Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʿUrā Qirqos, UM-009
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Gadla Qirqos "Vita of Cyricus" / Taʾammǝra Qirqos "Miracles of Cyricus"
Number of Text units: 48
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʿUrā Qirqos↗
20th cent. (?)Provenance
Several names are mentioned in the supplication formula on check the viewer94rb : Gabra Madḫǝn, Wälätta ʾƎgziʾ Ḫaräyä, Wälätta Māryām, ʾabuna role: title Tasfā Mikāʾel. owner
Summary
- ms_i0
(),
Hagiographic Dossier of Sts Cyricus and
Julitta
- ms_i1 (check the viewer4ra-73vb ), Gadla Qirqos “Vita of Cyricus”
- ms_i2
(check the viewer73va–94rb ),
Taʾammǝra Qirqos “Miracles of Cyriacus” (45 miracles)
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewer74ra (2)-74rb (10) ), St. Cyricus and the man possessed by a demon
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewer74rb (11) – 74va (14) ), St Cyricus and St Gabriel
- ms_i2.3 (check the viewer74va (15) - 75va (17) ), St Cyricus and Qadi, the infidel man
- ms_i2.4 (check the viewer75va (18) - 76ra (24) ), St. Cyricus and the woman who liked the adultery
- ms_i2.5 (check the viewer76ra (25) -76vb (24) ), St. Cyricus and the man who had neither clothes nor food
- ms_i2.6 (check the viewer76vb (25) - 77va (1) ), St. Cyricus and the man who was making the good
- ms_i2.7 (check the viewer77va(2) - 78ra (11) ), St. Cyricus and the infidel who was a thief
- ms_i2.8 (check the viewer78ra(12) - 78va(4) ), St. Cyricus and the adulteress who was married many times
- ms_i2.9 (check the viewer78va (5) - 79va (7) ), St. Cyricus and the demons, in the region of Māy Ḍaʿādā
- ms_i2.10 (check the viewer79va (8) - 79vb (10) ), St. Cyricus and the sick man
- ms_i2.11 (check the viewer79vb (11) - 80ra (20) ), St. Cyricus and the infidel horseman who was adversary of another horseman
- ms_i2.12 (check the viewer80ra (21) - 80vb (l.5) ), St. Cyricus and the man who loved the love of the world
- ms_i2.13 (check the viewer80vb (6) - 81ra (20) ), St. Cyricus and the woman who had no husband
- ms_i2.14 (check the viewer81ra (21) - 82ra (4) ), St. Cyricus and the adulteress with whom no one could be compared in adultery
- ms_i2.15 (check the viewer82ra (5) - 83va (5) ), St. Cyricus and the presbyter
- ms_i2.16 (check the viewer83va (6) - 83vb (2) ), St. Cyricus and the adulterer who separated from his wife
- ms_i2.17 (check the viewer83vb (3) – 84rb (20) ), St Cyricus receiving his kidān on the day of his remembrance
- ms_i2.18 (check the viewer84rb (21) – 84vb (27) ), St Cyricus and King (Yǝmrǝḥānna Krǝstos) in the region of "Rome"
- ms_i2.19 (check the viewer85ra (1) - 85va (5) ), St. Cyricus and the monk from a remote region
- ms_i2.20 (check the viewer85va (6) - 85vb (19) ), St. Cyricus and the sterile couple who was supplicating to the saint for getting a baby
- ms_i2.21 (check the viewer85vb (20) - 86rb (11) ), St. Cyricus and the monk ʾElyās
- ms_i2.22 (check the viewer86rb (l.12) – 86va (l.16) ), St. Cyricus and the man with the impure spirit
- ms_i2.23 (check the viewer86va (l.17) – 87ra (l.20) ), St. Cyricus and the paralytic
- ms_i2.24 (check the viewer87ra (l.21) – 88ra (l.16) ), St Cyricus and the Jew
- ms_i2.25 (check the viewer88ra (l.17) – 88rb (l.12) ), St Cyricus and the man from Egypt
- ms_i2.26 (check the viewer88rb (l.13) – 88va (l.12) ), St Cyricus and the man in a region with a building on the island
- ms_i2.27 (check the viewer88va (l.13) – 89ra (l.10) ), St Cyricus and the bishop who placed in an island of Egypt with his son
- ms_i2.28 (check the viewer89ra (l.11) – 89rb (l.11) ), St Cyricus and the evil man
- ms_i2.29 (check the viewer89rb (l.12) – 89va (l.18) ), St Cyricus and the pagan woman
- ms_i2.30 (check the viewer89va (l.19) – 90ra (l.15) ), St Cyricus and the man who wanted to take a wife
- ms_i2.31 (check the viewer90ra (l.16) – 90rb (l.11) ), St Cyricus and the bishop
- ms_i2.32 (check the viewer90rb (l.12) – 90vb (l.6) ), St Cyricus and the big ruler who became king after a lower state
