Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-010
Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa qǝddāse “Missal”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām↗
check the viewer8rb , 10va, 93rb, etc.: Ṗeṭros is mentioned as the Patriarch and ʾabuna salāma as the Metropolitan. Peter VII was Patriarch of Alexandria in 1809-52; salāma III was Metropolitan of Ethiopia in 1841-67.Summary
- ms_i1 (),
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
()Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer107vb : ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘማርያም፡ ሣኤት፡ ዘወሀበታ፡ ዓመተ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወአቡሃ፡ ወልደ፡ ኪዳን፡ ወእማ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወዘአጽሐፋ፡ አቡነ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወጸሐፊሃ፡ ዓሥራተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወሥዩመ፡ ሀገርሂ፡ ተስፋ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘሠረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ በሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ አሜን። check the viewer107vb : This book is of (the church of St.) Mary Śaʾet. She who donated it is ʿĀmata Mikāʾel, her father is Walda Kidān, and her mother is Walatta Giyorgis; he who ordered it to be written is ʾabuna Kidāna Māryām and its scribe is ʿAśratä Māryām, and the governor of the country is Tasfā Māryām. He who stole it or erased (its text) shall be excommunicated by the authority of Peter and Paul. Amen. ( The note mentions the donor, the commissioner, the scribe and the local governor, Tasfā Māryām. ) -
check the viewerff. 108ra-109 check the viewer108ra
ra: Excerpt from Ṣalota ʿǝṭān “Prayer of the Incense” (?).
Written in reddish-brown ink, in inferior hand. The text contains a date, 5500 year of the world, which equals 1956 Year of Mercy ( (). )
Extras
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check the viewer110r check the viewer12ra-14vb check the viewer19ra
- Crude notes: . - Most of the texts are delimited by means of rows of nine dot asterisks and/or strings of red and black dots. - Text III-12 and some other portions of the text (s. ) are written in compressed script. - The word እገሌ፡ is occasionally enclosed in an oval consisting of red and black dots (s. , etc.).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: - check the viewer54vb : Simple coloured (black, red) ornamental band; geometric motifs.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 270 |
Width | 215 |
Depth | 80 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | No image availableFols 18r–23v | I(6/fols. 18r-23v) | |
2 | 3 | No image availableFols 24r–26v | II(3/fols. 24r-26v) | |
3 | 4 | No image availableFols 27r–30v | III(4/fols. 27r-30v) | |
4 | 8 | No image availableFols 32r–39v | IV(8/fols. 32r-39v) | |
5 | 8 | No image availableFols 40r–48v | V(8/fols. 40r-48v) | |
6 | 8 | No image availableFols 49r–55v | VI(8/fols. 49r-55v) | |
7 | 10 | No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 56r–65v | VII(10/fols. 56r-65v) | |
8 | 10 | No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 66r–75v | VII(10/fols. 66r-75v) | |
9 | 10 | No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 76r–85v | IX(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 76r-85v) | |
10 | 8 | No image availableFols 86r–93v | X(8/fols. 86r-93v) | |
11 | 8 | No image availableFols 94r–101v | XI(8/fols. 94r-101v) | |
12 | 4 | No image availableFols 102r–105v | XII(4/fols. 102r-105v) | |
13 | 4 | No image availableFols 106r–109v | XIII(4/fols. 106r-109v) | |
14 | 1 | No image availableFols. 110, No image availableFols. 17, No image availableFols 24–26, No image availableFols. 31, No image availableFols. 109, No image availableFols. 111, No image availableFol. 1r | B(1/fol. 110) Up to fol. 17 and on fols. 24-26, quire structure is unclear (mainly single leaves and loose bifolios). f. 31 is a single misplaced leaf. f. 109 has been cut short. f. 111 is a single leaf, cut short and misplaced. Reinforcing parchment strips on fol. 1r-v. |
Collation diagrams
I(6/fols. 18r-23v)
Quire ID:q1
II(3/fols. 24r-26v)
Quire ID:q2
III(4/fols. 27r-30v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(8/fols. 32r-39v)
Quire ID:q4
V(8/fols. 40r-48v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(8/fols. 49r-55v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(10/fols. 56r-65v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 66r-75v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 76r-85v)
Quire ID:q9
X(8/fols. 86r-93v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(8/fols. 94r-101v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(4/fols. 102r-105v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(4/fols. 106r-109v)
Quire ID:q13
B(1/fol. 110) Up to fol. 17 and on fols. 24-26, quire structure is unclear (mainly single leaves and loose bifolios). f. 31 is a single misplaced leaf. f. 109 has been cut short. f. 111 is a single leaf, cut short and misplaced. Reinforcing parchment strips on fol. 1r-v.
Quire ID:q14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(6/No image availableFols 18r–23v) – II(3/No image availableFols 24r–26v) – III(4/No image availableFols 27r–30v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 32r–39v) – V(8/No image availableFols 40r–48v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 49r–55v) – VII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 56r–65v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 66r–75v) – IX(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 76r–85v) – X(8/No image availableFols 86r–93v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 94r–101v) – XII(4/No image availableFols 102r–105v) – XIII(4/No image availableFols 106r–109v) – XIV(1/No image availableFols. 110, No image availableFols. 17, No image availableFols 24–26, No image availableFols. 31, No image availableFols. 109, No image availableFols. 111, No image availableFol. 1r) –
Formula: No image availableFols 18r–23v I(6/fols. 18r-23v) ; No image availableFols 24r–26v II(3/fols. 24r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–30v III(4/fols. 27r-30v) ; No image availableFols 32r–39v IV(8/fols. 32r-39v) ; No image availableFols 40r–48v V(8/fols. 40r-48v) ; No image availableFols 49r–55v VI(8/fols. 49r-55v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 56r–65v VII(10/fols. 56r-65v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 66r–75v VII(10/fols. 66r-75v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 76r–85v IX(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 76r-85v) ; No image availableFols 86r–93v X(8/fols. 86r-93v) ; No image availableFols 94r–101v XI(8/fols. 94r-101v) ; No image availableFols 102r–105v XII(4/fols. 102r-105v) ; No image availableFols 106r–109v XIII(4/fols. 106r-109v) ; No image availableFols. 110, No image availableFols. 17, No image availableFols 24–26, No image availableFols. 31, No image availableFols. 109, No image availableFols. 111, No image availableFol. 1r B(1/fol. 110) Up to fol. 17 and on fols. 24-26, quire structure is unclear (mainly single leaves and loose bifolios). f. 31 is a single misplaced leaf. f. 109 has been cut short. f. 111 is a single leaf, cut short and misplaced. Reinforcing parchment strips on fol. 1r-v.;
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4), 13 (4), 14 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4), 13 (4), 14 (1),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The Ms. is worn. Many leaves are stained with dirt and wax, some portions of the text are hardly legible. The Ms. was resewn at least once, but now sewing is missing. check the viewer10 , 31 (possibly also check the viewer12-14 and some other folios containing Texts I-II) have been misplaced. The beginning of Text I and the end of Text II are missing.
Binding
Two wooden boards (back board broken and repaired). Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
H | 200mm |
W | 180mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 60 |
right | 35 |
left | 13 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Siʿet Qǝddǝst Māryām, GMS-010 main part
has a sum of layout height of 290mm which is greater than the object height of 270mm has a sum of layout width of 228mm which is greater than the object height of 215mmLayout 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.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer90r)
). - Ruling pricks are visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer92r)
).
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: ʿAśratä Māryām scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre but by trained hand.
Ink: Black; light red; reddish-brown.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the Patriarch and Metropolitan; names of the donor, her relatives and the commissioner of the Ms. (in supplication formulas); incipits and headings of the texts; directives for the ministers; some of the musical notation signs above the lines; most of the abbreviations; elements of the punctuation signs and Ethiopic numerals. The text in fols. 26r, 32r and the incipits of most Anaphoras are written alternately with red and black lines.
Date: Mid-19th cent.
ʿAśratä Māryām scribe S. Additio 1.Mid-19th cent.Abbreviations
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