Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-040
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa krǝstǝnnā “Book of the Christening”
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʿĀd Ḥǝyāw Qǝddus Mikāʾel↗
First half of the 19th cent.Provenance
Fǝśśǝḥa Giyorgis is mentioned as the commissioner in the colophon. The Ms. was owned originally by the church Dabra Mikāʾel ʾƎnba Ḥarisay (Mikāʾel ʿAd Ḥǝyaw) (s. the colophon, cp. Additiones 2-3 in MR-033).
Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- Text I is called Maṣḥafa ṭǝmqat in Additio 1 (check the viewer36v ).
Colophon
, l. 4: ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ጥምቀት፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን። ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ እንባ፡ ሐረሳ፡ ዘአድ፡ ሕያው፡ በዘመኑ፡ ዘአጽሐፋ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ጊዮርጊስ። ወገበዙሂ [lac.] ከማሁ፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞሙ፡ ኀበ፡ ዓምደ፡ ወርቅ፡ በቀለመ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ ወጸሐፈሁኒ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ዘድንግል። The colophon states that the Ms. was owned by the church Dabra Mikāʾel ʾƎnba Ḥarisay (Mikāʾel ʿAd Ḥǝyaw). It mentions also the commissioner, Fǝśśǝḥa Giyorgis, and the scribe, Za-Dǝngǝl scribe .
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
- - Word ወለሰርሆ (?) is written in the upper margin in a secondary hand, between two black lines: . - Crude recent notes in pencil written in the upper margin: , 17v, 21v.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 170 |
Width | 125 |
Depth | 20 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) - I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
2 | 10 |
|
II(10/fols. 11r-20v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
III(10/fols. 21r-30v) | |
4 | 6 |
|
IV(6/fols. 31r-36v) | |
5 | 1 |
|
B(1/fol. 37r-v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) - I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q1
II(10/fols. 11r-20v)
Quire ID:q2
III(10/fols. 21r-30v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(6/fols. 31r-36v)
Quire ID:q4
B(1/fol. 37r-v).
Quire ID:q5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (6), 5 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (6), 5 (1),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The sewing is broken. The front leather board is missing. Several fols. are damaged by rodents.
Binding
Two leather boards (the front board is missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 19
H | 115mm |
W | 90mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 20 |
bottom | 25 |
right | 15 |
left | 6 |
intercolumn |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-040 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 111mm, object width is: 125mm, computed height is: 160mm and object height is: 170mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/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: Za-Dǝngǝl scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre but careful
Ink: Black, vivid red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; incipit of Text I; directives to the ministers and their abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Text I (fols. 3r), a few lines are rubricated (alternating with black lines).
Date: FIrst half of the 19th century.
Za-Dǝngǝl scribe is mentioned as the scribe in the colophon (he also copied Mss. QSM-005, MY-019, AQG-002, AGM-001).FIrst half of the 19th century.Abbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
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