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Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Ethiopic

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General description

Psalter and other texts

Number of Text units: 37

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Probably second half of the 14th century The commissioner might have been Bǝrhāna Masqal (mentioned on many folia, see check the viewerfols. 122vb, 123ra, 123vb, 125rb, 144va, 145ra, 145rb, 193rb, 194rb, 194va, 194vb, 195ra, 195va ). According to the description of Murad Kamil, he was the scribe, but he is not referred to as scribe anywhere in the manuscript. More exact production date of the manuscript may be mentioned in Content Item 3 An excerpt from treatise on chronology the Maṣḥafa ḥassāb (CAe 6800) ? (see above, 6867 equivalent to 1359 CE, according to Murad Kamil, or 1375 CE?).

Summary

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r–122vb ), Psalter (non-standard)
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5r–8r ), Gǝṣṣāwe śǝrʿat za-ʾAwsebis Fǝlǝsṭǝnāwi za-maṣḥafa mazmur
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFol. 8v ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 9r–101r ), Psalms
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 101v–111r ), Book of Odes
      1. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 101v–102r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of Moses (ጸሎቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡) (same as LIT2277salotu)
      2. ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 102r–103r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
      3. ms_i1.4.3 (check the viewerFols 103v–104v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
      4. ms_i1.4.4 (check the viewerFols 104v–105v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
      5. ms_i1.4.5 (check the viewerFols 105v–106v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
      6. ms_i1.4.6 (check the viewerFols 106v–107r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
      7. ms_i1.4.7 (check the viewerFols 107r–107v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace (ጸሎተ፡ ዳንኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘእምኣዛርያ፡) (same as LIT2250salota)
      8. ms_i1.4.8 (check the viewerFols 107v–108v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
      9. ms_i1.4.9 (check the viewerFols 108v–109v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Habakkuk (ጸሎተ፡ ዕንባቆም፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2251salota)
      10. ms_i1.4.10 (check the viewerFols 109v–110r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
      11. ms_i1.4.11 (check the viewerFols 110r–110v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
      12. ms_i1.4.12 (check the viewerFols 110v–111r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
      13. ms_i1.4.13 (check the viewerFol. 111r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Simeon, or Nunc Dimittis (ጸሎተ፡ ስምዖን፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2272salota)
      14. ms_i1.4.14 (check the viewerFol. 111r ), Stichometry of the Psalms
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 111v–151v ), A version of Horologion
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 152ra–195v ), Wǝddāse Māryām
      1. ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 152ra–153rb ), Introduction
      2. ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 153rb–154ra ), Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary
      3. ms_i1.6.3 (check the viewerFols 154ra–154vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday
      4. ms_i1.6.4 (check the viewerFols 154vb–156rb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday
      5. ms_i1.6.5 (check the viewerFols 156rb–157vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday
      6. ms_i1.6.6 (check the viewerFols 157vb–159vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday
      7. ms_i1.6.7 (check the viewerFols 159vb–160vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday
      8. ms_i1.6.8 (check the viewerFols 160vb–161vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 161vb–195v ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
  2. ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 195v–196v ), Tazkāra maṣḥafa saʿātāt
  3. ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 197r–199v ), An excerpt from treatise on chronology the Maṣḥafa ḥassāb
  4. ms_i4 (check the viewerFol. 200r ), A version of the list of church feasts, with the names of the months of Aramaic origin, here probably via Arabic, transcribed in Ethiopic, starting with
  5. ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 200r–207v ), A version of the treatise on computus and calendar that sometimes bear the title
  6. ms_i6 (check the viewerFols 207v–208r ), Litany (liṭon) for Tuesday
  7. ms_i7 (check the viewerFols 208r–211v, check the viewer3r–4v ), Excerpts from the Mawāśǝʾǝt with no musical notation, written in the main
  8. ms_i8 (check the viewerFols 211v–212r ), A portion of the set of tables for calculating the day of Easter (one table only), for the span between

Contents

check the viewerFols 3r–122vb Psalter (non-standard) (CAe 5852)

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check the viewerFols 9r–101r Psalms (CAe 2000)

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check the viewerFols 101v–111r Book of Odes (CAe 1828)

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check the viewerFols 152ra–195v Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)

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The version with the part for Sunday (sanbata krǝstiyān) placed first.
check the viewerFols 197r–199v An excerpt from treatise on chronology the Maṣḥafa ḥassāb (CAe 6800) ?

