Gāntā ʾAfašum, Margāḥǝya Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMM-001
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Märgaḥǝya Qǝddus Mikāʾel / QMM↗
According to the colophon, the Ms. has been produced during the time of rās Sǝbḥāt (ʾAragāwi), governor of ʿAgamä with the title of rās in the years 1892-95 and 1908-14 (the local governor däğğyač (däğğač) Ḫāyla Māryām has not been identified so far).Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
()(The ʾarke-hymn is missing in Text I-7 and has been written at the end of Text I, where the reference month Miyāzyā is written within a frame.)
Colophon
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: ዝድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘመርጋህያ፡ ዘወግር፡ ህደድ፡ ዘአጽሐሮ[sic]፡ አቤቶ፡ ወልደ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወወሀቦ፡ ለመቅደስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ከመ፡ ይኩኖ፡ መርሀ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ምስለ፡ ጸሐፊሁ፡ ገብረ፡ ዋህድ። ወዘተግሃ፡ ለአፅህፎት፡ አበ፡ መንፈሱ፡ ቀሲስ፡ ባይሩ፡ በዘበነ[sic]፡ ቄስ፡ ገበዝ፡ [] ገበረ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወሥዮመ፡ ሀገር፡ ደጅያች፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ በዘመነ፡ ራስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘተወጥን፡ በህዳር፡ በዘመነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ በመጋቢት፡ በሰላም፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለካህናቲሃ፡ ለንዑሶሙ[sic]፡ ወአቢዮሙ[sic]፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ : This Homily of St Michael is of Märgaḥǝya of Wägǝr Hǝdäd. The one who commissioned and donated it to the temple of St Michael is ʾabeto Walda Ḥǝywat so that it might be for him a guide to righteousness with the scribe Gabra Wahǝd. The one who watched over the writing is the father confessor priest qasis Bayru who is ʾabuna Gabra Ḥǝywat. In the time of qes gabaz Gabra Ṣādǝq and the governor of the land däğğǝyač Ḫāyla Māryām. In the time of rās Sǝbḥāt. It (the writing) has been begun in Ḫǝdār during the time of John and has been completed in Maggābit with the peace of God for its priests, their minors and elders. For ever and ever.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months crudely written in the upper margin: ኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 5ra ዘታህ[sic]ሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 15ra ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 19va ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 24ra ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 27ra ዘሚ[sic]ዝያ: check the viewerfol. 31va ግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 37rb ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 39vb ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 49ra ዘውርኃ፡ ነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 53ra ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 55vb ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 58rb .
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- Omitted letters or words are written interlineally: fols. 33vb, 35rb, 37rb, 40rab, 45vb, 47va, 48ra. - Scribbles: check the viewerfol. 63v .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s, 4 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer5r (incipit page Text I-1): elaborate coloured (red, orange, brown, blue, white, black) ornamental band with one central and two lateral pendants reaching the bottom of the page; interlaces, floral and anthropomorphic motifs.
- frame: check the viewer15r (incipit page of Text I-3): elaborate coloured (red, orange, brown, white, black) ornamental band; interlaces and floral motifs.
- frame:
- frame: Coloured ornamental bands with different motifs are drawn at the beginning of the remaining monthly readings: check the viewer19va , 24ra, 27ra, 31va, 37rb, 39vb, 49ra, 53ra, 55vb, 58rb.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
St. Michael with a sword, two human figures, below the devil.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አሰሮ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ለስጥናኤል "How Michael bound the devil". The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v:
St. Michael with a sword flanked by rescued souls, two human figures, below a soul in the Sheol.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አውፅዓ፡ ነፍሳት፡ እምሲኦል "How he brought out the souls from the Sheol". The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3r:
St. Michael on a white horse meets Dǝrataʾos (Däratawos), below three human figures.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ተራከቦ፡ ለተላሶን፡ በፈረስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል "How Saint Michael met Tälason on the horse". ዶርታኦስ፡ ዘከመ፡ ፆረ፡ ልብስ፡ ዘቴቡስታ "How Dorǝtaʾos carried the dress of Tebusta". ወረከቦ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ በፈረሰ፡ ተላሶን "And Saint Michael met Tälason on the horse". ላሶን "And Saint Michael on the horse met Tälason". - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3v:
St. Gabra Manfas Qǝddus.
