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Egypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 21

Dorothea Reule, Denis Nosnitsin

Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/DSEthiop21
Dayr as-Suryān[view repository]

Collection: Ethiopic

Other identifiers: ٦٩٤ حبشى, 694 Ethiopic ,

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General description

Psalms of Davidمزامير داود

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

عام ١٩٥١ / ١٩٥٢ 1951/1952 . According to Colophon 1, the text was copied by Gabra Māryām of Māḫbara Sǝllāse for the community of Dayr as-Suryān↗ , in 1951/1952, during the tenure of role: title Ṯāʾufīlus (1948–1989), in ʾAsqeṭǝs (Wādī an-Naṭrūn, possibly referring to Dayr as-Suryān)↗ .

Summary

Contents

check the viewerFols 3r–125v Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):


ፍካሬ፡ ዘጻድቃን፡ ወዘኃጥአን፨
መዝሙር፡ ዘዳዊት፨ ሃሊሉያ፨
ብፁዕ<፡>supplied by Dorothea Reule ብእሲ፡ ዘኢሖረ፡ በምክረ፡ ረሲዓን፨
ወዘኢቆመ፡ ውስተ፡ መፍኖተ ኃጥአን፨
5ወዘኢነበረ፡ ውስተ፡ መስተሣልቃን፨

Explicit (Gǝʿǝz ):


ወአንሰ፡ ነሣእኩ፡ ዘእምላዕለሁ፡ ሰይፈ
ወመተርኩ፡ ርእሶ፡ ለጎልያድ።
ወአሰሰልኩ፡ ፅዕለተ፡ እምደቂቀ፡ እስራኤል፨

Colophon

Translation Gǝʿǝz :

ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአባ role: title <፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ገብረ፡ ማርያም<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ማኅበረ፡ ሥላሴ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ↗ ጎጃም፡ ዘጽሐፎ (!) sic by Dorothea Reule<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ለገዳም፡ ሶርያን፡↗ ይጽሐ<ፍ>supplied by Dorothea Reule፡ ሰሞ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውሰተ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ (!) sic by Dorothea Reule ሕይወት፡ በረተ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin ዳ|ት፡ ይድር፡ በላዕሌሁ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ምሰለአሁ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin ጳጳሰነ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin አባ፡ ቴፍሎስ፡ ዘመንበረ፡ አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ካማ፡ ወምስለ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ማኅበረ፡ ሶርያን፡↗ ለዓመ፡ ዓም፡ አሜን። ። ፵፬ዓም፡ (internal) Wādī an-Naṭrūnአቄጥሰ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin↗

According to the colophon, the manuscript was written by Gabra Māryām of Māḫbara Sǝllāse↗ during the tenure of role: title Ṯāʾufīlus . The date mentioned, the year 44 according to the Era of Mercy, probably means 1944 EC (= 1951/1952 CE). In the text, there is a number of mistakes, many word dividers are omitted; the character ስ cannot be well distinguished from ሰ (see below).

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. Arabic ownership note stating that the manuscript belongs to Dayr as-Suryān↗ .

      ( ar ) وقف على دير السيدة العذراء السريان↗

    2. Arabic shelfmark.

      ( ar ) مخطوط رقم ٦٩٤ حبشي

    3. Arabic note stating the number of pages of the manuscript.

      ( ar ) ١٢٣ ورقة

    4. (Type: Condemnation)

      Arabic ownership note, stating that the manuscript belongs to Dayr as-Suryān↗ and condemning those who might remove it from the monastery.

      ( ar ) وقف دير السيدة العذراء السريان↗ ببرية شيهت وادي النطرون لا حل ولا بركة بخروج الكتاب من وقفيته للدير المذكور

    5. Stamps of Dayr as-Suryān↗ throughout.

      Text in Arabic

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Paper Codex

    The text block is a large-format notebook made of industrially produced paper.

    Extent

    126 (leaf) .Entered as 126 ١٢٦ ورقة (leaf) .Entered as ١٢٦ ورقة 482 354 30 ٤٨٢ ٣٥٤ ٣٠
    Outer dimensions
    Height 482mm
    Width 354mm
    Depth 30mm
    Outer dimensions
    Height ٤٨٢mm
    Width ٣٥٤mm
    Depth 30mm

    Binding

    Light brown hardcover binding, leather quarter cover.

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 1r–125v )

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 21-30

    H 382mm
    W 243mm
    Margins
    top 38mm
    bottom 55mm
    right 6mm
    left 24mm
    Data on text area and margin dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 12r .

    Ms Egypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 21 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 273mm, object width is: 354mm, computed height is: 475mm and object height is: 482mm.

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFol. 125v )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 9

    H 382mm
    W 243mm
    Data on text area dimensions taken from check the viewerfol. 125v .Layout of the colophon.

    Ms Egypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 21 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 243mm, object width is: 354mm, computed height is: 382mm and object height is: 482mm. but the following values are recognized as empty: top marginbottom marginright marginleft margin
    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern)1J-1J/0/0/J
    • Ruling has been drawn in pencil, but guided by pricks.
    • (Subtype: pattern)1J-1J-1J1J/0/0/J
    • Ruling has been drawn in pencil, but guided by pricks.
    Pricking
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.
    • Pricking and ruling are visible.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Twentieth-century script.

    Ink: Black, red

    Date: 1950-1952

    1950-1952 Careful but irregular; by a poorly trained scribe (name: Gabra Māryām of Māḫbara Sǝllāse scribe ). Written in large (ca 1 cm high) letters. The scribe distinguishes the characters ስ and ሰ only in the beginning of the text and further writes both as ሰ. The same hand as Hand 1 of DS Ethiop. 22.

      2. Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      availability
      This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
      date
      type=expanded
      2.9.2024 at 12:03:08
      date
      type=lastModified
      29.9.2024
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/DSEthiop21/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/DSEthiop21
      idno
      type=filename
      DSEthiop21.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      DSEthiop21
    info value
    Standard date ፵፬ዓም፡ (internal)
    Date in current calendar 44
    Calendar ethiopian
    Evidence internal

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    Dorothea Reule, Denis Nosnitsin, ʻEgypt, Dayr as-Suryān, DS Ethiop. 21ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2024-09-29) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/DSEthiop21 [Accessed: 2024-11-24]

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    Revision history

    • Denis Nosnitsin Encoding of the dates revised on 29.9.2024
    • Dorothea Reule Continued description and revision on 15.12.2020
    • Denis Nosnitsin Continued description and revision on 15.12.2020
    • Dorothea Reule Created catalogue entry on 4.4.2018
    • Denis Nosnitsin Recorded manuscript on 1.3.2018
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    Attribution of the content

    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Dorothea Reule, editor

    Denis Nosnitsin, editor

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