Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-014
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Dǝrsāna Mikāʾel, Homiliary for the feasts of St Michael
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām / GMS↗
According to the colophon, the Ms. was written during the time of daǧǧāzmāč Subagadis (Säbʾa Gadǝs), the ruler of Tǝgray in 1822-31.Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
For each month, the miracles include the following ʾarke-hymns: I-1) እንበለ፡ ሕማም፡ አምላክ፡ አመ፡ ከመ፡ ዮም። ... (check the viewer15va-16ra ) I-2) ኦዘሐወጽኮሙ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ሥርዓት፡ ሠለስቱ። ... (check the viewer24ra- va) I-3) ኦዘረዳእኮ፡ ለቴዎድሮስ፡ መዋዒ። ... (check the viewer34va- vb) I-4) ኦዘወሀብኮ፡ እምአፈ፡ በላዒ፡ መብልዓ። ... (check the viewer39vb-40rb ) I-5) ኦዘተዘለፍኮ፡ ለበለዓም፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖቱ። ... (check the viewer56rb- va) I-6) ኦዘባላሕኮሙ፡ በወርኃ፡ ሚያዝያ፡ ባልሆ። ... (check the viewer64ra ) I-7) ኦእንተ፡ ፆርከ፡ በክሳድ፡ አኃዜ። ... (check the viewer68vb ) I-8) ኦዘአጽናእከ፡ እም፡ ኃጕለ፡ ድቀት፡ ወትንታኔ። ... (check the viewer86vb ) I-9) ኦዘቀተልኮ፡ ለሰናክሬም፡ ጸአሌ። ፈጣሬ።... (check the viewer94vb-95ra ) I-10) ኦዘአጽናእኮ፡ ለቍስጣንጢኖስ፡ ኃሣሤ። ... (check the viewer104ra ) I-11) ኦዘፈወስኮ፡ ለሕዝቅያስ፡ እምደዊሁ። ... (check the viewer11 0vb-111ra) I-12) ኦዘኃደጎ፡ ለዘኃደጎ፡ መንፈሱ። ወዳዊትሃ፡ ዓቀብከ። ... (check the viewer118rb ).
Colophon
: This book was written in the time of Säbʾa Gadǝs and qes gabaz Kidāna Dǝngǝl. The one who purchased it is ʿabeto Walda Gärima with 12 ʾAläba.The one who stole this book or erased it...
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer119va- vb: ወለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘተጽሕፈት፡ በዘመነ፡ ሰብአ፡ ጋድስ፡ ወቂስ፡ ገበዝ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ድንግል፡ ዘተሣየጣ፡ ዓቤቶ፡ ወልደ፡ ገሪማ፡ በ፲ወ፪አለባ፡ ለዛ[check the viewer119vb ]ቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡... The note, written in the main hand, states that the Ms. was purchased by ʾabeto Walda Gärima for the price of 12 ʾalaba (?) and donated to the church of Our Lady Mary of Saʾet. The note mentiones also the names of his wife and children.
Extras
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(Type: findingAid)
Monthly readings are indicated by the names of the months, written in (decorative) frames, in the upper margin: ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 3ra ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 16ra ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 24va ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 34vb ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 40rb ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 56va ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 64ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 69ra ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 87ra ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 95ra ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 104rb ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 111ra .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s.
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer3ra b: (incipit page Text I-1): elaborate coloured (red, amber, black) ornamental bands; floral and geometric motifs.
- frame: Coloured ornamental bands are drawn at the beginning of the monthly readings: check the viewer16ra , 24vb, 34vb, 40rb, 56va, 64ra, 69ra, 87ra, 95ra, 104rb, 111ra.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 2v:
St. Michael with two other angels.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ ወሀብዎ፡ ሥላሲ[sic]፡ ሢመተ፡ "How the Trinity appointed him". The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol.118v:
The Virgin and Child.
Legend: ምስለ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡ "With her beloved Son". The miniature is protected by a textile curtain. - miniature:
check the viewerFol. 119r:
St. Michael with rescued souls; Sheol is below.
Legend: ዘከመ፡ ፄወዋ፡ ሲኦል፡ "How he captured the Sheol". The miniature is protected by a textile curtain.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 245 |
Width | 200 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
|
V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
|
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
|
VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
|
VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 2 |
|
IX(2/fols. 67r-68v) | |
11 | 8 |
|
X(8/fols. 69r-76v) | |
12 | 8 |
|
XI(8/fols. 77r-84v) | |
13 | 10 |
|
XII(10/fols. 85r-94v) | |
14 | 10 |
|
XIII(10; s.l.: 7, stub after 2; 9, stub after 1/fols. 95r-104v) | |
15 | 8 |
|
XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v) | |
16 | 7 |
|
XV(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 113r-119v) | |
17 | 2 |
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B(2/fols. 120r-121v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2; s.l.: 1, stub after 2; 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(2/fols. 67r-68v)
Quire ID:q10
X(8/fols. 69r-76v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(8/fols. 77r-84v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 85r-94v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10; s.l.: 7, stub after 2; 9, stub after 1/fols. 95r-104v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(8/fols. 105r-112v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 113r-119v)
Quire ID:q16
B(2/fols. 120r-121v).
Quire ID:q17
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+2/s.l. 1, stub after 2; s.l. 2, stub after
/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (2), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (2), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (2),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The leather cover is partly detached from the spine. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer95 , 102.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches (or their remains) at the spine cover. A parchment guard is inserted in the centre fold of quire IX.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
H | 165mm |
W | 155mm |
Intercolumn | 15mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 50 |
right | 35 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-014 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 200mm, object width is: 200mm, computed height is: 245mm and object height is: 245mm.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. Some fols. have an additional ruled line in the bottom margin
((Excerpt from check the viewer115r-116v)
). ff. 1, 120r and 121 are unruled.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Mikāʾel scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; members of the Trinity (fols. 44va, 49vb, 50va, 52ra); names of the donor and his family members; groups of lines on the incipit page; incipit of all (sub)sections; elements of the punctuation signs and of text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Beginning of the 19th century
Gabra Mikāʾel scribe Gabra Mikāʾel is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer15va , 31va, 94vb.Beginning of the 19th centuryCheck for additional bibliography
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Susanne Hummel, Denis Nosnitsin, Alessandro Bausi, Vitagrazia Pisani, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻGāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-014ʼ, 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/ESgms014 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
- Vitagrazia Pisani last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 27.2.2015
- Susanne Hummel catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 25.3.2014
- Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 7.12.2010
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Susanne Hummel, editor
Denis Nosnitsin, editor
Vitagrazia Pisani, contributor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor