Gulo Maḵadā, ʿƎmbayto Takla Hāymānot, ETH-005
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Dǝrsāna Gabrǝʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Gabriel / Taʾammǝra Gabrǝʾel “Miracles of Gabriel” / Malkǝʾa Gabrǝʾel “Image of Gabriel”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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()(Text I:) (- Incipit of Text I-1: [check the viewer4ra ] በስመ፡’’… በቅድስት፡ ሥላሴ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ቅዱሳን፡ እም፡ እለ፡ ይተግሁ፡ አብሳሬ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ወሐሴት፡ ለዓለም፡ ሰባኬ፡ ፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወፀዋሬ፡ ዜና፡ ብስራት፡ ጥዑም፡…) (It is the same text as in pp. 9-18 (in “Dǝrsāna Gäbrǝʾl”) of the edition TÄSFA Gabra ŚƎLLASE za-bǝḥerä Bulga, Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel wa-dǝrsānä Rufāʾel, mälkʾa Mikāʾel wa-mälkʾa Rufāʾel, dǝrsānä Gabrǝʾel wa-mälkʾa Gabrǝʾel, Addis Abäba, 1954 EC. Cp. also Ms. Ṭanasee 3 = Kǝbran 3, check the viewer55ra-62vb (HamTana I, 95)) (- In the text of Ms.ETH-005the date of the feast on which the homily should be read, i.d. 19th of Tāḫśāś, is missing.) (- Incipit of Text I-2: [check the viewer13ra ] በስመ፡’’… ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ በሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ቅድስት፡ በዘዜነዋ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግንግል፡ በ፪ማርያም፡ ወዘከመ፡ አቅደመ፡ ዜንዎ፡ ለደቱ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡…) (Cp. Orient. 616, check the viewer124v (WrBriMus 150, ncheck the viewer226 ).) (- Incipit of Text I-3: [check the viewer20vb ] ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ዘልዑል፡ … [fol.21ra] በስመ፡’’… [check the viewer21rb ] ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘዜነዋ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ለማርያም፡ ወይቤላ፡ ኢትፍርሂ፡ ማርያም፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ምስሌኪ፡...) (Cp. Orient. 616, check the viewer152r (WrBriMus 150, ncheck the viewer226 ).) (- Incipit of Text I-4: [check the viewer30ra ] በስመ፡’’… ድርሳን፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ በከመ፡ ዜናዋ፡ ለማርያም፡ ናሁኬ፡ ዜነወነ፡ ቃለ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ምሉዓ፡ ወተወለጠ፡ ግብርናቲነ፡ በብ[check the viewer30rb ]ስራተ፡ ገብርኤል፡...) (- Text I-1, in check the viewer12ra l.18-12vb, is followed by an invocation to St Gabriel for the sake of the commissioner Walatta Takla Hāymānot:) (ወሊተኒ፡ ለነጻይ፡ አድኅነኒ፡ ለዓመትከ፡ ወለተ፡ ተክ[check the viewer12rb ]ለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ኦገብርኤል፡ ዘአጽሐፍክዋ፡ በንዋይየ፡ ለዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ውዳሴሁ፡ ለሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ገብርኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይኩንክሙ፡ መርሐ፡ ከመ፡ ትግበሩ፡ በዓሎ፡ ...) () (Text II:) (- All the miracles are numbered, with the exception of miracle 1. Miracle 13 is wrongly numbered as number 12.) (All the miracles, except miracles 7 and 11, are also contained in Ms. StrANL Conti Rossini 3, check the viewer44vb-90rb (cp. StrANL 11-15); the correspondence is as follows [on the left, the miracles in Ms.ETH-005, on the right the miracles in Ms. StrANL Conti Rossini 3]:) (Miracle 1 (check the viewer42ra-43ra ) = 4 (check the viewer50ra-52rb )) (Miracle 2 (check the viewer43ra-43vb ) = 5 (check the viewer52rb-53vb )) (Miracle 3 (check the viewer43vb-44vb ) = 6 (check the viewer53vb-56rb )) (Miracle 4 (check the viewer44vb-45vb ) = 7 (check the viewer56rb-58rb )) (Miracle 5 (check the viewer45vb-47ra ) = 13 (check the viewer66va-69va )) (Miracle 6 (check the viewer47ra-49rb ) = 14 (check the viewer69vb-74rb )) (Miracle 8 (check the viewer50rb-51rb ) = 16 (check the viewer75ra-77ra )) (Miracle 9 (check the viewer51rb-52ra ) = 9 (check the viewer60ra-61vb )) (Miracle 10 (check the viewer52ra-53va ) = 17 (check the viewer77ra-82vb )) (Miracle 12 (check the viewer55va-56ra ) = 8 (check the viewer58rb-60ra )) (Miracle 13 [numbered as 12] (check the viewer56ra-57ra ) = 10 (check the viewer61vb-64ra )) (Miracle 14 (check the viewer57ra-57va ) = 11 (check the viewer64ra-65rb )) (Miracle 15 (check the viewer57va-59va ) = 18 (check the viewer82vb-87rb )) (Miracle 16 (check the viewer59va-60ra ) = 15 (check the viewer74rb-75ra )) (Miracle 17 (check the viewer60ra-60va ) = 12 (check the viewer65rb-66va )) (Miracle 18 (check the viewer60va-62ra ) = 19 (check the viewer87va-90rb ).) () (- Text III is followed by an invocation to God for the sake of the donor and scribe (check the viewer64vb l.15-65ra):) (ኦአምላከ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ገብርኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ዕቀባ፡…)
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer41vb : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘወይዘሮ፡ ክለላ፡ ዘወሀበቶ፡ ለታቦተ፡ አቡነ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖቶ፡ ዕንበይቶ፡ ከመ፡ ይኩና፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ወስመ፡ ጥምቀታ፡ ዓመተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወአቡሃ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ ወእማ፡ ወለተ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ወብእሲሃ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ ወወለታ፡ ወለተ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወአኃቲሃ፡ ወልደ፡ ኪዳን፡ ወልደ፡ ወ[sic]ገሪማ፡ ወለተ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወጸሐፊሁ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። In this note, written by the scribe of the main text Gabra Mikāʾel, the donor of the Ms. wayzaro ( Kǝläla, whose baptismal name is ʿĀmata Mikāʾel, is mentioned together with her relatives (i.d., her father Ḫāyla Māryām, ther mother Walatta Tǝnśāʾe, her husband Ḫāyla Māryām, her daughter Walatta Takla Hāymānot, her brothers Walda Kidān, Walda Gärima, Walatta Hāymānot). )
