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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-006

Sophia Dege-Müller (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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General description

Sǝnkǝssar “Synaxarion” (the second half of the year)

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām↗

1850-1930

Summary

I) Sǝnkǝssar ”Synaxarion” for the second half of the year (fols. 2ra-115rc) I-1) Maggābit (fols. 2ra-21vc) I-2) Miyāzyā (fols. 22ra-36rc) I-3) Gǝnbot (fols. 37ra-56vc) I-4) Sane (fols. 57ra-72avc) I-5) Ḥamle (fols. 73ra-195vc) I-6) Naḥāse (fols. 96ra-112rc) I-7) Ṗagʷǝmen (fols. 112rc-115rc) The commemorative notices are followed by ʿarke-hymns Additiones 1-2.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

- A prayer to be recited after a Synaxarion reading in check the viewer116ra : ዘአቅረብኩ᎓ ማኅሌተ᎓ አዘኪርየ᎓ አዕላፈ᎓ እምእለ᎓ ተጸምዱከ᎓ ዘልፈ… This prayer is often recited after Synaxarion readings; it is usually included at the end of a Ms., cp. Mss.DD-037,FBM-007,MR-041,FBM-007,UM-005,SM-007,MSM-005,MSM-008.

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. check the viewerf. 116ra

    : Za-ʾaqrabku māḥleta… “The song I am offering…” (concluding prayer).

    Possibly written in the main hand (?), in red and black.

  2. check the viewerf. 116ra

    : Donation note and prayer for the scribe.

    check the viewer116ra : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘተሣየጦ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ ሳዔት፡ ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ዕቁባ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወእሙ፡ ወለተ፡ መድኅን፡ ወእኁሁ፡ [vac.] ወእህቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ጻድቃን፡[vac.] ኦአበውየ፡ ወአኃውየ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ዛቲ፡ መቅደስ፡ ኢትርስኡኒ፡ በጸሎትክሙ፡ ፩አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ይቤ፡ ኃጥዕ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ገበረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወአፈሐቆ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዝ፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን። check the viewer116ra : This is the book of Gabra ʾƎgziabǝḥer, who bought it with his own money and who donated it to (the church) Māryām Saʿet so that it might be for him a guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. The name of his father is ʿƎquba Giyorgis and his mother is Walatta Madḫǝn, and his brother is [vac.] and his sister is Walatta Ṣādǝqān [vac.] O, my fathers and brothers, children of this sanctuary, do not forget me in your prayers, (recite for me) one Pater Noster, says the sinner and the trespasser Gabra ʾƎgziabǝḥer. The one who stole (this book) or erased (its text) shall be excommunicated by the power of Peter and Paul. So be it, so be it. The note mentions the donor, Gabra ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer, and members of his family.

Extras

  1. check the viewer1r check the viewer116ra

    - Erased note(s): . - A crude ornamental band on .

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has ancient restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 116.0 (leaf) , Entered as 116.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 36v, 116v, in 19.0 (quire) .Entered as 19.0 quires (A+18). 330 296 67
Outer dimensions
Height 330
Width 296
Depth 67

Foliation

Foliation mistake: two folios were not foliated and were given the numbers 71a and 72a respectively.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 Fol. 1r A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/1rv)
2 8 Fols 2r–9v I(8/fols. 2r-9v)
3 8 Fols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
4 4 Fols 18r–21v III(4/fols. 18r-21v)
5 8 Fols 22r–29v IV(8/fols. 22r-29v)
6 7 Fols 30r–36v V(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 30r-36v)
7 6 Fols 37r–42v VI(6/fols. 37r-42v)
8 8 Fols 43r–50v VII(8/fols. 43r-50v)
9 6 Fols 51r–56v VIII(6/fols. 51r-56v)
10 8 Fols 57r–64v IX(8/fols. 57r-64v)
11 4 Fols 65r–68v X(4/fols. 65r-68v)
12 6 Fols 69r–72a XI(6/fols. 69r-72av)
13 8 Fols 73r–80v XII(8/fols. 73r-80v)
14 8 Fols 81r–88v XIII(8/fols. 81r-88v)
15 4 Fols 89r–92v XIV(4/fols. 89r-92v)
16 3 Fols 93r–95v XV(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 93r-95v)
17 8 Fols 96r–103v XVI(8/fols. 96r-103v)
18 8 Fols 104r–111v XVII(8/fols. 104r-111v)
19 5 Fols 112r–116v XVIII(5; s.l.: 5, stub before 1/fols. 112r-116v).

Collation diagrams


A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/1rv)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 Unit #1

I(8/fols. 2r-9v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 2 9 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 10r-17v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 10 17 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(4/fols. 18r-21v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 18 21 Unit #1 Unit #2

IV(8/fols. 22r-29v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 22 29 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 30r-36v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 36 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VI(6/fols. 37r-42v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 37 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

VII(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(6/fols. 51r-56v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 51 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

IX(8/fols. 57r-64v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

X(4/fols. 65r-68v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 65 68 Unit #1 Unit #2

XI(6/fols. 69r-72av)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 69 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

XII(8/fols. 73r-80v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 75 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIII(8/fols. 81r-88v)
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 83 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XIV(4/fols. 89r-92v)
Quire ID:q15
Collation diagram Quire 15 91 94 Unit #1 Unit #2

XV(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 93r-95v)
Quire ID:q16
Collation diagram Quire 16 95 Unit #1 Unit #2

XVI(8/fols. 96r-103v)
Quire ID:q17
Collation diagram Quire 17 98 105 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XVII(8/fols. 104r-111v)
Quire ID:q18
Collation diagram Quire 18 106 113 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XVIII(5; s.l.: 5, stub before 1/fols. 112r-116v).
Quire ID:q19
Collation diagram Quire 19 118 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/Fol. 1r) – II(8/Fols 2r–9v) – III(8/Fols 10r–17v) – IV(4/Fols 18r–21v) – V(8/Fols 22r–29v) – VI(6+1/s.l. 7, stub before 1/Fols 30r–36v) – VII(6/Fols 37r–42v) – VIII(8/Fols 43r–50v) – IX(6/Fols 51r–56v) – X(8/Fols 57r–64v) – XI(4/Fols 65r–68v) – XII(6/Fols 69r–72a) – XIII(8/Fols 73r–80v) – XIV(8/Fols 81r–88v) – XV(4/Fols 89r–92v) – XVI(2+1/s.l. 1, stub after 3/Fols 93r–95v) – XVII(8/Fols 96r–103v) – XVIII(8/Fols 104r–111v) – XIX(4+1/s.l. 5, stub before /Fols 112r–116v) –

Formula: Fol. 1r A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/1rv) ; Fols 2r–9v I(8/fols. 2r-9v) ; Fols 10r–17v II(8/fols. 10r-17v) ; Fols 18r–21v III(4/fols. 18r-21v) ; Fols 22r–29v IV(8/fols. 22r-29v) ; Fols 30r–36v V(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 30r-36v) ; Fols 37r–42v VI(6/fols. 37r-42v) ; Fols 43r–50v VII(8/fols. 43r-50v) ; Fols 51r–56v VIII(6/fols. 51r-56v) ; Fols 57r–64v IX(8/fols. 57r-64v) ; Fols 65r–68v X(4/fols. 65r-68v) ; Fols 69r–72a XI(6/fols. 69r-72av) ; Fols 73r–80v XII(8/fols. 73r-80v) ; Fols 81r–88v XIII(8/fols. 81r-88v) ; Fols 89r–92v XIV(4/fols. 89r-92v) ; Fols 93r–95v XV(3; s.l.: 1, stub after 3/fols. 93r-95v) ; Fols 96r–103v XVI(8/fols. 96r-103v) ; Fols 104r–111v XVII(8/fols. 104r-111v) ; Fols 112r–116v XVIII(5; s.l.: 5, stub before 1/fols. 112r-116v).;

Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (4), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (6), 10 (8), 11 (4), 12 (6), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (4), 16 (), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (5),

Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (4), 5 (8), 6 (7), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (6), 10 (8), 11 (4), 12 (6), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (4), 16 (), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (5),

State of preservation

good

Condition

The lower margin of check the viewer36 was cut off. check the viewer94 , 116 are made of two pieces of parchment. Some quires are reinforced by parchment guards, s. quires I-VIII, X, XVII. Holes and tears carefully amended, s. fols. 5, 52, 89.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Overback made of untooled reddish-brown leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Binding material

wood

leather

textile

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 41

H 266mm
W 258mm
Intercolumn mm
Margins
top 17
bottom 47
right 22
left 16
intercolumn
All data for check the viewer47r . Sometimes the upper margin is only 1 cm, s. e.g., check the viewer18rv , 21rv.

Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-006 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 296mm, object width is: 296mm, computed height is: 330mm and object height is: 330mm.

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • 41/43
  • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
  • The upper line is written above the ruling.
  • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
  • Ruling and pricking are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    regular

    Ink: Black, red (vivid vermillion).

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the word salām; the name of the donor and his family; a few lines on the incipit page of all sections; one or two initial lines of each commemorative notice; elements of punctuation signs throughout the Ms.; elements of Ethiopian numerals.

    Date: Late 19th – early 20th century.

    Late 19th – early 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
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    date
    2016-06-07T17:41:12.958+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.5.2016
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgms006
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/ESgms006
    idno
    type=filename
    ESgms006.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    ESgms006

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    Sophia Dege-Müller, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Massimo Villa, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-006ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2016-05-10) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgms006 [Accessed: 2024-06-01]

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    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Massimo Villa Massimo Villa: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 29.1.2015
    • Sophia Dege-Müller Sophia Dege-Müller: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 18.3.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 7.12.2010

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