Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-001
Massimo Villa (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” (the second half of the year)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Bet Muḵaʿ Mikāʾel / BMQM↗
ʾAbuna ʾArʾaya Śǝllāse is possibly the same person mentioned in Ms. QMB-001, dated 1900/01 A.D.Provenance
Several names are written in the supplication formulas, Sǝḫinä Śǝllāse (e.g. check the viewer49va , 58rc, 155vb, 162vc), her father ? ʾArʾaya Śǝllāse (e.g. check the viewer10vc , 49va, 57va, 174vc), her mother Walatta Māryām (e.g. check the viewer50vc , 60rc, 118ra, 120ra, 147rb, 182rc), Gabra Madḫǝn (e.g. check the viewer118ra , 121va, 135vb, 148va-b, 170vc), Gabra Śǝllāse (check the viewer139rb , 160vc, 169ra), Walda Śǝllāse (check the viewer116va , 118vb), Walatta Śǝllāse (check the viewer136rb ), Gǝrma Śǝllāse (check the viewer120rb ), Ḫāyla Śǝllāse (check the viewer131rb ).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 2ra–184vc ),
Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” for the second half of the year
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–31va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Maggabit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 31vb–55rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Miyazya
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 55va–87va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Genbot
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 88ra–117va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), : Sane
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 117vb–150vb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hamle
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 150vb–178vbc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Nahase
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 178vbc–184rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Pagwemen
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–184vc Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” for the second half of the year (CAe 4035 SecondHalf) The commemorative notices are followed by ʿarke-hymns
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Scribe's note on completing the writing.
( gez ) ዓዲ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ ዘንተ፡ ስንክሳር፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ጉባዔ፡ ኵሉ፡ ጥበብ፡… ወዘኵሉ፡ መዋዕል፡ ሊተ፡ ለገብሩ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ኃይለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ዘሰመዩኒ፡ ርእሰ፡ ደብር፡…
The note is written in hand a; it mentions the priest Ḫāyla ʾIyasus as the one who completed the writing. -
: Scribe's note on completing the writing.
( gez ) ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ስንክሳር፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን።
The note is written in hand b.
Extras
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- On the incipit page (fol. 1), a chain of black and red dot asterisks is placed in the upper margin.
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The scribe used compressed script: check the viewer31va .
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Tamallas-sign, in the shape of a cross (+), indicating the place where the omissions, written in the upper margin, belong: check the viewer4vb , 19ra, 33rb, 40vb, 46va.
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Tamallas-sign, in the shape of two perpendicular lines (┴), indicating the place where the omissions, written in the upper margin, belong: check the viewer49vc , 50ra, 53ra, 65vc.
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Tamallas-sign, in the shape of two perpendicular lines (├), indicating the place where the omissions, written in the upper margin, belong: check the viewer120ra .
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Many omitted letters or words inserted interlineally: e.g., check the viewer3rb , 3va, 4rc, 4va, 5vb, 6vb, 8ra, 9ra, 26rc, 48vb, 51va, 61vb.
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Omitted words added at the beginning of the line: check the viewer16va , 49ra, 58ra, 66va, 69va, 70va, 86ra.
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Omitted words added at the end of the line: check the viewer66vc , 71vc, 72vc.
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Many corrections written over erasures: e.g., check the viewer2va , 13rc, 16vc, 22rc, 27va, 34vc, 78vc.
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Erasures marked with thin black lines: check the viewer6va , 13ra, 33vc, 70vb, 86ra, 86vb, 119ra, 156vb.
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Many immediate corrections indicated by thin series of dashes above and below the word(s): e.g., check the viewer12vc , 25ra, 42va, 55ra, 71vc, 82va, 132vc, 151vb, 170vc, 179ra.
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Spaces for rubrication left unfilled: check the viewer57rb , 91va, 116ra.
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Damaged letters or words rewritten in a secondary hand in blue pen: check the viewer11vc , 12ra, 39vc, 179vc, 180ra, 180vc.
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The scribe left 14 lines empty: check the viewer150vc .
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The scribe left 2 lines empty: check the viewer155vc .
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Two lines written in a secondary hand in blue pen: 121va.
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A commemorative notice on 5 Miyāzyā is written in the upper margin of the page on check the viewer35r .
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Names written in a secondary hand in brown ink over an erased name: Walatta Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer13ra ), ʾabuna Walda Māryām (check the viewer54rb ), Gabra Takla Hāymānot (check the viewer70vb and 86va), Gabra Mikāʾel (check the viewer73vc ), Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer (check the viewer78rb ),Walatta Mikāʾel (check the viewer81vc ).
