Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-003
Sophia Dege-Müller (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” (for the first half of the year)
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa↗
Second half of the 19th – early 20th cent. Additio 3 states that the Ms. was bought during the time of rās Mangašā (Mangašā Yoḥannǝs, d. 1906) and rās Sǝbḥāt (Sǝbḥāt ʾAragāwi, d. 1914; received the title of rās in 1892; s. EAE IV, 587-589).Provenance
The name of the original owner was erased, but can still be read at some places as Walatta Samāʿt (s. check the viewer58ra , 61va). Instead, other names were inserted: Tasfā Ṣǝyon (check the viewer46ra , 47va, 48vb, 49rb, 50rb), Walatta Nob (check the viewer47rc , 48rab, 48vc, 49rb, 49vb) and Walda Madḫǝn (check the viewer47va , 49rb, 50rb, 51ra, 91ra).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 2ra–242vb ),
Sǝnkǝssār “Synaxarion” for the first half of the year
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–46rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), Maskaram
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 47ra–80arb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Teqemt
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 81ra–118arb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Hedar
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 119ra–163rc ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Tahsas
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 164ra–212rb ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Terr
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 212va–242va ), Sǝnkǝssār (Second revision, Dabra Libānos recension), No item: chapter: Yakkatit
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFol. 242vb ), Za-ʾaqrabku māḥleta… “The song I am offering…”
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–242vb Sǝnkǝssār “Synaxarion” for the first half of the year (CAe 4035 FirstHalf) The commemorative notices are followed by ʿarke-hymns
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerf. 46va-b (Type: Genealogy)
Genealogies of (possibly related to the donors).
( am ) ሰልጣን፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ ወለደ፡ ተወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ ሳሙሶን፡ ወለደ፡ ሳሙሶን፡ ትስፋ ስላሴ፡ ወለደ፡ ተስፋ፡ ስላሴ፡ ዝህለት፡ ወለደ፡ ዝሕለት፡ ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወለደች፡ ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡…
Written in Amharic, in a very crude hand. -
check the viewerf. 242vc (Type: OwnershipNote)
Ownership note.
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘማይ፡ አብአ፡ ዘታቦታ፡ [ለ]ማርያም፡ ዘተሣየጦ፡ ባሕር፡ ነጋሢ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ በነዋየ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ወበመስፍንነ፡ ራስ፡ መንገሻ፡ ወበመስፍንነ፡ ራስ ስብሐት፡ ወአግባዝነ፡ ቄሰ፡ ገበዝ፡ ወልደ፡ [ገብርኤል]፡ አቶ፡ ንዋየ፡ ማርያም፡ ጭቃው፡ ቄስ፡ ተስፋ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖሙ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ወጉዘ፡ ይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ። ።
The note tells that bāḥǝr nagāš Zawalda Māryām bought the Ms. with the church money of Māryām Māy ʾAbʾā, in the time of rās Mangašā and rās Sǝbḥāt. The names of other individuals are also mentioned, qes gabaz Walda Gabrǝʾel, ʾato Nawāya Māryām, and qes Tasfā Mikāʾel.
Extras
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Omitted words or passages written interlineally: check the viewer94va , 95rb, 104rb, 178ra.
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Immediate corrections are indicated by dashed above and below the word to be caneled: check the viewer57vc , 63rc, 85vb.
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Erasures marked with perpendicular dashes: check the viewer69ra c, 161vc, 153vc.
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Crude drawings of a cross: check the viewer200v , 223v, 224r, 243r.
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Crude recent ownership note and writing exersice in pen, by Dästa Ḫāyla Māryām: check the viewer46vc .
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Minor notes: check the viewer48v , 118av.
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Pen trials: check the viewer118av , 242vc.
