Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-012
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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Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewer3ra-38va ), I. Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)
Contents
check the viewer3ra-38va I. Dǝrsāna sanbata krǝstiyān “Homily on the Sabbath of Christians” (Homily on the observance of Sunday, ascribed to Jaqob of Serug)
Incipit ( ): check the viewer3ra : በስመ፡ʼʼ… ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ አባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ዘሥሩግ፡ በእንተ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ቅድስት። ዘደረሰ፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት። ጸሎታ፡ ወበረከታ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ [vac.] ገብረ፡ ሕይወት። ወአዕማቲሃ፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ [vac.] [check the viewer3rb ] ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ስምዑ፡ እንግርክሙ፡ በእንተ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወክብራ፡ … check the viewer3ra : In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. (This is) the homily which ʾabbā Jaqob of Serug composed on St Sabbath of Christians, which the Orthodox in faith composed. May her prayer and her blessing be with Gabra Ḥǝywat, and her maids Walatta Śǝllāse … Forever and ever. Amen. Listen, I will tell you about her greatness and her glory…
Explicit ( ): check the viewer38rb , l.12: … ወያድኅነኒ፡ ወለዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ ኅብኦ፡ እምሐከከ፡ ሰብእ፤ ወለአግብርቲከ፡ [check the viewer38va ]ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወለአዕማቲከ፡ ወለተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ አመተ፡ ጽዮን፡ ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡ መሐሮሙ፡ ወአብኦሙ፡ ውስተ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘልጅ፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ አባዕኮ፡ check the viewer38rb , l.12: … May He save me; and for the one who wrote this book, hide him from the trouble of the people, (namely) your servants Gabra Masqal, Gabra Ḥǝywat, and your maids Walatta Yoḥannǝs, Walatta Śǝllāse, ʾAmata Ṣǝyon, Walatta Māryām. Have mercy upon them and bring them in the Kingdom of Heaven. Forever and ever. Amen. This (is) the book of lǝğ Gabra Ḥǝywat which he gave to the church of St Mary of ʾAbaʿǝko.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
Extras
- Crude notes in the margins and inside the text: e.g., fols.: 1r-2v, 6r, 16r, 23v, 30v, 34r, 34v, 38v-39v. Crude notes on the inner side of the back cover.
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 | 180 |
Width | 140 |
Depth | 40 |
Foliation
Two cut leaves (not numbered), between check the viewer1r and check the viewer2r . Foliation mistake: number 37 is missing.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
|
I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
|
II(8/fols. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
|
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 4 |
|
V(4/fols. 35r-39v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
II(8/fols. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
V(4/fols. 35r-39v).
Quire ID:q6
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (4),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
The threads of the binding are partly broken. Many leaves are damaged by humidity or worn (check the viewer5r , 10r-12r, 17v-18r, 29v-36r) and by spots (check the viewer5v-6r , 8v-11r, 15r, 23v-24v, 26v-27r, 29v).
Binding
Two wooden boards; two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Binding material
wood
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
H | 160mm |
W | 115mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 15 |
bottom | 35 |
right | 24 |
left | 10 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Gulo Maḵadā, Mǝdra Rubā Sǝllase, MR-012 main part
has a sum of layout height of 210mm which is greater than the object height of 180mm has a sum of layout width of 149mm which is greater than the object height of 140mmLayout 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
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
- Structural pricks are visible.
Other
- no
Punctuation
Executed: not quite regularly.
Usage: not always logical.
punctuation:
- Dividers:
- I. Colon;
- colon with short lines above and below (e.g. fols.: 7va, ls. 6, 9, 15, 16; 8ra, l.16; 8rb, ls. 7, 9; 9rb, l.3; 17rb, l.1; 18ra, ls. 5, 8; 22va, l.2; 22vb, ls. 2, 3, 5; 35ra, ls. 2, 4, 10, 11, 15).
- II. Four dot asterisk (e.g. fols.: 3ra, ls. 8, 10, 13; 3rb, ls. 2, 6, 9, 13; 3va, l.1; 10va, l.1; 12rb, l.5; 21vb, l.9; 34vb, ls. 2, 6; 38va, check the viewer10-11 );
- nine dot asterisk (used throughout the text).
- III. Long black line (esp. check the viewer38va , l.13).
CruxAnsata
Yes
CruxAnsata: no
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
careful
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; four lines (in both columns) in the incipit page (fol. 3r), divided into two groups, alternating with black lines; some lines (one, two) at paragraph beginning on fols. 4va (ls. 15-16), 11ra (ls. 9-10), 18va (ls. 5-6), 24vb (l.16), 34ra (ls. 9-10); the horizontal dashes above and below Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs; the words “sanbat”, “lä-sanbat”; names of the donors.
Date: 19th century
19th centuryHand 2
Script: Ethiopic
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