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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Danderā Dabra Mǝḥrat Mikāʾel, DDM-002

Massimo Villa (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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General description

Dǝrsāna Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Homily on the Saviour of the World” / Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” / Malkǝʾa Madḫāne ʿĀlam “Image of the Saviour of the World”

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Dändera Dabra Mǝḥrat Mikāʾel / DDM↗

1800-1900

Summary

I) Dǝrsāna madḫane ʿālam “Homily on the Saviour of the World” (fols. 3ra-10vb) II) Maṣḥaf la-tazkāra madḫane ʿālam “Book for the Commemoration of the Saviour of the World” (fols. 10vb-70va) III) Malkǝʾa madḫane ʿālam “Image of the Saviour of the World” (fols. 70vb-76ra) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

()

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 76ra

    -b: Donation note.

     check the viewer76ra- b: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተሣየጠቶ፡ በንዋያ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወህሪት፡ ወለተ፡ መድኅን፡ ወወ[ሀ]በቶ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ደንዴራ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ፡ ለአቡሃ፡ ወለእማ፡ ገብረ፡ ዮሐ[ን]ስ፡ ወለተ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ወለደቂቃ፡ ወለተ፡ አቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ወለተ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘሰረቃ፡ ወዘፋሐቃ፡ ወዘተአገላ፡ በስልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡  ( The note is written in brilliant vermillion ink and states that Walatta Madḫǝn purchased the book and donated it to the church of Mikāʾel Dändera. The note also mentions her father Gabra Yoḥannǝs, her mother Walatta Gabrǝʾel, and her daughters Walatta ʾAbiyä ʾƎgziʾ and Walatta Takla Hāymānot. The note concludes with a condemnation for those who stole the book. )

Extras

  1. check the viewer11va check the viewer4vb check the viewer5rb check the viewer20ra check the viewer44rb check the viewer4vb check the viewer48va check the viewer17rb check the viewer2r check the viewer7rb check the viewer11rb check the viewer10vb check the viewer10vb check the viewer70va check the viewer70va check the viewer7rb

    - The title መደሃን የአለም is written on the front cover with white paint. - Tamallas-sign, in the shape of a cross (+) indicating the place where the omissions, written in the left margin, belong: . - Omitted letters or words inserted interlineally in the main hand: e.g., , 6va, 22va, 43ra, 48ra, 55vb. - Omitted letter inserted in blue pen in a secondary hand: . - Erasures: , 26vb, 33rb. - Erasure marked with thin red lines: . - Immediate corrections indicated by thin black lines or series of dashes above and below the word(s): e.g., , 5va, 10ra, 22rb, 32vb, 46vb, 50rb, 58vb. - Space for rubrication left unfilled: . - Unfilled line marked with thin red lines: . - Notes in pencil on , 76v. - Several names are written in the supplication formulas in a secondary hand (possibly the same as Additio 1) in brilliant vermillion ink: Gabra ʾIyasus (e.g., , 11rb, 25rb, 36va, 57va), Walatta Madḫǝn (e.g., , 19ra, 30vb, 46vb, 57va, 70va), ʾabuna Kidāna Māryām (e.g., , 22ra, 32ra, 50rb, 62vb, 70va), Walatta ʾAbiyä ʾƎgziʾ (e.g., , 22ra, 28vb, 53va, 62vb, 70va), Gabra Yoḥannǝs (), Walatta Gabrǝʾel (). The name of Tasfā Ḥǝywat is crudely written in red pencil in the supplication formulas e.g., on , 11rb, 15ra, 44va, 56va, 66ra, 76ra.

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Readings are indicated by the names of the days of the week written in frames in the upper margin, in a secondary hand: ዘሰኑይ፡ check the viewerfol. 10vb ዘሠሉስ፡ check the viewerfol. 19ra ዘረቡዕ፡ check the viewerfol. 25rb ዘሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 30vb ዘዓርብ፡ check the viewerfol. 38ra ዘቀዳም፡ check the viewerfol. 44va ዘዕሁድ፡ check the viewerfol. 50rb ዘሰኑይ፡ check the viewerfol. 52vb ዘሠሉስ፡ check the viewerfol. 53va ዘረቡዕ፡ check the viewerfol. 54va ዘሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 55ra ዘዓርብ፡ check the viewerfol. 55vb ዘቀዳም፡ check the viewerfol. 56va ዘዕሁድ፡ check the viewerfol. 57va .

