Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 6
Eliana Dal Sasso
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Psalter, Mazmura Dāwit, Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Maḥālǝya za-Salomon, Wǝddāse Māryām, ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Summary
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–121v ), Psalter
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–121v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 122r–133r ), Book of Odes
- p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 133v–138v ), Song of Songs
- p1_i1.4 (check the viewerFol. 138va ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 139ra–151vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 152vb–157va ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
Catalogue Bibliography
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Proverbio, D. V. 2000. ‘Inventario sommario dei manoscritti arabi, ebraici, etiopici – con notizia dei turchi – conservati presso la Biblioteca della Badia di Grottaferrata’, Atti della Accademia nazionale dei Lincei, Memorie, Classe di scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, Serie nona, 12 (2000), 468–570.
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‘CaNaMEI digital catalogue’, n.d.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 180mm |
Width | 170mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 |
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2 | 8 |
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3 | 6 |
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4 | 10 |
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5 | 7 |
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6 | 8 |
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7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 |
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9 | 7 |
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1 added | |
10 | 8 |
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11 | 8 |
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12 | 8 |
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13 | 11 |
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3 added | |
14 | 8 |
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15 | 10 |
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16 | 7 |
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6 added | |
17 | 7 |
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1 added | |
18 | 8 |
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19 | 8 |
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20 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
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Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (10), 5 (, +1), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (, +1), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (11, +3), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (7, +6), 17 (, +1), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (10), 5 (, first leaf is added), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (, first leaf is added), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (11, leaf added after fol. 96), 14 (8), 15 (10), 16 (7, leaf added after fol. 128), 17 (, first leaf is added), 18 (8), 19 (8), 20 (4),
State of preservation
deficient
Condition
Binding
The book is sewn on four sewing stations (two pairs) linked to wooden boards covered by a textile wrapping.
The boards are broken in two halves which are held together by a metal wire. The boards are wrapped in a coloured textile wrapping.Sewing Stations
4Binding decoration
Parchment guards are found in the check the viewerquires: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 20 .
Binding material
wood
textile
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–121v ), Psalter
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r–121v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 122r–133r ), Book of Odes
- p1_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 133v–138v ), Song of Songs
- p1_i1.4 (check the viewerFol. 138va ), Wǝddāse Māryām
Contents
check the viewerFols 1r–121v Psalter (CAe 2701)
Language of text:
Colophon
The colophon is partially erased.
check the viewerFols 122r–133r Book of Odes (CAe 1828)
Language of text:
1. Ff. 122r–123r: Ṣälotu läMuse (“Prayer of Moses”); 2. Ff. 123r–124r: [Ṣälot] zäMuse dagmay (“Second prayer of Moses”); 3. Ff. 124r–125v: [Ṣälot] zäMuse śalsay (“Third prayer of Moses”); 4. Ff. 125v–126r: Ṣälotä Ḥanna ǝmmä Samuʾel näbiyy (“Prayer of Hannah, mother of Samuel the prophet”); 5. F. 126r–v: Ṣälotä Ḥǝzqǝyas nǝguśä Yǝhuda (“Prayer of Hezekiah, king of Judah”); 6. Ff. 126v–127v: Ṣälotä Mǝnasse näbiyy (“Prayer of Manasseh the prophet”); 7. Ff. 127v–128r: Ṣälotä Yonas näbiyy (“Prayer of Jonah the prophet”); 8. Ff. 128r–129r: Ṣälotä Danǝʾel näbiyy (“Prayer of Daniel the prophet”); 9. F. 129r–v: Ṣälotä 3däqiq (“Prayer of the three children”); 10. Ff. 129v–130v: Ḫabä baräku Ananya wäʾAzarya wäMisaʾel (apocryphal prayer of Azariah); 11. Ff. 130v–131v: Ṣälotä ʿƎnbaqom näbiyy (“Prayer of Habakkuk the prophet”); 12. Ff. 131v–132v: Ṣälotä Isayǝyyas näbiyy (“Prayer of Isaiah the prophet”); 13. F. 132v: Ṣälotä Maryam (“Prayer of Mary”); 14. Ff. 132v–133r: Ṣälotä Zäkkaryas kahǝn (“Prayer of Zechariah the priest”); 15. F. 133r: Ṣälotä Sǝmʿon näbiyy (“Prayer of Simeon the prophet”).Additions of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 40v (Type: OwnershipNote)
Ownership or purchase note, almost completely erased. Only the incipit is readable: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡. The following words are also readable on the next line: ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአጥረዮ፡
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check the viewerFols 102r–103v (Type: GuestText)
Ps 108:73–104 has been added in a recent hand on the central bifolium
( gez ) ዮድ፡ እደዊከ፡ ገብራኒ፡ ወለሐኳኒ። | አለብወኒ፡ ወእትመሀ ር፡ ትእዘዘከ። (sic) | እለ፡ ይፈርሁከ፡ ይርአዩኒ፡ ወትፌሥሑ። | እስመ፡ ተወከል ኩ፡ በነቢብከ። | አእመርኩ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ከመ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ኵሉ፡ ኵነኔከ።.
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check the viewerFol. 138r (Type: OwnershipNote)
Ownership note written in a recent hand on the lower margin of the folio. The note states that the Psalter belonged to Abba Gäbrä Mäsqäl, to his brother Kidanä Maryam and his father Wäldä Iyäsus
( gez ) ዝዳዊት፡ ዘአባ፡ ገብረ፡ መሰቀል፡ ዘጭ፡ ንቦርድ፡ አቦ። ወእሁሐ፡ ኪደነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወአቡሁ፡ ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ይምሐሮሙ፡ ነፍሶሙ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ምስለ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወለ፡ ጽሐ፡
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Other Decorations
- band:
Ff. 1r, 122r: ornamental frames (ḥaräg) on the top of the “Psalms of David” and the “Canticles of the Prophets”. The frames are executed in black and red ink and decorated with interweaving motifs
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 1
Layout of codicological unit 1
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1–133 )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 17-18
H | 120mm |
W | 123mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 61
looks ok for measures computed width is: 123mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 120mm and object height is: 180mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginLayout note 1(check the viewerFols 134–138 )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 20-22
H | 110mm |
W | 120mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 61
looks ok for measures computed width is: 120mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 110mm and object height is: 180mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginRuling of codicological unit 1
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A/0-0/0-0/C
Codicological Unit p2
Summary of codicological unit 2
- p2_i1 (check the viewerFols 139ra–151vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- p2_i2 (check the viewerFols 152vb–157va ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 157va (Type: Condemnation)
Condemnation against those who steal or erase the book. The note is written over erasure and the names of the individuals have been erased again
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ … ዘተሣየጦ፡ በንዋዮ፡ … ለመድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ፡ ባሕ ቱ፡ ዘሰረቆ፡ ወዘፈሐቆ፡ ወተአገሎ፡ በአፈ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ውጉዘ፡ ወም ቱረ፡ ለይኩን፡ ለይኩን፡
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check the viewerFols 157vb–158vb (Type: GuestText)
Ǝsäggǝd läki ǝsäggǝd läki ǝsäggǝd läki wäʾǝweddǝsäki (“I worship you, I worship you, I worship you and I praise you”, Hymn to the Virgin Mary, Chaine nr. 338). The hymn is written in an inaccurate hand. The refrain of each stanza is rubricated. Incipit:
( gez ) [እ]ሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ወ[እ]ዌድስኪ፡ ኦእ ግዝእትየ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ በከመ፡ ወደሱኪ፡ ወሰገዱ፡ ለኪ፡ መላእክት፡
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
Layout of codicological unit 2
Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 139–157 )
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 18
H | 120mm |
W | 125mm |
Ms Grottaferrata, Exarchic Greek Abbey of St. Mary of Grottaferrata, Crypt. Aet. 62
looks ok for measures computed width is: 125mm, object width is: 170mm, computed height is: 120mm and object height is: 180mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft marginRuling of codicological unit 2
- (Subtype: pattern)Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
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