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Gāntā ʾAfašum, ʾAḥzarā Māryām, DMA-012

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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General description

Vita and Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʾAḥzarā Māryām↗

Second half of the 20th cent.

Provenance

The owner Walatta Mikāʾel is mentioned in supplication formulas throughout the Ms. (e.g., check the viewer3rb- va, 16vb, 45rb, 45ra, 47va, 48va, 53ra, 54va, 55vb, 58va). Also other names, most probably her family members, are mentioned in supplication formulas: Walatta Tǝnsāʾe (check the viewer37rb , 51rb, 53ra, 58va), Gabra Madḫǝn (check the viewer41va ), Walatta Muse (check the viewer41va , 50rb, 60rb), Ḫāyla Śǝllāse (check the viewer50ra , 60rb), Tasfā Śǝllāse (check the viewer50rb , 57vb, 60rb), Nǝgǝśtä Māryām (check the viewer51rb , 55rb), Bǝḍā Giyorgis (check the viewer54va ).

Summary

I) Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 3ra-45rb) II) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 16 miracles (fols. 45ra-60va) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–45rb ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 45rb–60va ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 16 miracles

Contents

Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 60va (Type: GuestText)

    Unidentified prayer to Mary of Zion.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    The note is written by a very poor hand.

Extras

  1. - The word za-Mikāʾel “of Michael” is written in the outer margin of check the viewer18r .

  2. - A directive for the ministers is written in the upper margin of check the viewer39ra , by the main hand: ወኮነ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ አመ፡ ፭ለመጋቢት፡ ዘይትነብብ፡ በዝ፡ ወርኅ “And he passed away on 5th Maggābit, it is read in that month”

  3. Pen trials: check the viewer1r , 60v. - Writing exercises, doodles: e.g., fols. 1r, 18r, 60v.

  4. (Type: findingAid)

    - Monthly readings of Text I are indicated by the names of the months crudely written in pencil by secondary hands, in the upper margin of some fols.: Maggābit: check the viewerfol. 3ra za-Miyāzyā: fols. 6vb, 7vb za-Gǝnbot: check the viewerfol. 9vb Ḥamle: check the viewerfol. 13rb Naḥāse: check the viewerfol. 17ra . za-Maskaram: check the viewerfol. 30vb za-Ḫǝdār: check the viewerfol. 34va za-Ṭǝqǝmt: check the viewerfol. 34vb Ṭǝrr: check the viewerfol. 41vb

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 60.0 (leaf) , Entered as 60.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1v, 2rv, in 9.0 (quire) .Entered as 9.0 quires (A+8). 240 175 50
Outer dimensions
Height 240
Width 175
Depth 50

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 8 Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
7 8 Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
8 8 Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
9 2 Fols 59r–60v VIII(2/fols. 59r-60v).

Collation diagrams


A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(2/fols. 59r-60v).
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 59 60 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(8/Fols 11r–18v) – IV(8/Fols 19r–26v) – V(8/Fols 27r–34v) – VI(8/Fols 35r–42v) – VII(8/Fols 43r–50v) – VIII(8/Fols 51r–58v) – IX(2/Fols 59r–60v) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; Fols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; Fols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; Fols 35r–42v V(8/fols. 35r-42v) ; Fols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) ; Fols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) ; Fols 59r–60v VIII(2/fols. 59r-60v).;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (2),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (2),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

Both wooden boards are broken and repaired by means of threads and wires. The Ms. is badly affected by water; on some fols. the ink has been washed out with the loss of text. Holes carefully amended on fols. 9, 16.

Binding

Two wooden boards (both broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Two rows of small holes are visible on the spinefolds of the quires.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 27

H 172mm
W 163mm
Intercolumn 15mm
Margins
top 18
bottom 40
right 23
left 10
intercolumn 15
All data for check the viewer4r .

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, ʾAḥzarā Māryām, DMA-012 main part

has a sum of layout width of 196mm which is greater than the object height of 175mm

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, located very close to the margin.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Scribe: Tawalda Madḫǝn scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Mediocre. The 6th order vowel marker of ጵ is attached to the upper vertical stroke at the right side (check the viewer13rb ).

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; second components of the names of the donor, her family members and the scribe; groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Texts I and II; incipits of sections/miracles; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Second half of the 20th century

    Tawalda Madḫǝn scribe , the scribe, is mentioned in the supplication formulas on check the viewer3va , 41vb, 45ra, 51rb and in the concluding supplication formula on check the viewer60rb .Second half of the 20th century

    Abbreviations

  • ለዓ፡ ዓ, ለ፡ ዓ፡(- - -) for ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ (e.g., check the viewer39rb , 45rb, 47va, 48va, 50rb, 51rb, 55vb, 58ra)
  • አ፡(- - -) for አሜን፡ (e.g., check the viewer55rb , 58ra)

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Very poor hand of additio 1

    Date: Second half of the 20th century

    Second half of the 20th century

    • Keywords

    Hagiography

      Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      availability

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      date
      2016-06-07T17:38:42.758+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
      date
      type=lastModified
      25.3.2020
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESdma012
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESdma012
      idno
      type=filename
      ESdma012.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESdma012

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    Revision history

    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema split msitems provided IDs (no IDs for persons created) on 25.3.2020
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Stéphane Ancel Stéphane Ancel: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 20.8.2014
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 8.7.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 24.11.2010
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