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሐፍነ፡ በዘ፡ ንዜከር፡ ሐሳብ። እመሂ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ወእመሂ፡ መነኮስ፡ ወእመሂ፡ ዲያቆን፡ ዘኢያኣምር፡ ሐሳብ፡ ከመ፡ መዝብረ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ሰብኣ፡ ወከመ፡ ፈለግ፡ ዘአልቦቱ፡ ማየ፡ ወእምኔሆሙሰ፡ ይኄይስ፡ ዓላማዊ፡ ዘያአምር፡ ሐሳበ፡ ወቀዳሚሃ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ፈሪሀ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ወምክር፡ ሠናይት፡ ለኩሉ፡ ዘይገብራ፡ ወስብሐቲሁኒ፡ ይነብር፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ሐሳብ፡ ቀዳሚ፡ ዘነገሩ፡ አበዊነ፡ ዘከመ፡ ለሐኮሙ፡ ለአቡነ፡ አዳም፡ ወለሔዋን፡

Probably incomplete, the text on check the viewerfols. 199vb, is erased or cannot be read in the microfilm. Murad Kamil quotes a passage from check the viewer199v which in his opinion provides a year that can be considered the production date, 6867 (from the creation of the world?) , equated in his description to 1359 CE, yet according to Chaîne 1925 this seems to be rather 1375 CE. A part of the material is interpolated from the "Comboni Treatise" (see. ).
check the viewerFols 200r–207v A version of the treatise on computus and calendar that sometimes bear the title Ḥassāba rәtuʿ (CAe 6291)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጸሐፍነ፡ ሐሳብ፡ እንተ፡ ኀበ፡ ይቀርብ፡ በ፲፩አበቅቴ፡ አም፲፱ለመስከረም፡ መጥቅዕ። በ፳፪አበቅቴ፡ አመ፡ ፰ለጥቅምት፡ መጥቅዕ፡

It includes such subparts as ሐሳበ፡ ሄኖክ፡, ሐሳበ፡ ፀሐይ፡, ሐሳበ፡ በረከት፡, ሐሳበ፡ መዋዕል፡ ወትንቢት፡ ዘኤልያስ፡.
check the viewerFols 207v–208r Litany (liṭon) for Tuesday (CAe 4858)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):[…]ommission by ስምከ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት፡ ትጉህ፡ […]ommission by ዘኢይደክም፡ እግዚእ፡ ስሉጥ፡ ለዕለ፡ ኵሉ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘኢይትኀባእ፡ ዘኪያከ፡ ያንቀያዓዱ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት። ዘበሰማይ፡ ወዘበ፡ ምድር፡ ዘፈጠርከ፡

Written in bigger script.
check the viewerFols 208r–211v, check the viewer3r–4v Excerpts from the Mawāśǝʾǝt with no musical notation, written in the main Hand 1 (CAe 1990)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):፲መዋሥእት፡ ዘጻድቃን፡ ዘ፳፩፡ ዘኪሩቤል፡ ሰማይ፡ ይጸርኁ፡ ወይሰጠዉ፡ ቃለ፡ በኵራ፡ ለድንግል፡ ለጻድቃን፡ ክብር። (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

[…]ommission by ሕፃን፡ ንኡስ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ነቅዕ፡ ዘእምዐዘቅት፡ ማይ፡ ዘኢይማስን፡

It appears that the scribe first copied the text on the last leaves of the textblock and continued writing in the front guard quire.
check the viewerFols 211v–212r A portion of the set of tables for calculating the day of Easter (one table only), for the span between 6895 and 6907 "years of mercy"

Language of text:

The years should possibly be understood as the Era of the Creation and may correspond to years 1403 to 1415 CE. Murad Kamil provides different years, 1387 to 1399 A.D. Other parameters for those years do not accord. The text is not well readable.

Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 5 s, 1 .

  1. check the viewerFols 1r–1v (Type: CommemorativeNote)

    Crudely written note, poorly readable, to the big part erased. According to Murad Kamil, it commemorates the death of ʾabbā Tomās that took place on the 20 Hamle, in the time of Patriarch Athanasius, who is identified by Murad Kamil as Melkite Patriarch Athanasius, indeed in tenure in 1417-1425 CE, but the interpretation is uncertain.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  2. check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: Unclear)

    A short note mentioning a historical event from the year of mercy 6897 (= 1389 CE) (Murad Kamil reads the date as 6896 (= 1388 CE)), not fully readable and intelligible, written in an old hand (some letters are misshaped).

    ( gez ) በቅጥንስይትካብ፡ በብ[…]ommission by Denis Nosnitsin▧ommission by Denis Nosnitsin በ፷፻ወ፰፻ወ፡ ወ፺ወ፯። ዐምረት፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ንጉሰ፡ ሮም፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ቀተለ፡ ዐዛር፡ መለከ፡ ሰረብ፡ ለመሪድ፡ ከሃዲ፡ ፲ወ፩፡ ዕልፍ፡ ተንበላተ፡

  3. check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Unclear)

    A short prayer, written in an old hand

    ( gez ) ተንሥኡ፡ ንስግድ፡ ወንግነይ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ወአምላክ። አንትሙ፡ እጓለ፡ እመሕያው፡ እለ፡ ትትሜሰሉ፡ በሱራፌል፡ ወኪሩቤል። (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

  4. check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: CommemorativeNote)

    A note recording the death of the priest Ṗeṭros that took place on 14 Gǝnbot 6952 "year of mercy" (=1444 CE).

    ( gez ) በ፷፻፡ ወበ፱፻፶ወ፪፡ አመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ አዕረፈ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፬ ለግንቦት፡ በግእዝ፡ ወበሮሜ፡ ፱። ይምሐሮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወይደምሮ፡ ምስለ፡ ቅዱሳኒሁ፡ አሜን፡ በጸሎታ፡ ለእግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም።

    Cp. No item: SinaiEt004_, could not check for a5.

  5. check the viewerFol. 38r (Type: Unclear)

    Commentary or correction to the text of the Psalm.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  6. check the viewerFol. 196r (Type: Unclear)

    Nine lines of a text that appears to be an addition to Content Item 2 Tazkāra maṣḥafa saʿātāt (CAe 5995) , crudely written in an old hand.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  7. check the viewerFol. 211v (Type: CommemorativeNote)

    A note recording the death of ʾabbā Minās that took place on 25 Yakkātit.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  8. check the viewerFol. 212r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    An ownershipnote in Arabic stating that the manuscript is a property of the St Catherine monastery, written on the page upside down.

    Text in Arabic

    Edited and translated by Murad Kamil.

Extras

  1. check the viewerFol. 1v (Type: Unclear)

    A mention of the 15th-century Qalemǝnṭos who appears also in Sinai Peninsula, Saint Catherine’s Monastery Sinai, Sinai Ethiopic 4 (probably an unfinished note).

  2. check the viewerFols. 5r, 37r, 154r, 165v, 166v, 167v, 173v, 175r, 178r, 188v, 191v, 195v, 203v

    Crux ansata in the margins.

  3. check the viewerFols 9r–189v

    Small black or red crosses in the margin, drawn at the beginning of many Psalms up to check the viewerfol. 90r , used less frequently and less regularly thereafter.

  4. check the viewerFol. 201r

    A hardly readable note in Ethiopic, concerning chronology and Ethiopian kings.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

  5. check the viewerFols. 201v, 202r

    A few Greek letters written in the margin, written upside down.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

Other Decorations

  1. ornamentation: check the viewerFols. 5r, 9r, 152ra

    Three ornamental crosses on the top of the page.

  2. ornamentation: check the viewerFols. 20v, 28v, 34v

    Rubricated crosses

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Kamil, M. 1957. ‘Les manuscrits éthiopiens du Sinaï’, Annales d’Éthiopie, 2 (1957), 83–90.
    page 89-90, number 6
    ZoteroOther citations

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

213 (leaf) .Entered as 213 22 (quire) .Entered as 22 195 135 85 193 133 All data from check the viewerfol. 19r .
Outer dimensions
Height 195mm
Width 135mm
Depth 85mm

Foliation

Foliation in the middle of the upper margin.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 8 Fols 1r–8v
2 1 10 Fols 9r–18v
3 2 10 Fols 19r–28v
4 3 10 Fols 29r–38v
5 4 10 Fols 39r–48v
6 5 10 Fols 49r–58v
7 6 10 Fols 59r–68v Structure uncertain
8 7 10 Fols 69r–78v
9 8 10 Fols 79r–88v
10 9 10 Fols 89r–98v
11 10 10 Fols 99r–108v
12 11 13 Fols 109r–121v s.l.: 1, stub after 3
13 12 10 Fols 112r–121v
14 13 10 Fols 122r–131v
15 14 10 Fols 132r–141v
16 15 10 Fols 142r–151v
17 16 8 Fols 152r–161v
18 17 10 Fols 162r–171v
19 18 10 Fols 172r–181v
20 19 10 Fols 182r–191v
21 20 10 Fols 192r–201v
22 21 12 Fols 202r–213v

Collation diagrams



Quire ID:q1, number:A
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 8 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 9 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 19 28 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 29 38 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 39 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 49 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1) Structure uncertain
Collation diagram Quire 7 59 68 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 69 78 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q9, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 9 79 88 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q10, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 10 89 98 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q11, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 11 99 108 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

s.l.: 1, stub after 3
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Collation diagram Quire 12 109 121 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6 Unit #7


Quire ID:q13, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 13 122 131 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q14, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 14 132 141 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q15, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 15 142 151 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q16, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 16 152 161 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q17, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 17 162 169 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4


