Ethiopia, Private Collection of Məntasnot ʾAbbuhay, MEAG-001
Addisie Yalew
Newly catalogued in Beta maṣāḥǝft
General description
Mazmura Dāwit
Number of Text units: 26
Number of Codicological units: 2
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Origin
The manuscript can be dated based on the owner information given in 2022 to 1940–1970 (context) .
Provenance
No colophon notes are present in the manuscript, but the current owner Məntasnot ʾAbbuhay owner confirmed it as the work of his father ʾAbbuhay scribe . later owned by the scribe Məntasnot ʾAbbuhay owner .
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 275mm |
Width | 220mm |
Depth | 75mm |
Foliation
Foliation in pencil in the right of the bottom of the recto.
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 4 |
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2 | 2 | 10 |
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3 | 3 | 11 |
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9, stub after 2 |
4 | 4 | 10 |
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5 | 5 | 10 |
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6 | 6 | 10 |
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7 | 7 | 11 |
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7, stub after 1 |
8 | 8 | 10 |
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9 | 9 | 10 |
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10 | 10 | 11 |
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5, stub after 8 |
11 | 11 | 10 |
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12 | 12 | 10 |
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13 | 13 | 10 |
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14 | 14 | 10 |
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15 | 15 | 11 |
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9, stub after 2 |
16 | 16 | 10 |
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17 | 17 | 10 |
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18 | 18 | 10 |
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19 | 19 | 8 |
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20 | 20 | 8 |
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21 | 21 | 4 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2
9, stub after 2
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Quire ID:q6, number:6
7, stub after 1
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
5, stub after 8
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire ID:q14, number:14
9, stub after 2
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Quire ID:q16, number:16
Quire ID:q17, number:17
Quire ID:q18, number:18
Quire ID:q19, number:19
Quire ID:q20, number:20
Quire ID:q21, number:21
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (11), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (11), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (11), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (11), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (11), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (11), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (11), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (11), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (8), 21 (4),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
Blind-tooled brown leather cover.
Wooden boards with multicoloured textile inlays The manuscript is kept in a māḫdar.Sewing Stations
4Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i1
(check the viewerpps 5r–196rb ),
Psalter
- p1_i1.1 (check the viewerpps 5r–160v ), Mazmura Dāwit
- p1_i1.2 (check the viewerpps 161r–184r ), Book of Odes
- p1_i1.2.1 (check the viewerpps 161r–162r ),
- p1_i1.2.2 (check the viewerpps 162r–163v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘዳግም፡ ሕግ፡) (same as LIT2278salota)
- p1_i1.2.3 (check the viewerpps 163v–165v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of Moses (ጸሎተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ዘሣልስ፡) (same as LIT2703salota)
- p1_i1.2.4 (check the viewerpps 165v–166v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Hannah (ጸሎተ፡ ሓና፡ እመ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2257salota)
- p1_i1.2.5 (check the viewerpps 166v–167r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Hezekiah (ጸሎተ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ይሁዳ፡) (same as LIT2258salota)
- p1_i1.2.6 (check the viewerpps 167r–168r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Prayer of Manasseh (ጸሎተ፡ ምናሴ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2265salota)
- p1_i1.2.7 (check the viewerpp. 168 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Jonah (ጸሎተ፡ ዮናስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2274salota)
- p1_i1.2.8 (check the viewerpps 168v–170r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, First Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace (ጸሎተ፡ ዳንኤል፡ ነቢይ፡ ስብሐት፡ ዘእምኣዛርያ፡) (same as LIT2250salota)
- p1_i1.2.9 (check the viewerpp. 170r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Second Song of the Three Youths (ጸሎተ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደቂቅ፡) (same as LIT2271salota)
- p1_i1.2.10 (check the viewerpps 170r–172v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Third Song of the Three Youths (ኀበ፡ ባረኩ፡ ኣናንያ፡ ወኣዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡) (same as LIT1566hababa)
- p1_i1.2.11 (check the viewerpps 172v–173v ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Isaiah (ጸሎተ፡ ኢሳይያስ፡ ነቢይ፡) (same as LIT2259salota)
- p1_i1.2.12 (check the viewerpps 173v–174r ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Our Lady Mary (ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡) or Magnificat (same as LIT1827Magnif)
- p1_i1.2.13 (check the viewerpp. 174 ), Maḥālǝya nabiyāt, Song of Zachariah (ጸሎተ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ ካህን፡) (same as LIT2275salota)
- p1_i1.3 (check the viewerpps 175r–184r ), Song of Songs
- p1_i1.4 (check the viewerpps 184ra–192vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām
- p1_i1.4.1 (check the viewerpps 184ra–185ra ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Monday
- p1_i1.4.2 (check the viewerpps 185rb–186vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Tuesday
- p1_i1.4.3 (check the viewerpps 186vb–188rb ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Wednesday
- p1_i1.4.4 (check the viewerpps 188rb–190ra ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Thursday
- p1_i1.4.5 (check the viewerpps 190ra–191ra ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Friday
- p1_i1.4.6 (check the viewerpps 191rb–192ra ), Wǝddāse Māryām for Saturday
- p1_i1.4.7 (check the viewerpps 192ra–192vb ), Wǝddāse Māryām, Hymn to Our Lady Mary
- p1_i1.5 (check the viewerpps 193ra–196rb ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
Contents
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerpp. 3v
A miniature depicting the biblical king David playing harp.
- miniature:
check the viewerpp. 196v
A miniature depicting Virgin and Child: St Mary with the child in the center of the image, at the top protected by two angels, and at the bottom praised by two male figures which is depicted to the left and right, most likely, St Ephrem the Syrian and Cyriacus of Behnesa respectively.
Legend: ( gez ) ምስለ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡
- miniature:
check the viewerpp. 197r
A miniature depicting Saint George.
Legend: ( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡
Other Decorations
- band:
check the viewerpps. 5r, 14r, 24r, 34r, 47r, 57r, 66r, 78r, 92r, 103r, 111r, 127r, 143r, 147r, 154r, 161r, 175r
Harags are decorated with different colors and flowers after every ten Psalms.
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 viewerpps 5r–184r check the viewerpps 5r–183v )
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 17-20
H | 160mm |
W | 162mm |
Margins | |
top | 35mm |
bottom | 65mm |
right | 34mm |
left | 18mm |
Ms Ethiopia, Private Collection of Məntasnot ʾAbbuhay, MEAG-0011
looks ok for measures computed width is: 214mm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: 260mm and object height is: 275mm.Ruling of codicological unit 1
- Ruling is visible.
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
- Ruling is visible.
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking of codicological unit 1
- Pricking is visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
- Pricking is visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Codicological Unit p2
Origin of codicological unit 2
1900-1950 (context)
Decoration of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerpp. 199v
A drawing in black ink representing biblical king David as a shepherd throwing a stone using sling
Other Decorations
- drawing:
check the viewerpp. 200v
A drawing in black ink representing Biblical king David beheads Goliath.
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Parchment Codex
Extent of codicological unit 2
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