Egypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 5
Dorothea Reule, Denis Nosnitsin
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
Collection: Ethiopic
Other identifiers: مسلسل ٧١٥, Serial Number 715, ٦١٨ ح طقوس , Liturgy 618 ,
General description
Canticle of the Flower, Lament on the Virginنشيد الزهرة، رثاء على العذراء
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
أواخر التاسع عشر / منتصف القرن العشرين The manuscript can be palaeographically dated to the late nineteenth/mid-twentieth century (dating on palaeographic grounds) .
Provenance
The owner of the manuscript was Gabra Mikāʾel from the monastery of ʾƎndā ʾAbbonā↗ (Dabra Ṭǝllul, Dabra ʾAbuna ʾAbrānyos) in Eritrea (cp. Additional note 1).
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–67r ), Māḫleta ṣǝge
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 67r–91v ), Saqoqāwa dǝngǝl
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–67r Māḫleta ṣǝge (CAe 1834)
Language of text:
(The first word of each stanza is rubricated, the stanzas are not numbered with the exception of stanza 51 which is numbered 50. The text ends with stanza 157, which is not attested in all manuscripts.)Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 1r–2r ጽጌ፡ አስተርአየ፡ ሠሪፆ፡ እምአጽሙ፨ ለዘአምሐኪ፡ ጽጌ፡ ለገብርኤል፡ ምስለ፡ ሰላሙ፨ ወበእንተዝ፡ ማርያም፡ ሶበ፡ ሐወዘኒ፡ መዓዛ፡ ጣዕሙ፨ ለተአምርኪ፡ አሐሊ፡ እሙ፨ ማኅሌተ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘይሰመይ፡ ስሙ፨ ሰላምኪ፡
ማርያም፡ አብቁለት፡ ዕፀ፡ ትእምርት፨ ወአውጽአት፡ ጽጌ፡ በአፈ፡ ምውት፨ መሐርኪያ፡ ፍቅረ፡ ዚአኪ፡ ለአሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፨ እንዘ፡ ትብሊ፡ ኢትጐጕዒ፡ ለአንብቦ፡ ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፨ ትኤድመኒ፡ ሊተ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ስብሐት፨ አሐዱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ገዳመ፡ ዘወረፈ፨ ጊዜ፡ አ
ንበበ፡ ሰላምኪ፡ በከመ፡ ይለምድ፡ ወትረ፨
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 66r–67r ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ ስብሐት፡ ጽጌኪ፡ ዘአስተ
ሳለም፨ ወዘአውጠነኒ፡ ንስቲተ፡ ለውዳሴ፡ ተአምርኪ፡ ጣዕም፨ ድንግል፡ በ፪ኤ፡ መዓዛ፡ ቀናኒሞስ፡ ወአበም፨ ግናይ፡ ለዕበይኪ፡ ፈጸምኩ፡ ፈጽሞ፨ አዕርጊ፡ መንገሌኪ፡ ለጽጌኪ፡ አርያም፨ ስብሐት፡ ለአብ፡ ወለወልድ፡ አእኵቶ፨ ወለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሰላም፡ ዘአክሃለኒ፡ ፈጽሞቶ፨ ለተአምርኪ፡ ማ
ርያም፡ ለለጊዜ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ አንብቦቶ፨ ለእገርየ፡ ሠርሒ፡ ፍኖቶ፨ ወለሕሊናየ፡ ፈጽሚ፡ ተምኔቶ፨ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ዕቀብኒ፡ እመከራ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ለኃጥእ፡ ገብርኪ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ፨
check the viewerFols 67r–91v Saqoqāwa dǝngǝl (CAe 2285)
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 67r–68r በከመ፡ ትቤ፡ በወንጌል፡ ኀለዉ፡ ፪ቱ፡ ወ፫ቱ፡ ጉቡዓን፡ በስምየ፨ እሄሉ፡ ነዋ፡ ማዕ
ከሌሆሙ፡ ነየ፨ በእንተ፡ ንግደትከ፡ ደብረ፡ ቍስቋም፡ አስተፋጥን፡ ነዓ፡ ተምኔትየ፨ ደብረ፡ ቍስቋም፡ ዘቦእኮ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ አቡየ፨ በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሥሉስ፡ ሕፀተ፡ ግጻዌ፡ ዘአልቦ፨ ሰቆቃወ፡ ድንግል፡ እጽሕፍ፡ በቀለመ፡ አንብዕ፡ ወአንጠብጥቦ፨ ወይሌ፡ ወላህ፡ ለይበል፡ ለዘአንበቦ፨ ከማሃ፡ ኃዘን፡
ወተሰዶ፡ ሶበ፡ በኵለሄ፡ ረከቦ፨ ርእዮ፡ ለይብኪ፡ ዓይነ፡ ልብ፡ ዘቦ፨
Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFol. 91r ረስይኒ፡ ወትረ፡ ማርያም፡ ውስተ፡ አፉኪ፡ ዝኩረ፨ በሕሊናኪ፡ ወበልብኪ፡ ኅዱረ፨ እስመ፡ ዘንበሌኪ፡ ባዕድ፡ ኃጣዕኩ፡ ማዕምረ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በስ
ብሐተ፡ አብ፡ ፈናዊ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በስብሐተ፡ ወልድ፡ ተፈናዊ፨ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በስብሐተ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማኅያዊ፨ ቃለ፡ ስእለትየ፡ ኵሎ፡ በአዕዛነ፡ መንፈስ፡ ጽልዊ፨ ወዲበ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ጸሎት፡ ሰላመ፡ ከዓዊ፨ ፨
Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): check the viewerFols 91r–91v ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ዕቀብኒ፡ ልብገርኪ፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFols 91r–91v (Type: OwnershipNote)
Ownership note stating that the manuscript belongs to Gabra Mikāʾel from the monastery ʾƎndā ʾAbbonā↗ in Ḥamāsen↗ , Eritrea (the same secondary hand added the name Gabra Mikāʾel to the concluding supplication of the main text).
