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Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Maʿago ʾAmānuʾel, MMA-004

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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General description

Dǝrsāna Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Homily on the Saviour of the World” / Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” / 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: Maʿago ʾAmānuʾel↗

First half of the 18th cent. (?)

Summary

I) Dǝrsāna madḫane ʿālam “Homily on the Saviour of the World” (fols. 3ra-13ra l.7) II) Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra madḫane ʿālam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” (fols. 13ra l.8-72ra l.11): II-1) Introduction (fols. 13ra l.8-15ra l.5) II-2) Gadla Takla Māryām “Vita of Takla Māryām (Mäbʿa Ṣǝyon)” (fols. 15ra l.7-72ra l.3) II-3) About the devotion of Takla Māryām to the commemoration of the Saviour of the World (tazkāra Madḫǝn) (fols. 38rb l.7-41ra l.15) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 194b) II-4) About the reward for those who observe the commemoration of the Saviour of the World (fols. 41ra l.15-42vb) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 197a) II-5) How Takla Māryām brought many souls from Hell by the order of the Child Jesus who appeared to him (fols. 31ra l.10-32ra l.20) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 198a) II-6) How Christ promised to Takla Māryām that He would release 500 souls from the hell on the day of the commemoration of the Saviour of the World (fols. 50vb l.14-54ra l.2) (cf. EMML 4829, fol. 65b) II-7) Vision of Takla Māryām about the life of saints in Heaven (fols. 54ra l.2-58rb) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 206b) II-8) Vision of Takla Māryām concerning the moon that came down from heaven (fols. 58va-61vb) (cf. EMML 4829, fol. 59b) II-9) Miracles of the Saviour of the World worked by ʾabuna Takla Māryām (fols. 62ra-72ra l.3): II-9.1) How the saint healed a child with a swollen throat (fols. 62ra-62vb l.12) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 192b) II-9.2) How the saint healed a sick child who was near death (fols. 62vb l.13-64rb l.4) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 193a) II-9.3) About light that appeared over the dough from which the bread for the commemoration of the Saviour of the World was made (fols. 64rb l.4-64vb) (cf. EMML 1779, fol. 71b) II-9.4) How ʾabuna Takla Māryām healed a barren woman (fols.65ra-66ra l.9) (cf. EMML 4829, fol. 72b) II-9.5) How pieces of bread for the commemoration of the Saviour of the World turned into the icon of Virgin Mary with her beloved Child (fols.66ra l.10-66vb l.15) (cf. EMML 4810, fol. 80b; EMML 4817, fol. 65a) II-9.6) About a man who ate the bread for the commemoration of the Saviour of the World after he ate another bread (fols. 66vb l.16-68ra l.8) (cf. EMML 3420, fol. 193b) II-9.7) About a ruler who met a recluse in a cave while campaigning against the Agäw (fols. 68ra l.9-72ra l.3) (cf. EMML 4829, fol. 76b) II-9.8) Dǝrsāna madḫane ʿālam, continuation (fol. 72ra l.4-l.11) III) Malkǝʾa madḫane ʿālam “Image of the Saviour of the World” (fols.72ra l.14-79vb l.2). Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

()
(Text I-2) is an Introduction to the Vita of Takla Māryām (cf.MKL-007, check the viewer5r-6rb l.16).)

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 79vb

    : Donation note.

    check the viewer79vb : ዘወሀቦ፡ ለታቦተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሀ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፨ በዘመነ፡ ሲመቱ፡ ለተስፋ፡ ሚካካኤል[sic]፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። አሜን፨ check the viewer79vb : Who who donated it to the church of St George so that it might be his guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. During the time of Tasfā Mikāʾel’s office. ( The donor is not mentioned, but it appears that the note refers to the name Walda Śǝllāse mentioned in the concluding supplication. Besides, the note mentions Tasfā Mikāʾel, the head of St George’s church. It is written in a secondary hand, the same which inserted the names of the donors in the supplication formulas. )

Extras

  1. - Writing exercises, doodles: the front board, 2r, 66r, 67r, 79v, 80v.

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Daily readings are indicated by the names of the days written in the upper margins of fols: 13ra, 22vb, 30rb, 36ra, 43ra, 50vb, 58va, 62ra, 62vb, 64rb, 65ra, 66ra, 66vb, 68ra.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 1v:

    St. George slaying the dragon.

    Legend: ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ምስለ፡ ፈረሱ “St. George with his horse”; ደራጎ “Dragon”; ገበል “Snake”. The legend is written in purple ink.
  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2r:

    Cruxifiction.

