Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-001
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe
Other identifiers: C3-IV-229, 240
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary"
Number of Text units: 5
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗
King Fāsiladas (r. 1632-67) is mentioned as the reigning monarch on check the viewer68va , 69vb, 91va (Text I-1b). Texts I-1a and I-2 have been written more recently (19th cent.?), some leaves might have originally been left blank for miniatures.Provenance
Owner Ṣaggā Za-ʾAb is mentioned in the supplication formulas throughout Text I-1a (hand a). Walda Krǝstos, ʾƎlleni and ʾƎsṭifānos are mentioned throughout Text II (hand c).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3ra–121va ),
Taʾāmmǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary"
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–15va, check the viewer105va–121va ), Miracles of Mary: 23 miracles
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 16ra–16vb ), ʾƎsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki... "I worship Thee..."
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 17ra–105va ), Miracles of Mary: 34 miracles
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 18vb–92rb ), ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man...”
Contents
check the viewerFols 3ra–121va Taʾāmmǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary" (CAe 2384)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 16ra–16vb ʾƎsaggǝd laki wa-ʾǝweddǝsaki... "I worship Thee..." (CAe 3058)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 18vb–92rb ʾAkkonu bǝʾsi... “Does not the man...” (CAe 4274) (Distributed among the miracles of Mary, fols. 18vb-92rb. )
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
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Registration number C3-IV-229
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The title ተአምረ፡ ማርያም and the internal number of the monastic library (240)
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Erasures are marked with parallel lines: e.g., fols. 32ra, 36vb, 95rab, 97ra.
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Erasures without marking: e.g., fols. 22ra, 28rb.
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Omitted words are written interlineally in a secondary hand: e.g., fols. 26ra, 28ra, 55vb, 80va, 84rab, 101vab.
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Corrections are written over erased words and passages in a secondary hand: e.g., fols. 29ra,48vb, 53va, 85rb, 100va, 102vab (several lines).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 50 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
Mary's prayer at Golgotha. Apparition of Our Lord to Mary.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸለየት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በጎልጎታ። ዘከመ፡ ሐወጻ፡ እግዝእነ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እንዘ፡ ትጼሊ፡ በጎልጎታ። Many miniatures are protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v:
Ascension of Mary.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አዕረግዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እምጎልጎታ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማይ። ዘከመ፡ ሰገዱ፡ ላቲ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ነፍሳት፡ ጻድቃን፡ ምስለ፡ አብርሃም፡ ይስሐቅል፡ ወያዕቆብ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol 4r:
Covenant of Mercy (in heaven).
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አዕረጋ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ለእግዚእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወአኃዛ፡ በእዴሁ፡ ወአንበራ፡ ወወሀባ፡ ኪዳነ። እንዘ፡ ይብል፡ ዳዊት፡ አቡሃ፡ ስምዒ፡ ወልትየ፡ ወርእዪ፡ ወአጽምዒ፡ እዝነኪ፡ ርስዒ፡ ሕዝበኪ፡ ወቤተ፡ አቡኪ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5r:
Angels showing the fire of Sheol to Mary.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አርእይዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ እሳተ፡ ሲኦል፡ ወዘውስቴቱ፡ ነፍሳተ፡ ኃጥአን። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 6r:
The Virgin grieving about sinners.
Legends: በእንተ፡ ዘከመ፡ ኮነ፡ ትቴክዝ፡ ወታስተሐምም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በእንተ፡ ኃጥአን። ዘከመ፡ ጸለየት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በዊአ፡ ውስተ፡ ቅጽረ፡ ቀራንዮ፡ እምድኅረ፡ አርአይዋ፡ ለሲኦል፡ ወለጽልመት። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 7r:
Covenant of Mercy (on earth).