Quire ID:q18, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 18 170 179 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q19, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 19 180 189 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q20, number:19
Collation diagram Quire 20 190 199 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q21, number:20
Collation diagram Quire 21 200 209 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


Quire ID:q22, number:21
Collation diagram Quire 22 210 221 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(8/Fols 1r–8v) – I(10/Fols 9r–18v) – II(10/Fols 19r–28v) – III(10/Fols 29r–38v) – IV(10/Fols 39r–48v) – V(10/Fols 49r–58v) – VI(10/Fols 59r–68v) – VII(10/Fols 69r–78v) – VIII(10/Fols 79r–88v) – IX(10/Fols 89r–98v) – X(10/Fols 99r–108v) – XI(12+1/s.l. 1, stub after 3/Fols 109r–121v) – XII(10/Fols 112r–121v) – XIII(10/Fols 122r–131v) – XIV(10/Fols 132r–141v) – XV(10/Fols 142r–151v) – XVI(8/Fols 152r–161v) – XVII(10/Fols 162r–171v) – XVIII(10/Fols 172r–181v) – XIX(10/Fols 182r–191v) – XX(10/Fols 192r–201v) – XXI(12/Fols 202r–213v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–8v ; Fols 9r–18v ; Fols 19r–28v ; Fols 29r–38v ; Fols 39r–48v ; Fols 49r–58v ; Fols 59r–68v ; Fols 69r–78v ; Fols 79r–88v ; Fols 89r–98v ; Fols 99r–108v ; Fols 109r–121v s.l.: 1, stub after 3 ; Fols 112r–121v ; Fols 122r–131v ; Fols 132r–141v ; Fols 142r–151v ; Fols 152r–161v ; Fols 162r–171v ; Fols 172r–181v ; Fols 182r–191v ; Fols 192r–201v ; Fols 202r–213v ;

Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (13), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (12),

Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (13), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (12),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The manuscript shows traces of intensive use. The original binding is missing. The leaf check the viewerfol. 77 is damaged with loss of text.

Binding

Two wooden boards.

Sewing Stations

4

Byzantine type endbands.

Binding decoration

Byzantine type zigzag hinging system.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3r–4v )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 38

H 155mm
W 110mm
Margins
top 8
bottom 27
right 10
left 7
The number of written lines is 38 on check the viewerfol. 4r , different number on other leaves.The first quire is pricked and ruled only in part, since the leaves check the viewerfols. 1, 2, 3 show no traces of pricking and ruling.

Ms SinaiEt006 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 127mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 190mm and object height is: 195mm.

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 5r–111v )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 30

H 147mm
W 93mm
All data are from check the viewerfol. 19r .The text on the leaves check the viewerfols. 8v, 11v is written in one column with text lines occupying the entire space.

Ms SinaiEt006 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 93mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 147mm and object height is: 195mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 112r–199v )

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 29

H 149mm
W 95mm
All data are taken from check the viewerfol. 122r .

Ms SinaiEt006 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 95mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 149mm and object height is: 195mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 200r–211v )

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 29-33

H 140mm
W 97mm
Dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 200r .The leaves check the viewerfols. 112, 113 are neither pricked nor ruled.

Ms SinaiEt006 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 97mm, object width is: 135mm, computed height is: 140mm and object height is: 195mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin
Ruling
  • Ruling is not visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/J
  • Ruling is partly visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written below the ruling.
  • Ruling is partly visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written below the ruling.
  • Ruling is partly visible.
  • (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
  • The upper line is written below the ruling.
Pricking
  • Pricking is partly visible (only (Excerpt from check the viewerfol. 4v)
    ).
  • Pricking is partly visible.
  • Pricking is partly visible.
  • Pricking is partly visible.

Punctuation

Dividers:

  • A small circle with a tiny triangle inside that marks each 10th line.
  • Number ፲፪ in the margin instead of the small circle, marking approximately each 12th line.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Second half of the 14th-/early 15th-century script.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication:

    Careful, slightly irregular; by a good scribe. The scribe slightly reduced the size of the script starting from check the viewerfol. 203v .

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Second half of the 14th-/early 15th-century script.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication:

    Careful, slightly irregular; by a good scribe; of approximately the same period as Hand h1 (about:, (in ms_i1)No item: , could not check for ms_i2No item: , could not check for ms_i3No item: , could not check for ms_i5No item: , could not check for ms_i6).

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    availability

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    type=expanded
    6.5.2024 at 13:42:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    14.2.2023
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/SinaiEt006
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    SinaiEt006.xml
    idno
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    SinaiEt006

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    • Denis Nosnitsin Checked the description on physical object on 14.2.2023
    • Denis Nosnitsin Created record from catalogue description with consultation of digitized microfilm on 18.10.2022

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