Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-014
Sophia Dege-Müller (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs↗
Mid-19th cent. - 1954 Yǝsḥāq, Bishop of Tǝgray (in tenure in 1929-1954) is mentioned on check the viewer46rb .Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–49va ), Maftǝḥe śǝrāy “Undoing of Charms”: 28 protective prayers
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewer1r-3r (Type: GuestText)
Explanation of the "43 types of Prayer of Blessing" in the Maṣḥafe qǝddāse (?).
( gez ) በጸሎተ፡ ቡራኬ፡ ፬ወኩሉ፡ ድሙር፡ ፵፫ወሣጣዊ፡ ቡራኬ፡ ማለት፡ …
Text in Amharic
Crudely written in a mix of Gǝʿǝz and Amharic. check the viewer1r is partly illegible.
Extras
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Ownership note written in the intercolumn space on check the viewer16r , mostly illegible.
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Scribbles in the margin: check the viewer35v , 49r, 49v.
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ʿAmda Mikāʾel is mentioned in the supplication formulas (e.g., check the viewer3va b, 4rb, 4vb, 5rb, 6rb, 7rb).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 7r:
Crosses, grid design.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 9vb:
Grid design.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 23b:
Grid design, ornaments.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 25va:
Angelic script.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 27rb:
Grid design.
- drawing:
check the viewerf. 29rb:
Angelic script.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155 |
Width | 110 |
Depth | 40 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
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A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 3r- 10v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
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III(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 5; 5, stub after 4/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፫IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 7 |
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VI(7; s.l.: 1, stub after 7/fols. 43r-49v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r- 10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 5; 5, stub after 4/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፫IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(7; s.l.: 1, stub after 7/fols. 43r-49v).
Quire ID:q7
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. shows signs of extensive use. The Ms. was possibly resewn. The front board was possibly broken and repaired (hard to distinguish because of the textile covers).
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with three layers of secondary textile covers.
Binding decoration
Holes are visible on the center fold of the quires, close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
textile
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 15
H | 103mm |
W | 90mm |
Intercolumn | 5mm |
Margins | |
top | 22 |
bottom | 30 |
right | 8 |
left | 8 |
intercolumn | 5 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-014 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 106mm, object width is: 110mm, computed height is: 155mm and object height is: 155mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- 14 on some fols.
- (Subtype: patter) 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 visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Very irregular.
Ink: Black, red.
Rubrication: Divine names; name of the donor; two lines on the incipit page; the incipit of each section; the word salām (fols. 39ra-40vb); elements of punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Middle of 19th - first half of 20th cent.
Middle of 19th - first half of 20th cent.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
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Sophia Dege-Müller, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Golʿa Dabra Bǝrhān Yoḥannǝs, BGY-014ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 20.8.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbgy014 [Accessed: 2024-04-29+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski adjusted to schema, no person IDs provided on 20.8.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.5.2016
- Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 2.2.2015
- Sophia Dege-Müller catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 17.10.2014
- Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 22.5.2011
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Sophia Dege-Müller, editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor