Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Ganāḥti Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMG-007

Additions In this unit there are in total .

1. check the viewerff. 1va-2

   rb: Unidentified text.

   ( The note is damaged by water and partly abraded; it is for the most part illegible. )

2. check the viewerff. 2va-3 check the viewer122 check the viewer144vb

   vb: Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus “Image of Jesus” (ChRep 199, n

   check the viewer2va : ሰላም፡ ለሐቌከ፡ እንዘቦ፡ ልዕልና፡ ከመ፡ ገብር፡ ድኩም፡ ዘቀነተ፡ ሀብለ፡ ትሕትና፨ ... ), continuation of Additio 7. The prayer is written in a fine hand, in red and black ink. A curious way of sloping the top part of the letters ረ and ፈ. The incipit of the text is on ( (Additio 8). )

3. check the viewerf. 4ra

   : ʾArke-hymn to angels.

   ( The note is carelessly written; it praises different angels for defence against evil demons, etc. )

4. check the viewerf. 110v

   : Ownership note.

   check the viewer110v : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፨ ( The note is written in the main hand, in red. It states that the book belongs to Za-Walda Māryām. )

5. check the viewerf. 128v

   : Protective prayer.

   ( The note is written in the lower part of the leaf, in a later hand, damaged by water. It invokes ʾasmat-names. )

6. check the viewerf. 129r

   : Ownership note.

   check the viewer129r : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ የሸም፡ ዓጋሜ፡ ገብረ፡ ተክሌ፡ ዝመጽሐፈ፡ ዘአጽሐፈ፡ ዘሰረቃ፡ ዘፈሐቃ፡ በስልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ይኩን፡ ( The note is written in a later, careless hand, probably as a writing exercise. It states that the Ms. belongs to šum ʿagame Gabra Täkle (Gabra Takla Hāymānot). The same hand wrote Additio 5. )

7. check the viewerff. 144vb-147 check the viewer122 check the viewer147vb check the viewer2va

   rb: Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus “Image of Jesus” (ChRep 199, n

   check the viewer144vb : ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ሰመ፡ መሐላ፡ ዘኢይሄሱ፡ ዘአንበረ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በአትሮንሱ፨ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለዳዊት፡ ... ). Written by the same hand as Additio 1. It is the incipit for the text continuing in Additio 2. At the end () the words ተመለስ፡ ለሐቌከ፡ እ ("return to: ለሐቌከ፡ እ") indicate exactly where the text is to be resumed; ለሐቌከ፡ እ[ንዘቦ] are the beginning words of Additio 2 (on (). )

Extras

1. check the viewer10 check the viewer5r check the viewer13v check the viewer11v check the viewer20r check the viewer143va check the viewer5v check the viewer57r check the viewer1r check the viewer76v check the viewer11v

   - The Pss. are divided into groups of ten separated by a line of alternating red and black dots. No separation between P/11, 30/31, 150/151. - Numerous directives on use of the Pss. for protective and medical purposes are written in the upper margin or at the end of the lines, in a fine secondary hand: , 6r, 6v, 7v, 8r, 8v, 9r, 11r, 11v, 12r, 12v, 13r, etc. - The scribe reduced the size of his handwriting to accommodate the end of the line: e.g., , 14r, 16r, 22v, 30r, 34r. - The line is taken up: e.g., , 20v, 29v, 48r, 66r, 84. - The line is taken down on . - Tamallas-sign, in the shape of two perpendicular lines, indicating the place where the omissions, written in the upper margin, belong: l.11, 144ra l.2. - Immediate corrections indicated by thin lines above and below words or encircling the letters: e.g., . - Omitted lines are written interlineally, in the main hand: , 84r, 88v, 106r, 142v. - Hardly readable note ደብረ፡ ብርሃን፡ ያስክሮች...(?): , below. - An erased donation or ownership note, in the main hand: . - Crude notes and scribbles, in recent hands: , 12r, 17v, 18r, 25v, 26r, 34v, 35r, 42v, 46v, 47r, 55r, 64v, 65r, 72, 86v, 87r, 94v, 110v, 129r, 130v, 147v.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 4 s.

Frame notes

1. frame: - check the viewer5r : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band with two lateral pendants reaching the bottom of the text area; interlaces and floral motifs.
2. frame: - check the viewer41v : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band; interlaces and floral motifs.
3. frame: - check the viewer77r : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band with two lateral pendants reaching the bottom of the text area; interlaces, and floral motifs.
4. frame: - check the viewer111r : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band with two lateral pendants reaching the bottom of the text area; interlaces, and floral motifs.
5. frame: - check the viewer122v : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band; interlaces and geometric motifs.
6. frame: - check the viewer131r : elaborate coloured (blue, red, black) ornamental band with three lateral pendants pointed down the entire text area; interlaces, and floral motifs.

Miniatures notes

1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 93v:

   A noble commissioner receiving a book from a scribe (?).

   Unfinished coloured image; the scene possibly depicts how the noble commissioner of the Ms. received the book from a scribe (cp. WQ-007, fol. 159v); a group of soldiers accompanies him. The unruled bifolio was sewn into the Ms. at a later time.
2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 94r:

   An angel with a sword catching the devil.

   Unfinished coloured image of an angel (Mikaʾel) with a sword fighting a devil; a prone male figure below (donor?). The unruled bifolio was sewn into the Ms. at a later time.
3. miniature: check the viewerFol 129v:

   St. George slaying the dragon.

   Coloured image of St. George on a white horse slaying the dragon. The unruled bifolio was sewn into the Ms. at a later time.
4. miniature: check the viewerFol. 130r:

   The Virgin and Child.

   Coloured image of Mary with the child, angels to both sides. The donor prostrates below. The unruled bifolio was sewn into the Ms. at a later time.