Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-005
Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Bet Muḵaʿ Mikāʾel / BMQM↗
King Menilǝk (r. 1889-1913) is mentioned on check the viewer34ra , 46ra. Metropolitan ʾabbā Ṗeṭros (in tenure 1881-1917) is mentioned on check the viewer46ra .Provenance
The colophon mentions ? Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer as the commissioner. The names of the donors have been erased: e.g., check the viewer47va , 48rb, 55rab, 58vb, 67rb, 93vab. Part of a name (Walda) is written on check the viewer82vb . The name Sǝḫinä Śǝllāse is still readable on check the viewer114va .
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–142vb ), Maṣḥafa gǝnzat
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–142vb Maṣḥafa gǝnzat (CAe 1931)
Language of text:
ff. 1 and 2 are unruled.Colophon
: በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ፍትሕት፡ ጊዜ፡ ፲ወ፩ ሰዓት፡ በዕለተ፡ ረቡዕ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፰፡ ለወርኃ፡ ካኑን። ወስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ከሃሊ፡ ወጣኒ፡ ወፈጻሚ፡ ዘአሠልጠነኒ፡ ወአፈጸመኒ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ አሜን፡ ወአሜን፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን።
The colophon states that the Ms. was finished on Wednesday the 28th of the month Kanun (the Arabic month?).
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Ownership note.
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ቤተ፡ ምኳዕ፡ {ድንግለት}፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ አቡነ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ [vac.]በሢመቱ፡ [vac.]እ፡ ወጸሐፍያኒሁ፡ ፪አኃው፡ ርእሰ፡ ደብር፡ ኃይለ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ወመሪ፡ ጌታ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ዘስመ፡ ጥምቀቱ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ …
The note is written in the main hand. It states that the book belongs to the church of Qǝddus Mikāʾel Bet Mukʷaʿ Dǝngǝlät and mentions ʾabuna Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer as the commissioner and brothers rǝʾǝsa dabr Ḫāyla ʾIyasus and märigeta ʾAfa Warq whose baptismal name is Gabra Śǝllāse as the scribes.
Extras
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- Erasures marked by thin lines: e.g., check the viewer3rb , 31vb, 56ra, 76rb, 78ra.
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Corrections written over erasures: e.g., check the viewer3ra , 7ra, 10ra, 11va, 17vb, 29va.
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Immediate corrections marked by thin lines above and below the words: check the viewer34rb .
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Omitted letters, words or passages written interlineally or in the margin: e.g., check the viewer4vb , 5va, 6rab, 6va, 7ra, 7va.
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Compressed script: e.g., check the viewer31vb-33rb , 52ra-53va, 57vb-58rb, 67rb-68va.
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The word እገሌ is marked above and below by thin lines: e.g., check the viewer82vb , 89ra, 142rb.
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Spaces for the rubricated names of the donors (and the metropolitan) left unfilled: e.g., check the viewer27vb , 44rb, 46ra, 48ra, 48vb.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Notes in the upper margin referring to the content of the Ms., written in the main hand (check the viewerfol. 96r ), or in recent blue ballpoint pen: e.g., 10r, 14v, 16r, 18r, 25r, 41v, 55v. - Coloured threads have been inserted in the upper corner/outer margins of fols. 18, 76, 96, 99, 106, 127. - Page numbers are written in the upper corner or margin in recent blue ballpoint pen.
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 | 280 |
Width | 230 |
Depth | 77 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub before 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 10 |
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፩I(10/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
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፪II(10/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 10 |
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፫III(10/fols. 23r-32v) | |
5 | 10 |
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፬IV(10/fols. 33r-42v) | |
6 | 8 |
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V(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
7 | 10 |
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VI(10/fols. 51r-60v) | |
8 | 10 |
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VII(10/fols. 61r-70v) | |
9 | 10 |
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፯VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v) Quires VIII and IX are wrongly numbered. | |
10 | 10 |
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፰IX(10/fols. 81r-90v) Quires VIII and IX are wrongly numbered. | |
11 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 91r-100v) | |
12 | 10 |
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XI(10/fols. 101r-110v) | |
13 | 10 |
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XII(10/fols. 111r-120v) | |
14 | 8 |
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XIII(8/fols. 121r-128v) | |
15 | 10 |
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XIV(10/fols. 129r-138v) | |
16 | 5 |
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XV(5; s.l.: 1, stub after 5/fols. 139r-143v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub before 2; 2, stub before 1/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(10/fols. 23r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(10/fols. 33r-42v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 51r-60v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 61r-70v)
Quire ID:q8
፯VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v) Quires VIII and IX are wrongly numbered.
Quire ID:q9
፰IX(10/fols. 81r-90v) Quires VIII and IX are wrongly numbered.
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 91r-100v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 101r-110v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 111r-120v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(8/fols. 121r-128v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10/fols. 129r-138v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(5; s.l.: 1, stub after 5/fols. 139r-143v).
Quire ID:q16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, stub before 2; s.l. 2, stub
before 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. shows traces of intensive use: several fols. are stained with wax and dirt, on some (e.g. check the viewer139-140 ) the text is hardly readable. The Ms. has been resewn. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer24 , 30, 38, 39, 72, 83, 116, 117.
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: 2
Number of lines: 22
H | 196mm |
W | 175mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 33 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 30 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-005 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 225mm, object width is: 230mm, computed height is: 274mm and object height is: 280mm.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.
- The scribe did not use the bottom ruled line on (Excerpt from check the viewer66va)
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Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and careful.
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Names of holy persons; name of the king and the metropolitan; a few lines on the incipit page of the Text, alternating with black lines; incipit of each section of the text; names of Hebrew letters in Ps. 118; abbreviations; some other words: e.g., wa-kāʿǝba (e.g., fols. 15va, 16ra), baʾǝnta (e.g., fol. 16va), ba-ʾafä (e.g., fol. 25ra), ṣällǝyu (e.g., fol. 28va), kǝśtat (e.g., fol. 31vb), qǝdma wangel (e.g., fols. 33rb, 35ra), ʾǝgale (e.g., fols. 80rb, 141va), wa-ʾǝmzǝ (e.,g., fol. 105ra), dǝḫra wangel (e.g., fols. 120rb, 122va); elements of Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs and text dividers.
Date: Late 19th - early 20th century.
Additio 1 mentions brothers rǝʾǝsa dabr Ḫāyla ʾIyasus and märigeta ʾAfa Warq whose baptismal name is Gabra Śǝllāse as the scribes. However, it the presense of two hands cannot be immediately confirmed.Late 19th - early 20th century.Abbreviations
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