( gez ) አቡነ፡ role: title ገብረ፡ ሚካ
ኤል፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘ አባ፡ role: title ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ owner እንዳቦና፡↗ ሐመሴን↗ ፨ ፨ ፨ ፨
Extras
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check the viewerFols. ir, iir, 1r, 8v, 9r, 26v, 27r, 66v, 67r, 85v, 88v, 91v, 92v
Stamp of Dayr as-Suryān↗ .
Text in Arabic
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Arabic shelfmark.
( ar ) مسلسل ٧١٥
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Arabic title.
( ar ) صلوات عن العذراء
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Arabic shelfmark.
( ar ) ٦١٨ ح طقوس
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Space left for the name of the owner has been left blank.
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check the viewerFols. 10r, 21v, 25v, 26r, 27v, 32r, 40r, 50r, 56v, 71v, 72r, 80v, 89v, 90r
Mistakes have been scratched out and overwritten with three red lines throughout the manuscript.
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check the viewerFols. 19r, 29v, 30v, 36r, 41r, 41v
Mistakes have been scratched out.
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The correction for the erased words has been written in the upper margin, marked with black and red lines.
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check the viewerFols. 41r, 53v, 72r, 84v, 89r, 90v
Single words omitted by the scribe have been added above the line, occasionally above an erasure of a mistaken word (check the viewerfols. 84, 89 .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerFols. 11v, 22r, 31r, 53v, 61v
A cross is drawn with pencil on the pages where stanzas 27, 51, 72, 125, 126 and 145 of Text I (‘Canticle of the Flower’) begin.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Parchment repairs on check the viewerfols. 23, and check the viewer26, . A hole in the parchment on check the viewer46 .
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 125mm |
Width | 90mm |
Depth | 45mm |
Outer dimensions | |
Height | ١٢٥mm |
Width | ٩٠mm |
Depth | 45mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | A | 4 | No image availableFols ir–ivv | |
2 | 1 | 8 | No image availableFols 1r–8v | |
3 | 2 | 8 | No image availableFols 9r–16v | |
4 | 3 | 8 | No image availableFols 17r–24v | 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 | No image availableFols 25r–34v | |
6 | 5 | 8 | No image availableFols 35r–42v | 3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2 |
7 | 6 | 8 | No image availableFols 43r–50v | |
8 | 7 | 8 | No image availableFols 51r–58v | |
9 | 8 | 8 | No image availableFols 59r–66v | |
10 | 9 | 8 | No image availableFols 67r–74v | 3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2 |
11 | 10 | 8 | No image availableFols 75r–82v | |
12 | 11 | 10 | No image availableFols 83r–92v | 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 |
Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:A
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire ID:q5, number:4
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire ID:q9, number:8
3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire ID:q11, number:10
3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Ethio-SPaRe formula : A(4/No image availableFols ir–ivv) – I(8/No image availableFols 1r–8v) – II(8/No image availableFols 9r–16v) – III(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/No image availableFols 17r–24v) – IV(10/No image availableFols 25r–34v) – V(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/No image availableFols 35r–42v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 43r–50v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 51r–58v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 59r–66v) – IX(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/No image availableFols 67r–74v) – X(8/No image availableFols 75r–82v) – XI(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/No image availableFols 83r–92v) –
Formula: No image availableFols ir–ivv ; No image availableFols 1r–8v ; No image availableFols 9r–16v ; No image availableFols 17r–24v 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 ; No image availableFols 25r–34v ; No image availableFols 35r–42v 3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2 ; No image availableFols 43r–50v ; No image availableFols 51r–58v ; No image availableFols 59r–66v ; No image availableFols 67r–74v 3, stub after 5 6, stub after 2 ; No image availableFols 75r–82v ; No image availableFols 83r–92v 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 ;
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (10),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The manuscript is in good condition, it shows some traces of use. Especially the lower outer corners of the folia are often dirty (check the viewerfolss. 1r, 90r, ). There are stains in the upper outer part of several leaves (check the viewer90v, 91r, 92v ).
Binding
Ethiopian. Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown blind-tooled leather. Blind-tooled mitred turn-ins, textile inlays. Leather patches covering the lacing holes. Two pairs of sewing stations. The endbands intact.
Sewing Stations
4Binding material
leather
wood
textile
Layout
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–91v )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 11
H | 82mm |
W | 66mm |
Margins | |
top | 9mm |
bottom | 25mm |
right | 11mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Egypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 5 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 85mm, object width is: 90mm, computed height is: 116mm and object height is: 125mm.Ruling
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Late nineteenth-/mid-twentieth-century script.
Ink: Black, red.
Rubrication: Elements of punctuation signs (red x surrounded by dashes on the top and the bottom (check the viewerfol. 1r ), ፨), numerals and elements of numerals, holy names (ማርያም, ድንግል፡, ጽዮን፡, ሥሉስ፡, ሥላሴ, names of angels and saints) the first word of each stanza, the first verse of Māḫleta ṣǝge, Stanza 51, which is numbered with ፶, ሚካኤል in the name of the owner Gabra Mikāʾel in the final supplication.
Date: 1880-1950
1880-1950 Careful but not very regular; by a mediocre scribe.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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