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Scribbles: check the viewer118ar , 182v, 213r, 218v.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 360 |
Width | 295 |
Depth | 100 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team. (243+2. Foliation mistake, the fols. after 80 and 118 have been skipped and have been given the numbers 80a and 118a)
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 |
|
A(1/fol. 1r-1v) | |
2 | 8 |
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፩I(8/fols. 2r-9v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-57v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v) | |
10 | 8 |
|
፱IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
፲X(8/fols. 74r-80av) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲ወ፩XI(8/fols. 81r-88v) | |
13 | 8 |
|
፲ወ፪XII(8/fols. 89r-76v) | |
14 | 8 |
|
፲ወ፫XIII(8/fols. 77r-104v) | |
15 | 8 |
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፲ወ ፬XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v) | |
16 | 8 |
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፲ወ፭XV(8/fols. 113r-119v) | |
17 | 8 |
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፲ወ፮XVI(8/fols. 120r-127v) | |
18 | 8 |
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፲፰XVII(8/fols. 128r-135v) | |
19 | 8 |
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፲፱XVIII(8/fols.136r-143v) | |
20 | 8 |
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፳XIX(8/fols. 144r-151v) | |
21 | 8 |
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፳ወ፩XX(8/fols. 152r-159v) | |
22 | 8 |
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፳ወ፪XXI(8/fols. 160r-167v) | |
23 | 8 |
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፳ወ፪XXII(8/fols. 168r-175) | |
24 | 8 |
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፳ወ፭XXIII(8/fols. 176r-183v) | |
25 | 8 |
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፳፮XXIV(8/fols. 184r- 191v) | |
26 | 8 |
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፳ወ፯XXV(8/fols. 192r-199v) | |
27 | 8 |
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፳ወ፰XXVI(8/fols. 200r-207v) | |
28 | 8 |
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፳፱XXVII(8/fols. 208r-215v) | |
29 | 8 |
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፴XVIII(8/fols. 216r-223v) | |
30 | 8 |
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፴፩XXIX(8/fols. 224r-231v) | |
31 | 8 |
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፴፪XXX(8/fols. 232r-239v) | |
32 | 4 |
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XXXI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 3; 4, stub before 1/fols. 240r-243v). |
Collation diagrams
A(1/fol. 1r-1v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 2r-9v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 18r-25v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 26r-33v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 34r-41v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 42r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-57v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 58r-65v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 74r-80av)
Quire ID:q11
፲ወ፩XI(8/fols. 81r-88v)
Quire ID:q12
፲ወ፪XII(8/fols. 89r-76v)
Quire ID:q13
፲ወ፫XIII(8/fols. 77r-104v)
Quire ID:q14
፲ወ ፬XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v)
Quire ID:q15
፲ወ፭XV(8/fols. 113r-119v)
Quire ID:q16
፲ወ፮XVI(8/fols. 120r-127v)
Quire ID:q17
፲፰XVII(8/fols. 128r-135v)
Quire ID:q18
፲፱XVIII(8/fols.136r-143v)
Quire ID:q19
፳XIX(8/fols. 144r-151v)
Quire ID:q20
፳ወ፩XX(8/fols. 152r-159v)
Quire ID:q21
፳ወ፪XXI(8/fols. 160r-167v)
Quire ID:q22
፳ወ፪XXII(8/fols. 168r-175)
Quire ID:q23
፳ወ፭XXIII(8/fols. 176r-183v)
Quire ID:q24
፳፮XXIV(8/fols. 184r- 191v)
Quire ID:q25
፳ወ፯XXV(8/fols. 192r-199v)
Quire ID:q26
፳ወ፰XXVI(8/fols. 200r-207v)
Quire ID:q27
፳፱XXVII(8/fols. 208r-215v)
Quire ID:q28
፴XVIII(8/fols. 216r-223v)
Quire ID:q29
፴፩XXIX(8/fols. 224r-231v)
Quire ID:q30
፴፪XXX(8/fols. 232r-239v)
Quire ID:q31
XXXI(4; s.l.: 1, stub after 3; 4, stub before 1/fols. 240r-243v).
Quire ID:q32
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (1), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (8), 27 (8), 28 (8), 29 (8), 30 (8), 31 (8), 32 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (1), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (8), 23 (8), 24 (8), 25 (8), 26 (8), 27 (8), 28 (8), 29 (8), 30 (8), 31 (8), 32 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. was resewn with synthetic threads and received new leather cover. check the viewer80 and 118 are mutilated. Some fols. are stained with dirt (check the viewer2r , 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r, 70v, 71r). Tear amended in check the viewer186 .
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Three pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover, close to the head and the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 28
H | 250mm |
W | 232mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 40 |
bottom | 70 |
right | 42 |
left | 21 |
intercolumn |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-003 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 295mm, object width is: 295mm, computed height is: 360mm and object height is: 360mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J.
- 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 partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre but regular. The size of the script becomes somewhat smaller to the end of the text.
Ink: Black (dark-brown; change to black for a small portion on check the viewer25vc ), red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the owners; several lines or groups of lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of the sections of the text; one or two lines (alternating with black lines) in the incipit of every commemorative notice; the word salām; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Second half of the 19th – early 20th century.
Second half of the 19th – early 20th century.Check for additional bibliography
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Sophia Dege-Müller, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Massimo Villa, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, Dorothea Reule, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-003ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-26) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESbqm003 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: updated Sǝnkǝssār ID on 26.11.2020
- Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema, no person IDs created on 21.8.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Massimo Villa Massimo Villa: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 28.1.2015
- Sophia Dege-Müller Sophia Dege-Müller: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 4.12.2014
- Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 19.5.2011
Attributions of the contents
Massimo Villa, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor