Gāntā ʾAfašum, Soṭā Dabra Salām Qǝddus Mikāʾel, SDM-015
Susanne Hummel (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Taʾammǝra Māryām "Miracles of Mary" / Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus "Miracles of Jesus" / Täʾamrihomu la-ʾab wa-wald wa-Manfas qǝddus “Miracles of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” / Taʾammǝra Mikāʾel "Miracles of Michael"
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Soṭa Dabra salām Qǝddus Mikāʾel / SDM↗
According to Additio 1, the purchase of the Ms. took place on the 11 Ḫǝdār 1947 A.M. (= 20 November 1954 A.D.).Provenance
According to Additio 1, the Ms. was purchased by haläqa Tawalda Madḫǝn (the same person as the seller of Ms. DMD-013?). His name and the names of ʿĀmata Giyorgis and Ḫāyla Mikāʾel are written in the supplication formulas in a secondary hand.
Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
Text I-1 includes the hymns: - ʾO-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä qǝddǝst dǝngǝl Māryām Mariham ʾǝmmu la-ʾIyasus Krǝstos käḥali... "O my Lady, Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ the Almighty ..." (check the viewer5va- vb) (cp. ChRep ncheck the viewer373 ) - salām laki ʾo-ʾǝgzǝʾtǝyä Māryām dǝngǝl ʾǝmma madḫǝn wa-ʾǝmma bǝrhān ... "Salutation to you, o my Lady, Virgin Mary, Mother of the Saviour and Mother of the Light ..." (check the viewer5vb-6rb ). The miracles of Mary (Text I-4) and of Jesus (Text II) are numbered. Text III concludes with an ʾarke-hymn: - ሰላም፡ ለኵልያንቲክሙ፡ እለ፡ ዕሩያን፡ በአካል። ... (check the viewer119ra )
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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: Purchase note.
check the viewer122rb : በ፲፱፻፵፯ዓ፡ ም፡ ኅዳር፡ ፩፩[sic]ቀን፡ እኔ፡ አባ፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡ ስሰጥ፡ በ፷፬ብር፡ ለሃለቃ፡ ተወለምህን፡ [sic]ሽቄአሎህ፡ ሃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ይሙት፡ በዚሁ፡ እማኞች፡ ባራባስ፡ ዘገየና፡ ቈስ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡ ናቸው፡ እኔ፡ ሀለቃ፡ መድኅን፡ ከዚህ፡ ባላይ፡ በተጻፈው፡ ቃል፡ ገዝቸአሎህ፡ ሃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ይሙት፡ ዳኛ፡ ቄስ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ናቸው። The recent note is crudely written in Amharic, in pen. It states that ʾabbā Gabra Mikāʾel sold the Ms. to haläqa Tawalda Madḫǝn on 11 Ḫǝdār 1947 A.M. (= 20 November 1954 A.D.). The names of the witnesses are given. The transaction was sealed with signatures and a fingerprint.
Extras
- - The rubricated names of the owner and other individuals were inserted at a later stage. - Spaces for rubricated names are left unfilled, sometimes in Text I (e.g., , 74rb, 79va, 85va, 103vb, 104rb, 107ra) and throughout Texts II-IV.
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(Type: findingAid)
- Readings are indicated by the names of the feasts, written in the upper margin: ዘጌና: fols. 24rb ዘልደት: check the viewerfol. 25rb ዘኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት: check the viewerfol. 26va ዘትስብዕት: check the viewerfol. 31va ዘደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ: check the viewerfol. 38ra ዘደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ: check the viewerfol. 40va ዘደብረ፡ ምጥማቅ: check the viewerfol. 46va አመ፡ ፰ለሰኔ፡ check the viewerfol. 47vb ዘቅዳሴ፡ ቤታ: check the viewerfol. 59ra ዘመስቀል: check the viewerfol. 50rb ዘትንሣኤ: check the viewerfol. 54va ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት: check the viewerfol. 94rb . In addition, readings are indicated by the names of the feasts or months, crudely written in the upper margin, in pen: fols. 11v, 20rb, 23rb, 29va, 32va, 33ra, 35ra, 56rb, 93va.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Soṭā Dabra Salām Qǝddus Mikāʾel, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 305 |
Width | 250 |
Depth | 80 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 |
|
A(2/fols. 1r-2v) | |
2 | 8 |
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I(8/fols. 3r-10v) | |
3 | 8 |
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፪II(8/fol. 11r-18v) | |
4 | 8 |
|
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v) | |
5 | 8 |
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፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v) | |
6 | 8 |
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፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v) | |
7 | 8 |
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፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v) | |
8 | 8 |
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፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v) | |
9 | 8 |
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፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v) | |
10 | 8 |
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፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 8 |
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፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v) | |
12 | 8 |
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፲፩XI(8/fols. 83r-90v) | |
13 | 8 |
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፲፪XII(8/fols. 91r-98v) | |
14 | 8 |
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፲፫IX(8/fols. 99r-106v) | |
15 | 8 |
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፲፬X(8/fols. 107r-114v) | |
16 | 8 |
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፲፭XI(8/fols. 115r-122v) |
Collation diagrams
A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fol. 11r-18v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 19r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 27r-34v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 35r-42v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 43r-50v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 51r-58v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 59r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 83r-90v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(8/fols. 91r-98v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፫IX(8/fols. 99r-106v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፬X(8/fols. 107r-114v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፭XI(8/fols. 115r-122v)
Quire ID:q16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The Ms. shows traces of extensive use. The Ms. was resewn. The spine cover is damaged. Both boards and the leather cover might originally belong to a different codex. Holes or tears amended on fols. 1, 2, 25, 30, 38, 58, 65, 101.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Chain of endband stitches at the spine cover, close to the head of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 24
H | 223mm |
W | 198mm |
Intercolumn | 13mm |
Margins | |
top | 24 |
bottom | 53 |
right | 33 |
left | 18 |
intercolumn | 13 |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Soṭā Dabra Salām Qǝddus Mikāʾel, SDM-015 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 249mm, object width is: 250mm, computed height is: 300mm and object height is: 305mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling (below the
ruling: (Excerpt from check the viewer3r)
, 11r-13r, 18v-19v). - 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
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre, careful
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; groups of lines on the incipit page of Texts I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4 and II; incipit of Texts III and IV, incipit of sections and subsections; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers; elements of Ethiopic numerals.
Date: 20th century
20th centuryAbbreviations
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