The miniature is protected by a textile curtain.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Margāḥǝya Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 255 |
Width | 182 |
Depth | 50 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 | No image availableFols 1r–4v | A(2/fols. 1r-4v) | |
2 | 6 | No image availableFols 5r–10v | I(6/fols. 5r-10v) | |
3 | 4 | No image availableFols 11r–14v | ፪II(4/fols. 11r-14v) | |
4 | 6 | No image availableFols 15r–20v | ፫III(6/fols. 15r-20v) | |
5 | 6 | No image availableFols 21r–26v | ፬IV(6/fols. 21r-26v) | |
6 | 6 | No image availableFols 27r–32v | ፭V(6/fols. 27r-32v) | |
7 | 6 | No image availableFols 33r–38v | ፮VI(6/fols. 33r-38v) | |
8 | 6 | No image availableFols 39r–44v | ፯VII(6/fols. 39r-44v) | |
9 | 6 | No image availableFols 45r–50v | ፰VIII(6/fols. 45r-50v) | |
10 | 5 | No image availableFols 51r–55v | ፰IX(5; s.l.: 2, stub after 4/fols. 51r-55v) | |
11 | 8 | No image availableFols 56r–63v | ፱X(8/fols. 56r-63v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-4v)
Quire ID:q1
I(6/fols. 5r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(4/fols. 11r-14v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(6/fols. 15r-20v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(6/fols. 21r-26v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(6/fols. 27r-32v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(6/fols. 33r-38v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(6/fols. 39r-44v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(6/fols. 45r-50v)
Quire ID:q9
፰IX(5; s.l.: 2, stub after 4/fols. 51r-55v)
Quire ID:q10
፱X(8/fols. 56r-63v).
Quire ID:q11
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–4v) – II(6/No image availableFols 5r–10v) – III(4/No image availableFols 11r–14v) – IV(6/No image availableFols 15r–20v) – V(6/No image availableFols 21r–26v) – VI(6/No image availableFols 27r–32v) – VII(6/No image availableFols 33r–38v) – VIII(6/No image availableFols 39r–44v) – IX(6/No image availableFols 45r–50v) – X(4+1/s.l. 2, stub after 4/No image availableFols 51r–55v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 56r–63v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–4v A(2/fols. 1r-4v) ; No image availableFols 5r–10v I(6/fols. 5r-10v) ; No image availableFols 11r–14v ፪II(4/fols. 11r-14v) ; No image availableFols 15r–20v ፫III(6/fols. 15r-20v) ; No image availableFols 21r–26v ፬IV(6/fols. 21r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–32v ፭V(6/fols. 27r-32v) ; No image availableFols 33r–38v ፮VI(6/fols. 33r-38v) ; No image availableFols 39r–44v ፯VII(6/fols. 39r-44v) ; No image availableFols 45r–50v ፰VIII(6/fols. 45r-50v) ; No image availableFols 51r–55v ፰IX(5; s.l.: 2, stub after 4/fols. 51r-55v) ; No image availableFols 56r–63v ፱X(8/fols. 56r-63v).;
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (4), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (6), 10 (5), 11 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (6), 3 (4), 4 (6), 5 (6), 6 (6), 7 (6), 8 (6), 9 (6), 10 (5), 11 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. is worn. Red ink is faded on check the viewer52v-55r . Holes or tears amended on check the viewer13 , 32, 49.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches (or their remains) at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 22
H | 192mm |
W | 155mm |
Intercolumn | 8mm |
Margins | |
top | 15 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 15 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 8 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Margāḥǝya Qǝddus Mikāʾel, QMM-001 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 180mm, object width is: 182mm, computed height is: 252mm and object height is: 255mm.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
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Wahǝd scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Regular
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; names of the donor and his wife; groups of lines on the incipit page; a few lines of the incipit of all sections; incipit of subsections; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Late 19th - beginning of the 20th century
Gabra Wahǝd scribe Gabra Wahǝd is mentioned as the scribe in a supplication (check the viewer61vb l.6) and in the colophon. He wrote also Mss. DZ-019 and BQM-006.Late 19th - beginning of the 20th centuryHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The handwriting remains regular throughout the Ms. and shows some distinctive features:Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
- right-sloping lettersHand 4
Script: Ethiopic
- many characters have short hairlines (esp. መ, በ, ወ, ይ)Hand 5
Script: Ethiopic
- pronounced shading (esp. መ, ወ, ዘ, የ, ደ).Hand 6
Script: Ethiopic
- the characters መ and ሠ are set on the baselineHand 7
Script: Ethiopic
- the character ሥ has a notable long stroke.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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