Legend: ዘከመ፡ ወረደ፡ እግዚእነ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ምስለ፡ አእላፍ፡ መላእክት፡ እንዘ፡ ትጼሊ፡ በቀራንዮ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፯ ለየካቲት፡ ወወሀባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 8r:
Annunciation.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አብሰራ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 9r:
Nativity
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 10r:
Flight into Egypt
Legend: ዘከመ፡ ጐየት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ቊስቋም፡ እመዓተ፡ ሄሮድስ፡ ምስለ፡ ዮሴፍ፡ ወሰሎሜ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 19v:
Bishop Dexius (Däqsǝyos) writing the book of Miracles of Mary and receiving a throne and a garment from Mary
ዘከመ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእተ፡ ኵልነ፡ ወመጠዋ። ዘከመ፡ ተመጠወቶ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ እምእደ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡ ወመጠወቶ፡ ዳግመ፡ ወባረከቶ። ዘከመ፡ ወሀበቶ፡ መንበር፡ ወልብስ፡ ለደቅስዮስ፡ እግዝእትነ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 20r:
Dexius and Mary. An Angel punishing a bishop who seated himself on the throne of Dexius.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ነበረ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡ ዲበ፡ መንበር፡ ዘወሀበቶ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ያነብብ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ተዓርቀት፡ መንበር፡ ወልብስ፡ ሶበ፡ ወደቀ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ። ዘከመ፡ አወደቆ፡ መልአክ፡ እመንበረ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡ ኤጲስቆጶስ፡ ወቀሠፎ። Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 21v:
An artisan greeting Mary.
ዘከመ፡ ወሀባ፡ ገባራዊ፡ ሰላመ፡ መልአክ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ወሶበ፡ በጽሐ፡ ኀበ፡ ይብል፡ ቡርከት፡ አንቲ፡ እምአንስት። ዘከመ፡ ተሠጥወቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ወትቤሎ፡ ቡሩክ፡ አንተኒ፡ እምእደው፡ እንዘ፡ ታኤምሮ፡ በአጻብዕታ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 23v:
A Jew bowing down before Mary.
Legends: ፪ ዲያቆናት፡ ዘደመሮሙ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይትራድዕዎ። ዘከመ፡ ወድቀ፡ ዕብራዊ፡ እንዘ፡ ይሰግድ፡ ለእግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ አንሥአቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለዕብራዊ፡ ሶበ፡ ወድቀ፡ እንዘ፡ ይሰግድ፡ ላቲ። ዘከመ፡ ቆመ፡ ዕብራዊ። ዘከመ፡ አመረቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለዕብራዊ፡ ከመ፡ ይቁም፡ በየማነ፡ ምሥዋዕ፡ ወበየማና። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 25v:
Mary and Damianus (Dǝmǝyānos)
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ስማ፡ ድምኖስ[sic]፡ ለእግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ አብሰረቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለድምያኖስ። አምደ፡ ወርቅ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 27v:
Mary and Abbas, bishop of Rome.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ መተረ፡ እዴሁ፡ አባስ። ዘከመ፡ አስተጣግዓት፡ እዴሁ፡ ዘተመትረ፡ ለአባስ፡ ወፈወሰቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 29v:
Mary and Isaac.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ወድቀ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ሶበ፡ ርእየ፡ ገጸ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ አንሥአቶ፡ እግዝእትነ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 31v:
Mary and the child Mary.
