Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Bet Ḥāwāryāt, SSB-007
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Vita and Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Bet Ḥāwāryāt↗
Second half of the 18th cent. - first half of the 19th cent. (?)Provenance
The name of the original donor has been erased from supplication formulas (s. also Additio 2). Later the Ms. was donated by ʾabuna Gabra Ḥǝywat (s. Additiones 2-3). His name and names of his family members are written in supplication formulas, within the text or in the margin: Gabra Ḥǝywat (check the viewer39rb , 76rb, 87ra, 96vb, 105rb), his father Gabra Madḫǝn (check the viewer39rb ), his mother ʾAmata Śǝllāse (check the viewer39rb , 87ra), his wife Walatta Śǝllāse (check the viewer96vb , 105rb, 114ra), their children Ḥabla Dǝngǝl (check the viewer87ra , 96vb) and Walda Mikāʾel (check the viewer87ra , 96vb).
Summary
- ms_i1
(),
Hagiographic
Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 7ra–96vb ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 98ra–117ra ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 11 miracles
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerff. 2va-6rb (Type: GuestText)
Taʾammǝra Giyorgis, “Miracles of George”: 3 miracles.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
(The text is written in the main hand. Nomina sacra, name of the protagonist or the word qǝddus “saint”, two lines of the incipit and incipit of the miracles are rubricated. The ruling of fols. 1 and 6 is the same as that of Texts I-II. On check the viewer2r-5v there are 30 lines. The name Gabra Ḥǝywat is written at the end of the text on check the viewer6rb , in the same hand as Additiones 2-3. ) -
check the viewerff. 97ra (Type: DonationNote)
: Donation note.
check the viewer97ra-b ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘተሳየጦ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ወርቈ። ዘወሀቦሙ፡ ለ፲፪፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘሰረቃ… [check the viewer97rb ] ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቤተ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ወዘአቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ አቡነ፡ ገበረ፡ መድኅን፡ ወብእሲቱ፡ አመተ፡ ስላሴ፡ ከመትኵኖሙ፡ መርህ… ( The note is crudely written by the secondary hand of Tǝsbǝʾtä Qāl (s. also Additiones 3 and 4). It states that the Ms. was purchased by ʾabuna Gabra Ḥǝywat and donated to the Bet Ḥawāryāt church. Subsequently, it mentions ʾabuna Gabra Ḥǝywat, his wife Walatta Śǝllāse and ʾabuna Gabra Madḫǝn. ) -
check the viewerff. 97rb (Type: OwnershipNote)
: Ownership note.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( The note is crudely written by the secondary hand of Tǝsbǝʾta Qāl (s. also Additiones 2 and 4). It states that the Ms. belongs to the the Bet Ḥawāryāt church as well as to ʾabuna Gabra Ḥǝywat, ʾabuna Gabra Madḫǝn and his wife Walatta Śǝllāse. ) -
check the viewerf. 117r (Type: DonationNote)
: Donation note.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( The note is crudely written, by the secondary hand of Tǝsbǝʾta Qāl (s. also Additiones 2 and 3), over an almost completely erased text (probably the original donation note). It states that the Ms. was donated to the Bet Ḥawāryāt church by Gabra Ḥǝywat and Walatta Śǝllāse. ) -
check the viewerf. 117r (Type: MagicText)
: Magical recipe.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( The note is carefully written in the main hand. )
Extras
- - Omitted letters or words are written interlineally, in a secondary hand: , 8va, 9rb, 10rab. - Minor notes, writing exercises, doodles: e.g., , 2rv, 6v, 7r, 14r, 17r, 28r, 33r, 41r, 76v, 77r, 86v, 97v, 98r, 107v, 108r, 116va, 117v.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Daily readings are indicated by the names of the days of the week written in the upper margin of some fols., in a secondary hand: በእለተ፡ ሠሉስ: check the viewerfol. 27va በእለተ፡ ረቡዕ: check the viewerfol. 39ra በእለተ፡ ሐሙስ: check the viewerfol. 61va በእለተ፡ ዓርብ: check the viewerfol. 76rb በእለተ፡ ቀዳሚት: check the viewerfol. 86vb በእለተ፡ ዕሑድ: check the viewerfol. 93rb .
