Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-038
Irene Roticiani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Dāwit “Psalter”/ Ṣalotat za-maʿalt wa-za-lelit “Prayers for the Day and for the Night Hours” / Rāʾǝya Yoḥannǝs “Revelation of John”
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗
Second half of the 14th cent. (?)Provenance
Gabra Ṣādǝq is mentioned in Additio 1 as owner.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 6r–171vb ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 6r–124v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 126r–138v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 139r–146r ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 154ra–154vb, check the viewer157ra–165vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 168ra–171vb ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 146v–153v, check the viewer167r–167v ), Ṣalotāt za-maʿālt wa-za-lelit “Prayers for the Day and for the Night Hours”
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 155r–155v ), Excerpt from Rāʾǝya Yoḥannǝs
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
Extras
-
(Type: findingAid)
- Red threads inserted in the right upper corner of fols 8, 16 (left bottom corner), 40, 83, 96, 139.
Catalogue Bibliography
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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 | 312 |
Width | 204 |
Depth | 114 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 |
|
I(6/fols. 1r-6v) | |
2 | 6 |
|
II(6/fols. 7r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
III(10/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 23r-30v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
V(8/fols. 31r-38v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
VI(8/fols. 39r-46v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VII(8/fols. 47r-54v) | |
8 | 7 |
|
VIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 55r-61v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
IX(8/fols. 62r-69v) | |
10 | 10 |
|
X(10/fols. 70r-79v) | |
11 | 7 |
|
XI(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5 /fols. 80r-86v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
XII(8/fols. 87r-94v) | |
13 | 7 |
|
XIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 95r-101v) | |
14 | 8 |
|
XIV(8/fols. 102r-109v) | |
15 | 7 |
|
XV(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 110r-116v) | |
16 | 8 |
|
XVI(8/117r-124v) | |
17 | 8 |
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XVII(8/fols. 125r-132v) | |
18 | 8 |
|
XVIII(8/fols. 133r-140v) | |
19 | 7 |
|
XIX(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 141r-147v) | |
20 | 9 |
|
XX(9; s.l.: 3, stub after 7/fols. 148r-156v) | |
21 | 10 |
|
XXI(10/fols. 157r-166v) | |
22 | 6 |
|
XXII(6/fols. 167r-172v). The quire structure cannot be exactly determined. f. 155, crudely sewn onto quire XX, comes from a different Ms. f. 156 is of a different size (possibly coming from a different Ms.). |
Collation diagrams
I(6/fols. 1r-6v)
Quire ID:q1
II(6/fols. 7r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
III(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 23r-30v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8/fols. 31r-38v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 39r-46v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(8/fols. 47r-54v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 55r-61v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 62r-69v)
Quire ID:q9
X(10/fols. 70r-79v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5 /fols. 80r-86v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(8/fols. 87r-94v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 95r-101v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(8/fols. 102r-109v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 110r-116v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(8/117r-124v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(8/fols. 125r-132v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(8/fols. 133r-140v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(7; s.l.: 3, stub after 5/fols. 141r-147v)
Quire ID:q19
XX(9; s.l.: 3, stub after 7/fols. 148r-156v)
Quire ID:q20
XXI(10/fols. 157r-166v)
Quire ID:q21
XXII(6/fols. 167r-172v). The quire structure cannot be exactly determined. f. 155, crudely sewn onto quire XX, comes from a different Ms. f. 156 is of a different size (possibly coming from a different Ms.).
Quire ID:q22
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (7), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (7), 12 (8), 13 (7), 14 (8), 15 (7), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (7), 20 (9), 21 (10), 22 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (7), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (7), 12 (8), 13 (7), 14 (8), 15 (7), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (7), 20 (9), 21 (10), 22 (6),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. has been resewn with recent synthetic threads. A new back board has been installed. Many fols. are affected by water and humidity, that is why some parts of text are hardly readable: e.g. check the viewer37r , 147v, 148r, 157r, 167r, 171v. Some fols. are probably missing, some are misplaced (check the viewer148 , 150 (?), 154, 166). check the viewer168 is cut and part of the text (left bottom corner) is lost. Holes carefully amended on check the viewer52 , 83, 115, 130. Holes crudely amended by recent threads on check the viewer70 , 77, 155.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown leather (half cover). Two pairs of sewing station.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover. All quires are reinforced by parchment guards of different sizes (on both the spine fold and centre fold). The last fol., verso side, shows some discolouration and was possibly used as a pastedown.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 6r–171vb ),
Psalter
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 6r–124v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 126r–138v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 139r–146r ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 154ra–154vb, check the viewer157ra–165vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 168ra–171vb ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
- ms_i2 (check the viewerFols 146v–153v, check the viewer167r–167v ), Ṣalotāt za-maʿālt wa-za-lelit “Prayers for the Day and for the Night Hours”
Contents
check the viewerFols 6r–171vb Psalter (CAe 2701)
Language of text:
check the viewerFols 6r–124v Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) - Traditional titles of the Pss. are missing. - Traditional interpretation of the Hebrew letters in Psalm 118 is missing. - Psalms 129 and 130 are not numbered. - Stichometry (number of lines for each Ps./number of lines for a group of ten Pss.) is indicated by the word ቃሉ/ቃሉ: ለ፲፡ መዝሙር followed by a number, written in red or black (e.g., check the viewer26r , check the viewer28r , respectively).