Legend: ይእቲ፡ ወለት። ʾArke-hymn: መቅደሰ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘተገልበብኪ፡ ስብሐተ፡ እንዘ፡ በረከትኪ፡ ይጸወር፡ ወአሣዕነኪ፡ ድርገተ፡ ወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ገብርኪ፡ አቅመ፡ ተመነየ፡ ትምኔተ፡ ጥቡዓ፡ ከመ፡ ይትሉኪ፡ መንገለ፡ ሖርኪ፡ ፍኖተ፡ ብሂላተ፡ እንዘ፡ አስምዒዮ፡ ወሥመሪ፡ ዘንተ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 33v:
Mary and the painter whose scaffold was overthrown by the devil.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ሠዓለ፡ ሠዓሊ፡ ገነተ፡ ማኅደረ፡ ጸድቃን፡ ወእሳተ፡ ሲኦል፡ ማኅደረ፡ ዲያብሎስ፡ ወሠራዊቱ። ዘከመ፡ ተነጽሐ፡ ብእሲ፡ ሠዓሊ፡ እምዓራት። ዘከመ፡ አንሥአቶ፡ እግዝእትነ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 35r:
Mary and the sick pilgrim.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አብጽሐቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለነጋዲ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 35v:
Mary baptizing the sick pilgrim in the Jordan.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ አጥመቆቶ፡ በዮርዳኖስ፡ ለነጋዲ፡ ሕሙም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 38r:
Mary and the youth Zacharias (Zakārǝyās).
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አስተቀጸላ፡ ጽጌ፡ ረዳ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ወሬዛ። ዘከመ፡ ሰገደ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕላ። ዘከመ፡ ጸለየ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ በሰላመ፡ መልአክ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 38v:
Mary, Zacharias (Zakārǝyās) and the thieves.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ትትሜጠው፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ጽጌ፡ ረዳ፡ እምአፈ፡ ዘካርያስ። ፈያታወያን። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 40r:
Mary with Barbara and Juliana (Yolyānos).
Legends: እሉኒ፡ ፈያት፡ ጥረሲሆሙ፡ ዘተሰብረ። ባርባራ፡ ወዮልያኖስ። እሉ፡ ፈያት፡ ዘመንኰሱ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 42v:
Mary and the three Arabs.
Legends: ፫ዓረባውያን፡ ዘፈቀደ፡ ያሥጥሞሙ፡ ባሕር። ዘከመ፡ ረከቡ፡ ኰኵሐ፡ ወድኅኑ። ፩ዓረባዊ፡ ዘአምጽአ፡ ፩ገመል፡ ለመፍቅደ፡ ደብር። ካልኡ፡ ዓረባዊ፡ ዘወሀበ፡ ጸጕረ፡ በግዕ፡ ለደብር። ወገመልሂ፡ ዘወሀበ፡ ለደብር። Cp. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 44r:
Mary appearing to a priest in a dream.
Legends: ደብረ፡ ዕቆና፡ ዘተሐንጸት፡ በሀገረ፡ ጽርዕ፡ በከመ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። ዘከመ፡ ወጽኡ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ደንገጹ፡ ሶበ፡ ነጽርዋ፡ ለደብረ፡ ዕቆና፡ በጽንፈ፡ ባሕረ፡ ኢያረኮ። ዘከመ፡ ነገረቶ፡ ለ፩ ቀሲስ፡ በሕልም። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 44v:
Mary transporting the monastery to the side of a stream.
Legend: [...] ዘአፍለስታ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ኀበ፡ ጽንፈ፡ ባሕረ፡ ኢያሪኮ፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሰዓተ፡ ሌሊት፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፫፡ ዘነሓሴ፡ ወእሉኒ። ሰብእ፡ ንዋማን፡ ዘነቅሑ፡ በሳኒታሁ፡ ወደንገፁ፡ ወገብረ፡ ዓውያተ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 47r:
Mary and priest John (Yoḥannǝs)
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸለየ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ቀሲስ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ ዕውረ፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። ዘከመ፡ አውፅአት፡ እጥባቲሃ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወአንጠብጠበት፡ ሐሊበ፡ ወቀብዓቶ፡ አዕይንቲሁ፡ በአዕባእታ፡ ወርእየ፡ ሶቤሃ፡ ዮሐንስ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 49v:
Mary healing the eye of a nobleman.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ሖረ፡ በሐመር፡ ባዕል፡ ጽርዓዊ፡ ብሔረ፡ ትርኵ፡ ከመ፡ ይጽብኦሙ። ሰብአ፡ ቍዝ፡ እለ፡ ፀብእዎ፡ ለባዕል። ዘከመ፡ ተነድፈ፡ በሐፅ፡ ባዕል፡ ጽርዓዊ። ዘከመ፡ ወድቀ፡ ሐፅ፡ እምዓይነ፡ ምስል፡ ወእምዓይነ፡ ባዕል፡ በአሐተ፡ ጊዜ፡ ወተፈወሰ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 52v:
Mary anointing the eyes of a blind daughter with milk.
