Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-002
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer)
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 18
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗
Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913) is mentioned as the reigning monarch in check the viewer8ra b, 15rab.Provenance
According to crude recent notes pencil, in check the viewer2rv (s. Varia), the Ms. was one time owned by Dabra Libānos ʾAnbasat (the old church of ʾAmbasat).
Summary
- ms_i0
(check the viewerFols 3r–133r ),
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3r–15vb ), Daily Office Prayers and Litanies
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 16ra–48va ), Śǝrʿāta qǝddāse “Ordinary of the Mass”
- ms_i3
(check the viewerFols 48vb–133rv ),
Fourteen Anaphoras
()
- ms_i3.1 (check the viewerfols. 48vb-60ra ), Anaphora of the Apostles ()
- ms_i3.2 (check the viewerfol. 60vb-62vb ), Anaphora of Our Lord Jesus Christ ()
- ms_i3.3 (check the viewerfols. 64ra-73vb ), Anaphora of Our Lady by St Cyriacus of Behnesa ()
- ms_i3.4 (check the viewerfols. 74ra-81rb ), Anaphora of St John, son of Thunder ()
- ms_i3.5 (check the viewerfols. 81rb-87va ), Anaphora of the 318 Orthodox Fathers of Nicaea ()
- ms_i3.6 (check the viewer87va-96ra ), Anaphora of St Athanasius of Alexandria ()
- ms_i3.7 (check the viewerfols. 96ra-101va ), Anaphora of St Gregory (“Hosanna-liturgy of St Gregory”) ()
- ms_i3.8 (check the viewerfols. 101va-108va ), Anaphora of St Basil of Caesarea ()
- ms_i3.9 (check the viewerfols. 108va-113va ), Anaphora of St Jacob of Serug ()
- ms_i3.10 (check the viewerfols. 113va-119rb ), Anaphora of St Epiphanius of Cyprus ()
- ms_i3.11 (check the viewerfols. 119rb-123vb ), Anaphora of St John Chrysostom ()
- ms_i3.12 (check the viewerfols. 124ra-125va ), Anaphora of St Dioscorus of Alexandria ()
- ms_i3.13 (check the viewerfols. 125vb-130vb ), Anaphora of St Cyril of Alexandria ()
- ms_i3.14 (check the viewerfols. 130vb-133rb ), Second Anaphora of St Gregory (“Christmas-liturgy of St Gregory”) ()
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–133r Maṣḥafa qǝddāse (CAe 1960)
check the viewerFols 48vb–133rv Fourteen Anaphoras (Fourteen Anaphoras) (CAe 1960 FourteenAnaphoras)
check the viewerfols. 48vb-60ra Anaphora of the Apostles (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-ḥawāryāt) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraApostles)
check the viewerfol. 60vb-62vb Anaphora of Our Lord Jesus Christ (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraLord) preceded by the excerpt from the “Book of the Testament” (cp. MQ, IV, Qǝddāse ʾǝgziʾ, §§1-17) (CAe 2461)
check the viewerfols. 81rb-87va Anaphora of the 318 Orthodox Fathers of Nicaea (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-darasu 318 rǝtuʿāna hāymānot) (CAe 1960 Anaphora318) The hymn Śarāwita malāʾǝktihu la-Madḫāne ʿĀlam... “The hosts of the angels of the Saviour of the World...” is written in compressed script (e.g., check the viewer80ra , check the viewer95rb ).
check the viewer87va-96ra Anaphora of St Athanasius of Alexandria (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-ʾAtnātewos) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraAthanasius)
check the viewerfols. 96ra-101va Anaphora of St Gregory (“Hosanna-liturgy of St Gregory”) (Anaphora of St Gregory of Nyssa) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraFirstGregoryNyssa)
check the viewerfols. 101va-108va Anaphora of St Basil of Caesarea (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-Bāsǝlyos) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraBasil)
check the viewerfols. 108va-113va Anaphora of St Jacob of Serug (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-qǝddus Yāʿqob za-Śǝrug) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraJacobSerug)
check the viewerfols. 113va-119rb Anaphora of St Epiphanius of Cyprus (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-ʾEṗifānyos) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraEpiphanius)
check the viewerfols. 119rb-123vb Anaphora of St John Chrysostom (ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-Yoḥannǝs ʾAfa Warq) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraJohnChrysostom)
check the viewerfols. 124ra-125va Anaphora of St Dioscorus of Alexandria (Anaphora by Dioscorus of Alexandria) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraDioscorus)
check the viewerfols. 125vb-130vb Anaphora of St Cyril of Alexandria (Anaphora of Cyril of Alexandria) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraCyril)
check the viewerfols. 130vb-133rb Second Anaphora of St Gregory (“Christmas-liturgy of St Gregory”) (The Second Anaphora of St Gregory) (CAe 1960 AnaphoraSecondGregory)
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
- Notes in the upper margin, in part rubricated and enclosed in frames, referring to liturgical occasions on which respective Anaphoras are celebrated: fols. 81r, 96r, 108v, 113v, 119v.
