Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-009
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians”
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Mǝdra Ruba /MR↗
This Ms. is not dated; however, it is possible to deduce the period of its production from the name of the scribe, Walda Muse (check the viewer35r , l.6). The same name is mentioned in Ms. MR-023, which is dated between 1872 and 1876.Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewer3r – 35r, l.7 ), Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)
Contents
check the viewer3r – 35r, l.7 Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)
Incipit ( ): check the viewer3r : በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልደ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ [n.l.] ዘሥሩግ፡ በእንተ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ቅድስት፡ ዘደረሰ፡ [ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡] ጸሎታ፡ ምስለ፡ [n.l.] ወልደ፡ ትንሣኤ [n.l.] … check the viewer3r : In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit … which [Jaqob] of Serug, Orthodox in faith, composed on St Sabbath of Christians … [May] her prayer be with … Walda Tǝnśāʾe …
Explicit ( ): check the viewer34v , l.21 – check the viewer35r (l.7): ...ወአድኅነኒ፡ ወለዝንቱ፡ መጽ[check the viewer35r ]ሐፍ፡ ዘአጽሐፋ፡ ኅብኦ፡ እምሀከክ፡ ለአቡነ፡ ወልደ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ዕቁባ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ላህየ፡ ድንግል፡ ወደቂቆሙ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወልደ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ ማርያም፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ገብረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ። ወለጸሐፊሃኒ፡ ወልደ፡ ሙሴ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። check the viewer34v , l.21 – check the viewer35r (l.7): ... And save me; and for the one who let this book be written, hide him from the commotion, namely ʾabuna Walda Tǝnśāʾe, ʿƎquba Libānos, Lahǝyä Dǝngǝl, Gabra Ḥǝywat, Walda Yoḥannǝs, Walda Māryām, Sälomon, Gabra Giyorgis, and its scribe, Walda Muse, forever and ever. Amen.
Colophon
, l.7: (This) is the Homily of the Sabbath of (the church of) ʾabuna Libānos Mäsṭǝh, which ʾabuna Walda Tǝnśāʾe donated so that it would be the guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. O you, priests, don´t be idle each week [for] the Sabbath, sacred and glorious among all the days.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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: Donation note.
check the viewer35r , l.7: ዝድርሳነ፡ ሰንበት፡ ዘአቡነ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ መስጥህ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ አቡነ፡ ወልደ፡ ትንሣኤ፡ ከመ፡ ትኩኖ፡ መርሃ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት። ኦአንትሙ፡ ካህናት፡ ኢታጽርኡ፡ ለለሰሙኑ፡ ሰንበት፡ ቅድስት፡ ወክብርት፡ እምኵሎን፡ ዕለታት። ። check the viewer35r , l.7: This Homily of the Sabbath of (the church of) ʾabuna Libānos Mäsṭǝh which ʾabuna Walda Tǝnśāʾe donated so that it would be for him the guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. Oh you, priests, don't be idle each week (for) the sacred Sabbath, the most glorious among all days.
Extras
- - Crude notes on (writing exercises?), 12v (in the bottom margin), 13r (in the bottom margin), 17r (in the upper margin), 30v (in the upper margin), 35r (in the bottom margin), 35v.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 185 |
Width | 120 |
Depth | 32 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 10 |
|
I(10/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 |
|
II(10/fols. 13r-22v) | |
4 | 9 |
|
III(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 23r-31v) | |
5 | 4 |
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፬IV(4/fols. 32r-35v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10/fols. 13r-22v)
Quire ID:q3
III(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 23r-31v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(4/fols. 32r-35v).
Quire ID:q5
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (), 5 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (), 5 (4),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Many leaves are damaged by humidity or very worn (e.g. check the viewer3r , 8r, 12v, 13r, 15v, 16r, 17v, 18r, 19rv, 20rv, 21v). The text on check the viewer3r is mostly unreadable.
Binding
Two wooden boards; two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 21
H | 138mm |
W | 95mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 15 |
bottom | 30 |
right | 15 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-009 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 120mm, object width is: 120mm, computed height is: 183mm and object height is: 185mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 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.
- Structural pricks are partly visible.
Other
- no
Punctuation
Executed: not quite regularly.
Usage: not always logical.
punctuation:
- Dividers:
- I. Colon.
- II. Four dot asterisk (e.g. fols.: 6v, l.5; 9v, ls. 5, 7; 11v, l.1; 34v, l.1; 35r; ls. 6, 7, 11);
- nine dot asterisk (used throughout the text);
- doubled nine dot asterisks (esp. check the viewer25v , l.1);
- doubled four dot asterisks (esp. check the viewer35r , l.13).
CruxAnsata
Yes
CruxAnsata: no
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Walda Muse scribe
Script: Ethiopic
careful
Ink: Black; reddish-brown.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; the first and the second line in the incipit page (fol. 3r); some lines (one, two) at paragraph beginning on fols. 4r (ls. 15-16), 17r (ls. 4-5), 17v (l.5), 22v (ls. 17-18), 25v (ls. 2-3); the horizontal dashes above and below Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs; names of the donors.
Date: second half of the 19th century.
Walda Muse scribe Walda Muse (check the viewer35r , l.6)second half of the 19th century.Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
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