Legends: ብእሲት፡ ዘስማ፡ ጌራ፡ አንስት፡ ዘከመ፡ ጸለየት፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕላ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ምስለ፡ ወለታ፡ ዕወርት። ዘከመ፡ ኖሙ፡ እም፡ ወወለት። ዘከመ፡ አንቀሐታ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ከሠተት፡ አዕይንቲሃ፡ በሐሊባ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 54v:
Mary and the three poor daughters of ʿƎberayit.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸለየት፡ ዕቤራዪት፡ ኀበ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ በእንተ፡ ንዴቶን፡ ለሠላስ፡ አዋልዲሃ። እሎን፡ እማንቱ፡ አዋልዲሃ፡ ለዕቤራዪት፡ ቀዳሚት፡ ማርያም፡ ወዳግሚት፡ ማርታ፡ ወሣልሲት፡ የዋሂት። ማርያም፡ ሞተት፡ ወለክልኤቱ፡ ነሥኦን፡ ቴዎግ፡ ፀራቢ። ዘከመ፡ ገነዝዋ፡ ለወለተ፡ ዕቤራይተ፡ ዘከመ፡ ነገረታ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ነሥኦን፡ ዐራቢ፡ ወወሰዶን፡ ውስተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ለአዋልደ፡ ዕቤራዪት፡ ለማርታ፡ ወየዋሂት። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 56v:
Mary rescuing the scribe's soul.
Legends: ፩ጸሐፊ፡ እም፪ጸሐፍያን፡ ዘነሥኡ፡ ነፍሶ፡ መላእክተ፡ ጽልመት። ፪አኃው፡ ጸሐፍያን። ዘከመ፡ መጤቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለዝኩ፡ ጸሐፊ፡ ኀበ፡ መካኑ፡ ዘቀዳሚ፡ ወዘከመ፡ ወጠነ፡ ይጽሕፍ። ዘከመ፡ አወራደታ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለነፍሰ፡ ጸሐፊ፡ እኂዞ፡ በእዴሃ፡ እምእደ፡ አጋንንት። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 58r:
Mary visiting George in prison.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸለለቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ክነፊሃ፡ በእምሳለ፡ ርግብ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በቤተ፡ ሞቅሕ። ዘከመ፡ ተፈወሰ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሐዲስ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 60v:
A church's guard punished and priest Käṭir healed by Mary.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ተበአሶ፡ ዓቃቢ፡ ለቀሲስ፡ ከጢር፡ እንዘ፡ ይደጕፆ፡ ዓይኖ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ፃእ፡ እምደብር። ዘአዘዘቶ፡ መልአክ፡ ወአጽበሶ፡ እግሮ፡ ለዓቃቢ። ዓቃቢ፡ ዘኑነ[sic]፡ ፅቡስ፡ በመቅሠፍተ፡ መልአክ። ዘከመ፡ ተፈወሳ፡ ከጢር፡ ወቆመ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 63r:
A Muslim receiving a garment from Nazib and accusing him falsely before the Qadi.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ሰአሎሙ፡ ተንበለታዊ፡ ለ፪አኃው፡ የአልሉ፡ ሎቱ፡ ልብሰ። ዘከመ፡ ሰዓመ፡ ርእሶ፡ ተንበለታዊ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ሶበ፡ አለለ፡ ሎቱ፡ ልብሰ፡ ነዚብ። ዘከመ፡ ነገሮ፡ ወአስተዋደዮ፡ ተንበለታዊ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ኀበ፡ ቃዲ። ዘከመ፡ ወደዮ፡ ቃዲ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ሞቅሕ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 63v:
