Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-009
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Dǝrsān maḥyäwi “The Life-Giving Homily” / Maṣḥafa ḫǝmamatihu wa-zenā sǝqlatu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos “Book of the Passion and Story of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗
According to Additio 2, the monastery received the Ms. in 1944 year of mercy (= 1951/52 A.D.).Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
- The division of Text II, mainly into daily readings, differs from the more common division into monthly readings, as attested in Mss.GMS-011and EMML 1779.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer116va : <...>፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘወሀበቶ፡ ለአቡነ፡ አረጋዊ፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ስመ፡ አቡሃ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ስመ፡ እኁኀ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ስመ፡ እማ፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡ ስመ፡ እኅታ፡ ወለተ፡ መድኅን፡ ወለተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወለተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከመ፡ ይኵኖሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ አዝማዲሃ፡ መርሃ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ለዝ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሠረቆ… The note is written in the main hand but with a thinner pen nib. It states that Walatta Śǝllāse donated the Ms. to the monastery of ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi. Subsequently, her family members are mentioned: her father Gabra Krǝstos, her brother Gabra Śǝllāse, her mother Walatta Māryām and her sisters Walatta Madḫǝn, Walatta Mikāʾel and Walatta Krǝstos. -
: Acquisition note.
check the viewer116vb : ፵፬፲፱፻፵፬[sic]፡ ዓመተ፡ ምህረት፡ ዘመነ፡ ዮሐንስ። እቃቤት፡ አባ፡ ገብረሥላሴ፡ ገብረ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ቄሰገዝ[sic]፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማ{ኖ}ት፡ ገብዝ[sic]፡ ገብዝ[sic]፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም። ወለተ፡ ስላሴ፡ ወለተ፡ ክርቶስ[sic]፡ የገባ፡ መጽሃፍ፡ ድርሳን፡ ማህያዊ<…> The note is written in Amharic, in a mediocre hand. It states that the Ms. was obtained in 1944 year of mercy (= 1951/2 A.D.) in the year of John when ʾabbā Gabra Śǝllāse Gabra Ṣādǝq was in charge of the storehouse and Gabra Māryām was qesa gabaz of the church. Subsequently, the donor Walatta Śǝllāse and her sister Walatta Krǝstos are mentioned.
Extras
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- The title of the work, ድርሳነ ማህያዊ, and the internal number of the monastic library (802) are written on . - A space for a name of the supplicant(s) is left unfilled: . - Erasures marked with two parallel lines: , 47ra. - Pen trials: , 91r. -
(Type: findingAid)
- Daily readings of Text I are indicated by the names of the praying hours and the days of the week written in the upper margin, in the main hand: zä-nǝwam zä-sänuy: check the viewerfol. 3ra za- mänfäqä lelit zä-śälus: check the viewerfol. 14ra zä-nägh zä-räbuʿ: check the viewerfol. 23rb zä-3 säʿat zä-ḥamus: check the viewerfol. 31rb zä-6 säʿat zä-ʾarb: check the viewerfol. 42va zä-9 säʿat zä-qädam: check the viewerfol. 53vb zä-śärk zä-ʾǝḥud: check the viewerfol. 62rb . - Daily readings of Text II are indicated by the names of the days of the week written in the upper margin, in the main hand: zä-śälus: check the viewerfol. 82vb zä-räbuʿ: check the viewerfol. 87rb zä-ḥamus: check the viewerfol. 91vb zä-ʿarb: check the viewerfol. 96va zä-qädam: check the viewerfol. 102va zä-ʾǝḥud: check the viewerfol. 108rb .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer113r : Simple coloured (red, black) ornamental band; a cross.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 290 |
Width | 205 |
Depth | 76 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
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A(2/fol. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
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II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
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፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
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VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
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VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 8 |
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IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 6 |
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X(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 6; 2, stub after 6/fols. 75r-80v) | |
12 | 6 |
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XI(6/fols. 81r-88v) | |
13 | 6 |
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XII(6/fols. 89r-94v) | |
14 | 6 |
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XIII(6/fols. 95r-100v) | |
15 | 8 |
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XIV(8/fols. 101r-108v) | |
16 | 8 |
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XV(8/fols. 109r-116v) | |
17 | 2 |
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B(2/fols. 117r-118v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fol. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
X(6; s.l.: 1, stub after 6; 2, stub after 6/fols. 75r-80v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(6/fols. 81r-88v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(6/fols. 89r-94v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(6/fols. 95r-100v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 101r-108v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(8/fols. 109r-116v)
Quire ID:q16
B(2/fols. 117r-118v).
Quire ID:q17
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (6), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. is affected by water (and fire?). The leather cover is partly torn off; the secondary textile cover is destroyed on the front board. Leaves of quires A and B are cockled. The tailband is partly detached. Holes are carefully amended in fols.: 2, 6, 17, 42, 49, 53, 59, 65, 87.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown leather, only partly visible because of a recent textile secondary cover. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible at the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 19
H | 193mm |
W | 162mm |
Intercolumn | 14mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 25 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 14 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-009 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 202mm, object width is: 205mm, computed height is: 276mm and object height is: 290mm.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 Mikāʾel (ʾAbrǝha ʾAdd ʾAbeto) scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Fine
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; a few groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit pages of Texts I-III; two or three lines of the incipits of daily readings and their sections in Texts I-III; text dividers; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: First half of the 20th cent.
Gabra Mikāʾel (ʾAbrǝha ʾAdd ʾAbeto) scribe Gabra Mikāʾel, nicknamed ʾAbrǝha ʾAdd ʾAbeto (?), is mentioned as the scribe in the concluding supplication formula of Text I (check the viewer68rb ).First half of the 20th cent.Abbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The quality of the handwriting varies slightly throughout the Ms. (from check the viewer56r it becomes more right-sloping).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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