Gulo Maḵadā, Qarsabar Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QSM-002
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝbra ḥǝmāmāt “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week”
Number of Text units: 18
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Qarsabar Qǝddus Mikāʾel↗
Second half of the 16th – first half of the 17th cent. (?)Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 5ra–165va ),
Maṣḥafa gǝbra ḥǝmāmāt “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week”
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–8ra ), Introduction
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 8ra–11vb ), Eve of Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 11vb–21va ), Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 21va–44vb ), Monday
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 44vb–63rb ), Tuesday
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 63rb–79ra ), Wednesday
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 79ra–97rb ), Thursday
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 97rb–157ra ), Friday
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 157ra–165va ),
Saturday
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 164ra–165va ), Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 166ra–194ra ),
Homilies on the Passion of Christ
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 166ra–169ra ), Homily by Ephrem on Satan and Death
- ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewerFols 169ra–171ra ), Homily by Ephrem on Passion of Our Lord and on the thief on the right hand
- ms_i1.10.3 (check the viewerFols 171ra–181ra ), Homily by Cyriacus of Behnesa Lāḥā Māryām “Lamentation of Mary”
- ms_i1.10.4 (check the viewerFols 181rb–186vb ), Homily by Jacob of Serug on the angel and the thief
- ms_i1.10.5 (check the viewerFols 186vb–191rb ), Homily by ʾAnǝsṭasyos of Dabra Sina on the burial of Our Lord
- ms_i1.10.6 (check the viewerFols 191rb–194rb ), Homily by John Chrysostom on the Passion of Our Lord
Contents
check the viewerFols 5ra–165va Maṣḥafa gǝbra ḥǝmāmāt “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week” (CAe 1544)
check the viewerFols 157ra–165va Saturday (CAe 1544 Saturday)
Colophon
ተፈጸመ፡ በዝየ፡ በጸጋሁ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኅብረት፡ ቃላት፡ ዘይደሉ፡ ለአንብቦ፡ በሰሙነ፡ ሕማማት፡ እምቀዳሚት፡ ሰንበተ፡ ሆሣዕና፡ ሰርክ፡ እስከ፡ እኁድ፡ ሰንበት፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ሰርክ፡ ለመቅድሰ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘቀርነ፡ ሰበር፡ ዘአጽሐፋ፡ ክፍለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወጸሐፊሃ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ መድኅን፡ እመሂቦ፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘተዓገላ፡ ወዘሐከከ፡ ወዘወሰከ፡ ላዕሌሃ፡ ካልአ፡ ነገረ፡ በተተንኵሎ፡ ወይኩን፡ መክፈልቱ፡ ምስለ፡ ይሁዳ፡ ዘሤጠ፡ እግዚኡ፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን።
The scribe mentions his name Tǝnśāʾe Madḫǝn scribe , the name of the church, Mikāʾel Qarna Sabar, to which the book belongs and the name of the commissioner Kǝfla ʾIyasus donor . The colophon is separated from the main text with a chain of red and black dots.
check the viewerFols 166ra–194ra Homilies on the Passion of Christ
check the viewerFols 171ra–181ra Homily by Cyriacus of Behnesa Lāḥā Māryām “Lamentation of Mary” (CAe 1750)
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewer181ra ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተርጐማ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ወርቱዐ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ አቡነ፡ አባ፡ ሰላማ፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ምስለ፡ ጸሐፊሃ፡ ወአጽሐፊሃ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። Text I-10 ends with a note on the translation of the homily by ʾabbā Salāma (here the name is missing). For the same note, cp. also Ms.QMG-001. The note it is separated from the main text with a chain of red and black dots.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Notes indicating the reading time of the homilies are written (in red ink) in the upper margin of some fols.: ድርሳን፡ ዘዐርብ፡ በ፫ሰዐት፡ ዘይትነበብ: check the viewerfol. 166r በዐርብ፡ በ፯ሰዐት፡ ምንባብ: check the viewerfol. 169r በ፯ሰዐት፡ ዘዐርብ: check the viewerfol. 171r በእኁድ: check the viewerfol. 176v በዕርበተ፡ ፀሐይ፡ ህርብ: check the viewerfol. 186v . - Thread inserted in the upper part of fols. 107 and 166.
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Excerpts of hymns for the Good Friday (?) added (in black and red ink) in the upper margin: fols. 114v, 115r, 119v, 120rv, 129rv, 130r, 134rv.