St. George releasing Nazib from prison.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አፍርሆ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለቃዲ፡ ወአዘዘ፡ ከመ፡ ይፍትሖ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ወፈትሖ። ዘከመ፡ ጸሐፈ፡ ቃዲ፡ ጦማረ፡ ወወሀቦ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ትእምርተ፡ ወፈነዎ፡ ለነዚብ፡ ኀበ፡ ሀገሩ። ዘከመ፡ ቦአ፡ ነዚብ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወመጠዎሙ፡ ጦማረ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ቃዲ፡ ወአንበብዋ፡ ካህናት። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 65v:
The patriarch ordering the people to leave the church because of a man suffering from elephantitis.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ተመይጡ፡ ተመጣውያነ፡ ቍርባን፡ በትእዛዘ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ያርእዩ፡ እግሮሙ፡ እስመ፡ ተጐድዓት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። ዘከመ፡ ተፈልጠ፡ እምሕዝብ፡ ወጐየ፡ ዘእብን፡ እግሩ። - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 66r:
Mary healing the foot of the ill man.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ሰአለ፡ ኀቤሃ፡ ዘእብን፡ እግሩ። ዘከመ፡ ተፈወሰ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘእብን፡ እግሩ። ዘከመ፡ ቀልአ፡ አልባሲሁ፡ ዘእብን፡ እግሩ፡ ወአርአዮ፡ ለሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘከመ፡ ኮነ፡ ሕያወ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 68r:
Mary healing Mercurius (Märqorewos) from leprosy.
Legends: አባ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘገሠጾ፡ ለመርቆሬዎስ፡ ወከልኦ፡ እምቅዳሴ፡ በእንተ፡ ለምፁ። ዘከመ፡ አርአዮ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ለምፀ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ለሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት። ዘከመ፡ ጸለየ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ኀበ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም። ዘከመ፡ አመረቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ለመርቆሬዎስ፡ ከመ፡ ሐይወ፡ እምለምፁ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 70r:
Mary healing the broken foot of a woman.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጾርዋ፡ ባዓራት፡ አዝማዲሃ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ስብርት፡ ወአብጽሕዋ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወገደፍዋ፡ ታሕተ፡ እግረ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ገደፍዋ፡ አዝማዲሃ፡ ታሕተ፡ እግረ፡ ሥዕለ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ስብርት። ዘከመ፡ አንቅሀታ፡ እምንዋም፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በግሰታ፡ እግራ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ስብርት፡ ወአሕየወታ። ዘከመ፡ ተፈወሰት፡ ወቆመት፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕለ፡ ለእግዝእትነ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 74r:
Angels delivering Sophia (Sofya) of her child and giving it to Felix (Finǝks).
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አውፅአ፡ መልአክ፡ ሕፃነ፡ እምከርሠ፡ ሶፍያ፡ እንዘ፡ ትነውም። ዘከመ፡ ወሀቦ፡ መልአክ፡ ለፊንክስ፡ ሕፃነ፡ ዘወፅአ፡ ከመ፡ ይሕፅኖ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 74v:
Widows accusing Sophia (Sofya) before Patriarch Severus (Sawiros).
Legends: ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ አባ፡ ሳዊሮስ። ዘከመ፡ አስተዋደይዋ፡ መበለታት፡ ለሶፍያ፡ ኀበ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት። ዘከመ፡ ነገረቶ፡ ሶፍያ፡ ለሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ በባሕቲቶሙ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ፅንሰ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ዘኮነ። ዘከመ፡ ተመጠዎ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ለሕፃን፡ እምእደ፡ ፊንክስ። ሶበ: አዕረፈ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘገሠጻ፡ ለሶፍያ፡ ተሰይመ፡ ድኅሬሁ፡ በመንበሩ፡ ወልደ፡ ሶፍያ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 76v:
Mary and Barok.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ገብረ፡ በዓለ፡ ለባሮከ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በውሂብ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ኅብስት፡ ወብዙኅ፡ ሜስ። ዘከመ፡ መጠዎ፡ ወይነ፡ ላእኩ፡ ለባሮክ። እለ፡ መስሑ፡ ሰብእ፡ በቤተ፡ ባሮክ። ቀሱታተ፡ ወይን፡ ዘሰትዩ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ሰብእ፡ በቤተ፡ ባሮክ። ዘከመ፡ ረገዞ፡ ፀሩ፡ ለባሮክ፡ በኵናት። ዝኒ፡ ዘወገሮ፡ በእብን፡ ለባሮክ። ዝኒ፡ ዘዘበጠ፡ በሰይፍ። ዘከመ፡ ገነዝዎ፡ እሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ ለባሮክ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 78v:
Mary and Anastasius (ʾAnǝsṭasyos)
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጸለየ፡ አንስጣስዮስ፡ ቀዊሞ፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ። ዘከመ፡ ተናገረቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ነገረ፡ ፍሥሐ፡ ለአንስጣስዮስ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ ስኩበ፡ በደዌሁ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 82r:
Monks beating ʾAbba Śalusi and forbidding him to eat beans.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ዘበጥዎ፡ ወረገፅዎ፡ መነኮሳት፡ ላአባ፡ ሣሉሲ። ዘከመ፡ ከልእዎ፡ መነኮሳት፡ በሊዓ፡ ተርሙስ፡ ለአባ፡ ሳሉሲ። ዘከመ፡ ጸለየ፡ አባ፡ ሣሉሲ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 86r:
The cannibal of Qǝmǝr (bälaʾe säbʾ).
Legends: ብእሲ፡ ባዕል፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ቅምር፡ ዘበልዓ፡ ፸ወ፰ ነፍሳት። ዘከመ፡ ጐዩ፡ ሰብእ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ቅምር፡ ኃዲጎሙ፡ አብያቲሆሙ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይብልዖሙ፡ ... ዘከመ፡ ሐረዳ፡ በላዔ፡ ሰብእ፡ ለብእሲቱ፡ ወበልዓ፡ ሥጋሃ። ዘከመ፡ አስተዮ፡ ማየ፡ በላዔ፡ ሰብእ፡ ለነዳይ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 86v:
The cannibal’s soul rescued by Mary.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ነሥኡ፡ አጋንንት፡ ነፍሶ፡ ለበላዔ፡ ሰብአ። ዘከመ፡ አዘዘ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ከመ፡ ይደደ፡ ነፍሰ፡ በላዔ፡ ሰብእ፡ ውስተ፡ ሲኦል። ዘከመ፡ ሰአለት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ኀበ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡ ወመሐረ፡ ላቲ፡ ነፍስ፡ ውእቱ፡ በላዔ፡ ሰንእ፡ በምክንያተ፡ ሕፍነ፡ ማይ። ዘከመ፡ ደለወ፡ መልአከ፡ ነፍሳተ፡ ወሕፍነ፡ ማይ። ዘከመ፡ ነሥአታ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ለነፍሰ፡ በላዔ፡ ሰብእ፡ እምእደ፡ አጋንንት፡ ወእታ፡ በእዴሃ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 88r:
Mary rescuing a thief, a widow's son.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ቆመ፡ ዝኩ፡ ወልደ፡ መበለት፡ ሠራቂ፡ ቅድመ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድኅረ፡ ተፈትሐ፡ እምእሰሩ። ዘከመ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ወልደ፡ መበለት፡ ልብሰ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወሖረ፡ ጸዊሮ። ዘከመ፡ አኃዝዎ፡ ለዝኩ፡ ሠራቂ፡ ወልደ፡ መበለት፡ ሰብአ፡ ደብረ፡ ወአሰርዎ፡ እደዊሁ፡ ወእገሪሁ፡ ወፈቀዱ፡ ይምትሩ፡ በምጥባሕት፡ አባላቲሁ፡ ወአኅይገጽ[sic]። እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወፈትሕዎ፡ ወሖረ፡ ድኁነ። ዘከመ፡ አመረት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በአዕባዕታ[sic]፡ ከመ፡ ይፍትሕዎ፡ ለሠራቂ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 90r:
Mary protecting a woman from a flood who was bringing forth her child.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ጐዩ፡ ሰብእ፡ ፈሪሆሙ፡ ምልአተ፡ ማይ። ዘከመ፡ ይቤልዋ፡ እሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ ለይእቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ፅንስት፡ እፎ፡ ኮንኪ፡ ማእከለ፡ ሞገደ፡ ባሕር። ዘከመ፡ ከደነታ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በልብሰ፡ ብርሃን፡ ማእከለ፡ ሞገድ፡ ወረድአታ፡ ከመ፡ መወልዲት፡ እስከ፡ ወለደት፡ ወልደ፡ ማእከለ፡ ሞገድ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 92v:
Mary and a thirsty dog.
Legends: ዘከመ፡ አስተየቶ፡ ማየ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ለጽሙእ፡ ከልብ፡ ኀበ፡ ትትቀዳሕ፡ ማየ፡ ምስለ፡ ደናግል፡ ዘቤተ፡ መቅደስ። ደናግል፡ ዘቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ሐዋርያተ፡ ማይ፡ እላ፡ ሰደደሁ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ከልብ፡ ጽሙእ። ዘከመ፡ ዘበጠቶ፡ ወለት፡ ለጽሙእ፡ ከልብ፡ ወሰደደቶ፡ እማይ። Cp. Budge 1933 - miniature:
check the viewerFols. 93v-94r:
The Last Judgement (with quotations from Mt 25:34-46).
Legends: ዘከመ፡ ይቤሎሙ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ ንዑ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ቡሩካኑ፡ ለአቡየ። ይቤ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ እስመ፡ ርኅብኩ፡ አብላዕክሙኒ፡ ጻማእኩ፡ ወአስተይክሙኒ፡ ... ዘከመ፡ ይቤሎሙ፡ እግዝእነ፡ ለኃጥአን፡ ሑሩ፡ እምኔየ፡ ጉማን። ዝውእቱ፡ ዲያብሎስ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ ኃዝል። ሲኦል፡ ማኅደረ፡ አጋንንት።
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MS Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
| Outer dimensions | |
| Height | 320 |
| Width | 296 |
| Depth | 70 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
| Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | No image availableFols 1r–8v | I(8/fols. 1r-8v) | |
| 2 | 8 | No image availableFols 9r–16v | II(8/fol. 9r-16v) | |
| 3 | 8 | No image availableFols 17r–24v | III(8/fols. 17r-24v) | |
| 4 | 8 | No image availableFols 25r–32v | IV(8/fols. 25r-32v) | |
| 5 | 8 | No image availableFols 33r–40v | V(8/fols. 33r-40v) | |
| 6 | 8 | No image availableFols 41r–48v | VI(8/fols. 41r-48v) | |
| 7 | 8 | No image availableFols 49r–56v | VII(8/fols. 49r-56v) | |
| 8 | 8 | No image availableFols 57r–64v | VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v) | |
| 9 | 8 | No image availableFols 65r–72v | IX(8/fols. 65r-72v) | |
| 10 | 8 | No image availableFols 73r–80v | X(8/fols. 73r-80v) | |
| 11 | 8 | No image availableFols 81r–88v | XI(8/fols. 81r-88v) | |
| 12 | 8 | No image availableFols 89r–96v | XII(8/fols. 89r-96v) | |
| 13 | 8 | No image availableFols 97r–104v | XIII(8/fols. 97r-104v) | |
| 14 | 8 | No image availableFols 105r–112v | XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v) | |
| 15 | 8 | No image availableFols 113r–120v | XV(8/fols. 113r-120v) | |
| 16 | 3 | No image availableFols 121r–123v | XVI(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 121r-123v). |
Collation diagrams
I(8/fols. 1r-8v)
Quire ID:q1
II(8/fol. 9r-16v)
Quire ID:q2
III(8/fols. 17r-24v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 25r-32v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8/fols. 33r-40v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 41r-48v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 65r-72v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 73r-80v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(8/fols. 81r-88v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 89r-96v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(8/fols. 97r-104v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(8/fols. 113r-120v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 121r-123v).
Quire ID:q16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/No image availableFols 1r–8v) – II(8/No image availableFols 9r–16v) – III(8/No image availableFols 17r–24v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 25r–32v) – V(8/No image availableFols 33r–40v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 41r–48v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 49r–56v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 57r–64v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 65r–72v) – X(8/No image availableFols 73r–80v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 81r–88v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 89r–96v) – XIII(8/No image availableFols 97r–104v) – XIV(8/No image availableFols 105r–112v) – XV(8/No image availableFols 113r–120v) – XVI(2+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/No image availableFols 121r–123v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–8v I(8/fols. 1r-8v) ; No image availableFols 9r–16v II(8/fol. 9r-16v) ; No image availableFols 17r–24v III(8/fols. 17r-24v) ; No image availableFols 25r–32v IV(8/fols. 25r-32v) ; No image availableFols 33r–40v V(8/fols. 33r-40v) ; No image availableFols 41r–48v VI(8/fols. 41r-48v) ; No image availableFols 49r–56v VII(8/fols. 49r-56v) ; No image availableFols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v) ; No image availableFols 65r–72v IX(8/fols. 65r-72v) ; No image availableFols 73r–80v X(8/fols. 73r-80v) ; No image availableFols 81r–88v XI(8/fols. 81r-88v) ; No image availableFols 89r–96v XII(8/fols. 89r-96v) ; No image availableFols 97r–104v XIII(8/fols. 97r-104v) ; No image availableFols 105r–112v XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v) ; No image availableFols 113r–120v XV(8/fols. 113r-120v) ; No image availableFols 121r–123v XVI(3; s.l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 121r-123v).;
Formula 1: 1 (8), 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 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 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 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. has probably been resewn.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather, textile inlays. Overback made of strong vermillion tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
metal
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
| H | 195mm |
| W | 215mm |
| Intercolumn | 23mm |
| Margins | |
| top | 52 |
| bottom | 85 |
| right | 52 |
| left | 20 |
| intercolumn | 23 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-001 main part
has a sum of layout height of 332mm which is greater than the object height of 320mmLayout 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
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: mediocre. The script is characterized by right-sloping, angular letters with short hairlines.
Ink: Black, red (hand a and c: strong red, hand b: vivid red).
Rubrication: Divine names; names of the donors of Texts I-1a, incipit of sections; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Hand a: late 19th century (?). Hand b: 19th century (?). Hand c: mid 17th century.
check the viewerFols 3ra–15va, check the viewerFols 105va–121va Hand a: late 19th century (?). Hand b: 19th century (?). Hand c: mid 17th century.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand b (1-3 and 1-4) careful. The script is characterized by small, rounded and upright letters.
Ink: Black, red (vivid red).
Rubrication: Divine names; groups of lines in the incipit page of Text I-2; the words salām "salutation" and tafaśśǝḥi “rejoice” in Text I-2; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 19th century (?).
check the viewer16ra-vb 19th century (?).Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
Hand c: neat and well trained. The handwriting appears very regular throughout the Ms. with finely shaped, tall, slender and upright letters.
Ink: Black, red (strong red).
Rubrication: Divine names; names of the donors of Text I-1b; groups of lines in some sections in Text I-1b; incipit of sections of I-1b; initial line of each paragraph in the 34th miracle of Text I-1b (fols.103ra-105ra); elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: mid-17th century.
check the viewer17ra-105va mid-17th century.Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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