Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-004
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer)
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel↗
According to the colophon, the Ms. was written in 1931 year of mercy (= 1939 A.D.).Provenance
Donors or owners Gabra Śǝllāse and Walatta Bǝrhān are mentioned in the supplication formulas.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 4ra–97ra ), Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel “Homiliary for the Monthly Feasts of St Michael”
Contents
check the viewerFols 4ra–97ra Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel “Homiliary for the Monthly Feasts of St Michael” (CAe 1295)
Colophon
check the viewer96vb check the viewer97ra
: ዛቲ፡ ማጽሐፍ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ በሰላመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል። ወበስእለተ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል። ወበትንብልናሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ይዕቀበኒ፡ በረድኤቱ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ዛቲ፡ መርጡል። ለዓ፡ ዓለ፡ () በ፲፻ወ፱፻፴ወ፩ዓመተ፡ ምሐረት፡ በ፱ሠርቀ፡ ሌሊተ፡ ፳፪መዓልተ፡ ዕለቱ፡ ሰኑይ፡ ነሐሴ፡ ውእቱ፡ ጥንትዮኑ፡ ፯ተፈጸመ። The colophon, rhymed at the beginning, states that the Ms. was completed on 22 Naḥāse 1931 year of mercy (= 28 August 1939 A.D.).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months written in the upper margin, in a red frame or between red lines: ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 4ra ዘታኅሣሥ: fol.12rb ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 18va ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 27b , secondary hand ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 31vb ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 47vb ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 55ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 58va ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 74ra ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 80rb ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 84vb ጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 90rb .
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The ʿarke-hymns for the months Taḫśaś and Mäskäräm are written in the upper margin of fols. 18v and 90r.
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The scribe wrote in smaller script to accommodate the end of the section to its last line: fols. 10va, 31va, 73vb.
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Part of the line is taken up on check the viewerfol. 54vb .
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Tamallas-sign indicating the place where the omitted passage, written in the upper margin, belongs on check the viewerfol. 31va .
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Omitted letters and words written interlineally: e.g., fols. 4rb, 7va, 11rb, 22rb, 29ra, 32rb, 40ra, 58va, 68ra, 70va, 88vb.
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Corrections over erased passages: fols. 43vb, 50rb, 57vb.
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Space for rubricated names of a king is unfilled on check the viewerfol. 73va .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v:
St. Michael; a prone male figure below.
The miniature is protected with a textile curtain. The folio is of different size and colour and might originate from a different codex.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 285 |
Width | 226 |
Depth | 76 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 |
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A(3; s.l.: 2, no stub/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 |
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፩I(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 8 |
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፮VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 60r-67v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 68r-75v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲X(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 76r-83) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91) | |
13 | 6 |
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፲፪XIII(6/fols. 92r-97) |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, no stub/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 7; 7, stub after 2/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 76r-83)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XIII(6/fols. 92r-97)
Quire ID:q13
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, no stub/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (6),
State of preservation
intact
Condition
f. 2 (with the miniature) probably originating from a different, older codex is sewn onto check the viewer1v with a recent thread. Tears amended on check the viewer31 , 49, 53, 69.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather, textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
H | 185mm |
W | 178mm |
Intercolumn | 14mm |
Margins | |
top | 34 |
bottom | 65 |
right | 30 |
left | 18 |
intercolumn | 14 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-004 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 226mm, object width is: 226mm, computed height is: 284mm and object height is: 285mm.Layout 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 visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Ḫāyla Māryām scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Careful
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Divine names; names of the protagonist and of other characters like Gabrǝʾel (fols. 21v-23r, 74v-78r, 86v-87v, 93r-94r); names of the donors; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Several groups of lines on the incipit page of the text, alternating with black lines; several groups of lines in the incipit of some subsections (homilies, fols. 12rb, 31vb), alternating with black lines; two to three initial lines of subsections (homilies, miracles, commemorative notices), section numbers (miracles); the first word in the incipit of subsections (hymns), i.e. salām "salutation".
Date: 20th century
Ḫāyla Māryām scribe is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formulas on check the viewer25ra and 73vb.20th centurySelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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