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: - check the viewer3r (incipit page of Text I): coloured (yellow, blue, outlined in black) ornamental band; crosses, intersecting lines.

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 35r:

    the Virgin and Child.

  2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 35v:

    Crucifixion.

    The miniature is protected with a textile curtain.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 78.0 (leaf) , Entered as 78.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 76v, 77r, 77v, 78r, 78v., in 11.0 (quire) .Entered as 11.0 quires (A + 9 + B). 230 185 55
Outer dimensions
Height 230
Width 185
Depth 55

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 8 No image availableFols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 No image availableFols 11r–18v II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 No image availableFols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 No image availableFols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 9 No image availableFols 35r–43v V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 35r-43v)
7 8 No image availableFols 44r–51v VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 44r-51v)
8 8 No image availableFols 52r–59v VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
9 8 No image availableFols 60r–67v VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 60r-67v)
10 8 No image availableFols 68r–75v IX(8/ s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 68r-75v)
11 1 No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 76r–78v, No image availableFol. 76 B(1+2/fols. 76r-78v). f. 76 has been added later.

Collation diagrams


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

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 35r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 44 51 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 52 59 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 60 67 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(8/ s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 68 75 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

B(1+2/fols. 76r-78v). f. 76 has been added later.
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 76 76 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–2v) – II(8/No image availableFols 3r–10v) – III(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/No image availableFols 11r–18v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 19r–26v) – V(8/No image availableFols 27r–34v) – VI(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/No image availableFols 35r–43v) – VII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 52r–59v) – IX(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/No image availableFols 60r–67v) – X(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/No image availableFols 68r–75v) – XI(1/No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 76r–78v, No image availableFol. 76) –

Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; No image availableFols 11r–18v II(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 11r-18v) ; No image availableFols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; No image availableFols 35r–43v V(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 35r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols 52r–59v VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; No image availableFols 60r–67v VIII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 60r-67v) ; No image availableFols 68r–75v IX(8/ s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 68r-75v) ; No image availableFols. 1+, No image availableFols 76r–78v, No image availableFol. 76 B(1+2/fols. 76r-78v). f. 76 has been added later.;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (1),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (1),

State of preservation

good

Condition

check the viewer60 is stained with water. check the viewer73v-74r are stained with ink. check the viewer76 has been added later. Tears amended on many leaves: e.g., fols. 1, 6, 17, 19, 50, 61, 70, 78.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two pairs of chains of the 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: 18

H 147mm
W 148mm
Intercolumn 9mm
Margins
top 30
bottom 53
right 28
left 9
intercolumn 9
(All data for check the viewer7r .)

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Danderā Dabra Mǝḥrat Mikāʾel, DDM-002 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 185mm, object width is: 185mm, computed height is: 230mm and object height is: 230mm.
Ruling
  • The number varies from 17 to 20.
  • (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. ff. 1, 2, 77, 78 have not been ruled.
Pricking
  • Ruling and pricking are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Scribe: ʾAbuna role: title Walda Mikāʾel scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; several groups of lines on the incipit page of Text I, alternating with black lines; two lines in the incipit of Text II and III; incipit of each section in Text II; every second letter in some words in Text II (e.g., fols. 11rb, 32vb); the first word of each strophe in Text III; the words salām “salutation” and sǝbḥat “glory” in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: 19th century (?).

    ʾAbuna role: title Walda Mikāʾel scribe ʾAbuna Walda Mikāʾel is mentioned as the scribe in the supplication formula on check the viewer53va .19th century (?).

    Abbreviations

  • Abbreviations used throughout Text III:
  • መድ(ኀ)፡ ዓ(ለ)፡ for መድኀኔ፡ ዓለም፡
  • መድ፡ ዓ፡ ክ፡ for መድኀኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡
  • መድ፡ ዓ(ለ)፡ ክር(ስ)፡ for መድኀኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ክርስቶስ፡
  • ሰላ፡ for ሰላም፡
  • ስብሐ፡ for ስብሐት፡

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    It is possible that another hand was involved in the writing on check the viewer76ra .


      • Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      availability

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      date
      2016-06-07T17:38:26.17+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      10.5.2016
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESddm002/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESddm002
      idno
      type=filename
      ESddm002.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESddm002

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Massimo Villa last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 26.2.2015
    • Massimo Villa catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 11.2.2015
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