check the viewerFols 146v–153v, check the viewer167r–167v Ṣalotāt za-maʿālt wa-za-lelit “Prayers for the Day and for the Night Hours” (CAe 3577) - Text is similar to that contained in Ms. Vat. Aeth. 21 (15th cent.), check the viewer6v-16v , 33v-40 (GréTisVat I,85-110, esp. 86-96). For more information s. also EAE V, 501-03.
Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
-
check the viewerf. 1r (Type: GuestText)
Incipit of the Prayer of Mary on Golgotā (CAe 2246)
( gez ) check the viewer1r : በስመ”…ዛቲ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘጸለየት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ንጽሕት፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ እሙ፡ ለብርሃን፡ ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብረ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ለአለመ፡ አለም፡ አሜን፡ ጸሎተ፡ ዘጸለየት፡ አመ፡ ፳፩ ለወርኃ፡ ሰኔ፡
The prayer is written in a crude hand, in brown ink. It mentions the owner Gabra Ṣādǝq. -
check the viewerf. 138v (Type: GuestText)
An extract from a work of monastic literature.
( gez ) በእንተ፡ ገዳም፡ ወመጽአ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ አሐዱ፡ እኀነ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ንግረኒ፡ በ[ዘ፡] አሐዩ፡ ቃለ፡ ከመ፡ እዘክሮ፡ ሶበ፡ ይመጽአኒ፡ ሕሊና፡ እኩይ፡ ውስተ፡ ልብየ፡ ገዳምኑ፡ ይኄይሰኒ፡ ነቢረ፡ ወሚመ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ እግዚአብኤር፡…
The text is written in a much later hand than the main texts. -
check the viewerFol. 00 (Type: Record)
Separate leaf of paper placed between the last folio and the back board: Record concerning the property of the monastery of Dabra Dāmmo (?).
The record is written in Tǝgrǝñña.
Extras of codicological unit 1
- - A fragment of a chant (Dǝggʷā?) manuscript is glued to the inner side of the back board
- - The midpoint of the “Psalms of David” (in P) is marked (together with a few more verses preceding and following it) with an arrow on l.19-20-66v l.1-23.
- - The scribe used compressed script on .
- - Part of the line is taken up (on many fols. throughout the Ms.): e.g., , 7r, 7v, 9r, 10v, 13v, 22v, 23v, 24v, 25v, 29v, 31r, 34r, 35v, 41v, 48v, 50v, 57v, 63r, 65r, 69v, 73r, 75r, 76v, 78v, 79r, 80v, 81r, 84v, 87r, 96v, 97v, 99r, 100r, 101r, 102v, 104r, 105v, 109v, 111r, 112r, 113v, 115r, 126r, 128v, 130r, 135r, 142r, 143r.
- - Part of the line is taken down (on many fols. throughout the Ms.): e.g., , 25r, 30v, 31v, 32r, 33r, 37v, 55v, 56r, 57v, 59r, 65v, 73r, 78v, 97r, 100r, 109v, 110v, 117v, 133r, 137r, 143v.
- - Omitted letters, words, lines or passages written interlineally or in the margins, in the main hand and in a secondary hand: , 9v, 16v, 41v, 44r, 53v, 54r, 57r, 62r, 63r, 75v, 79v, 81r, 83v, 90v, 92v, 94v, 97r, 100v, 101v, 102v, 113v, 115v, 119v, 122v, 125r, 128v, 130r, 132r, 135v, 136r, 155vb, 170va, 171r.
- - Corrections written over erasures, in the main hand and in secondary hands: , 14v, 24v, 32v, 35r, 39r, 40v, 43v, 48r, 49r, 59r, 69r, 69v, 73v, 74r, 76r, 77r, 78v, 79v, 82r, 85r, 92v, 93v, 95v, 97r, 97v, 127v, 128r, 130r, 131r, 132r, 133r, 137r, 149b, 150ra, 151r, 153ra, 154ra, 162va, 163vab, 164vb, 168va, 171vb.
- - Erasures marked with thin lines: , 62r, 69r, 70r, 73v, 74r, 75v, 76v, 78v, 82r, 84v, 85r, 98r, 98v, 125r, 129r, 130r, 132r, 137r, 144v, 154ra, 162va.
- - Erasures: 11r, 24v, 25r, 98v, 125r, 157v, 158ra, 159va, 164vab, 168vb, 169r, 169v.