- ms_i2.33 (check the viewer90vb (l.7) – 90vb (l.26) ), St Cyricus and the priests who wanted to restore the church of the saint
- ms_i2.34 (check the viewer91ra (l.1) – 91ra (l.16) ), St Cyricus saved the house of a monk from fire
- ms_i2.35 (check the viewer91ra (l.17) – 91rb (l.12): ), St Cyricus and the pagans who waged a war against Christians
- ms_i2.36 (check the viewer91rb (l.13) – 91va (l.4): ), St Cyricus and the faithful who fell into the precipice
- ms_i2.37 (check the viewer91va (l.5) – 91vb (l.1): ), St Cyricus and the monk who took possession of the image (picture) of the saint
- ms_i2.38 (check the viewer91vb (l.2) – 92ra (l.6): ), St Cyricus and the ascete
- ms_i2.39 (check the viewer92ra (l.7) – 92ra (l.27) ), St Cyricus and the man with a hen
- ms_i2.40 (check the viewer92va (l.1) – 92va (l.13) ), St Cyricus and construction of a big church in his honour
- ms_i2.41 (check the viewer92va (l.14) – 92vb (l.21) ), St Cyricus and the paralytic who was sick from his childhood
- ms_i2.42 (check the viewer92vb (l.22) – 93ra (l.19) ), St Cyricus and the man whose name was Walda Qirqos
- ms_i2.43 (check the viewer93ra (l.20) – 93rb (l.7) ), St Cyricus and the thief who denied stealing
- ms_i2.44 (check the viewer93rb (l.8) – 93rb (l.25) ), St Cyricus and the paralytic whose legs were dry like a stone
- ms_i2.45 (check the viewer93rb (l.26) – 94rb (l.11) ), St Cyricus and the thief who stole the clothes of a woman
Contents
Hagiographic Dossier of Sts Cyricus and Julitta (CAe 5739)
check the viewer4ra-73vb Gadla Qirqos “Vita of Cyricus” (CAe 1488)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewer4ra በስመ፡”…ገድል፡ ወስምዕ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ወዘእሙ፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ ወዘካልዓን፡ ፼ወ፲፻፴ወ፬ሰማዕታት፡ እለ፡ ተከለሉ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ እለ፡ እስክንድሮስ፡ መኰንን፡ ወኮነ፡ እንከ፡ ሰደት፡ ዓቢይ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘክርስቶስ፨ In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God, (this is) the life and the martyrdom of saint and blessed Cyricus ( martyr), and of his mother Julitta and of other 11,134 martyrs who were crowned in the time of the Governor Alexander. And then, there was a big persecution in the church of Christ.
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewer73vb, l.13 …ወዘንተ፡ ብሂላ፡ ቦአት፡ ውስተ፡ ገነተ፡ ትፍሥሕት፨ ወወሀብዋ፡ ኪዳነ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘገብረ፡ ተዝካራ፡ ወዘሐነጸ፡ መርጡላ፡ እስከ፡ ፲ወ፭ትውልድ፡ ወገድላኒ፡ ጽሑፍ፡ ምስለ፡ ወልዳ፨ ጸሎታ፡ ወበረታ፡ የሃለ፡ ም[ስለ]፡ ዓመታ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለ[ም]፡ አሜን፨ …And having said this, (she) entered the garden of joy. And the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit gave her the Covenant for the one who made her commemoration and built her sanctuary, until the 15th generation. And her gädl is written with (that of) her son. May her prayer and her blessing be with her servant. For ever and ever, amen.
check the viewer73va–94rb Taʾammǝra Qirqos “Miracles of Cyriacus” (45 miracles) (CAe 4669)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewer73va, 22 (Miracle 1) በስመ፡”… ንዌጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሁ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ |ቂርቆስ፡ ወልደ፡ ቅድስት፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ በረከቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ም[ስለ]፡ ገብሩ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨፨ ስምዑ፡ ንንግርክሙ፡ ዘገብረ፡ ተአ|ምረ፡ ወመንክረ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ በዕለተ፡ ልደቱ፡ ወነበረ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡… In the name of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God, we start, with the help of the Lord, the book of the miracles of blessed and St martyr Cyricus, son of St Julitta. May his blessing be with his servant. For ever and ever, amen. Listen, we will tell you how St Cyricus made miracles and wonders on the day of his birth. And there was a man who was possessed by a demon...
