Gulo Maḵadā, Sabayā Māryām, SM-003
Stéphane Ancel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
ʾArbāʿtu wangel “Four Gospels”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Säbäya Māryām /SM↗
The name ʾIyasu may refer to King ʾIyasu II (r. 1730-55) or King ʾIyasu III (r. 1784-88).Provenance
owner ʾIyasu (s. supplication formulas in check the viewer59vb , 88r); ʾAqbä Mikāʾel, written by a secondary, later hand (s. supplication formula check the viewer61r ).
Summary
- ms_i1 (),
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
()Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Traditional genealogy (?).
( Crudely written, partly unintelligible (a pen trial?). ) -
vb: Short theological treatise entitled Hāymānota ʾabaw qäddämt “The Faith of Ancient Fathers”, written by
ʾabbā Gabra Ḥǝywat. ( Written by a later, 19th- or early 20th-century hand. See S. ANCEL, "Discourse against Catholic Doctrine in Tegray (Ethiopia): A Nineteenth Century Text", Aethiopica 15, 2012, 93-104. ) -
: Donation note.
check the viewer163vb , l.4: ናሁ፡ ወሀብነ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ንሕነ፡ ኵልነ፡ <...>ተ፡ እምነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላተ[sic]፡ አምላክ፡ ዘቤተ፡ እግዚእ፨ ጸወነ፡ ነዳያን፡ ወምስካየ፡ ግፉዓን፡ ሶበ፡ አደመነ፡ ቃለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ከመ፡ ይትመሀሩ፡ ቦቱ፡ ካህናቲሃ፡ ሌዋውያን፨ ወይእዜኒ፡ ባርኩ፡ ሊተ፡ አምኃነ፡ ወበሉ፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ወሰላመ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ፨ ዘሤጦ፡ ወዘተሣየጦ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ለይኩን፡ ከመ፡ አርዮስ፡ ረሲዕ፡ ወከመ፡ ሴሞን፡ መሠርይ፨ በሥልጣነ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፨ ወበአፈ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ወበሥልጣና፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ወሊተኒ፡ ለኃጥእ፡ ጸሐፊሃ፡ ኃጥእ፡ <በእደ>፡ ማርያም፡ ኢትርሥኡኒ፡ ( The names of the donors, after the word "all of us" were erased, and are unreadable. The note is written by the same hand as the main text, by the scribe who mentiones himself by name, with the first word erased, but still readable, <Bäʾǝdä> Māryām. ) -
: List of the honey tributes from the district of Säbäya Māryām.
check the viewer164r , l.1: የሰበያ፡ የማር፡ ግብር፡ የ[sic] የግእተሎ፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የአረጊት፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የአዴ፡ ትሻአተ፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የብላላ፡ አጐላሌ፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የመቲአ፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የአገር፡ አሎከማ፡ ፩ቁና፡ ተኩል የሰበያ፡ መአር፡ የኸው፡ ነው ሲሶ፡ የማርያም፡ ነው፡ ፪እጅ፡ የንጉሥ፡ ነው፡ ድምሩ፡ የማርያ[om. ም]፡ ፭ቁና፡ የንጉሥ፡ ፲ቁና የሰበያ፡ የማር፡ ግብር፡ የግእተሎ፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የአረጊት፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የአዴ፡ ትሻአተ፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የብላላ፡ አጐላሌ፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የመቲአ፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የአገር፡ አሎከማ፡ ፪ቁና፡ ተኩል የማርያም፡ ሲሶ፡ ፭ቁና፡ የንጉስ፡ ሁለት፡ እጅ፡ ፲ቁና ( in Amharic. ) -
: Crude note.
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Extras
- - Running titles written in red, in the upper margin of the fols. - : a secondary, partly unintelligible note mentions wayzaro (here spelled: wäğaro) Walatta Sǝmʿon and ʾabeto ʾAsäffa or ʾAsru [?], possibly referring to their commemoration day.
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(Type: findingAid)
- A red thread is inserted in the right upper corner of check the viewerfol. 160 .
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Sabayā Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Secondary Bibliography
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Ancel, S. 2012. ‘Discourse against Catholic Doctrine in Tǝgray (Ethiopia): A Nineteenth Century Text’, Aethiopica, 15 (2012), 92–104.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 325 |
Width | 280 |
Depth | 90 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Collation diagrams
I(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
II(9; s.l.1, stub after 9/fols. 3r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
III(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
IV(10/fols. 20r-29v)
Quire ID:q4
V(10/fols. 30r-39v)
Quire ID:q5
VI(10/fols. 40r-49v)
Quire ID:q6
VII(10; s.l. 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 50r-59v)
Quire ID:q7
VIII(10/fols. 60r-69v)
Quire ID:q8
IX(8/fols. 70r-77v)
Quire ID:q9
X(10; s.l. 2, stub after 9; 9, stub after 2/fols. 78r-87v)
Quire ID:q10
XI(10/fols. 88r-97v)
Quire ID:q11
XII(10/fols. 98r-107v)
Quire ID:q12
XIII(10/fols. 108r-117v)
Quire ID:q13
XIV(10/fols. 118r-127v)
Quire ID:q14
XV(4; s.l.1, stub after 4; 2, stub after 4/fols. 128r-131v)
Quire ID:q15
XVI(10; s.l.3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 132r-141v)
Quire ID:q16
XVII(10; s.l.4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4/fols. 142r-151v)
Quire ID:q17
XVIII(10/fols. 152r-161v)
Quire ID:q18
XIX(3/fols. 162r-164v)
Quire ID:q19
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–2v) – II(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/No image availableFols 3r–11v) – III(8/No image availableFols 12r–19v) – IV(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 20r–29v) – V(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 30r–39v) – VI(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 40r–49v) – VII(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 50r–59v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 60r–69v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 70r–77v) – X(8+2/s.l. 2, stub after 9; s.l. 9, stub after 2/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 78r–87v) – XI(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 88r–97v) – XII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 98r–107v) – XIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 108r–117v) – XIV(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 118r–127v) – XV(2+2/s.l. 1, stub after 4; s.l. 2, stub after 4/No image availableFols 128r–131v) – XVI(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 132r–141v) – XVII(8+2/s.l. 4, stub after 7/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 142r–151v) – XVIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 152r–161v) – XIX(3/No image availableFols 162r–164v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v I(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–11v II(9; s.l.1, stub after 9/fols. 3r-11v) ; No image availableFols 12r–19v III(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 20r–29v IV(10/fols. 20r-29v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 30r–39v V(10/fols. 30r-39v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 40r–49v VI(10/fols. 40r-49v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 50r–59v VII(10; s.l. 3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 50r-59v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 60r–69v VIII(10/fols. 60r-69v) ; No image availableFols 70r–77v IX(8/fols. 70r-77v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 78r–87v X(10; s.l. 2, stub after 9; 9, stub after 2/fols. 78r-87v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 88r–97v XI(10/fols. 88r-97v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 98r–107v XII(10/fols. 98r-107v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 108r–117v XIII(10/fols. 108r-117v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 118r–127v XIV(10/fols. 118r-127v) ; No image availableFols 128r–131v XV(4; s.l.1, stub after 4; 2, stub after 4/fols. 128r-131v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 132r–141v XVI(10; s.l.3, stub after 8; 8, stub after 3/fols. 132r-141v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 142r–151v XVII(10; s.l.4, stub after 7; 7, stub after 4/fols. 142r-151v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 152r–161v XVIII(10/fols. 152r-161v) ; No image availableFols 162r–164v XIX(3/fols. 162r-164v);
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (3),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. has been resewn. The leather cove is torn off from the spine.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather (the spine is torn off); textile (red) inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spine folds of the quires, close to the head and tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 205mm |
W | 210mm |
Intercolumn | 20mm |
Margins | |
top | 40 |
bottom | 65 |
right | 50 |
left | 20 |
intercolumn | 20 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Sabayā Māryām, SM-003 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 280mm, object width is: 280mm, computed height is: 310mm and object height is: 325mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C (3ra-9vc, 11ra-11vc).
- (Subtype: pattern) 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C (12ra-163vb).
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
- (Subtype: pattern) The ruling pattern is different for the introduction and the canon tables.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are partly visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Structural pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Bäʾǝdä Māryām scribe
Script: Ethiopic
careful
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the donor; names of the Evangelists written in the margins; groups of lines on the incipit page of each text; incipit of sections of Text I and of each chapter of Texts II-V; the word mǝʿrāf and chapter numbers; numbers of the “tituli”; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: Mid or second half of 18th century
Bäʾǝdä Māryām scribe <Bäʾǝdä> Māryām (s. Additio 3).Mid or second half of 18th centurySelect one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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