Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-013
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Vita, Miracles and Image of Takla Hāymānot
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: church of Dagalat Mikāʾel↗
Original Location: Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel↗
18th cent. (?) The donor Dama Krǝstos might be identifiable with the homonymous ruler of Wag and Lāstā donor , a contemporary of King Bakāffa (r. 1721-30) and King ʾIyāsu II (r. 1730-55).Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–134rb ),
Hagiographic Dossier of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–130ra ),
The Acts of Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 129rb–130ra ), The embedded colophon of the Vita
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 130rb–132va ), Malkǝʾa Takla Hāymānot
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 132va–134rb ), Miracles of Takla Hāymānot, 2 in number
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–130ra ),
The Acts of Takla Hāymānot
Contents
check the viewerFols 4ra–134rb Hagiographic Dossier of Takla Hāymānot (CAe 1008)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 4ra–130ra The Acts of Takla Hāymānot (CAe 3970)
Language of text:
The text of the Vita belongs to the so-called "Ḥayq recension" of the Gadla Takla Hāymānot.check the viewerFols 129rb–130ra The embedded colophon of the Vita (CAe 3970 coloph)
Subscription (Gǝʿǝz ):ወይእዚኒ፡ ንነግረክሙ፡ ዘተከሥተ፡ መ
ጽሐፈ፡ ገድሉ፡ ለክቡር፡ ብእሲ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ በ፪፻ወ፯ዓመተ፡ ወ፱አውራኃ፡ ተከሥተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በ፯ትውልድ፡ በከመ፡ እምአዳም፡ እስከ፡ ወልደ፡ ያሬድ፡ ወአርአዮ፡ ሄኖክ፡ ፊደለ፡ በጸፍጸፈ፡ ሰማይ፡ ዘይብል፡ አልፋ፡ ወኦ[ሜጋ]፡ የውጣ፡ ወቤጣ፡ ወበከመ፡ ከሠተ፡ ሎቱ፡ በ፯ትውልድ፡ እምነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ እስከ፡ እስከ፡[sic] ዮሓንስ፡ ከመ፡[sic] (…) | ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ በ፸ወ፯
ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
check the viewerFols 132va–134rb Miracles of Takla Hāymānot, 2 in number (CAe 3971)
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerf. 130ra-130rb (Type: OwnershipNote)
Ownership note.
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘደገለት፡ | ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ ደመ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍሱ፡ ለአቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት።
The note is written in the main hand; it states that the Ms. was written for the the church of Dagalat Mikāʾel↗ by the scribe Walda Giyorgis scribe , commissioned by Dama Krǝstos donor . -
check the viewerf. 134va-136rb (Type: GuestText)
Unidentified text.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Crudely written in a secondary hand. Spaces for rubrication are left empty.
Extras
- - Spaces for rubrication in Text II are left empty. - Doodles: , 1v, 2r.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Monthly readings are indicated by the dates written in the upper margin: ፳ወ፬ለመስከረም፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 13rb ፳ወ፬ለጥቅምት፡ ምንባብ: check the viewerfol. 22vb ፳ወ፬ለኅዳር፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 34vb ፳ወ፬ለታኅሣሥ፡ ምንባብ: check the viewerfol. 47ra ፳ወ፬ለጥር፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 56ra ፳ወ፬ለየካቲት፡ ምንባብ።: check the viewerfol. 68ra ፳ወ፬ለመጋቢት፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 76va ፳ወ፬ለሚያዝያ፡ ምንባብ።: check the viewerfol. 85rb ፳ወ፬ለግንቦት፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 92ra ፳ወ፬ለሰኔ፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 100vb ፳ወ፬ለሐምሌ፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 110ra ፳ወ፬ለነሐሴ፡ ምንባብ፡: check the viewerfol. 122va .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: - check the viewer130rb (incipit page of Text II): crude ornamental band, geometric motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has ancient restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 235 |
Width | 198 |
Depth | 90 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 |
|
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 7 |
|
፩I(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 4r-10v) | |
3 | 7 |
|
፪II(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 11r-17v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 5; 5, stub after 4/fols. 26r-33v) | |
6 | 9 |
|
V(9; s.l.: 4, stub after 4/fols. 34r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 6 |
|
IX(6/fols. 67r-72v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
፲X(8/fols. 73r-80v) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲፩XI(8/fols. 81r-90v) | |
13 | 2 |
|
XIb(2/fols. 83r-84v)
|
|
14 | 8 |
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፲፪XII(8/fols. 91r-98v) | |
15 | 8 |
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፲፫XIII(8/fols. 99r-106v) | |
16 | 8 |
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፲፬XIV(8/fols. 107r-114v) | |
17 | 8 |
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፲፭XV(8/fols. 115r-122v) | |
18 | 8 |
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፲፮XVI(8/fols. 123r-130v) | |
19 | 5 |
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XVII(5; s.l.: 3, stub after 2/fols. 131r-135v) | |
20 | 2 |
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B(2/fols. 136r-137v) |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 4r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(7; s.l.: 5, stub after 2/fols. 11r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8; s.l.: 4, stub after 5; 5, stub after 4/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q5
V(9; s.l.: 4, stub after 4/fols. 34r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(6/fols. 67r-72v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 73r-80v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 81r-90v)
Quire ID:q12
XIb(2/fols. 83r-84v)
Quire ID:q13
Notes: 1)
፲፪XII(8/fols. 91r-98v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፫XIII(8/fols. 99r-106v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፬XIV(8/fols. 107r-114v)
Quire ID:q16
፲፭XV(8/fols. 115r-122v)
Quire ID:q17
፲፮XVI(8/fols. 123r-130v)
Quire ID:q18
XVII(5; s.l.: 3, stub after 2/fols. 131r-135v)
Quire ID:q19
B(2/fols. 136r-137v)
Quire ID:q20
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (7), 3 (7), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (9), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (2), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (5), 20 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (7), 3 (7), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (9), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (6), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (2), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (5), 20 (2),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The front and back boards are broken and repaired. The quires are loose, the original sewing is missing, crudely repaired with various threads. Mold is visible on some fols. (e.g. fols. 2, 11, 12). Some fols. are damaged by water (esp. check the viewer131-137 ). Tears carefully amended on check the viewer55 , 60, 65. check the viewer69-70 are of smaller size.
Binding
Two wooden boards (both boards are broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 17
H | 155mm |
W | 155mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 50 |
right | 30 |
left | 13 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Bet Muḵāʿ Mikāʾel, BMQM-013 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 198mm, object width is: 198mm, computed height is: 235mm and object height is: 235mm.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 partly visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda Giyorgis scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine, careful hand. The handwriting is upright to slightly left-sloping.
Ink: Black, reddish-brown
Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; name of the scribe; name of the donor; incipit of Text I and of its subsections; incipit of subsections of Text III; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Text I (fol. 4r), few lines are rubricated, alternating with black lines.
Date: 18th century (?).
Walda Giyorgis scribe is mentioned as the scribe in Additio 1.18th century (?).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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