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Correction written over erasures: e.g., fols. 31vb, 48ra, 49vb, 50ra, 54vb, 97va.
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Half of the text (above) seems to have been written over an erasure: check the viewerfol. 52ra .
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Erasures marked by thin parallel red and black lines: e.g., fols. 6v, 129va, 131ra, 139va, 157rb, 176ra.
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Spaces left unfilled: e.g, fols. 81va l.4, 94va l.23, 100vb ls.8-9.
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Simple, crude, coloured (black and red) ornamental band (geometric motifs): check the viewerfol. 109ra .
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On check the viewerfol. 145vb , ls. 16-17 are not used by the scribe.
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Two punctuation signs are generally used to separate one text from another: a chain of red and black dots (e.g., fols. 8ra, 20rb, 20va, 37rb, 47va, 51vb, 107va, 165vab) and a simple, crude red or black line (e.g., fols. 39ra, 39vb, 56rb, 76vb); the latter also separates two notes in the upper margin of check the viewerfol. 115r and the two columns on check the viewerfol. 113v .
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Two narrow, ornamental bands made of thin parallel lines with triangles in between: check the viewerfol. 13va (in black) and check the viewerfol. 16va (in black and red).
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Cues for the rubricator (numbers) are written in the margin of some columns: fols. 148rb, 149va, 150v, 151ra.
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Incomplete notes (exercises?) of the scribe: fols. 2r and 196v (here the name of the book is written).
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Crude, recent notes in the margin: fols. 47r, 100r, 171r, 186v.
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(Type: Supplication)
check the viewer37rb Supplication formula mentioning Kǝfla ʾIyasus donor as the commissioner of the book (za-ʾaṣḥafa).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 108va
Human figure (a saint or evangelist?).
Legend (at the bottom, on the left): {n.l.}ምዘ[፡] (?). The miniature is framed by two concentric rectangulars, made of thin black lines, filled by crude geometric motifs. The legend is in red and is incomplete. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 108vb
Cross .
Talismanic picture (?). The miniature is framed by two concentric rectangulars, made of thin black lines, filled by a blue colour.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Qarsabar Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 410 |
Width | 345 |
Depth | 105 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 4 |
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A(4/fols. 1r-4v) | |
2 | 8 |
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፩I፩(8/fols. 5r-12v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II፪(8/fols. 13r-20v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III፫(8/fols. 21r-28v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV፬(8/fols. 29r-36v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V፭(8/fols. 37r-44v) | |
7 | 8 |
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፮ VI፮ (8/fols. 45r-52v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII፯(8/fols. 53r-60v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII፰(8/fols. 61r-67v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX፱(8/fols. 62r-75v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲X፲(8/fols. 76r-83v) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲፩XI፲፩(8/fols. 84r-91v) | |
13 | 8 |
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፲፪XII፲፪(8/fols. 92r-99v) | |
14 | 9 |
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፲፫XIII(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 100r-108v) | |
15 | 8 |
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፲፬XIV፲፬(8/fols. 109r-116v) | |
16 | 8 |
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፲፭XV፲፭(8/fols. 117r-123v) | |
17 | 8 |
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፲፮ XVI፲፮ (8/fols. 124r-131v) | |
18 | 8 |
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[፲]፯XVII[፲]፯(8/fols. 132r-139v) | |
19 | 6 |
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XVIII(6/fols. 140r-145v) | |
20 | 8 |
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XIX(8/fols. 146r-153v) | |
21 | 8 |
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XX (8/fols. 154r-161v) | |
22 | 6 |
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XXI(6/fols. 162r-167v) | |
23 | 8 |
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XXII(8/fols. 168r-175v) | |
24 | 8 |
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XXIII (8/fols. 176r-183v) | |
25 | 6 |
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XXIV(6/fols. 184r-189v) | |
26 | 4 |
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XXV(4/fols. 190r-193v) | |
27 | 4 |
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B(4/fols. 194r-197v). |
Collation diagrams
A(4/fols. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I፩(8/fols. 5r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II፪(8/fols. 13r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III፫(8/fols. 21r-28v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV፬(8/fols. 29r-36v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V፭(8/fols. 37r-44v)
Quire ID:q6
፮ VI፮ (8/fols. 45r-52v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII፯(8/fols. 53r-60v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII፰(8/fols. 61r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX፱(8/fols. 62r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X፲(8/fols. 76r-83v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI፲፩(8/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII፲፪(8/fols. 92r-99v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፫XIII(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 100r-108v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፬XIV፲፬(8/fols. 109r-116v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፭XV፲፭(8/fols. 117r-123v)
Quire ID:q16
፲፮ XVI፲፮ (8/fols. 124r-131v)
Quire ID:q17
[፲]፯XVII[፲]፯(8/fols. 132r-139v)
Quire ID:q18
XVIII(6/fols. 140r-145v)
Quire ID:q19
XIX(8/fols. 146r-153v)
Quire ID:q20
XX (8/fols. 154r-161v)
Quire ID:q21
XXI(6/fols. 162r-167v)
Quire ID:q22
XXII(8/fols. 168r-175v)
Quire ID:q23
XXIII (8/fols. 176r-183v)
Quire ID:q24
XXIV(6/fols. 184r-189v)
Quire ID:q25
XXV(4/fols. 190r-193v)
Quire ID:q26
B(4/fols. 194r-197v).