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewer94rb, l.2 (Miracle 45) …ወቤቱ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ሠራቂ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩መካን፡ ውእቱ፡ ጥቃ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወልደ፡ ቅድስት፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ወበረከቱ፡ የዓሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ እኁነ፡ ገ[ብ]ረ፡ መድኅን፡ ወለ[ተ]፡ እግዚአ፡ ኃረያ፡ ወምስለ፡ ዓመቱ፡ ወለ[ተ]፡ ማርያም፡ ወምስለ፡ አግብርቲሁ፡ አቡነ፡ ተስፋ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወምስለ፡ ጸሐፊሁ፡ ኀጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፨ አሜን፨ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፨ ለይኩን፨ …and the house of that thief was in a place near the church of St Cyricus, son of St Julitta. May his prayer and his blessing be with his servant, our brother Gabra Madḫǝn, Wala[ttā] ʾƎgziʾu Ḫarayā, with his maid Wala[ttā] Māryām and his servants ʾabuna Tasfāy Mikāʾel, and with his scribe, sinful and impious Gabra Ḥǝywat . For ever and ever, amen and amen. So be it, so be it.
The miracles are not numbered.Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months, written in frames, in the upper or bottom margin: ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 12v ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 28r ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 36r ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 41v ዘጥር: fol 47v ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 52v ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 57r ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 60v ዘወርኃ᎓ ግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 64v ዘወርኃ᎓ ሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 67r ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 70r
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- Immediate correction are marked by lines above and below the word. - Corrections interlineally throughout the text. - Crude notes in pen in the upper margin of fols. 4r, 52v, 67r, 70v; - A crude donation note in pen is written on check the viewerfol. 94r (below Text II).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer73v : simple ornamental band, separating Text I and Text II (geometric motifs).
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS ʿUrā Qirqos, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 304 |
Width | 236 |
Depth | 83 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 |
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A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 8 |
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[፯]VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲፩XI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 84r-91v) | |
13 | 6 |
|
፲፪XII(6/fols. 92r-97v) |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
[፯]VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(6/fols. 92r-97v)
Quire ID:q13
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Holes amended on check the viewer49 , 54, 58, 67, 74, 97.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
leather
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
H | 202mm |
W | 182mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 58 |
right | 30 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʿUrā Qirqos, UM-009 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 227mm, object width is: 236mm, computed height is: 290mm and object height is: 304mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- On average, 24 lines. On different folios, 24-25 lines.
- (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 partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer32r)
, 33r).
Other
- no
Punctuation
Executed: not quite regularly;
Usage: not always logical.
punctuation:
- Dividers:
- I. - Colon.
- - Short line with dots above and below (esp. check the viewer7rb , l.23; 12va, l.21).
- II. - Four dot asterisk (esp. check the viewer9ra , l.22; 15va, ls. 8, 22, 23, 24;16ra, l.23; 16rb, l.24; 22ra, l.12; 29vb, l.19; 36rb, l.25; 74rb, l.21).
- - Three semicolons (esp. check the viewer65ra , l.8).
- - Nine dot asterisk (used throughout the text).
- - Doubled nine red dot asterisks (esp. 73vb, l.24).
- - Nine dot asterisks, connected with lines (esp. check the viewer66vb , l.25).
CruxAnsata
Yes
CruxAnsata: no
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Ḥǝywat scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Names of the protagonists; names of the scribe and donors. 8 lines, divided into four groups of two lines each, in the incipit page of Text I; incipit of Text II. The trinitarian formula throughout Text I. Some important passages in Text I. The first two lines of each miracle in Text II. Elements of the punctuation sign; element of Erhiopic numerals. Names of the protagonists; names of the scribe and donors. 8 lines, divided into four groups of two lines each, in the incipit page of Text I; incipit of Text II. The trinitarian formula throughout Text I. Some important passages in Text I. The first two lines of each miracle in Text II. Elements of the punctuation sign; element of Erhiopic numerals.
Date: 20th century. (?)
Gabra Ḥǝywat scribe (s. supplication formula on check the viewer94rb ).20th century. (?)Abbreviations
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Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: split msitems on 14.6.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Denis Nosnitsin Denis Nosnitsin: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 25.8.2014
- Vitagrazia Pisani Vitagrazia Pisani: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 6.8.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 30.4.2010
Attributions of the contents
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Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor