Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 5
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa saʿātāt (unidentified version) and prayers
Number of Text units: 33
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Catalogue Bibliography
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Kamil, M. 1957. ‘Les manuscrits éthiopiens du Sinaï’, Annales d’Éthiopie, 2 (1957), 83–90.page 88
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 170mm |
Width | 122mm |
Depth | 45mm |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper outer corner.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 8 |
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13 | 13 | 8 |
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14 | 14 | 8 |
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15 | 15 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 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 (8), 15 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 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 (8), 15 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The back board is missing.
Binding
One wooden board, covered with leather. Attached to the spine with textile.
Only the front board is preserved, the back board is missing.Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Origin of codicological unit 1
1350-1449 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1
(check the viewerFols 1ra–112ra ),
Maṣḥafa saʿātāt (general record)
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1ra ), Psalms of David, Psalmus 112
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 1ra–1va ), Psalms of David, Psalmus 121
- p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 1va–1vb ), Psalms of David, Psalmus 14
- p1_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 1vb–2va ), Psalms of David, Psalmus 118
- p1_i1.5 (check the viewerFol. 2va ), Prayer
- p1_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 2va–2vb ), Śǝrʿata ʾabuna ʾAddām
- p1_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 2vb–5ra ), First Hour
- p1_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 5ra–10rb ), Second Hour
- p1_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 10va–18ra ), Third Hour
- p1_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 18ra–21vb ), Fourth Hour
- p1_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 21vb–33vb ), Fifth Hour
- p1_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 33vb–40ra ), Sixth Hour
- p1_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 40ra–44rb ), Seventh Hour
- p1_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 44rb–49va ), Eighth Hour
- p1_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 49va–59ra ), Ninth Hour
- p1_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 59ra–64rb ), Tenth Hour
- p1_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 64rb–68va ), Eleventh Hour
- p1_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 68va–80va ), Twelfth Hour
- p1_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 80va–101ra ), Prayer of the night
- p1_i1.20
(check the viewerFols 101rb–106rb ),
Prayers for the days of the week
- p1_i1.20.1 (check the viewerFols 101rb–102rb ), Prayer for Sunday
- p1_i1.20.2 (check the viewerFols 102rb–102va ), Prayer for Monday
- p1_i1.20.3 (check the viewerFols 102va–103rb ), Prayer for Tuesday
- p1_i1.20.4 (check the viewerFols 103rb–104ra ), Prayer for Wednesday
- p1_i1.20.5 (check the viewerFols 104ra–104vb ), Prayer for Thursday
- p1_i1.20.6 (check the viewerFols 105ra–105va ), Prayer for Friday
- p1_i1.20.7 (check the viewerFols 105va–106rb ), Prayer for Saturday
- p1_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 106rb–110rb ), Sǝbḥatāt
- p1_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 110rb–111ra ), Prayer
- p1_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 111ra–112ra ), Prayer
Contents
check the viewerFols 1ra–112ra Maṣḥafa saʿātāt (general record) (CAe 1961)
Language of text:
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total .
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Note on the inner front board, only partly visible.
( gez ) ኤና ከ ትረያ ወረሀ፡ ታሕሳስ፡ እም ፲ ገብዐከ
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Note in brownish ink in the upper margin, only partly visible.
( gez ) ለጸ+ommission by ነሀናሰርበመንገክርስቶ ዐሜን
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Note in brownish ink in the lower margin, only partly visible.
( gez ) ተዘከሮ ለሀብርኮ ናሰር ወዕ+ommission by ና ሰርበ፡ መንገሰተ ሰማያት ዐሜን
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Note in faded ink in the left margin, only partly visible.
( gez ) ዕምሰሙ [...]ommission by ታሕሳስ
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List of numbers under Gǝnbot and Sane.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Possibly pen trial, the characters መ and እ are repeated in several orders.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Erased note.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Prayer.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
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Prayer in faded ink (beginning identical as above).
( gez ) እግዚእየ፡ ወአምላክየ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልደ፡ እግዚአ፡ ብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ ዘእምኃቤሁ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሃብት፡ ወሠናያት፡ አበ፡ ብርሃናት፡ ዘይሁብ፡ + +ommission by ለኅሩያኒሁ+ +ommission by ምላእ፡ ላዕሌነ
Extras of codicological unit 1
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ማቴዎስ፡ is written in the upper margin, possibly by the main hand.
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check the viewerFols. 57va, 76vb
The name Qalemǝnṭos , possibly identical with a person of the same name attested in Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 4 and Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 6, is mentioned in supplications within the main body of the text.
