Gulo Maḵadā, Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām Manabayti, MSM-009
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mänäbäyti Ṣǝyon Māryām/ MSM↗
According to the colophon, the Ms. was completed in 1939 year of mercy (=1946/47 A.D.).Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
The hymn Śarāwita malāʾǝktihu la-Madḫāne ʿĀlam „Hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the world“ is usually written in compressed script (s. check the viewer60ra , 68rab, 74va, etc.).
Colophon
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va: ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ ሊተ፡ ለኃጥእ፡ ገብረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ኢትርስዑኒ፡ እመሂ፡ በሕይወትየ፡ ወእመሂ፡ በሞትየ፡ ፩አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፨ ፨ ወለተ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ገብረ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወእሙ፡ ገብረ፡ ጻድቅ፡ አመተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወከመዝ፡ ይጽሕፍ፡ [] እግዚአብሔር፡ አስማቲሆሙ፡ በሰማያት፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ አሜን፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ በንዋዩ፡ አቶ፡ ተፈሪ፡ ገብራይ፡ ዘስመ፡ ክርስትናሁ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ወወሀቦ፡ ለመቅደሰ፡ ድንግል፡ ማርያም፡ ዘቤተ፡ ነበይት፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ወርጉመ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ አሜን፨ ወዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፲፻ወ፱፻፡ ፴ወ፱ዓመ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ በዘመነ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ በሐዲስ፡ ዘመን፡ ፮ዓመት፡ አመ፡ ሚጠቱ፡ እምነ፡ ሀገረ፡ ብሪታንያ፡ አሜን፡va: Praise be to God who has enabled me to complete, in security and peace, me, the sinful Gabra Giyorgis. Oh my brothers, do not forget me, be it in my lifetime or after my death, (each) one (of you recite for me) the Paternoster. Walatta Hāymānot, Gabra Tǝnśāʾe, his father and his mother Gabra Ṣādǝq (and) ʾAmata Māryām. May God likewise write their names in heaven, into the book of life, amen. This book was commissioned to be written by ʾato Täfäri Gäbray whose baptismal name is Gabra Śǝllāse; he has donated it to the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary of Beta Näbäyt. He who stole it or erased (its text) shall be excommunicated and cursed by the authority of Peter and Paul, amen. It was written in the 1939 year of Christ, in the reign of our King Ḫāyla Śǝllāse I, in the new time, six years after his return from the country of Britain. Amen. The colophon contains the date 1939 year of mercy (=1946/47 A.D.) A signature is visible beneath the text.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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check the viewerfol. 2r check the viewerfol. 16va check the viewerfol. 126v
- Drawings of cross-like objects, probably related to beginnings of priestly invocations on the respective pages: fols. 1r, 2r, 4r, 18v, 21v, 25v, 26r, 26v, 31v, 38r, 38v, etc. - Crude note ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ . - Crude marginal notes referring to the liturgical use of the Ms. or indicating texts beginning on the respective page: fols. 30r, 31r, 32r, 33r, 37v, etc. - Tämälläs-sign, in the shape of two perpendicular lines, indicating the place where the omission written in the side margin, in the main hand, belongs: . - Name Asfaw crudely written twice in capital Latin letters: .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewerWide coloured (green, yellow, lilac, red) ornamental band with two ails at the corners and two lateral pendants reaching l.11, with geometric ornamentation motifs, over the incipit of text I:
- frame: check the viewerNarrow black ornamental band, with geometrical ornamentation motifs:
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Other Decorations
- drawing:
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Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām Manabayti, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 300 |
Width | 255 |
Depth | 80 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 |
|
A(4/fols. 1r-4v) | |
2 | 10 |
|
I፩(10/fols. 5r-14v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
፪II፪(10/fols. 15r-24v) | |
4 | 10 |
|
፫III፫(10/fols. 25r-34v) | |
5 | 10 |
|
፬IV፬(10/fols. 35r-44v) | |
6 | 10 |
|
፭V፭(10/fols. 45r-54v) | |
7 | 10 |
|
፮VI፮(10/s. l.: 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4/fols. 55r-64v) | |
8 | 10 |
|
፯VII፯(10/fols. 65r-74v) | |
9 | 10 |
|
፰VIII፰(10/fols. 75r-84v) | |
10 | 10 |
|
፱IX፱(10/fols. 85r-94v) | |
11 | 10 |
|
፲X፲(10/fols. 95r-104v) | |
12 | 10 |
|
፲፩XI፲፩(10/fols. 105r-114v) | |
13 | 12 |
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፲፪XII(12/fols. 115r-126v) | |
14 | 2 |
|
B(2/fols. 127r-128v). |
Collation diagrams
A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
I፩(10/fols. 5r-14v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II፪(10/fols. 15r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III፫(10/fols. 25r-34v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV፬(10/fols. 35r-44v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V፭(10/fols. 45r-54v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI፮(10/s. l.: 4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4/fols. 55r-64v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII፯(10/fols. 65r-74v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII፰(10/fols. 75r-84v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX፱(10/fols. 85r-94v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X፲(10/fols. 95r-104v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI፲፩(10/fols. 105r-114v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(12/fols. 115r-126v)
Quire ID:q13
B(2/fols. 127r-128v).
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The outer lower edges of some folios (e. g., check the viewer31 , 38, 42, 110) were cut off and later amended with parchment strips sewn onto them.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather, only partly visible because of the textile secondary cover; textile inlays. Two layers of crude tissue, partly damaged, are sewn on to the leather covering.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 205mm |
W | 193mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 57 |
right | 32 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām Manabayti, MSM-009 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 235mm, object width is: 255mm, computed height is: 292mm and object height is: 300mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-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
Scribe: Gabra Giyorgis scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine, regular
Ink: Black, red, crimson.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the ruling king; names or parts of names in supplication formulas; first words (headings or parts of headings) of constituent texts; directives for the ministers; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; most of the abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals; elements of the decorated quire marks. The incipit parts of some of the texts are written alternately in red and black lines (s. fols. 5rab, 108rab, 113va, etc.). Indications concerning the liturgical use of the Anaphoras are sometimes written alternately in red and black letters (s. fols. 97ra, 108rb, etc.). The words አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ are sometimes written alternately in black and red letters (s. fol. 48ra).
Date: Mid-20th century
Gabra Giyorgis scribe The scribe Gabra Giyorgis is mentioned in the colophon.Mid-20th centuryAbbreviations
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