- - Minor notes, writing exercises, doodles, scribbles: , 6v, 8v, 16r, 17r, 22r, 25r, 37v, 52v, 71r, 73v, 79r, 80r, 81r, 91r, 153r, 156r, 157r, 157v, 158r, 159v, 160r, 161r (interlineally), 165r, 166r, 169r, 170r, 172r.
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 , 7 s, 4 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer6r (Incipit of Text I-1): elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow, green) ornamental frame; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer126r (Incipit of Text I-2): elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow) ornamental frame; interlaces, floral motifs.
- frame: check the viewer139r (Incipit of Text I-3): elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow) ornamental frame; interlaces.
- frame: check the viewer146v-147r (Incipit of Text II): elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow, green) ornamental frames; interlaces, geometric motifs.
- frame: check the viewer168r (Incipit of Text I-5): elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow) ornamental frame; interlaces.
- frame: - Simple coloured (black, red, yellow, green) ornamental bands; interlaces, geometric and floral motifs. They separate Canticles and Songs from each other (in Text I-1 the exceptions are Pcheck the viewer17 , 47, 49, 51-59, 61-66, 120, 122-127, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 142-145, 148).
- frame: - Elaborate coloured (black, red, yellow, green) ornamental bands; interlaces, geometric and floral motifs. They separate groups of ten Psalms.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2r:
St. Ewosṭātewos and St. Takla Hāymānot.
Legend: ሥዕለ፡ አባ፡ ኤዮስጣቴዎስ፡ ወአባ፡ ተክለ፡ ሐይማኖት። “Image of ʾabbā Ewosṭātewos and ʾabbā Takla Ḥaymānot”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 3r:
John the Baptist.
Legend: ሥዕለ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ። “Image of John the Baptist”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 4r:
St. George.
Legend: ሥዕለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘከመ፡ ወግአ፡ ለቀዐን። “Image of St. George how he slew the dragon”. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 5r:
St. Tewodros.
Legend: ሥዕለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ቲዮድሮስ። “Image of St. Tewodros”.
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerff. 8v-32r:
Interlaced crosses.
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Outer dimensions of codicological unit 1 | |
Height | 312 |
Width | 204 |
Depth | 114 |
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 22
H | 235mm |
W | 200mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 40 |
bottom | 65 |
right | 45 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-0381
has a sum of layout height of 340mm which is greater than the object height of 312mm has a sum of layout width of 265mm which is greater than the object height of 204mmLayout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 220mm |
W | 180mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 55 |
right | 40 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-0381
has a sum of layout width of 235mm which is greater than the object height of 204mmLayout note 1
Ruling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- Ruling are visible.
- (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 of codicological unit 1
- Ruling and pricking are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Primary pricks are not visible.
- Ruling pricks are not visible.
Other of codicological unit 1
-
Occurs at the beginning of Pss. 45-49, 52-55; also, on check the viewerfols. 65v, 89r, 166rb)
.
punctuation:
- Sign ዝየ (written as a ligatur) occurs frequently to the left of a line of the Pss.
coronis
Yes
coronis:
Occurs at the beginning of Pss. 45-49, 52-55; also, on check the viewerfols. 65v, 89r, 166rb)
.
Palaeography of codicological unit 1
Hand 1
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
Fine and carefulThe handwriting presents the features of period late 14th – mid-15th cent. (Period II, s. UhlPal). Numeral ፮ “six” is of two kinds, looking like a compressed numeral ፯ “seven” (check the viewer7v l.17 , check the viewer15r l.16 , check the viewer24v l.2 ) and being closer to the modern form.
Ink: Black, red (vivid scarlet)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra (name of St Mary in Texts I-4, I-5 and II); title of Texts I-2, I-3; numbers and titles of the Pss., Canticles and Songs; incipit of the daily readings of Text I-4; incipit of sections of Text II; refrains of Texts I-4, I-5 and II (written out fully or abbreviated); names of Hebrew letters in Ps. 118; stichometry; word እገሌ፡ in Text II; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numeral or their elements. A few lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Texts I-1, I-2 and II; a few lines (alternating with black lines) of the incipit of each Canticle and Song; a few lines (alternating with black lines) of the daily readings of Text I-4, of the incipit of Text I-5 and of the incipit of the text on fol. 149v.
Date: 14th-15th century
14th-15th centuryAbbreviations
Hand 2
of codicological unit 1Script: Ethiopic
a later hand of Additio 2
Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 155r–155v ), Excerpt from Rāʾǝya Yoḥannǝs
Contents
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1
H | 237mm |
W | 190mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 20 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 40 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-0382
has a sum of layout width of 240mm which is greater than the object height of 204mmRuling of codicological unit 2
- Ruling are partly visible.
- (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 of codicological unit 2
- Primary pricks are not visible.
- Ruling pricks are not visible.
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