    Legends: ጌታ ፈጣሪ “The Lord Creator”; ማርያም “Mary”; ጸሃይ “Sun”; ወርህ “Moon”. The legend is written in purple ink.
  3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v:

    Bishop blessing a man and a woman (possibly the donors).

    Legend: ጳጳስ፡ ምህ<…> “Bishop Mǝh<…> ” The legend is written in purple ink.
  4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 79vb:

    The donor with the book on a pulpit.

  5. miniature: check the viewerFol. 80r:

    Virgin Mary with her Child, a prone figure below (the donor?).

    Legends: ምስ[ለ]፡ ፍቁራ፡ ወልዳ “With her beloved Child”; ዘከመ፡ ተማኅፀነ፡ መዝገ[በ]፡ ሥላሴ፡ ምስለ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ሃይማኖት “How Mäzgäbä Śǝllase entrusted himself together with his wife Haymanot” (not present in this miniature). The legends are written in purple ink.
  6. miniature: check the viewerFol. 80v:

    Two female figures (the donor and her maid?).

    Legends: ዘከመ፡ ተማኅፀነት፡ ወለተ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት “How Walatta Takla Haymanot entrusted herself”; ወይዘሮ “Lady”; ወለተ፡ ማርያም “Walatta Maryam” The legends are written in black and purple ink.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has modern restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 80.0 (leaf) , Entered as 80.0 folios, of which 4.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 4.0 blank (1r, 2r, 3v, 4v), in 11.0 (quire) .Entered as 11.0 quires (A+10). 195 155 50
Outer dimensions
Height 195
Width 155
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fol. 1r-2v)
2 8 No image availableFols 3r–10v ፩I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 No image availableFols 11r–18v ፪II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 No image availableFols 19r–26v ፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 No image availableFols 27r–34v ፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 No image availableFols 35r–42v ፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
7 6 No image availableFols 43r–50v ፮VI(6/fols. 43r-50v)
8 6 No image availableFols 51r–58v ፯VII(6/fols. 51r-58v)
9 8 No image availableFols 59r–66v ፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
10 8 No image availableFols 67r–74v ፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
11 6 No image availableFols 75r–80v ፲X(6/fols. 75r-80v).

Collation diagrams


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

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

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

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

፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፮VI(6/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

፯VII(6/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 49 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 55 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 63 70 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

፲X(6/fols. 75r-80v).
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 71 76 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

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/No image availableFols 19r–26v) – V(8/No image availableFols 27r–34v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 35r–42v) – VII(6/No image availableFols 43r–50v) – VIII(6/No image availableFols 51r–58v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 59r–66v) – X(8/No image availableFols 67r–74v) – XI(6/No image availableFols 75r–80v) –

Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fol. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–10v ፩I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; No image availableFols 11r–18v ፪II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; No image availableFols 19r–26v ፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–34v ፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; No image availableFols 35r–42v ፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v) ; No image availableFols 43r–50v ፮VI(6/fols. 43r-50v) ; No image availableFols 51r–58v ፯VII(6/fols. 51r-58v) ; No image availableFols 59r–66v ፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) ; No image availableFols 67r–74v ፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) ; No image availableFols 75r–80v ፲X(6/fols. 75r-80v).;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (6),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The back board is cracked and repaired with a cord and metal staples. The sewing on the second pair of sewing stations is partly missing. A hole is carefully amended in check the viewer43 .

Binding

Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two rows of small holes are visible on the spine folds of the quires.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 17

H 136mm
W 133mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 15
bottom 38
right 18
left 7
intercolumn 10
(All data for check the viewer4r .)

Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Maʿago ʾAmānuʾel, MMA-004 main part

has a sum of layout width of 158mm which is greater than the object height of 155mm

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.
  • Structural pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Regular, careful.

    Ink: Black, red (strong red, vivid crimson)

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donors; 1st, 2nd, 15th and 16th line in the incipit page of Text I; 1st and 3rd line of the incipit of Text II; one or two initial lines of the sections of Text I; the words ሰላም and ስብሐት in Text II; some words in Text II; elements of punctuation signs; Ethiopic numbers and elements of Ethiopic numbers. The names of the donors are rubricated in vivid crimson.

    Date: 18th cent. (?)

    18th cent. (?)

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    The script tends to square forms.

      • 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
      2016-06-07T17:44:24.773+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      10.5.2016
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmma004/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmma004
      idno
      type=filename
      ESmma004.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESmma004

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    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Maʿago ʾAmānuʾel, MMA-004 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-05-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmma004 [Accessed: 2025-01-01]

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 7.9.2014
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 10.9.2012
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 12.6.2010
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, editor

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    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

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