Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Nǝḥbi Qǝddus Mikāʾel, NSM-005
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Vita and Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Nǝḥbi Qǝddus Mikāʾel↗
Early 18th cent. (?)Provenance
The name of the original donor has been erased throughout Texts II and III and replaced with Gabra ʾAragāwi (e.g., check the viewer4vb , 21v, 127ra, 128, 132vb, 145ra; see also Additio 1). Several other names were added later into supplication formulas of Texts II and III: his father Mazgaba Śǝllāse (e.g., check the viewer4vb , 128ra, 130vb, 141va; see also Additio 1), Walatta Krǝstos (e.g., check the viewer130vb , 153ra; s. also Additio 1), ʿAmda Mikāʾel (e.g., check the viewer127vb , 137ra, 142ra), Gabra Māryām (e.g., check the viewer127ra , 142ra), Tasfā Mikāʾel (e.g., check the viewer130vb , 141ra), Tasfā Ṣǝyon (e.g., check the viewer128ra , 142ra), Walatta Māryām (check the viewer134va ), ʾAmata Māryām (check the viewer134va ), Walatta Kidān (check the viewer137ra ). owner
Summary
- ms_i1
(),
Hagiographic
Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–127va ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 127vb–162va ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 13 miracles
Contents
Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)
check the viewerFols 127vb–162va Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 13 miracles (CAe 3977) (Miracles are only partly numbered.)
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1ra–2va (Type: GuestText)
Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 2915)
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( Crudely written in poor hand; the letters are very irregular and angular in shape. ) -
check the viewerf. 127vb (Type: DonationNote)
: Donation note.
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( Gabra ʾAragāwi is mentioned as the purchaser and donor. Other persons mentioned are his father Mazgaba Śǝllāse and a certain Walatta Krǝstos. The note is crudely written in strong amaranth over another, erased note in black (in which the names partly remained). ) -
check the viewerf. 162vb (Type: CommemorativeNote)
: Record concerning the commemoration days of the donor's family members (?).
Text in Gǝʿǝz
( ʿAmda Mikāʾel died on 22th Daqsyos (= Tāḫśāś). The donor's (?) father died on 5th Yakkātit and the mother on 8th Mizyā[sic]. ) -
check the viewerff. 163rb-164rb (Type: Genealogy)
Genealogy (from Žamal to Wǝddāse Māryām [n.l.] Taklāt).
Text in Gǝʿǝz
Text in Amharic
( The genealogy is written in Amharic and Gǝʿǝz. )
Extras
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Corrections written over erased words and passages, in different hands: e.g., check the viewer6vb , 8va, 9rb, 14ra, 22va, 67rb, 69ra, 71ra, 130ra.
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Erased notes: check the viewer5v , 6r, 7v, 10r, 13v, 17v, 32r, 34r, 96r, 97v, 100ra, 101v, 102r, 105v, 107v, 131v, 132r, 153v, 154rv.
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Short supplications for donor Gabra ʾAragāwi, written interlineally in strong amaranth: check the viewer35vb , 42ra, 73ra, 83vb.
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Pen trial: check the viewer1r , 2r, 164v.
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Crude notes, in pen: check the viewer1rv , 2rv, 105v, 164v.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Names of the months indicating the readings are written in the upper margin of some fols.; Text II (with marks in the midst of the text indicating the beginnings): ምንባብ፡ ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 3ra ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 10vb ዘኅዳር: check the viewerfol. 16vb ዘታኅሳስ[sic]: check the viewerfol. 27va ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 35vb ዘያካቲት[sic]: check the viewerfol. 42ra ምንባብ፡ ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 58ra ምንባብ፡ ዘሚያዝያ: check the viewerfol. 73ra ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 83vb ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 96ra [ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 105va , erased] ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 117ra . Text III: ዘመስከረም: check the viewerfol. 128ra ዘጥቅምት: check the viewerfol. 130vb ዘሕዳር[sic]: check the viewerfol. 133ra ዘታኅሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 134va ዘጥር: check the viewerfol. 137ra ዘየካቲት: check the viewerfol. 141rb ዘመጋቢት: check the viewerfol. 142ra ዘማዝያ[sic]: check the viewerfol. 145ra ዘግንቦት: check the viewerfol. 149ra ዘሰኔ: check the viewerfol. 153ra ዘሐምሌ: check the viewerfol. 155ra ዘነሐሴ: check the viewerfol. 156ra .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: - check the viewer162va (explicit page of Text II): short coloured (red and black) ornamental band; geometric motifs.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Nǝḥbi Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 215 |
Width | 200 |
Depth | 60 |
Foliation
Foliated in situ by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 | No image availableFols 1r–2v | A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 | No image availableFols 3r–12v | I(8/fols. 3r-12v) | |
3 | 10 | No image availableFols 11r–20v | II(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 11r-20v) | |
4 | 10 | No image availableFols 21r–30v | III(10/fols. 21r-30v) | |
5 | 10 | No image availableFols 31r–40v | IV(10/fols. 31r-40v) | |
6 | 10 | No image availableFols 41r–50v | V(10/fols. 41r-50v) | |
7 | 10 | No image availableFols 51r–60v | VI(10/fols. 51r-60v) | |
8 | 10 | No image availableFols 61r–70v | VII(10/fols. 61r-70v) | |
9 | 10 | No image availableFols 71r–80v | VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v) | |
10 | 10 | No image availableFols 81r–90v | IX(10/fols. 81r-90v) | |
11 | 10 | No image availableFols 91r–100v | X(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 91r-100v) | |
12 | 10 | No image availableFols 101r–110v | XI(10/fols. 101r-110v) | |
13 | 10 | No image availableFols 111r–120v | XII(10/fols. 111r-120v) | |
14 | 10 | No image availableFols 121r–130v | XIII(10/fols. 121r-130v) | |
15 | 10 | No image availableFols 131r–140v | XIV(10/fols. 131r-140v) | |
16 | 12 | No image availableFols 141r–152v | XV(12; s.l.: 3, stub after 10; 10, stub after 3/fols. 141r-152v) | |
17 | 12 | No image availableFols 153r–164v | XVI(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 8; 9, stub after 3/fols. 153r-164v). |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-12v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 11r-20v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10/fols. 21r-30v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(10/fols. 31r-40v)
Quire ID:q5
V(10/fols. 41r-50v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 51r-60v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 61r-70v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 81r-90v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 91r-100v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 101r-110v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 111r-120v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(10/fols. 121r-130v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(10/fols. 131r-140v)
Quire ID:q15
XV(12; s.l.: 3, stub after 10; 10, stub after 3/fols. 141r-152v)
Quire ID:q16
XVI(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 8; 9, stub after 3/fols. 153r-164v).
Quire ID:q17
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/No image availableFols 1r–2v) – II(8/No image availableFols 3r–12v) – III(8+2/s.l. 4, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 3/No image availableFols 11r–20v) – IV(10/No image availableFols 21r–30v) – V(10/No image availableFols 31r–40v) – VI(10/No image availableFols 41r–50v) – VII(10/No image availableFols 51r–60v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols 61r–70v) – IX(10/No image availableFols 71r–80v) – X(10/No image availableFols 81r–90v) – XI(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 7; s.l. 8, stub after 2/No image availableFols 91r–100v) – XII(10/No image availableFols 101r–110v) – XIII(10/No image availableFols 111r–120v) – XIV(10/No image availableFols 121r–130v) – XV(10/No image availableFols 131r–140v) – XVI(10+2/s.l. 3, stub after 10/No image availableFols 141r–152v) – XVII(10+2/s.l. 4, stub after 8/No image availableFols 153r–164v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; No image availableFols 3r–12v I(8/fols. 3r-12v) ; No image availableFols 11r–20v II(10; s.l.: 4, stub after 6; 7, stub after 3/fols. 11r-20v) ; No image availableFols 21r–30v III(10/fols. 21r-30v) ; No image availableFols 31r–40v IV(10/fols. 31r-40v) ; No image availableFols 41r–50v V(10/fols. 41r-50v) ; No image availableFols 51r–60v VI(10/fols. 51r-60v) ; No image availableFols 61r–70v VII(10/fols. 61r-70v) ; No image availableFols 71r–80v VIII(10/fols. 71r-80v) ; No image availableFols 81r–90v IX(10/fols. 81r-90v) ; No image availableFols 91r–100v X(10; s.l.: 3, stub after 7; 8, stub after 2/fols. 91r-100v) ; No image availableFols 101r–110v XI(10/fols. 101r-110v) ; No image availableFols 111r–120v XII(10/fols. 111r-120v) ; No image availableFols 121r–130v XIII(10/fols. 121r-130v) ; No image availableFols 131r–140v XIV(10/fols. 131r-140v) ; No image availableFols 141r–152v XV(12; s.l.: 3, stub after 10; 10, stub after 3/fols. 141r-152v) ; No image availableFols 153r–164v XVI(12; s.l.: 4, stub after 8; 9, stub after 3/fols. 153r-164v).;
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (12), 17 (12),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (12), 17 (12),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Holes and tears carefully amended on check the viewer37 , 100, 164.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 12
H | 140mm |
W | 146mm |
Intercolumn | 17mm |
Margins | |
top | 30 |
bottom | 50 |
right | 40 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 17 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Nǝḥbi Qǝddus Mikāʾel, NSM-005 main part
has a sum of layout height of 220mm which is greater than the object height of 215mm has a sum of layout width of 201mm which is greater than the object height of 200mmRuling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/J.
- (Subtype: pattern) (On some 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/G).
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
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(Excerpt from check the viewer23)
and 28 have additional horizontal and vertical lines in the upper and outer margins.
Pricking
- Ruling and pricking are visible.
- Primary pricks are partly visible.
- Ruling pricks are partly visible.
- Structural pricks are partly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and careful hand.Finely shaped, slender, tall, upright letters. Distinctive features: - the vowel marker of ጵ is attached to the left side of the stroke - ፩ is triangular upwards-oriented - ፮ looks like "compressed" numeral "seven"
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Holy names; name of the protagonist; incipits of texts; incipits of miracles and their numbers; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numerals. Omitted letters are written interlineally in red (e.g., fols. 39vb, 46rb, 50vb, 51rb, 55rb, 68rab, 69vb, 71ra).
Date: Early 18th century
Early 18th centuryAbbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
. Secondary hand of the (a1) : poor hand; the letters are very irregular and angular in shapeHand 3
Script: Ethiopic
. Secondary hand of the (a2) . The handwriting is similar but not identical to the hand of GMG-017Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:ESnsm005 in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.