ʾƎndartā, Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MAKM-078
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Ethio-SPaRe
Other identifiers: C4-IV-49
General description
Pauline Epistles / Gǝbra ḥawāryāt "Acts of the Apostles" / Apostolic Epistles / Rāʾǝya Yoḥannǝs "Revelation of John"
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: May ʾAnbäsa Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat / MAKM↗
Mid 17th - early 18th cent. (?)Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Texts VI-XIV are followed by the note on stichometry.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Purchase note.
The note is written in small script. The name of the buyer has been erased. -
f.181r-v: Unidentified text referring to St John and the Revelation of John (Text XXIII), incomplete.
check the viewer181ra : ዘጸሐፈ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ለሰብዑ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ኮነ፡ ፫ግብር፡ ፩(?)በእንተ፡ ዘኃደጉ፡ ዘመሀሮሙ፡ ቅድመ፡ ወካልእ፡ በእንተ፡ ዘይከውን፡ እምጥንት፡ ዘርእየ፡ እስከ፡ ምጽአቱ፡ ለእግዚእነ። ወሣልስ፡ ሥርዓተ፡ መላእክት፡ ዘርእየ፡ ከመ፡ ያርኢ፡ ለቀሳውስት፡ ወለዲያቆናት። ወጽሕፈቱኒ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ በ፱ዓመት፡ ቦእለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በ፩ዓመት፡ ወቦእለ፡ ይቤሉ፡ በ፪ዓመት፡ ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ተካፈሉ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዓለመ፡ ከመ፡ ይምሀሩ፡ በጽሐቶ፡ እስያ፡ ለዮሐንስ። ወይእቲ፡ መክፈልተ፡ ያሬት። ያሬት፡ ወለዶ፡ ለይሕያን፡ ወይሕያን፡ ወለዶ፡ ለኤዎትራስስ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ እስያ፡ ወሰመያ፡ ለሀገሩ፡ ዚአሁ፡ እስያ። ወወለደ፡ ፯ደቂቀ... The note is written in a poor hand in small script characterized by long "hairlines". -
check the viewerf. 203vb check the viewer44vb
: Note on commissioning of the writing.
The note was probably written in the same hand as the main text. The name of the commissioner has been erased (as in ?) and replaced with that of Walatta Māryām, inserted in a secondary hand (the same as Additio 4). -
: Donation note.
According to the note, Walda Gabrǝʾel donated the Ms. to Kidāna Mǝḥrat za-May ʾAnbäsa. In addition, Fǝśśǝḥa Ṣǝyon is mentioned.
Extras
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- The title ግዕዙና። ረዕየ።[sic] ዮሐንስ። is written on the front board with yellow modern paint. - Names are written in the margins of Text XXIII each referring (with a sign in the shape of a cross) to one of the angels of the seven assemblies, in a secondary hand: Yoḥannǝs (), Herenewos (), Gayǝyos (), ʾAṭṭiqos (), ʾArǝsṭon (), Dǝmeṭrǝs (), ʾArkǝbos (). - Erasures marked with thin lines: e.g., , 4vb, 7va, 8rb, 8vab, 9ra, 11ra, 13ra, 20rb, 22vb, 43ra, 46rab, 51vb, 55ra, 58va, 131ra, 133vb, 144vb, 159rab. - Erasures without marking: e.g., , 8vb, 13va, 42vb, 60rb, 74va (several lines), 80rab, 86vb, 101rb, 133rab, 144ra, 148vab, 182vb. - Corrections written over erasures: e.g., b, 11rb, 12vb, 21vab, 36ra, 44vb, 48rb, 69ra, 72vb, 86va, 119rb, 121rb, 141rab, 177rb, 183rb, 184vab, 186vb, 190vab, 201rb. - Corrections, commentaries or cross-references are written throughout the Ms. in the margins or interlineally in a secondary hand: e.g., , 14r-18r, 51v, 60r, 74r, 96r-99r, 102r, 103v-107r, 119va-120ra, 124r, 133v, 148ra, 162v, 170ra, 171va, 176rab, 190rb, 193ra. - Tamallas-signs indicating the place where the omissions, written in a secondary hand in the margins, belong: e.g., l.15, 62ra l.17, 62va l.14, 72vb l.10, 74rb l.16, 131rb l.5, 141ra l.6. - A crude sign in the shape of a cross appears in the margins of some fols.: e.g., , 57v, 64vb, 100rb. - Short notes referring to Text XXIIII (?): , 197v. - Minor notes: , 110r. - Writing exercise: . - Scribbles, in pen and pencil: e.g., , 3r.- Shelfmark C4-IV-49 ()
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 225 |
Width | 210 |
Depth | 70 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 11 |
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I(11; s.l.: 1, stub after 11/fol. 1r-11v) | |
2 | 10 |
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II(10/fols. 12r-21v) | |
3 | 10 |
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III(10/fol. 22r-31v) | |
4 | 10 |
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IV(10/fols. 32r-41v) | |
5 | 10 |
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V(10/fols. 42r-51v) | |
6 | 10 |
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VI(10/fols. 52r-61v) | |
7 | 10 |
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VII(10/fols. 62r-71v) | |
8 | 10 |
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VIII(10/fols. 72r-81v) | |
9 | 10 |
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IX(10/fols. 82r-91v) | |
10 | 10 |
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X(10/fols. 92r-101v) | |
11 | 10 |
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XI(10; s.l.: 5, stub before 6; 6, stub after 4/fols. 102r-111v) | |
12 | 10 |
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XII(10/fols. 112r-121v) | |
13 | 10 |
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XIII(10/fols. 122r-131v) | |
14 | 10 |
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XIV(10/fols. 132r-141v) | |
15 | 10 |
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XV(10/fols. 142r-151v) | |
16 | 10 |
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XVI(10/fols. 152r-161v) | |
17 | 10 |
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XVII(10/fols. 162r-171v) | |
18 | 10 |
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XVIII(10/fols. 172r-181v) | |
19 | 10 |
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XIX(10/fols. 182r-191v) | |
20 | 10 |
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XX(10/fols. 192r-201v) | |
21 | 3 |
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XXI(3; s.l.: 2, stub before 3/fols. 202r-204v) |
Collation diagrams
I(11; s.l.: 1, stub after 11/fol. 1r-11v)
Quire ID:q1
II(10/fols. 12r-21v)
Quire ID:q2
III(10/fol. 22r-31v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(10/fols. 32r-41v)
Quire ID:q4
V(10/fols. 42r-51v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(10/fols. 52r-61v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(10/fols. 62r-71v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(10/fols. 72r-81v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(10/fols. 82r-91v)
Quire ID:q9
X(10/fols. 92r-101v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(10; s.l.: 5, stub before 6; 6, stub after 4/fols. 102r-111v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(10/fols. 112r-121v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(10/fols. 122r-131v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(10/fols. 132r-141v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(10/fols. 142r-151v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(10/fols. 152r-161v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(10/fols. 162r-171v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(10/fols. 172r-181v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(10/fols. 182r-191v)
Quire ID:q19
XX(10/fols. 192r-201v)
Quire ID:q20
XXI(3; s.l.: 2, stub before 3/fols. 202r-204v)
Quire ID:q21
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10+1/s.l. 1, stub after 11/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The leather cover on both boards is partly torn off. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer54 , 65, 66, 157.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Overback made of reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
H | 148mm |
W | 163mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 37 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 15 |
Ms ʾƎndartā, Māy ʾAnbasā Dabra Gannat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, MAKM-078 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 210mm, object width is: 210mm, computed height is: 225mm and object height is: 225mm.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. ;
(Excerpt from check the viewer23)
has an additional ruled line in the outer margin.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and careful.
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Name of St Mary in Text XV; a few lines on the incipit page of Texts I, XV, XVI and XXIII, incipits of all other texts and their sections, the word kǝfl "section" and section numbers of Text XV; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Mid 17th - early 18th century
Mid 17th - early 18th centuryHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
The handwriting remains fairly uniform throughout the Ms. and is characterized by finely shaped, broadly spaced, slender and upright letters. Occasionally it tends to right sloping letters (e.g., check the viewer78v ).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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