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Gulo Maḵadā, Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām Manabayti, MSM-004

Veronika Roth (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

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

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual” / Ṣalota śǝryätä ḫaṭiʾat “Prayer of Absolution of Sins”

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: Mänäbäyti Ṣǝyon Māryām/ MSM↗

King Takla Giyorgis (possibly Takla Giyorgis I, r. 1779-1800 with interruptions; cf. EAE IV, 826) is mentioned on check the viewer70ra . Patriarch ʾabbā Marqos and Metropolitan ʾabbā Yoḥannǝs are mentioned on check the viewer69vb . Mark VII was the patriarch of Alexandria in 1745-69. Yoḥannǝs III was the metropolitan of Ethiopia in 1744-61 (cf. EAE V, 71).

Summary

I) Maṣḥafa gǝnzat “Book of the Funeral Ritual” (fols. 3ra-102vb) - Antiphons (ʾaryām, mazmur) (fols. 108va-112va) II) Ṣalota śǝryätä ḫaṭiʾat “Prayer of Absolution of Sins” (fols. 102vb-108rb) Additio 1.
  1. ms_i1 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

()

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 1va

    : Text about the Trinity (?)

    f.1va: በአካል፡ ማዓፈጠራቹ፡ ስላሴ፡ ስላሴ፡ ስንትምናቸው፡ አንድም፡ ናቸው፡ ሶስት፡ ናቸው፡ ሰስትነታቸው፡… ( Written in Amharic. The Trinity is mentioned. )

Extras

  1. check the viewer16va check the viewer14ra check the viewer108va-112va check the viewer52vb check the viewer103va check the viewer2r check the viewer29v

    - Erasures: e.g., , 27ra, 87va. - Omitted letters or words are written interlineally or in the margin: e.g., , 25rb, 26vb, 27vb, 31va. - The scribe used compressed script: . - The word እገሌ is marked above and below by dashes in red and black ink: e.g., , 53rab, 53vab, 54rab, or by thin lines, e.g. b, 104rab. - Pen trial: 113v. - Scribbles and doodles: e.g., , 112v, 113r, 114r, 114v. - Sign, in the shape of a cross with a loop at the end of each arm, written in the margin: , 69r, 93v.

  2. (Type: findingAid)

    - Notes written in a secondary hand in the upper margin referring to the content of the Ms.: e.g., fols. 8r, 28v, 29v, 33v, 38r, 42r, 43v, 48r. - Threads have been inserted in the upper corner or outer margin of fols. 37, 58, 64, 69, 73, 79, 85, 88, 89, 91, 102.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has no restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 114.0 (leaf) , Entered as 114.0 folios, of which (leaf, blank) .Entered as blank 1r, 2r, 2v, 113r, 113v, 114r, 114v., in 15.0 (quire) .Entered as 15.0 quires (A+14). 275 220 70
Outer dimensions
Height 275
Width 220
Depth 70

Foliation

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 8 No image availableFols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 8 No image availableFols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
4 8 No image availableFols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
5 8 No image availableFols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
6 8 No image availableFols 35r–42v V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2; 7, stub after 1/fols. 35r-42v)
7 8 No image availableFols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
8 8 No image availableFols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
9 7 No image availableFols 59r–65v VIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub before 4; 4, stub after 2; 7, stub before 1/fols. 59r-65v)
10 8 No image availableFols 66r–73v IX(8; s.l.:2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 66r-73v)
11 8 No image availableFols 74r–81v X(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 74r-81v)
12 8 No image availableFols 82r–89v XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
13 8 No image availableFols 90r–97v XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 90r-97v)
14 10 No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 98r–107v XIII(10/fols. 98r-107v)
15 7 No image availableFols 108r–114v XIV(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 108r-114v).

Collation diagrams


A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2; 7, stub after 1/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

VIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub before 4; 4, stub after 2; 7, stub before 1/fols. 59r-65v)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 65 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IX(8; s.l.:2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 66 73 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

X(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 74r-81v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 74 81 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XI(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 82 89 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 90r-97v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 90 97 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XIII(10/fols. 98r-107v)
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 98 107 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

XIV(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 108r-114v).
Quire ID:q15
Collation diagram Quire 15 114 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–2v) – II(8/No image availableFols 3r–10v) – III(8/No image availableFols 11r–18v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 19r–26v) – V(8/No image availableFols 27r–34v) – VI(4+4/s.l. 2, stub after 6; s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2; s.l. 7, stub after 1/No image availableFols 35r–42v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 43r–50v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 51r–58v) – IX(4+3/s.l. 3, stub before 4; s.l. 7, stub before 1/No image availableFols 59r–65v) – X(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 1/No image availableFols 66r–73v) – XI(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 1/No image availableFols 74r–81v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 82r–89v) – XIII(6+2/s.l. 2, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 1/No image availableFols 90r–97v) – XIV(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 98r–107v) – XV(6+1/s.l. 7, stub before 1/No image availableFols 108r–114v) –

Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; No image availableFols 11r–18v II(8/fols. 11r-18v) ; No image availableFols 19r–26v III(8/fols. 19r-26v) ; No image availableFols 27r–34v IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) ; No image availableFols 35r–42v V(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2; 7, stub after 1/fols. 35r-42v) ; No image availableFols 43r–50v VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) ; No image availableFols 51r–58v VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) ; No image availableFols 59r–65v VIII(7; s.l.: 3, stub before 4; 4, stub after 2; 7, stub before 1/fols. 59r-65v) ; No image availableFols 66r–73v IX(8; s.l.:2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 66r-73v) ; No image availableFols 74r–81v X(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 74r-81v) ; No image availableFols 82r–89v XI(8/fols. 82r-89v) ; No image availableFols 90r–97v XII(8; s.l.: 2, stub after 6; 7, stub after 1/fols. 90r-97v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 98r–107v XIII(10/fols. 98r-107v) ; No image availableFols 108r–114v XIV(7; s.l.: 7, stub before 1/fols. 108r-114v).;

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

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

State of preservation

good

Condition

The Ms. shows traces of intensive use. Many fols. are stained with wax and dirt. The spine cover is missing and the leather cover on both boards has been damaged. Holes or tears amended on check the viewer53 , 72, 113.

Binding

Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather (partly missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires, close to the head and the tail of the codex.

Binding material

leather

wood

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 21

H 195mm
W 180mm
Intercolumn 15mm
Margins
top 25
bottom 47
right 30
left 10
intercolumn 15
(All data from check the viewer7r .)

Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Dabra Ṣǝyon Qǝddǝst Māryām Manabayti, MSM-004 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: 220mm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: 267mm and object height is: 275mm.

Layout note 1

Ruling
  • The number of lines varies between 21 and 25.
  • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A-1A/0-0/0-0/B.
  • 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.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Scribe: possibly ʾabuna role: title Tasfā [Yonas] scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Irregular

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; names of the donors; name of the scribe; name of the king; a few lines on the incipit page of the Text, alternating with black lines; incipit of each section of the text; abbreviations; elements of Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs; some other words, e.g., halle luya (e.g., fols. 4rb, 4vb, 5ra), ṣällǝyu (e.g., fols. 9va, 11va), nǝbäl (e.g., fols. 9vb, 10va), wa-kāʿǝba (e.g., fols. 10ra, 11ra), ʾǝgäle (e.g., fols. 37vb), wa-ʾǝmzǝ (e.g., fols. 70vab, 71rab).

    Date: 18th century (?)

    possibly ʾabuna role: title Tasfā [Yonas] scribe ʾabuna Tasfā [Yonas] (the second part of the name is barely legible) is mentioned as the scribe on check the viewer10va .18th century (?)

    Abbreviations

  • ፍ፡(- - -) for ፍቱሐ፡ (e.g., check the viewer33va b, 34rab)
  • ይ፡ ካ፡(- - -) for ይበል፡ ካሕን፡ (e.g., check the viewer34vb , 35ra)
  • ይ፡ ዲ፡(- - -) for ይበል፡ ዲያቆን፡ (e.g., check the viewer37va , 57va)
  • ይ፡ ሕ፡(- - -) for ይበሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ (e.g., check the viewer37va b, 57va)
  • ተክለ፡ ሃይማ(ኖ)፡(- - -) for ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ (e.g., check the viewer11va , 12rb)
  • ተክለ፡ ሚካኤ፡(- - -) for ተክለ፡ ሚካኤል፡ (e.g., check the viewer13vb )

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    Possibly different hands were involved in the copying process.


    • Keywords

    Rituals

      Publication Statement

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      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
      2016-06-07T17:45:06.048+02:00
      date
      type=expanded
      16.12.2024 at 13:20:15
      date
      type=lastModified
      10.5.2016
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESmsm004/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESmsm004
      idno
      type=filename
      ESmsm004.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESmsm004

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Veronika Roth last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 19.5.2015
    • Veronika Roth catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 5.3.2015
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 8.5.2010
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