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Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-005

Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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General description

Ammǝstu ʾaʿmāda mǝśṭir "The Five Pillars of Mystery" / Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt "Teaching of Mysteries"

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Gʷaḥgot ʾIyasus / GBI↗

Beginning of the 19th cent.

Summary

I) Ammǝstu ʾaʿmāda mestir "The Five Pillars of Mystery" (fols. 2r-124v) - Introduction (fols. 2r-5v) - Mǝśṭira Śǝllāse (fols.6r-20v) - Mǝśṭira śǝggāwe (fols. 20v-50r) - Mǝśṭira ṭǝmqat (fols. 50r-78v) - Mǝśṭira qʷǝrbān (fols. 78v-94v) - Mǝśṭira tǝnśāʾe mutān (fols. 94v-124v) II) Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt "Teaching of Mysteries" (125r-129r), here entitled as Tǝʾǝmǝrtä ḫǝbuʾāt (complete, cp. E. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Äthiopische liturgische Texte der Bodleian Library in Oxford, Berlin 1960 (Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Institut für Orientforschung 38), 37-72).
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

()
(- Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt (125r-129r), here (by mistake?) entitled as Tǝʾǝmǝrtä ḫǝbuʾāt, complete here is in the version published by E. Hammerschmidt, Äthiopische liturgische Texte der Bodleian Library in Oxford, Berlin 1960 (Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Institut für Orientforschung 38), 37-72))

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. - Corrections inserted between the columns or interlineally, mostly rubricated: fols. 4v, 25r, 42v, 49r, 52r, 65r, 69r. - Script of smaller size has been used on fols. 71v-129r.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has no restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 129.0 (leaf) , Entered as 129.0 folios, of which 2.0 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 2.0 blank check the viewer1r- v, 129v., in 15.0 (quire) .Entered as 15.0 quires . 160 120 60
    Outer dimensions
    Height 160
    Width 120
    Depth 60

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 7 No image availableFols 1r–7v I(7; s.l. 1, stub after/fols. 1r-7v)
    2 8 No image availableFols 8r–15v II(8/fols. 8r-15v)
    3 8 No image availableFols 16r–23v III(8/fols. 16r-23v)
    4 8 No image availableFols 24r–31v IV(8/fols. 24r-31v)
    5 8 No image availableFols 32r–39v V(8/fols. 32r-39v)
    6 9 No image availableFols 40r–48v VI(9/ s.l. 4, stub after 4/fols. 40r-48v)
    7 8 No image availableFols 49r–56v VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
    8 8 No image availableFols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
    9 8 No image availableFols 65r–72v IX(8/fols. 65r-72v)
    10 8 No image availableFols 73r–80v X(8/fols. 73r-80v)
    11 8 No image availableFols 81r–88v XI(8/fols. 81r-88v)
    12 10 No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 89r–98v XII(10/fols. 89r-98v)
    13 10 No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 99r–108v XIII(10/fols. 99r-108v)
    14 12 No image availableFols. 12, No image availableFols 109r–120v XIV(12/fols. 109r-120v)
    15 9 No image availableFols. 128, No image availableFols. 121, No image availableFols 121r–129v XV(9/ s. l. 128, stub after 121/fols. 121r-129v)

    Collation diagrams


    I(7; s.l. 1, stub after/fols. 1r-7v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 7 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    II(8/fols. 8r-15v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 8 15 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(8/fols. 16r-23v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 16 23 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(8/fols. 24r-31v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 24 31 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(8/fols. 32r-39v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 32 39 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VI(9/ s.l. 4, stub after 4/fols. 40r-48v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 40 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    VII(8/fols. 49r-56v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 49 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IX(8/fols. 65r-72v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 65 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    X(8/fols. 73r-80v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 73 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XI(8/fols. 81r-88v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 81 88 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XII(10/fols. 89r-98v)
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 89 98 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    XIII(10/fols. 99r-108v)
    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 99 108 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    XIV(12/fols. 109r-120v)
    Quire ID:q14
    Collation diagram Quire 14 109 120 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

    XV(9/ s. l. 128, stub after 121/fols. 121r-129v)
    Quire ID:q15
    Collation diagram Quire 15 121 129 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6+1/s.l. 1, stub after/No image availableFols 1r–7v) – II(8/No image availableFols 8r–15v) – III(8/No image availableFols 16r–23v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 24r–31v) – V(8/No image availableFols 32r–39v) – VI(8+1/s.l. 4, stub after 4/No image availableFols 40r–48v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 49r–56v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 57r–64v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 65r–72v) – X(8/No image availableFols 73r–80v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 81r–88v) – XII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 89r–98v) – XIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 99r–108v) – XIV(12/No image availableFols. 12, No image availableFols 109r–120v) – XV(8+1/s.l. 128, stub after /No image availableFols. 128, No image availableFols. 121, No image availableFols 121r–129v) –

    Formula: No image availableFols 1r–7v I(7; s.l. 1, stub after/fols. 1r-7v) ; No image availableFols 8r–15v II(8/fols. 8r-15v) ; No image availableFols 16r–23v III(8/fols. 16r-23v) ; No image availableFols 24r–31v IV(8/fols. 24r-31v) ; No image availableFols 32r–39v V(8/fols. 32r-39v) ; No image availableFols 40r–48v VI(9/ s.l. 4, stub after 4/fols. 40r-48v) ; No image availableFols 49r–56v VII(8/fols. 49r-56v) ; No image availableFols 57r–64v VIII(8/fols. 57r-64v) ; No image availableFols 65r–72v IX(8/fols. 65r-72v) ; No image availableFols 73r–80v X(8/fols. 73r-80v) ; No image availableFols 81r–88v XI(8/fols. 81r-88v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 89r–98v XII(10/fols. 89r-98v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 99r–108v XIII(10/fols. 99r-108v) ; No image availableFols. 12, No image availableFols 109r–120v XIV(12/fols. 109r-120v) ; No image availableFols. 128, No image availableFols. 121, No image availableFols 121r–129v XV(9/ s. l. 128, stub after 121/fols. 121r-129v);

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

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

    State of preservation

    deficient

    Condition

    The front board is broken. The threads of the binding have been broken and crudely repaired (quires I and II have been attached to the main text block with cord, several loose leaves have been sewn to the quires with white threads). The first leave is made out of two pieces of parchment, sewn together with leather thong lead through slits. Holes in the first and last fols. are amended in the same way.

    Binding

    Two wooden boards (the front board is broken). Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Small holes partly visible on the spine fold of the quires.

    Binding material

    wood

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 22

    H 120mm
    W 101mm
    Intercolumn 6mm
    Margins
    top 11
    bottom 25
    right 10
    left 6
    intercolumn 6
    (All data for check the viewer3r (check the viewer2r-71r ).)

    Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-005 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 117mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 156mm and object height is: 160mm.

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 17

    H 123mm
    W 105mm
    Intercolumn mm
    Margins
    top 14
    bottom 20
    right 19
    left 5
    intercolumn
    (All data for check the viewer127r (check the viewer126v-129r ).)

    Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Gwāḥgot ʾIyasus, GBI-005 main part

    has a sum of layout width of 129mm which is greater than the object height of 120mm

    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.
    • (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.
    Pricking
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Primary pricks are visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Primary pricks are visible.
    • Ruling pricks are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Scribe: Gabra Ṣǝyon scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Careful

    Ink: Black; red; of which the ink on fols. 2, 3, 4r, 6r, 7, 8r, 15v faded away and an attempt of bolding them with a blue and red pen

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; beginning of sections and subsections; names of the scribe and his "fathers"; corrections to the text, incerted between the columns or interlineally (fols. 4v, 42v, 49r, 52r, 65r, 69r); a few other words like ʾOrit (fol. 20r), ba-sǝmʿat (fol. 25v), nägär gǝn (fols. 26r, 30r), ʾahun (fol. 2v), liqawǝntǝm (fol. 26v) dägmom (fols. 24v, 25r, 26v, 28r, 29v and 30r), and yä-gǝd (fol. 34r); elements of the punctuation signs and sections dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.

    Date: Beginning of the 19th century.

    Gabra Ṣǝyon scribe Gabra Ṣǝyon (s. check the viewer2ra , 20va, 129r), apparently the same person who owned the Ms.Beginning of the 19th century.

    Abbreviations

  3. ጊዮር(- - -) for ጊዮርጊስ (check the viewer2ra )
  4. ዳለ(- - -) for እንዳለ (check the viewer41va- b, 42ra, 42vb, 43va-b, 44ra-b, 44va-b, 49ra-b, 70rb, 107ra)

  5. Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    check the viewer2r-71r : careful, though the hand is not well-trained

  6. Hand 3

    Script: Ethiopic

    The quality of the handwriting deteriorates on check the viewer71v-129r .


    7. Keywords

    Religion

      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
      2016-06-07T17:39:47.381+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      25.4.2019
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESgbi005/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESgbi005
      idno
      type=filename
      ESgbi005.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESgbi005

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.11.2014
    • Stéphane Ancel catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.9.2011
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