13rb)
    .
  • Sometimes 14-16.
  • (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 partly visible.
  • Ruling pricks are partly visible.
  • Ruling and pricking are visible.
  • Primary pricks are partly visible.
  • Ruling pricks are partly visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; groups of lines alternating with black lines on the incipit pages of Texts I, II and III; incipits of miracles; the word salām or its abbreviated forms in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs, of the text dividers and of the quire marks; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: 17th century (?)

    Hand a: check the viewer7ra-87ra The name of the scribe has been erased from check the viewer69va , 78rb, 80ra, 87ra.17th century (?)

    Abbreviations

  • ሰ for ሰላም: e.g., check the viewer80va-81vb , 82vb, 84ra
  • ሰለ for ሰላም: e.g., check the viewer80rb , 82rb-va, 83va, 85ra-vb.

  • Hand 2

    Scribe: Deacon ʾIyosyas scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date: 17th century (?)

    Hand b: check the viewer88ra-94vb Deacon ʾIyosyas scribe is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer94va-b (scribe of ms_i4 not found in this file), the letters are written in reversed order. 17th century (?)

      • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      date
      2016-06-07T17:44:17.622+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      25.3.2020
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmm004/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmm004
      idno
      type=filename
      ESmm004.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESmm004

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    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 10.1.2015
    • Massimo Villa catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 3.12.2014
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

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