Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-023
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”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase↗
The colophon mentions King Yoḥannǝs IV (1872-89) and of Metropolitan ʾabuna ʾAtnatewos (in tenure 1869-76). Besides, the colophon refers to the year of John the Evangelist.Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewer2r-43v ), I. Gadla Qirqos “Vita of Cyricus”
Contents
check the viewer2r-43v I. Gadla Qirqos “Vita of Cyricus” (CAe 1488)
Incipit ( ): check the viewer2r : በስመ፡ʼʼ… ንጽሕፍ᎓ መጸሐፈ[sic]፡ ገድሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ᎓ ሰማዕት፡ ወእሙ፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ ወካልአንሂ፡ ፻፻ወ፲፻ወ፬፻፴ወ፬ሰማዕት፡ እለ፡ ተከለሉ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ እስክንድሮስ፡ መኰንን። ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ኵልነ፡ ሰማዒ፡ ወአንባቢ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜ[ን፡] ወኮነ፡ ስደት፡ ዓቢይ፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘክርስቶስ፡… check the viewer2r : In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. We write the book of the life of St Cyricus, martyr, and of his mother Julitta and of other 11,434 martyrs who were crowned during the time of the governor Alexander. May their prayer and blessing be with each of us, listener and reader. Forever and ever. Amen. And a big persecution happened in the Church of Christ…
Explicit ( ): check the viewer43r , l.2 – l.11 : ...ወሀሎ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ወትረ: ይቀውም፡ በየማነ፡ መንበሩ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይተ[sic]ነብል፡ በእንቲአነ፡ ኀ[በ]፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዘዓለም፨ ወለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን። ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፡ ፨ በእንተ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ወደሙ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ለይኩን፨ ... And St Cyricus is always present, he stands on the right of the throne of the Lord and he intercedes for us to the Lord, King of the World. Forever and ever. Amen. So be it, so be it. For the sake of body and blood of Christ, so be it.
The Ms. contains the Vita only, no miracles (cp., e.g., mss.:AMQ-007;AMQ-012;UM-009;UM-008).
Colophon
: መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ወእሙ፡ ኢየሉጣ፡ ዘሰሐሥሕሌ፡ ወ[ሐ]ብፀሊም፡ ዘተጽሕፈት፡ [ዘመ]ነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወንጉሥነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወጳጳጳስነ[sic]፡ አትናቴዎስ። [
]ወለዓለመ፡ ዓለም። ታቦቱ፡ ካህናቱ፡ ዘመስጥሕ፡ ወጸሃፊሃ፡ አቡነ፡ ወልደ፡ ሙሴ።
Translation English: The book of the life of St Cyricus, martyr, and his mother Julitta, (is) of Säḥaśǝḥle (and) [Ḥa]bǝḍälim, which was written in the time of Yoḥannǝs the Evangelist, and our King Yoḥannǝs and our Metropolitan ʾAtnatewos. Forever and ever. The tabot, the clergy (are) of Mäsṭǝḥ. And its scribe was ʾabuna Walda Muse scribe .
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerf. 1v (Type: Inventory)
Short inventary of the church utensils (?).
( gez ) መጽሐፈ፡ ግምጃ፡ ፃሕለ፡ ጽዋዕ፡ ዕርፈ፡ ዘመስቀል᎓ ቅራን᎓ መስቀል᎓ የሐብጸሊም᎓… የስሐሥሕሌ᎓… ቂርቆስ
Half-erased, mentioning Ḥabǝḍälim and Säḥaśǝḥle.
Extras
- Crude recent notes in pen and in pencil throughout the manuscript, above and below the text (e.g. fols.: 1rv; 2r; 4r; 4v; 7r; 9v; 13v; 15v; 16r; 25v; 33v; 38v; 43rv; 44rv; 45rv).
- Crude drawings in pencil, mixed with crude notes, on .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s.
Frame notes
- frame: Chains of black and red dots and nine dot asterisks in between (esp. check the viewer2r ).
- frame: Ḥaräg 1: check the viewer43r .
- frame: - check the viewer43r : simple, narrow, uncolored (black), horizontal ornamental band separating the text and the colophon (geometric motifs).
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
| Outer dimensions | |
| Height | 180 |
| Width | 125 |
| Depth | 45 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
| Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
|
I(10/fols. 1r-10v) | |
| 2 | 10 |
|
II(10/fols. 11r-20v) | |
| 3 | 12 |
|
III(12/fols. 21r-32v) | |
| 4 | 10 |
|
IV(10/fols. 33r-42v) | |
| 5 | 3 |
|
V(3/fols. 43r-45v). |
Collation diagrams
I(10/fols. 1r-10v)
Quire ID:q1
II(10/fols. 11r-20v)
Quire ID:q2
III(12/fols. 21r-32v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
Quire ID:q4
V(3/fols. 43r-45v).
Quire ID:q5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (10), 2 (10), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (10), 2 (10), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (3),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Binding
Two wooden boards; two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 18
| H | 130mm |
| W | 78mm |
| Intercolumn | mm |
| Margins | |
| top | 17 |
| bottom | 28 |
| right | 17 |
| left | 12 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-023 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 107mm, object width is: 125mm, computed height is: 175mm and object height is: 180mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/A.
- 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 partly visible (s., e.g., (Excerpt from check the viewer37v)
). - Ruling pricks are partly visible.
- Structural pricks are partly visible (s., e.g.,
(Excerpt from check the viewer21v)
, 22r).
Other
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- I.Colon.
- II. Five red and black dot vertical colon (e.g. fols.: 30v, ls. 3, 11; 31r (l.14); 31v (l.10);
- four dot asterisk (e.g. fols.: 20v, l.4; 40v, l.14; 43v, ls. 1, 3);
- nine dot asterisk (used throughout the text).
- no
Punctuation
Executed: not quite regularly;
Usage: not always logical.
CruxAnsata
Yes
CruxAnsata: no
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda Muse scribe
Script: Ethiopic
careful
Ink: Black, red (reddish-brown)
Rubrication: Two lines (the first and the third) in the incipit page (fol. 2r); the horizontal dashes above and below Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs.
Date: 19th century
According to the colophon, the scribe is ʾabuna Walda Muse scribe .19th centurySelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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