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Bet Ḥāwāryāt, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 210 |
Width | 180 |
Depth | 60 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | No image availableFols 1r–6v | A(6; s.l.: 2, stub after 2; 5, stub before 5/fols. 1r-6v) Quire A consists of two loose fols. 2, 5 and one loose bifolio (3, 4) inserted between fols. 1 and 6. | |
2 | 10 | No image availableFols 7r–16v | I(10/fols. 7r-16v) | |
3 | 10 | No image availableFols 17r–26v | II(10/fols. 17r-26v) | |
4 | 10 | No image availableFols 27r–36v | III(10/fols. 27r-36v) | |
5 | 10 | No image availableFols 37r–46v | IV(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 3/fols. 37r-46v) | |
6 | 10 | No image availableFols 47r–56v | V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 7/fols. 47r-56v) | |
7 | 10 | No image availableFols 57r–66v | VI(10/fols. 57r-66v) | |
8 | 10 | No image availableFols 67r–76v | VII(10/fols. 67r-76v) | |
9 | 10 | No image availableFols 77r–86v | VIII(10/fols. 77r-86v) | |
10 | 11 | No image availableFols 87r–97v | IX(11; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 87r-97v) | |
11 | 12 | No image availableFols 98r–109v | X(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 9, stub after 8/fols. 98r-109v) | |
12 | 8 | No image availableFols 110r–117v | XI(8; s.l.: 1, no stub; 7, stub after 6/fols. 110r-117v). |
Collation diagrams
A(6; s.l.: 2, stub after 2; 5, stub before 5/fols. 1r-6v) Quire A consists of two loose fols. 2, 5 and one loose bifolio (3, 4) inserted between fols. 1 and 6.
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 7r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10/fols. 17r-26v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10/fols. 27r-36v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 3/fols. 37r-46v)
Quire ID:q5
V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 7/fols. 47r-56v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 57r-66v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 67r-76v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 77r-86v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(11; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 87r-97v)
Quire ID:q10
X(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 9, stub after 8/fols. 98r-109v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8; s.l.: 1, no stub; 7, stub after 6/fols. 110r-117v).
Quire ID:q12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4+2/s.l. 2, stub after 2; s.l. 5, stub before 5/No image availableFols 1r–6v) – II(10/No image availableFols 7r–16v) – III(10/No image availableFols 17r–26v) – IV(10/No image availableFols 27r–36v) – V(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 3; s.l. 8, stub after 3/No image availableFols 37r–46v) – VI(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 3; s.l. 8, stub after 7/No image availableFols 47r–56v) – VII(10/No image availableFols 57r–66v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols 67r–76v) – IX(10/No image availableFols 77r–86v) – X(10+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/No image availableFols 87r–97v) – XI(10+2/s.l. 4, stub after 4; s.l. 9, stub after 8/No image availableFols 98r–109v) – XII(6+2/s.l. 1, no stub; s.l. 7, stub after 6/No image availableFols 110r–117v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–6v A(6; s.l.: 2, stub after 2; 5, stub before 5/fols. 1r-6v) Quire A consists of two loose fols. 2, 5 and one loose bifolio (3, 4) inserted between fols. 1 and 6.; No image availableFols 7r–16v I(10/fols. 7r-16v) ; No image availableFols 17r–26v II(10/fols. 17r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–36v III(10/fols. 27r-36v) ; No image availableFols 37r–46v IV(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 3/fols. 37r-46v) ; No image availableFols 47r–56v V(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 3; 8, stub after 7/fols. 47r-56v) ; No image availableFols 57r–66v VI(10/fols. 57r-66v) ; No image availableFols 67r–76v VII(10/fols. 67r-76v) ; No image availableFols 77r–86v VIII(10/fols. 77r-86v) ; No image availableFols 87r–97v IX(11; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 87r-97v) ; No image availableFols 98r–109v X(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 4; 9, stub after 8/fols. 98r-109v) ; No image availableFols 110r–117v XI(8; s.l.: 1, no stub; 7, stub after 6/fols. 110r-117v). ;
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (11), 11 (12), 12 (),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (11), 11 (12), 12 (),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Both boards are detached from the text block (the back board has been placed upside down) The spine cover is missing. The original sewing is missing; partly substituted with recent threads. Many leaves are stained with water. The outer margin of fol. 1 is cut out and that of fol. 7 is damaged. The upper margin of check the viewer101 is damaged, with the loss of text. A hole on check the viewer98 is repaired with a piece of rosy thread. Holes are carefully amended on fols. 9, 32, 40, 95, 96.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
H | 140mm |
W | 132mm |
Intercolumn | 12mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 38 |
right | 34 |
left | 14 |
intercolumn | 12 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Bet Ḥāwāryāt, SSB-007 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 180mm, object width is: 180mm, computed height is: 203mm 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.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine, regular hand; broadly spaced letters
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; two lines (alternating with a black line) on the incipit page of Texts I-II; selected lines in Text I; incipit of each miracle in Text II; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. The second component of the names of the donors (fol. 39rb) and two lines on fol. 117ra-rb are rubricated in vivid vermilion, in a secondary hand.
Date: Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)
Second half of the 18th century - first half of the 19th century (?)Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The name of the scribe, Tǝsbǝʾta Qāl, who wrote Additiones 2-3 and inserted the names of the donors, is mentioned in the concluding supplication formula of Text I, check the viewer96vb .Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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