Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 50
Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford
Mekane Yesus Seminary, EMIP
Collection: Mekane Yesus Seminary
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 650
General description
Mekane Yesus Seminary 50
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–67v
- ms_i2
(Fols 68r–74r
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 68r–70v
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 70v–72v
- ms_i2.3
(Fols 72v–74r
- ms_i2.1
(Fols 68r–70v
- ms_i3
(Fols 74v–89r
Contents
Fols 1r–67v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንጽሕፍ፡ ዝክረ፡ ውዳሴሃ፡ ለእምነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሠምራ፡ ዘወሐባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምአህጉረ፡ ሸዋ፡ ሀገረ፡ ሙላዳ፡ ለእምነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሠምራ፡ ሀገረ፡ ቡልጋ፡ ቅዱስጌ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወነበሩ፡ አቡሃ፡ ወእማ፡ ኄራነ፡ ወፈራህያነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወወላዱ፡ ወለተ፡ ኅሪተ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
in Gǝ‘ǝz and AmharicColophon
“This book was written in the reign of King Ḫaylä Śǝllase (2 April 1930–12 September 1974).” The scribe’s name is: Gäbrä Ḥǝywät
Fols 74v–89r
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ሥምረቱ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ካህን እንተ፡ አንበቦ፡ እምጥንቱ፡ ሥምረተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሠምራ፡ እስመ፡ ኢየሐጽጸኪ፡ ለለዕለቱ፡ ተረክበ፡ ፍካሬሁ፡ ለንባበ፡ ስምኪ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ለኩሉሰ፡ ተንብዮ፡ ፍካሬ፡ አልቦቱ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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f. 66v, 68r and passim (Type: OwnershipNote)
name of original owner: Wälätä Ṣadǝq
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f. 1r, 33r, 74v, 89r, bottom margin in blue ink (Type: OwnershipNote)
name of later owner Abba Gäbrä Ḥǝywät
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other names in blue ink: Wälätä Iyäsus and Ḥirutä Śǝllase
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in blue ink: Abba Gäbrä Ḥǝywät was born 1879 EC The war of Sägäle was on 1911 EC [October 1916 A.D., war between the forces of King Mikael, father of Lǝj Iyasu, and the forces of the central government, let by Shoan aristocrats]
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in blue ink: Wälätä Bǝrhan
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso), iiir(ecto), 89v, 90r, 91r, 91v, 92r
blank
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words of text are written interlinearly
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text has been removed
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In places, (e.g., 57r), the ink is flaking off of the parchment. In places, (e.g., 47v), a later hand has attempted to retrace letters in blue ink or pencil
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fol. 1r (ḫaräg)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiiv(erso)
Holy Woman Krǝstos Śämra, her maid, and her child on the maid’s back, on their way to Däbrä Libanos monastery
- miniature:
Fol. ivr(ecto)
Heart of JesusChrist (from catholic tradition)
- miniature:
Fol. ivv(erso)
Holy Woman Krǝstos Śämra, when she went in the river and stood in the middle of the river for a long time and prayed. When she prayed the fish passed through her body
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155mm |
Width | 127mm |
Depth | 28mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 12 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 12 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (12), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (12), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to a manufactured particle board, spine and corners are covered in untooled leather, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 20mm |
bottom | 35mm |
right | 23mm |
left | 11mm |
Ms Addis Ababa, Mekane Yesus Seminary Library, Mekane Yesus Seminary 50 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 127mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 155mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 10
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ሚካኤል፡ ክርስቶስ ሠምራ ገብርኤል፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ማርያም፡
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