Extras
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check the viewer15va check the viewer1r check the viewer4r check the viewer66v
- The numbers of some miracles are written (added later?) in the left margin of the column. - Corrections (words or letters) written interlineally: , 18va, 25va, 29rb, 48ra. - Crude notes and doodles in , 1v, 67v and in the margins of , 13r, 18v, 21r, 24r, 28r, 32v, 36v. - Crude drawings in pen in .
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS ʿƎmbayto Takla Hāymānot, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 250 |
Width | 190 |
Depth | 45 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | No image availableFols 1r–3v | A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 | No image availableFols 4r–11v | ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 | No image availableFols 12r–19v | ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 | No image availableFols 20r–27v | ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 | No image availableFols 28r–35v | ፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 | No image availableFols 36r–43v | ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 8 | No image availableFols 44r–51v | ፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 8 | No image availableFols 52r–59v | ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) | |
9 | 8 | No image availableFols 60r–67v | ፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v). |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v).
Quire ID:q9
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 2/No image availableFols 1r–3v) – II(8/No image availableFols 4r–11v) – III(8/No image availableFols 12r–19v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 20r–27v) – V(8/No image availableFols 28r–35v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 36r–43v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 52r–59v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 60r–67v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–3v A(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 2/fols. 1r-3v) ; No image availableFols 4r–11v ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) ; No image availableFols 12r–19v ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; No image availableFols 20r–27v ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) ; No image availableFols 28r–35v ፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) ; No image availableFols 36r–43v ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v ፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols 52r–59v ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; No image availableFols 60r–67v ፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v).;
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The leather on the spine and the sewing are slightly damaged. Many fols. are affected by humidity. Cuts repaired on check the viewer54 , 55, 56, 58.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover. A small hole is visible in the centrefold of some quires, close to the tail or the head of the codex (e.g., check the viewer15v-16r , 23v-24r, 31v-32r).
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 155mm |
W | 128mm |
Intercolumn | 9mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 58 |
right | 45 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 9 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʿƎmbayto Takla Hāymānot, ETH-005 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 183mm, object width is: 190mm, computed height is: 245mm and object height is: 250mm.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 partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Mikāʾel scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and regular.
Ink: Black; red (strong vermillion)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the name of the protagonist; the name of the donor (and her relatives) and the scribe; a few lines (in groups of two) alternating with black lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1, I-2, II and III; incipit of Text I-3 and its account proper; incipit and number of each miracle; a few lines in some paragraphs; the Trinitarian formula; the word salām (and its abbreviation) in Text III; element of quire marks; elements of the Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs.
Date: 18th century (?)
Gabra Mikāʾel scribe Gabra Mikāʾel is mentioned as the scribe in Additio 1 and in several supplication formulas or invocation to God (e.g., check the viewer62rb and 65ra).18th century (?)Abbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The handwritings is characterized by uniform, rounded, curved and less spaced letters.Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Some distinctive features:Hand 4
Script: Ethiopic
- The word እግዚአብሔር፡ (or እግዚእ፡) is several times written with ligature between ግ and ዚ (e.g., check the viewer44va , 50ra, 50rb, 51rb).Hand 5
Script: Ethiopic
- ፪ is sometimes with the loop at the bottom open (e.g, check the viewer7va , 53rb).Hand 6
Script: Ethiopic
- The upper horizontal stroke of መ ሠ ወ (esp. መ), in the 1st order, is slightly slanted to the left.Hand 7
Script: Ethiopic
- The sign ፤ is a few times used after the sign ፨ (e.g., check the viewer49rb , 65ra, 57ra).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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