Quire ID:q27
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (6), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (6), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (6), 26 (4), 27 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (6), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (6), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (6), 26 (4), 27 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Holes, crude stitches at the spine cover. The fols. of the last quires are worn and affected by humidity. The size of some fols. is irregular: e.g., check the viewer31 , 34, 94r-97v. Holes crudely amended: e.g. check the viewer38 , 43, 63, 90.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown leather (partly missing); textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Most of the quires are reinforced by parchment guards.
Binding material
leather
wood
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
H | 317mm |
W | 272mm |
Intercolumn | 23mm |
Margins | |
top | 45 |
bottom | 60 |
right | 56 |
left | 23 |
intercolumn | 23 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Qarsabar Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QSM-002 main part
has a sum of layout height of 422mm which is greater than the object height of 410mm has a sum of layout width of 351mm which is greater than the object height of 345mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- on (Excerpt from check the viewer5r-36v)
: 25 lines; on (Excerpt from check the viewer37r-194r)
: 31-35 lines - (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling (below on
(Excerpt from check the viewer81vb)
, 130rb, 144r, 144va, 154r-158v, 160r-161v, 168r-169v, 174r-175v, 190rv). - The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- In quire A the ruling is incomplete.
- On (Excerpt from check the viewer144r)
a ruled line at the bottom has been left empty; on (Excerpt from check the viewer194r)
a ruled line at the top has been left empty.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Tǝnśāʾe Madḫǝn scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine but irregular (The hand is somewhat uneven and not uniform) On check the viewer5r-36v (quires A-4) the script is broader, the lines are fewer and more broadly spaced. The letters have rounded and square forms (the height and width are equal) - the numeral ፮ is written without dashes above and below, looking like "compressed" ፯ (visible in the quire marks and in the readings of the Sixth Hour).
Ink: Black; red (brilliant vermillion).
Rubrication: Holy names; name of the church in the subscriptio of Text I-9 (fol. 165vb). Eight lines in the incipit page of Text I-1 (fol. 5r), divided into four groups alternating with black lines, and in the incipit page of the section of the Friday morning (Text I-8), divided into four groups alternating with black lines; headings and incipits of the texts, their sections and subsections; titles of the Biblical books and other works; directives for the ministers (e.g., yǝbǝl kahǝn/ḥǝzb) in Text I-7; names of Hebrew letters in Text I-8; the first word of most of the paragraphs in the text “Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt” (Text I-9); the words yǝbe matargʷǝm in Text I-6, the word nāstabaqʷǝʿ in Text I-7, the words ʿƎgziʾo taśahālanna and ṣallǝyu in Text I-8. Four lines in the incipit page of Text I-10 (fol. 166r), in the incipit of the Homily by Ephrem on Passion of Our Lord and on the thief on the right hand (in Text I-10, fol. 169ra), in the incipit of the Homily by Cyriacus of Behnesa [Lāḥā Māryām “Lamentation of Mary”] (in Text I-10, fol. 171ra) and in the incipit of the Homily by Jaqob of Serug on the angel and the thief (in Text I-10, fol. 181rb). Elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals or their elements; elements of the text dividers.
Date: Second half of the 16th – first half of the 17th cent. (?)
The name of the scribe, Tǝnśāʾe Madḫǝn scribe , is mentioned in the colophon at the end of Text I-9 and in the supplication formula on check the viewer37rb . Second half of the 16th – first half of the 17th cent. (?)Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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