Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Qalāqǝl Māryām Ṣǝyon, QS-006
Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Dǝggʷā, Antiphonary
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Qälaqǝl Māryām Ṣǝyon /QS↗
According to the colophon the Ms. was written in the 32th year (ca. 1664/65) of the reign of King Fāsiladas (r. 1632-67).Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
ff. 1 and 2 are unruled.
Colophon
: በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መሐሪ፡ ወመስተሣህል፡ ርሑቀ፡ ሞዓት፡ ወብዙኃ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወጻድቅ፡ እጽሕፍ፡ አንሰ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ መዝሙር፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ያሬድ፡ ካህን፡ በሥምረተ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ መዝገብ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ግዮን፡ ወኢይነጽፍ፡ ፈለጉ፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ተወጥነ፡ አመ፡ ፴ወ፪ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ፋሲለደስ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ያዕቆባዊ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ አሜን። The colophon is placed before the beginning of the text. It states that the scribe began the writing in the 32th year of the reign of King Fāsiladas (r. 1632-67).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Threads are inserted in the upper corner or outer margin: fols. 53, 79, 90, 92, 98, 144, 175.
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- A note has been erased on check the viewerfol. 220rb c - Short excommunication against those who stole the book on check the viewerfol. 220rc . - Erasures: check the viewerfol. 186ra . - Corrections written over erasures: e.g., fols. 4ra, 6va, 7vb, 9vab, 22rac, 23vc. - Corrections written above erasures: e.g., fols. 13ra, 150rc, 166vb, 173rb. - Immediate correction marked by thin lines above and below the words: fols. 156rc, 185rb. - Omitted words or passages inserted interlineally or in the margin: e.g. fols. 8va, 11r, 12rc, 14va, 21v, 24va, 45v, 46r. - Sign, in the shape of a cross with a loop at the end of each arm, written in the margin in red or black ink, sometimes with two horizontal lines: e.g., fols. 35v, 40r, 40v, 41r, 42v, 44v, 45r. - Scribbles and doodles: fols. 55v, 60v, 119v, 129r.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
King Gabra Masqal and St. Yāred
Unfinished (?) Legend: ካህን፡ ያሬድ፡ "Priest Yāred" and ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ንጉሥ፡ "King Gabra Masqal".
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Qalāqǝl Māryām Ṣǝyon, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 253 |
Width | 220 |
Depth | 88 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 11 |
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I(11; s.l.: 2, stub after 10/fols. 1r-11v) | |
2 | 6 |
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II(6/fols. 12r-18v) | |
3 | 10 |
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III(10/fols. 19r-28v) | |
4 | 8 |
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IV(8/fols. 29r-36v) | |
5 | 8 |
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V(8(fols. 37r-44v) | |
6 | 8 |
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VI(8/fols. 45r-52v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 53r-60v) | |
8 | 10 |
|
VIII(10/fols. 61r-70v) | |
9 | 8 |
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IX(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 71r-78v) | |
10 | 8 |
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X(8/fols. 79r-86v) | |
11 | 8 |
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XI(8/fols. 87r-94v) | |
12 | 8 |
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XII(8/fols. 95r-102v) | |
13 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 103r-110v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 111r-118v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XV(8/fols. 119r-126v) | |
16 | 8 |
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XVI(8/127r-134v) | |
17 | 8 |
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XVII(8/fols. 135r-142v) | |
18 | 8 |
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XVIII(8/fols. 143r-150v) | |
19 | 8 |
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XIX(8/fols. 151r-158v) | |
20 | 6 |
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XX(6/fols. 159r-164v) | |
21 | 10 |
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XXI(10/165r-174v) | |
22 | 8 |
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XXII(8/fols. 175r-182v) | |
23 | 10 |
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XXIII(10/fols. 183r-192v) | |
24 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 193r-200v) | |
25 | 8 |
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XXV(8/fols. 201r-208v) | |
26 | 12 |
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XXVI(12/fols. 209r-220v). |
Collation diagrams
I(11; s.l.: 2, stub after 10/fols. 1r-11v)
Quire ID:q1
II(6/fols. 12r-18v)
Quire ID:q2
III(10/fols. 19r-28v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 29r-36v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8(fols. 37r-44v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 53r-60v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(10/fols. 61r-70v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 71r-78v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 79r-86v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(8/fols. 87r-94v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 95r-102v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(8/fols. 103r-110v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(8/fols. 111r-118v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(8/fols. 119r-126v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(8/127r-134v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(8/fols. 135r-142v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(8/fols. 143r-150v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(8/fols. 151r-158v)
Quire ID:q19
XX(6/fols. 159r-164v)
Quire ID:q20
XXI(10/165r-174v)
Quire ID:q21
XXII(8/fols. 175r-182v)
Quire ID:q22
XXIII(10/fols. 183r-192v)
Quire ID:q23
XIV(8/fols. 193r-200v)
Quire ID:q24
XXV(8/fols. 201r-208v)
Quire ID:q25
XXVI(12/fols. 209r-220v).
Quire ID:q26
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10+1/s.l. 2, stub after 10/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (11), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (6), 21 (10), 22 (8), 23 (10), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (12),
Formula 2: 1 (11), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (6), 21 (10), 22 (8), 23 (10), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (12),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The front board has been broken and repaired. The leather cover has been torn off; traces of turn ins are preserved on the inner side of both boards. The Ms. was resewn. Several fols. are affected by humidity. Holes or tears amended on fols. 1, 144, 176, 188, 189, 202, 214.
Binding
Two wooden boards (the front board broken and repaired) covered with reddish-brown tooled leather (now for the most part missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spinefold of the quires close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
leather
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 32
H | 177mm |
W | 175mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 24 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 30 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Qalāqǝl Māryām Ṣǝyon, QS-006 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 215mm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: 246mm and object height is: 253mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A-1A-1A-1A/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
Script: Ethiopic
Careful
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1 – I-4, alternating with black lines; names of antiphons and their abbreviations (e.g., māḥlet, mazmur, salām, ʾabun, ʾaryām, ʾǝsma la-ʿālam, za-ʾamlākiya, yǝtbārak); names of other chants and their abbreviations (e.g., mǝlṭān, ʿǝzl); musical notation: elements of marginal signs; Ethiopic numerals or their elements; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers.
Date: 17th century
17th centuryAbbreviations
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