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- Fols. 1v, 18v: Crude notes (writing exercises?).
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check the viewerFol. 2rv : Crude recent notes in pencil, apparently indicating ownership of the Ms.
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check the viewerFol. 2rv : Doodles.
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Fols. 16r, 19r, 22v, 25r, 28v: Crude notes in the upper margin, some of them referring to texts beginning on respective pages.
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Fols. 123v, 130r: Notes in the upper margin, written alternately in black and red letters, of similar content.
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check the viewerFol. 124r : Note in the upper margin, in green ink, enclosed in a frame, poorly legible.
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check the viewerFol. 133v : Crude note in violet ink.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: - check the viewer64r (incipit page of Text III-3): coloured (red, black) frontispiece ornamental frame in the form of a cross, with geometric ornamentation motifs.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 2r:
Crosses (?).
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 2v:
Crosses (?).
- band: - check the viewer3r (incipit page of Text I): wide coloured (red, gray, black) ornamental band, with interlaces and floral ornamentation motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 230 |
Width | 180 |
Depth | 80 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 10 |
|
I(10/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
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II(10; s. l.: 5, stub after 6; 6, stub after 5/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 10 |
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III(10; s. l.: 5, stub after 5; 6, stub after 4/fols. 23r-32v) | |
5 | 9 |
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IV(9; s. l.: 4, stub after 6/fols. 33r-41v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 42r-49v) | |
7 | 10 |
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VI(10/fols. 50v-59r) | |
8 | 13 |
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VII(13; s. l.: 12, stub after 1/fols. 60r-72v) | |
9 | 10 |
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VIII(10/fols. 73v-82r) | |
10 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 83v-92r) | |
11 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 93v-102r) | |
12 | 8 |
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XI(8/fols. 103v-110r) | |
13 | 10 |
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XII(10/fols. 111v-120r) | |
14 | 10 |
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XIII(10/fols. 121v-130r) | |
15 | 4 |
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XIV(4/fols. 131v-134r) |
Collation diagrams
A(fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10; s. l.: 5, stub after 6; 6, stub after 5/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10; s. l.: 5, stub after 5; 6, stub after 4/fols. 23r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(9; s. l.: 4, stub after 6/fols. 33r-41v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 42r-49v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 50v-59r)
Quire ID:q7
VII(13; s. l.: 12, stub after 1/fols. 60r-72v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 73v-82r)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 83v-92r)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 93v-102r)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8/fols. 103v-110r)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 111v-120r)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10/fols. 121v-130r)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(4/fols. 131v-134r)
Quire ID:q15
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (9), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (13), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (9), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (13), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. is worn. Many leaves are heavily stained with dirt, some leaves (e.g., check the viewer65 ) are rumpled.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather (partly missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Traces of endband stitches (rows of slamm holes visible on the spine folds of the quires).Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
H | 175mm |
W | 150mm |
Intercolumn | 12mm |
Margins | |
top | 25 |
bottom | 48 |
right | 30 |
left | 8 |
intercolumn | 12 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-002 main part
has a sum of layout height of 248mm which is greater than the object height of 230mm has a sum of layout width of 188mm which is greater than the object height of 180mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/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 mostly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer20r)
). - Ruling pricks are mostly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer60r)
). - Structural pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer79v-80r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Careful, regular.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; first words (headings or parts of headings) of constituent texts; directives for the ministers; name of the ruling king; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals. The beginning parts of some of the texts are written alternately in red and black lines (e. g., fols. 3r, 96ra, 101rab, 108va).
Date: Late 19th – early 20th centuries.
Late 19th – early 20th centuries. Bookmark is inserted in the left upper corner of check the viewer55r , for navigation in the text.Abbreviations
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