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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-001

Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” / Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” / Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa↗

The colophon states that the Ms. was finished in 1892 year of mercy (= 1899/1900 A.D.) during the reign of King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913) and the tenures of Bishop Ṗeṭros (1881-1917) and Bishop Mātewos (1881-1927).

Provenance

Owner Walatta Mikāʾel, wife of blāttā Bāyru (s. the colophon). Another name, Kidāna Māryām, is mentioned in the supplication formula, check the viewer62ra .

Summary

I) Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 2ra-62ra) II) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 13 miracles (fols. 62ra-78rb) III) Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 78rb-80ra) Colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–62ra ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 62ra–78rb ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 12 miracles
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 78rb–80ra ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Contents

Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)

Colophon

check the viewer80ra check the viewer80rb

ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘታቦተ፡ ማርያም፡ ማይ፡ ባአ፡ ዘወሀበቶ፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ለጌታው፡ ብላታ፡ ባይሩ፡ ይኵኖሙ፡ መርሀ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ለገብሩ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወለአመቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወለደቂቆሙ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ተስፋ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ሀብተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወልደ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ በ፲፻ወ፰፻{፺}ወ፪፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በዘመነ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ምኒልክ፡ ወጳጳሳቲነ፡ አቡነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ [] አቡነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ዘሠረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ በስልጣነ፡ ጰጥሮስ፡ ውጉዞ፡ {ለ}ይኩን።

The colophon states that the Ms. was donated by Walatta Mikāʾel, wife of blāttā Bāyru to the church Māy Bāʾā and that the writing was finished in 1892 year of mercy (= 1899/1900 A.D.) during the reign of King Mǝnilǝk II (r. 1889-1913) and the tenures of Bishop Ṗeṭros (1881-1917) and Bishop Mātewos (1881-1927).

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      - Monthly readings of Texts I-II are indicated by the names of the months written in the upper margin of some fols., by the main hand: መጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 3r . ሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 9v . ግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 13r . ሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 19v . ሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 31r . ነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 35v . መስከረም: check the viewerfol. 42v . ጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 48r . ኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 50v ታሕሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 54r . ጥር: check the viewerfol. 57v . የካቲት: check the viewerfol. 59v . መጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 76r .

    2. - Doodles: fols. 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 80r, 80v.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has no restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 80.0 (leaf) .Entered as 80.0 folios, in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires (A+8). 290 205 55
    Outer dimensions
    Height 290
    Width 205
    Depth 55

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
    2 10 Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
    3 10 Fols 13r–22v II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
    4 9 Fols 23r–31v III(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 23r-31v)
    5 10 Fols 32r–41v IV(10/fols. 32r-41v)
    6 9 Fols 42r–50v V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 42r-50v)
    7 10 Fols 51r–60v VI(10/fols. 51r-60v)
    8 10 Fols 61r–70v VII(10/fols. 61r-70v)
    9 10 Fols 71r–80v VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v)

    Collation diagrams


    A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

    I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    III(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 23r-31v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 23 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    IV(10/fols. 32r-41v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 32 41 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 42r-50v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VI(10/fols. 51r-60v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 51 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VII(10/fols. 61r-70v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 61 70 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 71 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(10/Fols 3r–12v) – III(10/Fols 13r–22v) – IV(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/Fols 23r–31v) – V(10/Fols 32r–41v) – VI(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/Fols 42r–50v) – VII(10/Fols 51r–60v) – VIII(10/Fols 61r–70v) – IX(10/Fols 71r–80v) –

    Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–12v I(10/fols. 3r-12v) ; Fols 13r–22v II(10/fols. 13r-22v) ; Fols 23r–31v III(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 23r-31v) ; Fols 32r–41v IV(10/fols. 32r-41v) ; Fols 42r–50v V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 42r-50v) ; Fols 51r–60v VI(10/fols. 51r-60v) ; Fols 61r–70v VII(10/fols. 61r-70v) ; Fols 71r–80v VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v);

    Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),

    Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    The board attachments are damaged, the endbands are missing. Most of the folios are stained with wax and dirt. Some folios are slightly damaged by rodents (e.g. check the viewer74 , 75, 76, 80). Holes and tears carefully amended on check the viewer32 , 55, 58, 63, 68.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Overback made of reddish-brown tooled leather. 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. A piece of parchment is sewn to check the viewer80 .

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    textile

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 24

    H 215mm
    W 155mm
    Intercolumn 12mm
    Margins
    top 24
    bottom 50
    right 30
    left 20
    intercolumn 12
    All data for check the viewer4r .

    Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-001 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 205mm, object width is: 205mm, computed height is: 289mm and object height is: 290mm.

    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

  1. Hand 1

    Scribe: Walda Māryām scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Careful.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; name of the donors; incipits of sections/miracles; word "salām" in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. On the incipit page of Texts I, II and III (fols. 3r, 62r, 78r), a few lines are rubricated alternating with black lines.

    Date: Second half of the 19th century.

    Walda Māryām scribe is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formula, check the viewer62ra .Second half of the 19th century.

    2. Keywords

    Hagiography

    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    date
    type=expanded
    21.2.2024 at 01:13:07
    date
    type=lastModified
    24.3.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbqm001/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESbqm001
    idno
    type=filename
    ESbqm001.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESbqm001

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    Stéphane Ancel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-001ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-03-24) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbqm001 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]

    Revisions of the data

    • Eugenia Sokolinski adjusted to schema split msitems provided IDs (no IDs for persons created) on 24.3.2020
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.11.2014
    • Stéphane Ancel catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 21.10.2014
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 19.5.2011

    Attributions of the contents

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Stéphane Ancel, editor

    Denis Nosnitsin, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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