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Leaf dimensions | |
Height | 165mm |
Width | 118mm |
State of preservation of codicological unit 1
good
Condition
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1ra–112vb )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
H | 130mm |
W | 88mm |
Margins | |
top | 17mm |
bottom | 20mm |
right | 24mm |
left | 5mm |
intercolumn | 12mm |
Ms Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 51
looks ok for measures computed width is: 117mm, object width is: 122mm, computed height is: 167mm and object height is: 170mm.Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- Ruling is visible. The upper line is written below the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Vertical and horizontal pricks are visible. Horizontal pricks are located close to the outer vertical ruled line. Vertical pricks are located next to the written text.
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Second half of the 13th/first half of the 14th-century script.
Ink: Black, red.
Rubrication: One to three lines at the beginning of prayers, sometimes alternating with black lines; every second character, alternating with black characters, of the beginning of the prayer on check the viewerfol. 101rb the word ሃሌሉያ፡; names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; elements of punctuation marks and text dividers.
Date: 1350-1449
1350-1449 Careful, slightly irregular; by a good scribe. Both variants of the 6th-order ሰ can be found, the one constructed of a short horizontal stroke (ending with a serif) directed to the left, set up at the short oblique stroke, and the standard medieval/modern ስ (see e.g.check the viewerFolss. 24v, 25r, against check the viewer20r, ). The word for God is written both as one and as two units (see e.g. check the viewer20r ). The hand is similar to that of Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 25 or the last hand of Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, ʿUrā Qirqos, UM-050Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1350-1449 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 113ra–115rb ), Supplicative Prayer
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 115rb–116vb ), Nicene Creed
Contents
check the viewerFols 113ra–115rb Supplicative Prayer (CAe 6803)
Language of text:
The beginning is missing.Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFol. 113ra ክ፡ ትመልአክ፡ ዘበ፡ ቃል፡ ነባበ፡ ወበመንፈስ፡ መንፈስ፡ ዘበወልድ፡ በአምላክ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘበዓለም፡ አሜን፡ ፍሥሓ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘኖሐ፡ ኀደፈ፡ ወአብርሃምሃ፡ መርሐ፡
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):check the viewerFols 115ra–115rb ወኵልነ፡ እንከ፡ በአተነ፡ ወፀአተነ፡ ውስተዝ፡ ቤት፡ በሰላም፡ ዕቀብ፡ በአሐቶ፡ ወልደ|ከ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ ለከ፡ ምስሌሆ፡ ወምስለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መንፈስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወእኂዝ፡
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
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Calendaric note in brownish ink in the upper margin.
( gez ) ፲ወ፯፡ ለግንቦት፡ ገበዐኩጠቢ
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Calendaric note in brownish ink in the upper margin.
( gez ) ዘተዘከረ እም፳፩ መጥቅ ዓበቅቴ፡ ፱
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
State of preservation of codicological unit 2
good
Condition
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 113ra–116vb )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
H | 120mm |
W | 87mm |
Margins | |
top | 22mm |
bottom | 20mm |
right | 19mm |
left | 12mm |
intercolumn | 9mm |
Ms Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 52
looks ok for measures computed width is: 118mm, object width is: 122mm, computed height is: 162mm and object height is: 170mm.Ruling of codicological unit 2
- On (Excerpt from check the viewerfols. 113r, )
, vertical and lower and upper horizontal ruled lines are visible. Vertical and horizontal pricks are visible, both close to the body of the text. There are no horizontal ruled text lines. On (Excerpt from check the viewer114–115, )
, three vertical ruled lines are visible. No horizontal lines are visible. Upper vertical pricks are visible, lower vertical pricks are not visible. (Excerpt from check the viewer116, )
has the same ruling and pricking as (Excerpt from check the viewer113)
, but here horizontal ruled lines are present. - (Subtype: pattern)
Pricking of codicological unit 2
Palaeography of codicological unit 2
Hand 2
of codicological unit 2Script: Ethiopic
Late 13th-/first half of the 14th-century script.
Ink: Black.
Date: 1370-1449
1370-1449 Untrained and irregular hand, of somewhat later time than Hand 1. There is a change of ink (and pen?) between Content Item 1 of codicological unit 2 Supplicative Prayer (CAe 6803) and Content Item 2 of codicological unit 2 Nicene Creed (CAe 3308) , but it cannot be excluded that the hand is the same. Angular, square letter shapes, somewhat resembling the hand of Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Aeth. 21. The word for God is written in two units.Check for additional bibliography
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Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Created record from catalogue description with consultation of digitized microfilm on 24.1.2023
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Dorothea Reule, editor