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Erased names: check the viewer45vb , 95rc, 129ra, 139rb.
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Scribbles: check the viewer173r . - Illegible notes in pencil on check the viewer1v and 184v.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 400 |
Width | 297 |
Depth | 95 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
|
A (1/fols. 1r-1v) | |
2 | 10 |
|
፩I(10/fols. 2r-11v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
፪II(10/fols. 12r-21v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 22r-29v) | |
5 | 10 |
|
፬IV(10/fols. 30r-39v) | |
6 | 10 |
|
፭V(10/fols. 40r-49v) | |
7 | 10 |
|
፮VI(10/fols. 50r-59v) | |
8 | 10 |
|
፯VII(10/fols. 60r-69v) | |
9 | 10 |
|
፰VIII(10/fols. 70r-79v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
፱IX(8/fols. 80r-87v) | |
11 | 10 |
|
X(10/fols. 88r-97v) | |
12 | 10 |
|
፪XI(10/fols. 98r-107v) | |
13 | 10 |
|
፫XII(10/fols. 108r-117v) | |
14 | 10 |
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፬XIII(10/fols. 118r-127v) | |
15 | 10 |
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XIV(10/fols. 128r-137v) | |
16 | 10 |
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XV(10/fols. 138r-147v) | |
17 | 10 |
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XVI(10/fols. 148r-157v) | |
18 | 10 |
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XVII(10/fols. 158r-167v) | |
19 | 8 |
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XVIII(8/fols. 168r-175v) | |
20 | 4 |
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XIX(4/fols. 176r-179v) | |
21 | 5 |
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XX(5; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 180r-184v). |
Collation diagrams
A (1/fols. 1r-1v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(10/fols. 2r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(10/fols. 12r-21v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 22r-29v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(10/fols. 30r-39v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(10/fols. 40r-49v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(10/fols. 50r-59v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(10/fols. 60r-69v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(10/fols. 70r-79v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 80r-87v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 88r-97v)
Quire ID:q11
፪XI(10/fols. 98r-107v)
Quire ID:q12
፫XII(10/fols. 108r-117v)
Quire ID:q13
፬XIII(10/fols. 118r-127v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10/fols. 128r-137v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(10/fols. 138r-147v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(10/fols. 148r-157v)
Quire ID:q17
XVII(10/fols. 158r-167v)
Quire ID:q18
XVIII(8/fols. 168r-175v)
Quire ID:q19
XIX(4/fols. 176r-179v)
Quire ID:q20
XX(5; s.l.: 1, no stub/fols. 180r-184v).
Quire ID:q21
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (1), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (4), 21 (),
Formula 2: 1 (1), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (4), 21 (),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The front board is broken and has been repaired with three strips of leather. The Ms. has been resewn. Many fols. are stained with water (esp. at the end of the Ms.). Cuts amended on check the viewer135 , 169, 184.
Binding
Two wooden boards. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires, close to the head and to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 35
H | 315mm |
W | 247mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 34 |
left | 16 |
intercolumn |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-001 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 297mm, object width is: 297mm, computed height is: 400mm and object height is: 400mm.Ruling
- Sometimes 36: e.g., (Excerpt from check the viewer4ra)
, 5ra. - (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- The scribe disregarded the bottom ruling line on
(Excerpt from check the viewer55rc)
, 147rb, 164vb.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre
Ink: Black and red ink.
Rubrication: Names of holy persons; the word salām; several groups of lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of every month; incipit of each commemorative notice; elements of the punctuation signs, of the text dividers and of the quire marks; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 19th century
check the viewer2r-87va Ḫāyla ʾIyasus in mentioned as the scribe in Additio 1; he is the scribe of Texts I-1, I-2, I-3. 19th centuryAbbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Gabra Śǝllāse is mentioned in the supplication formula on check the viewer169ra l.33-34; he is the scribe of Texts I-4, I-5, I-6, I-7.
Rubrication: Names of holy persons; the word salām; several groups of lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of every month; incipit of each commemorative notice; elements of the punctuation signs, of the text dividers and of the quire marks; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 19th century
check the viewer88ra-184rc 19th century Each of the scribes enumerated the quires from the beginning. Possibly composite codexAbbreviations
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Massimo Villa, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻSāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-001ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2024-02-20) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbmqm001 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Eugenia Sokolinski adjusted to schema, no person ID provided, two msParts not yet split on 20.2.2024
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Massimo Villa last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 28.1.2015
- Massimo Villa catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 21.11.2014
- Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 8.12.2011
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Massimo Villa, editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor