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Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-017

Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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Collection: Ethio-SPaRe

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General description

Vita, Miracles and Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Number of Text units: 4

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat↗

Second half of the 18th cent. to the first half of the 19th cent.

Provenance

The original donor is ʿƎqʷǝba Giworgis donor mentioned in Additio 3 together with some of his family members. Also, their names are written in the supplications formulas over erasures, in the main hand (?): ʿƎqʷǝba Giworgis (e.g., check the viewer50vb , 59vb, 61ra, 62rb, 64vb, 65ra), his wife Maḥārit/Maḥārti Māryām (e.g., check the viewer3rb , 59vb, 65ra), ʾAmḫā Giworgis (e.g., check the viewer58ra , 71ra), Walda Giworgis (e.g., check the viewer62rb , 70vb), Walatta Māryām (e.g., check the viewer64va ). Later the Ms. was purchased by mamhǝre role: title Gabra Wald owner (s. Additio 2). At some point the name of another person, Gabra Madḫǝn owner , was written interlineally above or below the supplication formulas on check the viewer3rb , 50vb, 58ra, 78vb. According to Additio 3, the book was originally donated to the Church of church: Māryām Hǝrgʷǝd↗ (?).

Summary

I) Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Vita of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 3ra-56vb), incomplete (?) II) Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 12 miracles (fols. 58ra-74vb) III) Malkǝʾa Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Image of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus” (fols. 75ra-78vb) Additiones 1-3.
  1. ms_i1 (), Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3ra–56vb ), Gadla Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (general record)
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 58ra–74vb ), Taʾammǝra Gabra Manfas Qǝddus “Miracles of Gabra Manfas Qǝddus”: 12 miracles
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 75ra–78vb ), Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus

Contents

Hagiographic Dossier of St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 1119)

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 1 .

  1. check the viewerf. 1v (Type: Unclear)

    : Barely readable note.

    Text in Gǝʿǝz

    The note, written in red ink, is barely readable.

  2. check the viewerf. 1v (Type: PurchaseNote)

    Purchase note.

    ( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘመምህሬ፡ ገብረ፡ ወልድ፡ ወስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ መምህር፡ ተ<…>፡ ዘአጥረዮ፡ በንዋዩ፡ ከመ፡ ይኵኖ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወስጋ።

    The note states that the Ms. was bought by mamhǝre role: title Gabra Wald owner . His father’s name is for the most part unreadable.

  3. check the viewerf. 78vb (Type: DonationNote)

    Donation note.

    ( gez ) ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘእቍባ፡ ጊዎርጊስ[sic]፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ለማርያም፡ ህርጉድ(?)፡ ከመ፡ ትኵኖ፡ መርሐ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ያት[sic]፡ ምስለ፡ አቡሁ፡ ኪዓደ(?)፡ ማርያም፡ ወምስለ፡ እሙ፡ ወለተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወምስለ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ወልደ፡ ጊዎጊስ[sic]፡ አምኃ፡ ጊዎርጊስ፡ መድኅን፡ ባር[sic]፡ ነጋሽ፡ ዘጊዎርጊስ፡ ሰያጢ፡ አባ፡ ሰሎሞን፡ ዘደብረ፡ አቡነ፡ መርቆርየዎስ፡ ዘሰረቃ፡ ወዘፈሐቃ…

    The note is written in the main hand. It states that the Ms. was donated by ʿƎqʷǝba Giworgis donor to the Church of church: Māryām Hǝrgwǝd↗ (?). Also, the donor’s family members are mentioned: his father Kiʿāda (?) Māryām , his mother Walatta Yoḥannǝs as well as children Walda Māryām , Walda Giworgis , ʾAmḫā Giworgis Madḫǝn and bār (bāḥr) nagāš role: office Za-Giworgis . The seller is ʾabbā role: title Salomon scribe of Dabra ʾAbuna Marqoryewos (possibly the monastery Dabra Dǝmāḥ, Sarāye↗ ), who might be also the scribe.

Extras

  1. check the viewer5ra

    - Omitted letters, words, lines or passages are written interlineally, in secondary hands: e.g., b, 7vb, 8vb, 9rab, 11rb, 15ra, 16va, 22ra, 27vb, 29va, 35rab, 47ra, 72ra.

  2. check the viewer57r

    - The content of the Ms. is written in pen on .

  3. check the viewer1r

    - A name “halaqā ʾAbrǝhā” is written in bold letters, in pen on .

  4. - Numbers are crudely written in pen in the upper margin of all fols.

  5. check the viewer1rv

    - Minor notes, writing exercises, doodles: e.g., , 2rv, 3rv, 4r, 5v, 54r, 57rv, 79rv.

Catalogue Bibliography

This manuscript has ancient restorations.

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

Made of 79 (leaf) .Entered as 79 folios, in 14 (quire) .Entered as 14 quires (A+12+B). 200 165 55
Outer dimensions
Height 200
Width 165
Depth 55

Foliation

Leaves are numbered by the Ethio-SPaRe project.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 2 Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
2 8 Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
3 6 Fols 11r–16v II(6/fols. 11r-16v)
4 10 Fols 17r–26v III(10/fols. 17r-26v)
5 6 Fols 27r–32v IV(6/fols. 27r-32v)
6 10 Fols 33r–43v V(10/fols. 33r-43v)
7 4 Fols 44r–47v VI(4/fols. 44r-47v)
8 10 Fols 48r–57v VII(10/fols. 48r-57v)
9 8 Fols 58r–65 VIII(8/fols. 58r-65)
10 8 Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
11 8 Fols 82r–89v X(8/fols. 82r-89v)
12 4 Fols 74r–77v XI(4/fols. 74r-77v)
13 1 Fol. 78r XII(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 78r-v)
14 1 Fol. 79r B(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol.79r-v). The structure of quires cannot be exactly determined due to the poor condition of the Ms.

Collation diagrams


A(2/fols. 1r-2v)
Quire ID:q1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

I(8/fols. 3r-10v)
Quire ID:q2
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

II(6/fols. 11r-16v)
Quire ID:q3
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 16 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

III(10/fols. 17r-26v)
Quire ID:q4
Collation diagram Quire 4 17 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

IV(6/fols. 27r-32v)
Quire ID:q5
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

V(10/fols. 33r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
Collation diagram Quire 6 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VI(4/fols. 44r-47v)
Quire ID:q7
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 46 Unit #1 Unit #2

VII(10/fols. 48r-57v)
Quire ID:q8
Collation diagram Quire 8 47 56 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

VIII(8/fols. 58r-65)
Quire ID:q9
Collation diagram Quire 9 57 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

IX(8/fols. 66r-73v)
Quire ID:q10
Collation diagram Quire 10 65 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

X(8/fols. 82r-89v)
Quire ID:q11
Collation diagram Quire 11 73 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

XI(4/fols. 74r-77v)
Quire ID:q12
Collation diagram Quire 12 81 84 Unit #1 Unit #2

XII(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 78r-v)
Quire ID:q13
Collation diagram Quire 13 85 Unit #1

B(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol.79r-v). The structure of quires cannot be exactly determined due to the poor condition of the Ms.
Quire ID:q14
Collation diagram Quire 14 86 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2/Fols 1r–2v) – II(8/Fols 3r–10v) – III(6/Fols 11r–16v) – IV(10/Fols 17r–26v) – V(6/Fols 27r–32v) – VI(10/Fols 33r–43v) – VII(4/Fols 44r–47v) – VIII(10/Fols 48r–57v) – IX(8/Fols 58r–65) – X(8/Fols 66r–73v) – XI(8/Fols 82r–89v) – XII(4/Fols 74r–77v) – XIII(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub/Fol. 78r) – XIV(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub/Fol. 79r) –

Formula: Fols 1r–2v A(2/fols. 1r-2v) ; Fols 3r–10v I(8/fols. 3r-10v) ; Fols 11r–16v II(6/fols. 11r-16v) ; Fols 17r–26v III(10/fols. 17r-26v) ; Fols 27r–32v IV(6/fols. 27r-32v) ; Fols 33r–43v V(10/fols. 33r-43v) ; Fols 44r–47v VI(4/fols. 44r-47v) ; Fols 48r–57v VII(10/fols. 48r-57v) ; Fols 58r–65 VIII(8/fols. 58r-65) ; Fols 66r–73v IX(8/fols. 66r-73v) ; Fols 82r–89v X(8/fols. 82r-89v) ; Fols 74r–77v XI(4/fols. 74r-77v) ; Fol. 78r XII(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol. 78r-v) ; Fol. 79r B(1; s.l.: 1, no stub/fol.79r-v). The structure of quires cannot be exactly determined due to the poor condition of the Ms.;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (10), 5 (6), 6 (10), 7 (4), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4), 13 (), 14 (),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (6), 4 (10), 5 (6), 6 (10), 7 (4), 8 (10), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (4), 13 (), 14 (),

State of preservation

deficient

Condition

The front board is broken and crudely repaired (30% is missing). The leather cover is missing. The Ms. has been very crudely rebound with a vegetal thread and repaired with white and green stitches. Many fols. of Text I are misplaced (e.g., check the viewer51ra-57vb ) and some are possibly missing. Many fols. are folded, cockled, cut off and badly affected by humidity. A hole or a cut is carefully amended on check the viewer57 .

Binding

Two wooden boards (the front board is broken and repaired; 30% is missing). Two pairs of sewing stations.

Binding decoration

Small holes or tears are visible in the centre fold of the quires, close to the head and tail of the codex.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 18

H 130mm
W 155mm
Intercolumn 10mm
Margins
top 23
bottom 45
right 17
left 10
intercolumn 10
All data for check the viewer14 .

Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-017 main part

has a sum of layout width of 182mm which is greater than the object height of 165mm

Layout note 1

Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.
  • Primary pricks are visible.
  • Ruling pricks are visible.
  • Structural pricks are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Fine, regular

    Ink: Black, red

    Rubrication: Nomina sacra; name of the protagonist; a few lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Texts I and II; groups of lines (alternating with black lines) of the incipit of Text II; incipits of sections/miracles; word salām “salutation” in Text III; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals and their elements.

    Date: Second half of the 18th century – the first half of the 19th century

    Second half of the 18th century – the first half of the 19th century In check the viewer53vb-54ra the letters have narrower strokes since the scribe used a thinner nib. The 6th order vowel marker of ጵ is attached to the upper vertical stroke at the left side (e.g., check the viewer26vb ).

      • Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      2016-06-07T17:36:22.971+02:00
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      2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
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      type=lastModified
      22.5.2018
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      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESakm017
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      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESakm017
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      type=filename
      ESakm017.xml
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      ESakm017

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    Magdalena Krzyzanowska, Denis Nosnitsin, Abreham Adugna, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻGulo Maḵadā, ʾAmbasat Kidāna Mǝḥrat, AKM-017 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2018-05-22) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESakm017 [Accessed: 2024-11-25]

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    • Eugenia Sokolinski Eugenia Sokolinski: adjusted to schema, split msitems on 22.5.2018
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Abreham Adugna Abreham Adugna: last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 16.6.2014
    • Magdalena Krzyzanowska Magdalena Krzyzanowska: catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 24.6.2013
    • Denis Nosnitsin: Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 11.12.2010
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